From Zion Mules Corps in 1915 to a Foreign Legion in 2026: mercenaries and...

Sahar Huneidi Middle East Monitor  /  June 27, 2026 For  seventy five years, the Israeli army has marketed itself as the ‘most moral army’ in the...

Damascus races to reassure Beirut as Trump pushes Syria to take on Hezbollah

Adam Chamseddine Middle East Eye  /  June 27, 2026 Talks of a Syrian role in Lebanon revive memories of decades of troubled relations and military occupation. Beirut...

‘It’s become a litmus test’: wins for Israel critics shine light on key issue...

Chris Stein The Guardian  /  June 27, 2026 Candidates who believe Israel has committed genocide won big in New York – will it push the party...

UN agency pauses ship evacuations through Strait of Hormuz after vessel struck

AP  /  June 26, 2026 International Maritime Organization says safety guarantees must be confirmed before ships can move again. A United Nations agency has paused the...

Yemen’s Houthis threaten Israel over plans to establish base in Somaliland

TNA Staff The New Arab  /  June 26, 2026 Yemen's Houthi leader says group will target any Israeli activity in Somaliland, accusing Israel of seeking control...

Netanyahu and Katz threaten Iran – vow to remain in Lebanon, Syria, and Gaza

Shireen Akram-Boshar Truthout  /  June 26, 2026 Netanyahu boasted about the “success” of Israel and the US’s war on Iran, but Israelis largely believe Iran won...

Sanctioned ICC judges sue Trump in US over ‘attack on judicial independence’

Sondos Asem Middle East Eye  /  June 26, 2026 Three serving members of The Hague-based court say asset freezes and travel bans tied to investigations in...

Lieberman: Netanyahu leading Israel towards ‘civil war’

Middle East Monitor  /  June 26, 2026 Opposition Yisrael Beiteinu party leader Avigdor Lieberman has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of dragging Israel towards...

US considering moving Gulf bases hit by Iran westward, including to Israel – report

ToI Staff The Times of Israel  /  June 26, 2026 The Wall Street Journal says Iran’s retaliatory strikes did greater damage to the Middle East’s only US...

Israel reaches understandings with US to speed up evacuation of military aircraft from Ben...

Middle East Monitor  /  June 26, 2026 Israel has reached understandings with the US military to accelerate the evacuation of American military aircraft stationed at...