But backing Israel is expensive and Mr Trump hates spending lavishly to defend America’s allies. On top of $18bn in military aid, America has burned through at least $5bn to fund its own military ...

The Israel Defense Forces ... between Israel and the Iran-backed militant group since a ceasefire signed four months ago brought an uneasy calm to the border. Israel has conducted dozens of ...

Israel appears to be trying to create a buffer zone in south Lebanon to remove the threat from Hezbollah but its effectiveness in preventing cross-border attacks remains to be seen, observers say.

But Israel has not stopped there. It is now making moves that signal a strategy of dominance: consolidating control over territories both inside and outside its borders, planning strikes on Iran ...

A Jewish man stands at a lookout overlooking a road that was opened for two days during Passover celebrations, near the ...

President Donald Trump’s efforts to get a nuclear deal with Iran have met a formidable obstacle: the Israel lobby. As the Israel lobby seeks to undermine the Trump administration’s diplomatic ...

Hamas propaganda video showing hostage Idan Alexander begging the Israeli government and people to do everything in their power to free him, April 13, 2025. (CREDIT: Hostage Family Forum) In the ...

The ensuing years of regional terrorism, threats of war against America, Israel and Arab nations and oppression at home provide mountains of evidence that Iran is not interested in normal statecraft.

said Iran launched dozens of ground-to-ground missiles at Israel, most of them intercepted outside Israeli borders. They included more than 10 cruise missiles, he said. Iran had vowed retaliation ...

Mr. Trump made his decision after months of internal debate over whether to pursue diplomacy or support Israel in seeking to set back Iran’s ability to build a bomb, at a time when Iran has been ...