In its first ground raid into Syria,Israel seizes a man it says spied for Iran

In its first ground raid into Syria,Israel seizes a man it says spied for Iran

A pro-government Syrian radio station reported Israeli forces carried out a “kidnapping operation” in the country’s south.

  • byMelanie Lidman andSamy Magdy

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Hezbollah fires barrage of rockets;Israel vows to hit more ‘vaults of cash and gold’

Hezbollah fires barrage of rockets;Israel vows to hit more ‘vaults of cash and gold’

At least 15 branches of the bank-like institution Al-Qard Al-Hasan have been hit in southern Beirut.

  • bySarah El Deeb andSamy Magdy
Israeli military warns several Lebanese communities near the border to evacuate

Israeli military warns several Lebanese communities near the border to evacuate

The Israeli military has warned people to evacuate nearly two dozen Lebanese border communities hours after launching what it said was a limited ground incursion against the Hezbollah militant group.

  • byMatthew Lee,Samy Magdy,Abby Sewell,Julia Frankel andBassem Mroue
Israel pounds Lebanon,disrupting Hezbollah leader’s major speech

Israel pounds Lebanon,disrupting Hezbollah leader’s major speech

The barrage followed two days of attacks blamed on Mossad that blew up Hezbollah radios and pagers,killing 37 people and wounding about 3000.

  • byKareem Chehayeb
This Middle East one-pot wonder’s secret? It’s served upside down

This Middle East one-pot wonder’s secret? It’s served upside down

The exact origins of dishes in this region are impossible to untangle. Indeed,many foods date back to times before modern borders existed.

  • byBen Groundwater
Germany to step up deportations after stabbing

Germany to step up deportations after stabbing

Visiting the site of last weekend’s stabbing,which has emboldened his far-right opposition,German Chancellor Olaf Scholz called it ‘terrorism against us all’.

  • byRachel More
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What Iranian president’s helicopter crash means for the Middle East

What Iranian president’s helicopter crash means for the Middle East

Iran views itself as the chief patron of Palestinian resistance to Israeli rule,and top officials have called for Israel to be wiped off the map.

  • byJoseph Krauss
US strikes over 85 targets against Iranian-backed groups over deadly drone attack

US strikes over 85 targets against Iranian-backed groups over deadly drone attack

US leaders have been warning for days that they would strike back at the militias and they made it clear that it wouldn’t be just one hit.

  • byTara Copp andAbdulrahman Zeyad
Israeli airstrike kills ‘high-ranking’ Iranian advisers in Syria

Israeli airstrike kills ‘high-ranking’ Iranian advisers in Syria

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani condemned the Israeli strike and said that “without any doubt,the blood of these high-ranking martyrs will not be wasted”.

  • byAlbert Aji andBassem Mroue
France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad over chemical ‘war crimes’

France issues arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad over chemical ‘war crimes’

The warrants follow a criminal investigation into chemical attacks in the town of Douma that killed more than 1000 people.

  • byLayli Foroudi
Xi wanted to broker peace in the Middle East. He wasn’t counting on a new war

Xi wanted to broker peace in the Middle East. He wasn’t counting on a new war

Beijing has spent years building up goodwill in the region. A vacuum left by the US helped. Now the surprise attack by Hamas on Israel brings complicates things.

  • byEryk Bagshaw