The Israeli military carried out a wave of airstrikes on Tuesday targeting government forces in Syria and the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia in Lebanon, escalating what Israel said were efforts to secure the country’s northern border.

Israeli Arab activist Yoseph Haddad criticizes the "Squad" for undermining Arab-Jewish coexistence and explains how extremist ideologies spread through Middle East movements.

Netanyahu’s coalition has been trying to find a path forward on a new law. But his base is largely opposed to granting sweeping draft exemptions and a key lawmaker has stood in the way of giving the ultra-Orthodox a law they can get behind, prompting their exit.

Israeli strikes on Lebanon's Bekaa region on Tuesday killed 12 people, the region's governor Bachir Khodr told Reuters, in the deadliest airstrikes since last year's truce ended months of fighting between Israel and the armed group Hezbollah.

U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Tuesday he has asked Israel to "aggressively" investigate the death of an American citizen who was beaten to death in the West Bank. Israel's military previously said Israel was investigating the incident.

The cost of insuring Israel's debt against default dropped to its lowest level since just after the October 7 Hamas attacks in 2023, data from S&P Global Market Intelligence showed on Tuesday.

The three independent experts cited personal reasons and a need for change, in the first such group resignation since the Human Rights Council was founded.

Live updates and the latest news as former Trump national security adviser Mike Waltz testifies at his Senate confirmation hearing for United Nations ambassador and Trump travels to Pittsburgh for an AI summit.