Lebanese and Syrians expect no change in Israeli policy after election

US says it killed five people in strike on alleged drug boat

Latest strike brings death toll of campaign decried as extrajudicial killings to 243 people since September 2025.

Netanyahu rallies Likud voters with megaphone in shopping mall

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged voters to back his Likud party minutes before polls close.

Egypt orders closure of leading independent news site Mada Masr

Editor Lina Attalah was freed once a $53,400 fine was paid, only to learn of a one-year sentence passed in her absence.