Handover of Edan Alexander comes ahead of Donald Trump’s trip to Gulf
Young Iranians are embracing the rest of the world, one pastry at a time
Palestinian militant group’s move comes as Donald Trump prepares to visit the Middle East this week
Washington-backed initiative would funnel aid into enclave with assistance of US private military contractors
Gulf states estimated to manage 40% of world’s sovereign wealth
Tensions surge across Middle East as missile fired by Yemen militant group lands near Ben Gurion airport
Opponents of clean-up plan target MPs and activists with barrage of media and legal attacks
Eric Trump attacks ‘woke cancel culture’ as Qatari state-owned company announces deal to build Trump-branded golf club
The US is conducting its largest bombardment since the war on Isis — with no clear endgame
Netanyahu says militia set to attack Druze community was targeted near Damascus
Call to recruit former regime soldiers comes as president seeks to rebuild military and stave off threats
Aiman al-Mudaifer was appointed last year following increasing scrutiny of futuristic plan
Premier rejects claim by Ronen Bar of Shin Bet that he tried to politicise spy agency for his own ends
Support is first funding from Riyadh as war-ravaged country seeks to rebuild its economy
Tehran denies that huge blast near Bandar Abbas involved fuel for military use
Benjamin Netanyahu has embraced US president’s idea to expel Palestinian population
President Joseph Aoun came to power vowing to enact sweeping reforms after financial crisis and Israel-Hizbollah war
Secretary of state suggests Tehran must import enriched uranium and halt domestic production
Move after alleged plot to carry out attacks threatens future of Islamist group’s political arm, the Islamic Action Front
Bezalel Smotrich says government has ‘no right to exist’ if it does not occupy Palestinian enclave and expel population
Board of Deputies of British Jews suspends vice-chair and investigates signatories to criticism of Netanyahu policy
Shin Bet head claims premier asked him to target domestic opponents and sought support in future constitutional clashes
Many Israelis fear a constitutional crisis is looming — but the prime minister also has his sights set on Iran
Egypt’s Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has sought to kill proposal to expel population while preserving good relations with US president
Adversaries will meet in Oman next week after ‘forward-looking’ negotiations in Rome
