Tensions escalate in the Middle East after an Israeli airstrike on Dahieh, targeting Hezbollah, kills civilians and brings about fears of broader conflict The Israeli assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh hours after targeting senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut caps a week of unprecedented escalation in the region …

While no party has claimed responsibility, the Gaza-based militant group immediately accused Israel of being behind the killing. Hamas’ top political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Tehran, the Palestinian faction said in a statement released early Wednesday morning. The residence where Haniyeh was staying in northern Tehran “was …

Iran’s envoy to the United Nations has issued a call for action against Israel over its recent strike against a leading Hezbollah military official amid worsening tit-for-tat attacks against the backdrop of the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, according to a letter shared with Newsweek. The letter, sent by …