UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres pleaded for an immediate end to violence while opening a Security Council session on the Middle East, as Israel continued deadly strikes on Gaza. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Sunday pleaded for an immediate end to horrific violence as Israel continued with a deadly assault on …

[S]ensing that the American side is keen on producing the fudge, the Iranian side is raising the stakes. On Monday “Supreme Guide” Ali Khamenei said that “liberating Palestine” is the “number one goal of the Islamic ummah”, making it clear that even if the “nuclear deal” is revived, the clash …

Hamas is no match for the IDF and could be quickly and much more cheaply defeated by blunt and crushing military force were it not for one thing — the Israeli need to minimise loss of civilian life. Hamas know that. Over many years of conflict in Gaza, the majority …