Israel and its allies have escalated strikes against the Houthis, trying to force the Iran-backed group to stop firing on Israel and Red Sea shipping.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Friday with security officials to discuss Gaza ceasefire talks, an Israeli official told The Associated Press.

The IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) killed the commander of Hamas's "Sabra Battalion," Osama Abu Namos, during a strike last week, the military announced on Thursday evening. Other significant terrorists from the battalion were also eliminated.

Israel’s military says it carried out new airstrikes in Yemen against what it said were Houthi rebel targets. Its statement Friday said fighter jets struck “on the western coast and inland Yemen,” a day after the Houthis launched three drones at Israel.

The Israeli army said it attacked several sites in Yemen controlled by Houthi fighters ... were killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, despite the ‘ceasefire’ agreement.

A high-level Emirati delegation is in Lebanon to make arrangements for the reopening of the UAE's embassy in Beirut after more than three years, state news agency WAM reported on Monday. The arrival of the delegation on Sunday came a day after UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and newly elected Lebanese President Joseph Aoun agreed to take the necessary steps to reopen the embassy.

Lebanon's state media reported the strike hit ... have killed at least 29 people and wounded more than 32.Israel launches new strikes on Yemen's Houthi rebelsJERUSALEM — Israel's military ...

The planned reopening of the hotel, which was damaged in the 2020 port explosion, follows Saudi-backed Gen. Joseph Aoun's becoming president of Lebanon.

Analysis: Yemen is an escalating frontline in Israel's proxy war with Iran, but Tel Aviv may struggle to achieve a military triumph against the Houthis.

alleging that the institution facilitated the Houthis’ misuse of Yemen’s banking system to launder money and transfer funds to their allies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon. The sanctions ...

Israel’s full Cabinet is meeting Friday evening on the Gaza ceasefire deal that would pause the fighting and release dozens of hostages held by Hamas militants along with Palestinian prisoners held by

Iran’s Axis of Resistance crumbles as the Assad regime falls, Hezbollah weakens, Iraqi militias remain silent and Israeli strikes intensify