Nadeen Ebrahim

(CNN) — Tensions are escalating on the Israel-Lebanon border as the Israeli military warned it was prepared to launch a large-scale attack in the north to deter the Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah.

(CNN) — Israel and the Lebanese Iran-backed Islamist group Hezbollah are ramping up cross-border attacks after months of low-intensity fighting, prompting the Israeli military to warn this week that it is prepared to launch a large-scale attack on its northern border.

CNN — Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu's government, delivering a blow to the prime minister who has been celebrating the rare rescue of hostages held in Gaza.

CNN — The Iranian election committee has approved a slate of mostly hardline candidates to run in the presidential election on June

The Israel Defense Force (IDF) announced a “tactical pause” of military activities along a road in southern Gaza that has been designated for humanitarian aid deliveries every day for 11 hours.

The very mention of Cyprus adds a new dimension to the Israel-Gaza conflict. It risks drawing a European Union nation into a war that has already spread across the Middle East and puts the spotlight on Cyprus’s ties with Israel.

Wednesday, June 19th 2024, 4:26 PM EDT Updated Friday, June 21st 2024, 7:42 AM EDT Rafiq Maqbool/AP via CNN Newsource

The official death toll from this year's Hajj pilgrimage has soared to almost 500, with reports that as many as 600 Egyptian worshipers perished on the route to Mecca amid extreme heat.

Abu Dhabi, UAE (CNN) — A reformist candidate won the most votes in the first round of Iran’s presidential election and will face a conservative hardliner in a run-off next week.

CNN — Iran's snap presidential election will head to a second vote on Friday, with a reformist and conservative hardliner facing off to replace Ebrahim Raisi amid unprecedented voter apathy.