The Latest Breaking News from the Middle East

The Israeli invasion of Lebanon has begun – and there are reports of heavy fighting between units of the Israel Defense Forces and Hezbollah in south Lebanon, accompanied by airstrikes and shelling of Hezbollah positions.

The Pentagon says the U.S. is sending an additional “few thousand” troops to the Middle East to bolster security and to be prepared to defend Israel if necessary

Israeli PM Netanyahu directly addresses Iranian people, urging them to reject their government's actions and highlighting regional tensions.

More than a thousand people have been killed in Israeli strikes across Lebanon, Syria, Yemen and the Gaza Strip over the past fortnight

As tensions rise in Australia over continuing conflict in the Middle East, a global expert has been appointed the nation's special envoy to combat Islamophobia.

Biden administration on alert for potential Iranian attacks after Hezbollah leader's killing by Israel. Tensions rise in the Middle East.

‘Existential threat’ is a thin excuse: the out-of-control force that is pushing the Middle East to the brink is Israel itself, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The United States said Sunday that it had a strong military presence in the Middle East after deploying reinforcements amid Israel's widening of the war to include hundreds of targets in Lebanon.

Saudi Arabia expresses concern over Lebanon crisis, provides aid, and advocates for peace in the Middle East.

Lebanon's army is "repositioning and regrouping forces" at the southern border following threats of an Israeli incursion, a military official said on Monday, as the US State Department said Israel told the US it had begun conducting small raids targeting Hezbollah inside Lebanon. Read our blog to see how the…

The onslaught in the Middle East has brought to the world’s attention once again the “crime of crimes”, genocide.