Middle East
US-made munitions used in deadly Israeli strike on school complex near Khan Younis, CNN analysis finds
July 11, 2024
US-made munitions used in deadly Israeli strike on school complex near Khan Younis, CNN analysis finds
CNN — Israeli forces used US-made munitions in a deadly strike on a school complex that was housing displaced people…
Israeli military extends evacuation order to whole of Gaza City
July 11, 2024
Israeli military extends evacuation order to whole of Gaza City
CNN — The Israeli military has expanded its evacuation order to the whole of Gaza City after sending tens of…
Golan Regional Council head urges Israel to respond ‘with force’ after Hezbollah rocket fire kills two
July 10, 2024
Golan Regional Council head urges Israel to respond ‘with force’ after Hezbollah rocket fire kills two
Jerusalem CNN — The head of the Golan Regional Council called for the Israeli government to attack Hezbollah “with force”…
Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts
July 10, 2024
Famine has spread throughout Gaza, say UN experts
CNN — The recent deaths of more Palestinian children due to hunger and malnutrition in the Gaza Strip indicates that famine has…
Israel admits to death of 28 soldiers in Hezbollah attacks
July 10, 2024
Israel admits to death of 28 soldiers in Hezbollah attacks
The AlQahera News Channel reported Israeli media confirming that 28 soldiers and civilians were killed in the north by Lebanon’s…
No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
July 10, 2024
No music, no Western-style haircuts: UN report details life in Afghanistan under Taliban’s moral enforcers
CNN — Listening to music, smoking hookah, and getting a Western-style haircut are all punishable acts under the suffocating rule…
Israeli airstrike kills at least 25 people at school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says
July 10, 2024
Israeli airstrike kills at least 25 people at school complex near Khan Younis, Gaza Health Ministry says
Jerusalem CNN — An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 25 people and injured dozens more at a school complex…
Iranian warship rolls over in port, could be out of action six months
July 9, 2024
Iranian warship rolls over in port, could be out of action six months
CNN — One of Iran’s newest warships capsized in port over the weekend while undergoing repairs, an incident that could…
Saudi women participate in changing Kaaba’s ‘kiswah’ cover – a historic first
July 9, 2024
Saudi women participate in changing Kaaba’s ‘kiswah’ cover – a historic first
Women employees of the General Authority for the Care of the Affairs of the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque…
Developments in Gaza ceasefire talks raise hopes but challenges persist. Here’s what to know
July 9, 2024
Developments in Gaza ceasefire talks raise hopes but challenges persist. Here’s what to know
Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside…