Middle East
Israel war cabinet still debating how to respond to Iran attack, Israeli officials say
April 15, 2024
Israel war cabinet still debating how to respond to Iran attack, Israeli officials say
Tel Aviv, Israel CNN — Israel’s war cabinet has been engaged in a heated debate about how and when to…
Israel says aid to Gaza is ramping up — but the UN says it’s yet to see a major change on the ground
April 15, 2024
Israel says aid to Gaza is ramping up — but the UN says it’s yet to see a major change on the ground
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…
Israel vows to ‘exact a price’ after unprecedented Iranian attack while world leaders call for restraint
April 15, 2024
Israel vows to ‘exact a price’ after unprecedented Iranian attack while world leaders call for restraint
CNN — Israel pledged that it will “exact a price” from Iran as the country weighs its response to an…
How Israel and allied defenses intercepted more than 300 Iranian missiles and drones
April 14, 2024
How Israel and allied defenses intercepted more than 300 Iranian missiles and drones
CNN — Almost all the ballistic missiles and drones Iran launched at Israel in an unprecedented attack late Saturday were…
Hundreds of Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank after missing Israeli boy found dead
April 14, 2024
Hundreds of Israeli settlers attack Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank after missing Israeli boy found dead
CNN — Hundreds of Israeli settlers surrounded Palestinian villages and attacked residents across the occupied West Bank, eyewitnesses told CNN,…
Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds
April 14, 2024
Middle class wiped out: Half of Myanmar’s people forced into poverty by civil war, UN report finds
CNN — Once considered among the most promising economies in Southeast Asia with a growing middle class, Myanmar is now…
As Iran attacks Israel, Biden confronts an escalating Middle East crisis he had hoped to avoid
April 14, 2024
As Iran attacks Israel, Biden confronts an escalating Middle East crisis he had hoped to avoid
CNN — For President Joe Biden, an attack on Israel launched from Iranian soil amounts to a scenario he’d greatly…
Iran launches unprecedented retaliatory strikes on Israel in major escalation of widening conflict
April 14, 2024
Iran launches unprecedented retaliatory strikes on Israel in major escalation of widening conflict
CNN – Iran launched an unprecedented large-scale drone and missile attack at Israel on Saturday night, in retaliation for a…
Israeli settlers kill at least 1 Palestinian while storming West Bank village
April 13, 2024
Israeli settlers kill at least 1 Palestinian while storming West Bank village
Hundreds of armed Israeli settlers stormed a village in the occupied West Bank on Friday, setting fire to several homes…
Journalists injured in attack on Gaza refugee camp, including CNN stringer
April 13, 2024
Journalists injured in attack on Gaza refugee camp, including CNN stringer
CNN — Several journalists, including a CNN stringer, were injured in an attack on a refugee camp in central Gaza,…