JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel spent 112 billion shekels ($31 billion) on its military conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon in 2024, the Finance Ministry said in a report on Monday. Between October 7, 2023 - ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Iddon is a freelance journalist focused on Middle East affairs. Historically, Israel has launched some pioneering air ...

The Israeli military’s repeated attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in southern Lebanon ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, Dec. 10 (UPI) --The World Bank said Tuesday that the Israel-Hezbollah conflict has dealt another significant blow to Lebanon's already struggling economy and emphasized the pressing ...

Fears of broader conflict mount as end-of-year deadline for Hezbollah to lay down its arms nears; IDF says two of the terror ...

METULA, Israel (AP) — Ilan Rosenfeld walks through the burnt-out shell of his former business, stepping over crackling pieces of clay plates that used to line his cafe and past metal scraps of ...

Israeli drone strikes hit Kamal Adwan Hospital on Tuesday, wounding three medical staff at one of the few hospitals still partially operating in the northernmost part of Gaza, the facility’s director ...

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Rima Korjieh, Lutheran World Relief project officer in Lebanon, about families returning to their homes after the ceasefire with Israel was announced. Israel is threatening ...

TIBNIN CASTLE, Southern Lebanon — The walls of a limestone citadel towering over olive groves near the frontiers of Lebanon, Syria and Israel tell the history of various civilizations that ruled here.

BEIRUT, Lebanon, March 7 (UPI) --The World Bank issued a new estimate Friday for Lebanon's reconstruction and recovery needs following 14 months of Israel-Hezbollah destructive war, putting it at $11 ...