Here are Sunday’s latest updates on everything taking place in Israel, Gaza, the West Bank and the wider Middle East: ■ Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a discussion on tensions with Iran, with Defense Minister Israel Katz and senior defense officials. ■ U.S. President Trump said the Iranians are talking seriously to the U.S., … Read more
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) announced Monday that it will disband and disarm, ending 40 years of conflict with Turkey. The announcement follows a February call by PKK leader Abdullah Öcalan, who has been imprisoned on an island near Istanbul since 1999, for the group to hold a congress and formally dissolve. According to Öcalan, … Read more
The Houthi militia group in Yemen fired a missile at Israel on Tuesday, hours after Israel’s defense minister suggested that his government would seek to kill its leadership, highlighting the difficulty Israel faces in confronting the Iran-backed militants as they ramp up their assaults. Sirens wailed in Tel Aviv and other parts of central Israel … Read more