Six prisoners had tunneled out of a maximum-security facility on Sept. 6, in an embarrassment for Israel.Source Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/world/middleeast/israel-prison-escape-palestinians.html Read more »

Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran’s top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to do it with no operatives present.Source Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/18/world/middleeast/iran-nuclear-fakhrizadeh-assassination-israel.html Read more »

During the Cold War, she fought for the rights of others and also waged a 16-year fight of her own for an exit visa to Israel. She finally won in 1987. Ida... Read more »

Both countries took steps aimed at improving Egypt’s poor human rights record, but rights advocates found them short of the mark. CAIRO — Within days of each other, the United States and... Read more »

Edging close to a bomb’s worth of fuel is seen as a tactic to pressure the Biden administration into agreeing to a quick renewal of the 2015 nuclear deal. WASHINGTON — Iran... Read more »

The grandfather of a 6-year-old boy who survived an accident that killed his parents in May is under investigation after taking him to Israel. ROME — Eitan Biran, the sole survivor of... Read more »

An animated epic depicting a Jewish civil war and the destruction of the Second Temple 2,000 years ago is being seen as a warning in a deeply divided country. JERUSALEM — A... Read more »

The escape on Monday was seen as a rare humiliation of Israel’s security establishment, and celebrated by Palestinians. The other four inmates remain at large. JERUSALEM — The Israeli police captured Friday... Read more »

The billionaire Najib Mikati’s new cabinet is Lebanon’s first empowered government in more than a year. It faces the immediate challenge of a collapsing economy. BEIRUT, Lebanon — Najib Mikati, a billionaire... Read more »