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Letters: Readers respond to the Israel Defense Forces’ drone attack on an aid convoy this week, and the lack of international intervention to protect civilians in Gaza

Letter: The idea that Israel was right to have responded to Hamas’s horrific attacks as it has done is callous and lacking in empathy, writes Ayesha Masood

The strike has highlighted the risks faced by humanitarians helping civilians during the Israel-Hamas war

Among the victims of Monday's air strike in Damascus against the Iranian consulate was Mohammad Reza Zahedi, a high-ranking member of the Revolutionary Guards, his deputy Mohammad Hadi Hajriahimi, and five other officers. While Iran has blamed Israel for the attack and vowed to retaliate, some analysts suspect that Iran…

The deaths of seven aid workers add credence to allegations by observers that commanders on the ground in Gaza may ‘do as they please’

Tragic deaths of foreign aid workers in Gaza prompt international outcry and calls for peace.

The White House plans an in-person meeting with Israeli officials to discuss potential military operations in Rafah after a virtual meeting. US officials p...

The White House responds to Israeli strike on aid workers in Gaza, reaffirms commitment to peace talks and calls for accountability. International condemna...

Fatah accuses Iran of destabilizing the West Bank, complicating the Israel-Palestine conflict. Tensions rise in the region.

May WTI crude oil (CLK24 ) this morning is up +0.75 (+0.88%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK24 ) is up +2.56 (+0.93%). Crude and gasoline prices this morning are moderately higher, with crude posting a 5-1/4 month high and gasoline posting a 7-month high. A weaker dollar today is supportive...

France's Foreign Minister Sébastien Séjourné has held talks with his US counterpart Antony Blinken in Paris after a Washington-based NGO was struck by an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza, adding pressure on the United States to toughen its stance in the war between Israel and Hamas.