Smugglers and militias have been active along the country's boundaries in recent days, which could attract unwanted conflict. With resources stretched, Damascus is keen to contain things.

For decades, Iran's supreme leader—first Khomeini, then Khamenei—pursued a strategy of backing regional militias to fight Israel, but with the 'resistance axis' in tatters, Iran is left to fight alone

Iran's nuclear programme is damaged, but its determination is heightened

Analysts warn that if the US becomes involved and the conflict widens into a regional war, a more volatile reaction would be likely

By hyping up the threat of a nuclear Iran, Netanyahu knows he can scare Israeli society into backing military action—a tactic he has perfected throughout his lengthy political career

A new book by influential Palestinian Knesset member Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi sheds light on an often-forgotten group of Palestinians—a people dispersed in different directions upon Israel's creation

Israel sees an opportunity to eliminate a strategic regional rival, but the future course of events primarily hinges on what Trump decides to do next

The strait carries up to 20% of the world's oil exports at around 20 million barrels of oil each day. Any closure could cost the global economy greatly, even if only for a short time.

Years of painstaking intelligence work went into the operation that activated vast networks of operatives and involved multiple layers of subterfuge