"From Netanyahu's perspective, politically he wants to have a forever war on multiple fronts," a former US diplomat told Newsweek.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that he had authorized more intensive strikes targeting the Hezbollah militant group across Lebanon.

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Israel's military is clashing with the militant Hezbollah group along a strategic river in Lebanon. The clashes come as Israeli troops are pushing farther north, just days before Lebanese and Israeli delegations are to meet for talks in Washington.

India, May 26 -- US-Israel-Iran war has entered its crucial stages as negotiations over a possible peace deal continue in Qatar. US President Donald Trump has now publicly laid out multiple options for handling Iran's enriched uranium stockpile,

Khamenei threatened US bases across the Middle East, claimed Israel was nearing its demise, and praised Hezbollah’s operations against Israel.

OTTAWA, May 25 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Monday told Israeli President Isaac Herzog that the treatment of activists detained by Israel had been "appalling" and described the situation in Gaza as "catastrophic,