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Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan, 20, was killed in Lebanon on May 14, 2026. (Courtesy of the IDF)
May 15, 2026, 9:13 am
Soldier killed by Hezbollah mortar shell in south Lebanon; rockets fired at north
Slain soldier named as Staff Sgt. Negev Dagan; IDF issues evacuation warnings near Tyre, strikes Hezbollah targets, after third round of Israel-Lebanon talks kicks off in Washington
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Reuters and ToI Staff
BAE Systems’ Robotic Technology Demonstrator strikes ground target with APKWS laser-guided rocket, in an undated photo. (Business Wire via AP)
May 2, 2026, 2:58 am
US approves arms sales of over $8.6 billion for Israel, Qatar, Kuwait and UAE
Almost $1 billion okayed for laser-guided weapons kit for Israel; US said to warn European allies to expect delivery delays for weapons as Iran war drains stockpiles
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Locals queue to receive food aid as severe drought continues, in Nalemkais Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP/Patrick Ngugi)
April 5, 2026, 9:52 am
Aid groups warn Iran war hindering global food and medicine supply, suffering set to deepen
Conflict and Iranian attacks on Strait of Hormuz have cut off vital routes, compounding issues of rising fuel prices, supply chain problems and funding cuts
By AP
People walk past the main gate to the campus of the American University of Beirut (AUB) in the center of Beirut on January 13, 2022. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
April 3, 2026, 11:08 pm
US embassy in Beirut warns that Iran, terror groups may target Lebanese universities
After IRGC said it would retaliate for US-Israeli strikes on universities in Iran, several schools in region move classes online; US reiterates warning for citizens to leave Lebanon
By Agencies and ToI Staff
US President Donald Trump (left) speaks to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a roundtable discussion on college sports in the East Room of the White House on March 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)
March 19, 2026, 1:54 pm
Amid Iran war, US State Department operating with fewer experts after deep job cuts
Trump administration cut 80-plus staffers from Near Eastern Affairs bureau, slashed office budget; career diplomats say decision-makers are uninterested in analysis and advice
By BYRON TAU
The International Court of Justice hears oral arguments over South Africa's application asking the court to order Israel to halt its military campaign against Hamas, May 17, 2024. (International Court of Justice)
March 13, 2026, 12:23 pm
US defends Israel against South Africa’s allegation of genocide in top UN court
US legal adviser: Finding against Israel would be ‘radical’; Iceland, Netherlands also intervene in case, with Dutch urging court to probe ‘deliberate withholding’ of aid
By AP and ToI Staff
IAF F-16i fighter jets fly to Iran to carry out strikes, in a handout photo published on March 4, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 8, 2026, 3:50 am
US bypasses congressional review to approve munitions sale to Israel
State Department argues emergency requires immediate sale; Democratic lawmaker criticizes move: ‘This is an emergency of the Trump administration’s own creation’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
Illustrative: An El Al flight at Ben Gurion Airport, near Tel Aviv, February 25, 2026. (Yossi Aloni/ FLASH90)
March 4, 2026, 3:53 am
US State Department helping almost 500 Americans seeking to evacuate from Israel
With commercial options limited, assistant secretary of state says US ‘actively securing military aircraft and charter flights for American citizens who wish to leave’ the region
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
The US embassy headquarters in Riyadh is pictured on March 3, 2026, after it was hit by drone strikes earlier. (AFP)
March 3, 2026, 6:37 pm
US shuts its embassies in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait after being hit by Iranian strikes
State Department orders non-emergency staff to leave Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar and the UAE; Saudi oil giant Aramco attempting to reroute some crude exports
By Agencies
A US security alert issued on March 2, 2026, urging Americans to immediately leave over a dozen Middle East countries, including Israel.
March 3, 2026, 4:51 am
‘Depart now’: US tells its citizens to urgently leave almost all Mideast countries, including Israel
Highly unusual directive, issued on third day of US-Israel war against Iran, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans, including over 200,000 in Israel; comes as Iran widens retaliatory attacks, Trump vows larger strikes
By Jacob Magid, Emanuel Fabian and Agencies
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian-American Nasrallah Muhammad Abu Siam, 19, February 19, 2026, who was allegedly shot by settlers, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Mukhmas, east of Ramallah. (Photo by JOHN WESSELS / AFP)
February 22, 2026, 10:11 am
US avoids condemning settler killing of Palestinian-American in armed West Bank attack
Asked for comment on killing of 19-year-old Nasrallah Abu Siam in settler attack, US State Department says it has ‘no higher priority’ than safety of Americans, is ‘monitoring’ situation
By Jacob Magid and ToI Staff
US Senator John Curtis, a Republican from Utah speaks during a hearing at the Capitol in Washington, January 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
February 13, 2026, 6:44 am
GOP senator to oppose Trump nominee for diplomatic post over his remarks on Israel, Jews
John Curtis of Utah cites Jeremy Carl’s ‘anti-Israel views and insensitive remarks about Jewish people,’ including minimizing the Holocaust, potentially sinking the nomination
By Patricia Zengerle
US special envoy Steve Witkof (2nd-L) reacts while Jared Kushner (C) and CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper (L) look on as US Vice President JD Vance speaks during a press conference, following a military briefing at the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on October 21, 2025. (Nathan Howard/Pool/AFP)
December 16, 2025, 1:19 pm
US hosts forum in Qatar on international Gaza force, with Turkey left out
Over 45 countries, from major European and Middle Eastern powers to tiny states, convene in Doha, as proposed stabilization force continues to faces major challenges
By Lazar Berman
Hamas operatives search for the bodies of Israeli hostages in the Shejaiya neighborhood of Gaza City, November 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
December 14, 2025, 3:36 am
US State Department said to ask 70 countries to contribute to Gaza stabilization force
19 nations have expressed willingness to provide troops or logistical support, The Wall Street Journal reports, but deployment appears far off as details yet to be hammered out
By Lazar Berman
A boy sits outside the entrance to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) building complex in Gaza City on September 6, 2025. (Omar al-Qattaa/AFP)
December 11, 2025, 5:13 am
US considers hitting UNRWA with terrorism-related sanctions
State Department official says ‘everything on the table’ but no final decision made, slams the UN agency as a ‘corrupt organization with a proven track record of aiding and abetting terrorists’
By Reuters and ToI Staff
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