Middle East Conflict Tracker

Firsthand testimonies from Israeli soldiers who operated drones and selected airstrike targets in Gaza expose a permissive environment for lethal...

Houthi missile and drone attacks on Riyadh airports killed 13 and wounded over 300, exposing gaps in Saudi air defenses that failed to intercept the...

Desert clashes in southern Yemen are reshaping Red Sea security and energy markets as Houthi forces hold positions overlooking the Bab al-Mandab...

Egypt has shifted from treating Israel as a strategic partner to viewing it as a direct security threat, prompting an "official chill" in ties while...

The EU's new EUSM Lebanon mission will advise and train the Lebanese Army and Internal Security Forces on border security, maritime control, and...

Canada condemns Hamas's October 7 attack while voicing alarm over hostages in Gaza, the humanitarian crisis for civilians, and security risks across...

Unexploded cluster munition from the Israel-Hezbollah conflict killed a 14-year-old boy and injured 24 others on a school hiking trip near the Lebanon...

• Strategic damage: Gaza war has severely damaged US-Israel relations, with effects potentially lasting years.
• Shifting support: Public backing for...

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has called for a criminal investigation into the anonymous IDF and intelligence personnel who testified in the “NAZA”...

Oil prices face opposing pressures from Middle East risks and Russia-Ukraine energy relief.

• Escalation signals push prices up: US deploying third...

• Human toll: Death count rises to 21, adding two noncombat deaths and a training accident.
• Underreporting fallout: Correction comes after...

• 74 House Democrats demand Pentagon answers on civilian deaths from U.S. strikes in Iran, including a wedding attack in Kuhestak that killed 5 and...

Saudi Arabia seeks to pivot the Middle East from rivalry-driven security to diplomacy and cooperation.

• Insisting on an independent Palestinian state...

One year after the October 2025 ceasefire, Israel controls 65-70% of Gaza through an expanding "yellow line," cramming 2.1 million Palestinians into...

What does daily violence reveal about the gap between a formal ceasefire and real civilian protection?

• Strikes continue unchecked: Over 1,400...

One year after the Sharm el-Sheikh deal, Gaza has no peace—just an expanding Israeli security zone holding 65% of the Strip and daily strikes killing...

Two recent seizures of half-tonne explosives loads in Lebanon have revived memories of past political assassinations, including the 2005 Rafic Hariri...

Three separate incidents this week underscore the widening geographic reach of Middle East turmoil:

• Lebanon hailed Trump's reversal of a 41-year US...

• Trump's repeated claims of imminent victory overlook how assumptions in war plans often fail
• Houthi disruptions at Bab al-Mandab could force...

250,000 demonstrators marched through central London on Saturday, demanding an end to Israeli actions in Gaza and the West Bank three years on....