Adam Taylor

• Middle East conflict

Israel’s extremist settlers see few barriers to their plans to rule the West Bank now that Trump is returning to the White House.

• Middle East

The court issued warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the former defense minister “for crimes against humanity and war crimes.” It also issued a warrant for a Hamas military leader.

• Europe

Gabbard was named Wednesday by President-elect Donald Trump as his pick for director of national intelligence.

• Middle East conflict

The United States will not withhold military aid from Israel, the State Department said Tuesday, despite the situation in Gaza not improving, according to aid groups and U.N. officials.

• Middle East conflict

A former aide to the Israeli prime minister allegedly leaked top-secret military documents to foreign outlets to discredit a possible hostage agreement with Hamas.

• Middle East conflict

In a region upended by a year of violence and tumult, many are looking ahead to the vote between Trump and Harris on Tuesday with a sense of resignation.

• Middle East conflict

Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei did not explicitly say an attack would originate from Iran, adding to speculation Tehran plans to retaliate from neighboring Iraq.

• Middle East conflict

The top U.N. human rights official said Friday that the “darkest moment of the conflict in Gaza is unfolding in the north.”

• Middle East conflict

Blinken questioned the Israeli leader about a plan backed by some officials to gain control of the north by starving out or killing Palestinians currently there.