Feed MRSS-S hezbola_a, english.elpais.com en-us https://english.elpais.com Tue, 12 May 2026 10:50:43 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-12/fiber-optic-drones-the-weapon-hezbollah-has-adopted-to-attack-israel-using-them-is-easier-than-playing-a-video-game.html Tue, 12 May 2026 10:50:43 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-12/fiber-optic-drones-the-weapon-hezbollah-has-adopted-to-attack-israel-using-them-is-easier-than-playing-a-video-game.html Joan Cabasés Vega The Lebanese militia strikes its enemy with devices popularized in the war in Ukraine that are extremely difficult to shoot down The Lebanese militia strikes its enemy with devices popularized in the war in Ukraine that are extremely difficult to shoot down Israel Hezbolá Benjamin Netanyahu Irán Hamás Tel Aviv HEZBOLLAH MILITARY MEDIA (via REUTERS) Fiber-optic drones Image taken from a Hezbollah video of a drone attack on an Israeli military vehicle in Qantara (Lebanon) on April 26. Image taken from a Hezbollah video of a drone attack on an Israeli military vehicle in Qantara (Lebanon) on April 26. <p>The Lebanese militia Hezbollah has found a crack in Israel’s defensive wall for which the Jewish state still lacks a definitive solution. After more than two years of conflict, during which the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-02/israel-rations-interceptor-missiles-amid-risk-of-falling-into-a-war-of-attrition-with-iran.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-02/israel-rations-interceptor-missiles-amid-risk-of-falling-into-a-war-of-attrition-with-iran.html">Iron Dome</a>, Israel’s air defense system, has stopped most of the pro-Iranian group’s rockets, Hezbollah has deployed a type of drone that circumvents this traditional system during the latest escalation. These unmanned aerial vehicles, already deployed by the Russian and Ukrainian armies, are manufactured for a few hundred dollars using readily available civilian components and have already caused at least four deaths — the latest announced on Monday — and several serious injuries among Israeli soldiers and contractors. “Using them is even easier than playing a video game,” says Yehoshua Kalisky, a senior researcher at the Israel Institute for National Security Studies (INSS).</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-12/fiber-optic-drones-the-weapon-hezbollah-has-adopted-to-attack-israel-using-them-is-easier-than-playing-a-video-game.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-22/the-city-of-tyre-is-suspicious-of-the-truce-israels-sole-objective-is-to-fill-our-hearts-with-terror.html Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:29:55 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-22/the-city-of-tyre-is-suspicious-of-the-truce-israels-sole-objective-is-to-fill-our-hearts-with-terror.html Joan Cabasés Vega Residents of southern Lebanon’s largest city fear an imminent return to war between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, as the ceasefire is set to expire on Sunday Residents of southern Lebanon’s largest city fear an imminent return to war between Israeli forces and Hezbollah, as the ceasefire is set to expire on Sunday Israel Beirut Hasan Nasralá Hezbolá Washington D.C. Associated Press/LaPresse (APN) The city of Tyre A bridge destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 16. A bridge destroyed by an Israeli airstrike in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 16. <p>There is nothing normal about the lives of Tyre’s residents. The largest city in southern Lebanon — beloved by local and international visitors as a Mediterranean paradise amid banana plantations and the ruins of ancient civilizations — is currently grappling with the fear of becoming a prime target for the Israeli army. Although <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/trump-announces-10-day-ceasefire-between-israel-and-lebanon.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/trump-announces-10-day-ceasefire-between-israel-and-lebanon.html">Lebanon is under a supposed temporary truce</a>, Israel left its message written on four residential buildings it demolished in the city center at the last minute before the ceasefire. Now, the rubble from those attacks — one of which, described by locals as an earthquake, was a massacre, leaving some 20 dead while two more people are still missing — has instilled in residents the fear that <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-21/the-aftermath-of-the-destruction-in-southern-beirut-i-fear-israel-will-go-to-war-again.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-21/the-aftermath-of-the-destruction-in-southern-beirut-i-fear-israel-will-go-to-war-again.html">Israel will resume the war</a> with the same ferocity with which it paused it.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-22/the-city-of-tyre-is-suspicious-of-the-truce-israels-sole-objective-is-to-fill-our-hearts-with-terror.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/JSQZ73OQJBFBRLTDPVWXALOU7U.jpeg?auth=c9c9f528375e33f9e7d23ba587b6ec736f209c039b90312a5cbb595054daba24" width="1600" height="900" alt="Three girls gaze out at the horizon from the coast of Tyre as a plume of smoke rises in the distance over the borderlands on Monday."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/I4IL5GCZFFCQZO7NHU47I3JH4I.jpg?auth=d3b3e01c049f8cd659c91c430333af2fa9e06e0bc3d5370bae17ae76fc8772c1" width="1199" height="831" alt="Haidar Rasheed Said poses at the civil defense shelter where he has been forcibly displaced in Tyre, April 20."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-21/the-aftermath-of-the-destruction-in-southern-beirut-i-fear-israel-will-go-to-war-again.html Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:10:09 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-21/the-aftermath-of-the-destruction-in-southern-beirut-i-fear-israel-will-go-to-war-again.html Joan Cabasés Vega Residents of Dahieh, a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon’s capital, are returning home, uncertain whether the ceasefire will hold Residents of Dahieh, a Hezbollah stronghold in Lebanon’s capital, are returning home, uncertain whether the ceasefire will hold Beirut Israel Hezbolá Tel Aviv Benjamin Netanyahu Ryan Murphy (Getty Images) Residents stand in front of a building bombed by Israel in the Dahiye suburb of Beirut, April 17. Residents stand in front of a building bombed by Israel in the Dahiye suburb of Beirut, April 17. <p>The avenues of Dahieh resemble a scene straight out of an apocalyptic movie. The suburbs surrounding Beirut to the south of the Lebanese capital — Dahiye means suburb in Arabic — show such destruction after 46 days of the latest Israeli offensive that, in some areas, a return to civilian life seems impossible. Last Saturday, thousands of residents returned to the area to assess the damage, unsure whether the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/trump-announces-10-day-ceasefire-between-israel-and-lebanon.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-16/trump-announces-10-day-ceasefire-between-israel-and-lebanon.html">10-day ceasefire announced by the United States</a> on April 16 — which went into effect last Friday — will provide the necessary diplomatic leeway, as the Lebanese government hopes, to make the ceasefire permanent and prevent a resumption of war between Israel and the armed Islamist militia <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-05/after-a-month-of-war-with-israel-hezbollah-emerges-strengthened-amid-the-pain-of-lebanese-civilians.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-05/after-a-month-of-war-with-israel-hezbollah-emerges-strengthened-amid-the-pain-of-lebanese-civilians.html">Hezbollah</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-21/the-aftermath-of-the-destruction-in-southern-beirut-i-fear-israel-will-go-to-war-again.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-10/beirut-shrugs-off-its-fear-in-the-wake-of-israels-deadliest-offensive-let-them-kill-us-all-as-soon-as-possible.html Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:17:45 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-10/beirut-shrugs-off-its-fear-in-the-wake-of-israels-deadliest-offensive-let-them-kill-us-all-as-soon-as-possible.html Joan Cabasés Vega Residents of the areas affected by Israel’s deadliest offensive continue their daily lives amid the rubble and rescue work Residents of the areas affected by Israel’s deadliest offensive continue their daily lives amid the rubble and rescue work Irán Israel Beirut Donald Trump Masud Pezeshkian Hezbolá Benjamin Netanyahu WAEL HAMZEH (EFE) Beirut Aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in the Corniche el-Mazraa neighborhood of Beirut, April 9. Aftermath of an Israeli airstrike in the Corniche el-Mazraa neighborhood of Beirut, April 9. <p>The more observant residents of the Corniche el-Mazraa neighborhood in downtown Beirut know where to look. Where a residential tower once stood, now only a gaping hole remains, as if a button had caused the ground beneath the structure to vanish. The walls of the neighboring buildings are charred or have collapsed. Against this backdrop, dozens of soldiers, paramedics, firefighters, and construction workers continue their rescue efforts. Others, like Ziad, are resuming their daily lives despite the escalation of violence recently <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-09/netanyahu-digs-in-on-his-war-in-lebanon-as-iran-warns-that-dialogue-with-the-united-states-will-become-meaningless.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-09/netanyahu-digs-in-on-his-war-in-lebanon-as-iran-warns-that-dialogue-with-the-united-states-will-become-meaningless.html">unleashed by the Israeli army</a>, which has left dozens dead right outside his shop. “That’s it, let them kill us all as soon as possible,” he said Thursday from behind the counter. “But I’d rather be killed in my own neighborhood.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-10/beirut-shrugs-off-its-fear-in-the-wake-of-israels-deadliest-offensive-let-them-kill-us-all-as-soon-as-possible.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-09/us-iran-peace-to-be-negotiated-in-pakistan-under-the-threat-of-trumps-erratic-policies.html Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:26:05 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-09/us-iran-peace-to-be-negotiated-in-pakistan-under-the-threat-of-trumps-erratic-policies.html Trinidad Deiros The Republican had accepted the 10 points of the Iranian plan as a ‘workable’ basis for dialogue, but later recalled the 15 demands from Washington that Tehran had rejected The Republican had accepted the 10 points of the Iranian plan as a ‘workable’ basis for dialogue, but later recalled the 15 demands from Washington that Tehran had rejected Irán Washington D.C. Donald Trump Karoline Leavitt Islamabad Hezbolá Israel Omán Daniel Torok (White House/ZUMA/Europa Press) US-Iran peace Donald Trump addresses the nation on April 1. Donald Trump addresses the nation on April 1. <p>The United States and Iran will begin negotiations this Friday in the Pakistani capital, Islamabad, barring any unforeseen circumstances, over a possible end to the war between the two countries. However, they will do so amid confusion and contradictory statements from Donald Trump regarding the starting point for this dialogue. Tehran, which has proven to be a more formidable adversary than the U.S. president anticipated, appeared to have established the outlines of a potential agreement on Wednesday, after the Republican president described Iran’s 10-point plan in the early hours of the morning as an acceptable starting point for negotiations. However, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-08/contradictions-and-threats-donald-trumps-mixed-messages-on-iran.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-04-08/contradictions-and-threats-donald-trumps-mixed-messages-on-iran.html">in one of his characteristic shifts in opinion</a>, Trump clarified his own words hours later in a message on his social media account, Truth.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-09/us-iran-peace-to-be-negotiated-in-pakistan-under-the-threat-of-trumps-erratic-policies.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-07/death-of-a-family-in-haifa-raises-questions-about-israels-vulnerability-despite-the-iron-dome.html Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:17:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-07/death-of-a-family-in-haifa-raises-questions-about-israels-vulnerability-despite-the-iron-dome.html Juan Carlos Sanz A ballistic missile strike in a residential area of ​​Haifa killed four members of the same family, in Iran’s second-deadliest attack on Israeli soil A ballistic missile strike in a residential area of ​​Haifa killed four members of the same family, in Iran’s second-deadliest attack on Israeli soil Israel Irán Teherán Tel Aviv Israel Air Force Hezbolá Benjamin Netanyahu Magda Gibelli (EFE) Death of a family in Haifa Rescuers in Haifa (Israel) on April 6. Rescuers in Haifa (Israel) on April 6. <p>Tragedy shattered the small residential paradise nestled between the sky and the sea where a retired couple had settled. Among pine forests overlooking the historic Haifa Bay in northern Israel, the direct hit of an <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/the-key-to-irans-military-response-missile-cities-hidden-inside-the-mountains.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/the-key-to-irans-military-response-missile-cities-hidden-inside-the-mountains.html">Iranian ballistic missile</a> destroyed their ground-floor apartment as they dined at sunset on Sunday with one of their sons and his wife. Fired from some 1,200 miles northeast with a payload of hundreds of kilograms of explosives, the projectile struck their living room. It failed to detonate, but it pounded like a pile driver on the five-story building, terraced on a slope of Mount Carmel. Rescue teams were still working on Monday to assist the distraught residents after recovering the four bodies. Nearby, army bomb disposal experts struggled to deactivate the warhead of a rocket that highlights Israel’s vulnerability, despite its advanced defensive systems.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-07/death-of-a-family-in-haifa-raises-questions-about-israels-vulnerability-despite-the-iron-dome.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-05/after-a-month-of-war-with-israel-hezbollah-emerges-strengthened-amid-the-pain-of-lebanese-civilians.html Sun, 05 Apr 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-05/after-a-month-of-war-with-israel-hezbollah-emerges-strengthened-amid-the-pain-of-lebanese-civilians.html Joan Cabasés Vega The Israeli army, which has caused the displacement of more than a million people in Lebanon, is facing unexpected capabilities retained by the Shia militia The Israeli army, which has caused the displacement of more than a million people in Lebanon, is facing unexpected capabilities retained by the Shia militia Beirut Hezbolá Israel Irán Washington D.C. Benjamin Netanyahu Hamás UN Yara Nardi (REUTERS) A building destroyed by an Israeli attack in Tyre, Lebanon, this Thursday. A building destroyed by an Israeli attack in Tyre, Lebanon, this Thursday. <p>Until a month ago, the Lebanese Hezbollah militia was in a seemingly inescapable predicament. The previous war with Israel, which a ceasefire effectively ended in 2024, had left its armed wing decimated and its leadership severely weakened. Furthermore, the Israeli army maintained pressure during the ceasefire with almost daily attacks against its members and their families, while the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-14/nawaf-salam-lebanese-prime-minister-the-disarmament-of-hezbollah-is-the-goal-not-the-starting-point.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-14/nawaf-salam-lebanese-prime-minister-the-disarmament-of-hezbollah-is-the-goal-not-the-starting-point.html">Lebanese government decreed and initiated its disarmament process</a>, signaling a historic turning point and the potential decline of the powerful armed group. Although with devastating consequences for the Lebanese people, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/israel-kills-more-than-30-people-in-lebanon-after-hezbollah-enters-the-fray.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/israel-kills-more-than-30-people-in-lebanon-after-hezbollah-enters-the-fray.html">the unexpected firing of missiles at Israel</a> finally ended the deadlock.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-05/after-a-month-of-war-with-israel-hezbollah-emerges-strengthened-amid-the-pain-of-lebanese-civilians.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-02/israel-rations-interceptor-missiles-amid-risk-of-falling-into-a-war-of-attrition-with-iran.html Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:03:32 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-02/israel-rations-interceptor-missiles-amid-risk-of-falling-into-a-war-of-attrition-with-iran.html Antonio Pita The IDF is using cheaper and more readily available systems to intercept projectiles, with mixed results. Experts emphasize the importance of their efficient use and of destroying launchers The IDF is using cheaper and more readily available systems to intercept projectiles, with mixed results. Experts emphasize the importance of their efficient use and of destroying launchers Irán Israel Israel Air Force Hamás Hezbolá Benjamin Netanyahu Ohad Zwigenberg (AP) The site where an Iranian missile struck the Israeli city of Petah Tikva on Tuesday. The site where an Iranian missile struck the Israeli city of Petah Tikva on Tuesday. <p>On March 22, Israeli news broadcasts were filled with images of the wounded, ambulances, and houses without walls. In just two hours, two missiles launched from Iran had directly impacted the towns of Arad and Dimona, the heart of Israel’s nuclear weapons program. They left nearly 200 wounded and the certainty that chance prevented a massacre, as they did not directly hit a building. In a country with cell phone alerts, air raid sirens, and a <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-18/iran-finds-cracks-in-israels-missile-defense-system.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-18/iran-finds-cracks-in-israels-missile-defense-system.html">missile defense system</a> with a 90% effectiveness rate — according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) — the failure to intercept two missiles in quick succession generated concern and, immediately, questions about the capacity to wage a war of attrition with Iran, longer and more extensive than the 12-day conflict last June. The IDF eventually admitted that they were not special missiles, but rather that they had attempted to shoot them down with a modified version of a cheaper and more readily available system (<a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-04-17/how-israel-intercepted-irans-drones-and-missiles.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-04-17/how-israel-intercepted-irans-drones-and-missiles.html">David’s Sling</a>), instead of the Arrow 3, originally designed for such attacks from over 1,200 miles away.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-04-02/israel-rations-interceptor-missiles-amid-risk-of-falling-into-a-war-of-attrition-with-iran.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/israel-kills-head-of-revolutionary-guards-naval-forces-as-trump-urges-iran-to-reach-a-deal-before-its-too-late.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:32:51 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/israel-kills-head-of-revolutionary-guards-naval-forces-as-trump-urges-iran-to-reach-a-deal-before-its-too-late.html Antonio Pita Alireza Tangsiri was targeted as the man responsible for the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz Alireza Tangsiri was targeted as the man responsible for the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz Irán Washington D.C. Donald Trump Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Hezbolá Pakistán CONTACTO vía Europa Press (CONTACTO vía Europa Press) Alireza Tangsiri, during military maneuvers in the Gulf last February. Alireza Tangsiri, during military maneuvers in the Gulf last February. <p>Amid calls for dialogue, more threats, and more deaths, and while U.S. President Donald Trump claimed on Thursday that Iran is “begging” for a deal to end the war in the Middle East (even though Tehran had rejected his demands a day earlier, deeming them excessive) and urged a ceasefire “before it’s too late,” <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/the-war-that-israel-never-loses-its-secret-services-once-again-carry-out-assassinations-in-iran.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/the-war-that-israel-never-loses-its-secret-services-once-again-carry-out-assassinations-in-iran.html">Israel has once again killed a senior Iranian commander</a>. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/israel-kills-head-of-revolutionary-guards-naval-forces-as-trump-urges-iran-to-reach-a-deal-before-its-too-late.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/paramedics-under-bombs-in-southern-lebanon-im-not-leaving-here.html Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:37:31 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/paramedics-under-bombs-in-southern-lebanon-im-not-leaving-here.html Joan Cabasés Vega Hezbollah promises a battle ‘without limits’ after Israel declared its goal of militarily occupying 10% of the country Hezbollah promises a battle ‘without limits’ after Israel declared its goal of militarily occupying 10% of the country Hezbolá Irán Israel Benjamin Netanyahu Joan Cabasés Vega (EL PAÍS) Líbano An ambulance in Lebanon, this Wednesday. An ambulance in Lebanon, this Wednesday. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/U5V2IUVUERCSNGQUD7VNWKJ3SM.jpg?auth=e0a156ba7fb7a03b3b1c8d617d3fa0c18cf4311f76b6efd6baa32b370798c375" width="4032" height="3024" alt="An ambulance in Lebanon, this Wednesday."></img><p>“They say we transport missiles, but in reality, we transport the wounded and basic supplies,” Ali says in front of his ambulance. This volunteer paramedic, who asks to be identified by a pseudonym for fear of reprisals, is a farmer in his sixties, wears glasses, and has a white beard. The calm tone he uses as he hands out cigarettes to those who approach him in a town in southern Lebanon contrasts sharply with the state of his ambulance. It has hardly any windows left, after an Israeli airstrike at the beginning of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/israel-kills-more-than-30-people-in-lebanon-after-hezbollah-enters-the-fray.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/israel-kills-more-than-30-people-in-lebanon-after-hezbollah-enters-the-fray.html">recent escalation in the war against Hezbollah</a> killed three people inside. “Why would I be afraid? What am I supposed to do, leave my country? I’m not leaving here,” he declares without hesitation.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-26/paramedics-under-bombs-in-southern-lebanon-im-not-leaving-here.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/FYAS76DTVBHEVGZL2H46IREB3Y.jpg?auth=3b058d9d1cf0cf0bf871b1d357c68086026a32042a15cd98e0cc10cbde658174" width="5120" height="3840" alt="The damaged ambulance driven by Ali."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/QO3OQVWQPBAXPO3U6C7Z3YT5VQ.jpg?auth=adfae81153316223789b5fa9cea4a46dca41195214136f3adf3ce4152262a964" width="5120" height="3840" alt="Israeli bombing of the main highway connecting southern Lebanon with the rest of the country."></img> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/the-war-that-israel-never-loses-its-secret-services-once-again-carry-out-assassinations-in-iran.html Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:22:34 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/the-war-that-israel-never-loses-its-secret-services-once-again-carry-out-assassinations-in-iran.html Antonio Pita Years of preparation and reams of information have made it possible to conduct successful ‘targeted killings’ such as those that took out the supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the heads of Hezbollah and Hamas Years of preparation and reams of information have made it possible to conduct successful ‘targeted killings’ such as those that took out the supreme leader Ali Khamenei and the heads of Hezbollah and Hamas Israel Irán Hamás Hezbolá Beirut Alí Jameneí Benjamin Netanyahu ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH (EFE) Israel war Thousands of people participate in the funeral of Ali Larijani, a key figure in the Iranian regime. Thousands of people participate in the funeral of Ali Larijani, a key figure in the Iranian regime. <p>Benjamin Netanyahu’s government launched its previous war <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/kurdish-iranian-militias-seeking-the-end-of-the-islamic-republic-never-in-47-years-have-we-been-so-close-to-seeing-the-regime-fall.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/kurdish-iranian-militias-seeking-the-end-of-the-islamic-republic-never-in-47-years-have-we-been-so-close-to-seeing-the-regime-fall.html">against Iran</a> in June 2025 with a surprise wave of so-called “targeted assassinations.” Most of the victims were inside their homes, heavily guarded by a special unit of the Revolutionary Guard. These guards had been assigned by the then Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei (whom Israel killed at the beginning of the current conflict), who feared that Mossad agents would show up on motorcycles and shoot them, as they had done with nuclear scientists. The members of this unit were forbidden from using electronic devices to prevent anyone from tracking their location, but not so the bodyguards, increasing the risk of human error and infiltration. And so it happened: one bodyguard even shared his geolocation on Facebook while on duty. After the 2025 war, Iranian authorities addressed the security breach and removed the tracking devices from the bodyguards as well.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-25/the-war-that-israel-never-loses-its-secret-services-once-again-carry-out-assassinations-in-iran.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/israel-prepares-major-invasion-of-southern-lebanon-to-the-despair-of-its-inhabitants-entire-families-are-arriving-dead.html Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:02:21 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/israel-prepares-major-invasion-of-southern-lebanon-to-the-despair-of-its-inhabitants-entire-families-are-arriving-dead.html Joan Cabasés Vega The hardline Israeli finance minister is calling for the annexation of the territory up to the Litani River, an area where 250,000 people live and where healthcare services are overwhelmed The hardline Israeli finance minister is calling for the annexation of the territory up to the Litani River, an area where 250,000 people live and where healthcare services are overwhelmed Israel Beirut Hezbolá Israel Air Force Yara Nardi (REUTERS) Israel prepares invasion of southern Lebanon A man surveys the destruction in the Lebanese town of Chaat after an Israeli attack, March 23. A man surveys the destruction in the Lebanese town of Chaat after an Israeli attack, March 23. <p>After a two-year offensive in Gaza with no legal or diplomatic repercussions, and amid the ongoing war against Iran, which dominates the regional spotlight, the Israeli army has intensified its <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/israel-kills-more-than-30-people-in-lebanon-after-hezbollah-enters-the-fray.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/israel-kills-more-than-30-people-in-lebanon-after-hezbollah-enters-the-fray.html">air offensive on southern Lebanon</a> and is signaling that it is preparing a ground invasion. Lebanese authorities put the death toll at 1,039 in three weeks of conflict. Israeli troops claim that more than half of those killed are members of the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-28/the-network-of-shiite-militias-that-iran-can-activate-against-the-us-and-israel.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-28/the-network-of-shiite-militias-that-iran-can-activate-against-the-us-and-israel.html">pro-Iranian militia Hezbollah</a>, but the Lebanese Ministry of Health maintains that 158 ​​were children or healthcare workers.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-24/israel-prepares-major-invasion-of-southern-lebanon-to-the-despair-of-its-inhabitants-entire-families-are-arriving-dead.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-23/the-dilemma-of-iraqi-kurds-in-the-face-of-their-western-allies-offensive-against-iran-its-not-our-war.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 17:33:36 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-23/the-dilemma-of-iraqi-kurds-in-the-face-of-their-western-allies-offensive-against-iran-its-not-our-war.html Natalia Sancha García The autonomous region that houses Kurdish-Iranian militias, aligned with the US and Israel, is the only border in the Middle East from which troops could be sent to the neighboring country The autonomous region that houses Kurdish-Iranian militias, aligned with the US and Israel, is the only border in the Middle East from which troops could be sent to the neighboring country Irán Washington D.C. Donald Trump Sadam Husein Israel Hezbolá Yemen Natalia Sancha Iraqis in the Citadel of Erbil during the Kurdish Nowruz and Muslim Eid festivities, March 20. Iraqis in the Citadel of Erbil during the Kurdish Nowruz and Muslim Eid festivities, March 20. <p>With Iraqi airspace closed due to the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/trump-ramps-up-military-pressure-on-iran-despite-european-challenge-and-the-ravages-of-war-on-the-global-economy.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-17/trump-ramps-up-military-pressure-on-iran-despite-european-challenge-and-the-ravages-of-war-on-the-global-economy.html">U.S.-Israeli war against neighboring Iran</a>, the main gateway to Iraqi Kurdistan is through the Turkish border crossing at Khabur. The journey to the Kurdish capital, Erbil, takes about five hours along roads that, as night falls, are illuminated by countless flashes in the sky. Some are caused by lightning from an untimely nighttime storm. Others are from drones or missiles launched from the east, from Iran, either to strike — or be intercepted en route to — a U.S. installation or a base of the Kurdish-Iranian forces stationed on Iraqi soil. Amid the flashes of the storm and the war, fireworks lit up the sky on March 20 to celebrate the unusual coincidence of the Kurdish New Year, Nowruz, with Eid, which marks the end of the Muslim month of fasting, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-04/gaza-observes-ramadan-in-fear-over-aid-block-and-end-of-ceasefire-we-no-longer-have-the-strength-to-stop-them-from-cutting-off-our-food.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-04/gaza-observes-ramadan-in-fear-over-aid-block-and-end-of-ceasefire-we-no-longer-have-the-strength-to-stop-them-from-cutting-off-our-food.html">Ramadan</a>. The colored balls shot into the crowded sky by young Kurds and Arabs were followed by cheers, the clamor of a people who refuse to be dragged into war once again.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-23/the-dilemma-of-iraqi-kurds-in-the-face-of-their-western-allies-offensive-against-iran-its-not-our-war.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-06/lebanon-plunged-into-chaos-after-israels-response-to-hezbollah-war-was-inevitable-but-this-was-not-the-time.html Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:21:11 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-06/lebanon-plunged-into-chaos-after-israels-response-to-hezbollah-war-was-inevitable-but-this-was-not-the-time.html Joan Cabasés Vega The Israeli army is demanding the evacuation of the Beirut suburbs where more than half a million people live, increasing the number of those affected by these measures to over 800,000 The Israeli army is demanding the evacuation of the Beirut suburbs where more than half a million people live, increasing the number of those affected by these measures to over 800,000 Irán Israel Beirut Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Hezbolá Daniel Carde (Getty Images) Beirut Residents of one of Beirut's southern suburbs after the Israeli army issued an evacuation order on Thursday. Residents of one of Beirut's southern suburbs after the Israeli army issued an evacuation order on Thursday. <p>Hussein speaks cautiously. He is surrounded by a crowd moving in and out of the building, an educational center on the outskirts of Beirut that is currently serving as a shelter. Like him, many of the 1,000 families spending their days on mats in the inhospitable hallways are Hezbollah sympathizers. Questioning the rocket fire the pro‑Iranian group launched on Monday — triggering the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/israel-kills-more-than-30-people-in-lebanon-after-hezbollah-enters-the-fray.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/israel-kills-more-than-30-people-in-lebanon-after-hezbollah-enters-the-fray.html">brutal Israeli offensive</a> that forced them to flee their homes — could offend sensibilities. Suddenly, after referring to the abuses Israel has committed against Lebanon “during the past 15 months of the ceasefire and for decades before,” Hussein opens up: “A war with Israel was inevitable, but this was not the time.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-06/lebanon-plunged-into-chaos-after-israels-response-to-hezbollah-war-was-inevitable-but-this-was-not-the-time.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-06/mojtaba-khamenei-son-of-the-deceased-ayatollah-emerges-as-frontrunner-to-become-irans-new-supreme-leader.html Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:57:41 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-06/mojtaba-khamenei-son-of-the-deceased-ayatollah-emerges-as-frontrunner-to-become-irans-new-supreme-leader.html Ali Falahi The 56-year-old cleric is neither a renowned jurist nor an elected politician, but he has close ties to the hardline wing of the Revolutionary Guard The 56-year-old cleric is neither a renowned jurist nor an elected politician, but he has close ties to the hardline wing of the Revolutionary Guard Irán Ruhollah Jomeini Mahmud Ahmadineyad Hezbolá Israel Saeid Zareian (Picture alliance/ Getty Images) Mojtaba Khamenei in May 2019. Mojtaba Khamenei in May 2019. <p>Motjaba Khamenei, 56, the son of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-05/the-death-of-ayatollah-khamenei-an-unprecedented-case-in-contemporary-history.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-05/the-death-of-ayatollah-khamenei-an-unprecedented-case-in-contemporary-history.html">Iran’s former supreme leader</a>, is considered the leading candidate to succeed his father. Relatively unknown to the public, but wielding enormous influence, his potential rise threatens to escalate internal and regional tensions.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-06/mojtaba-khamenei-son-of-the-deceased-ayatollah-emerges-as-frontrunner-to-become-irans-new-supreme-leader.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-05/the-death-of-ayatollah-khamenei-an-unprecedented-case-in-contemporary-history.html Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:16:05 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-05/the-death-of-ayatollah-khamenei-an-unprecedented-case-in-contemporary-history.html Hannah Slack While it is not the first time a head of state or government has been assassinated, it is the only time that responsibility lies with another country and without a declaration of war While it is not the first time a head of state or government has been assassinated, it is the only time that responsibility lies with another country and without a declaration of war Irán Israel Donald Trump Washington D.C. Muamar el Gadafi Hamás Hezbolá Borís Yeltsin Patrice Lumumba CIA Indira Gandhi Jovenel Moïse Villar López (EFE) Death of Ayatollah Khamenei A supporter holds a photograph of Ali Khamenei, last Sunday. A supporter holds a photograph of Ali Khamenei, last Sunday. <p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-28/iran-with-the-wounds-of-repression-still-fresh-fractured-as-it-faces-military-strikes.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-02-28/iran-with-the-wounds-of-repression-still-fresh-fractured-as-it-faces-military-strikes.html">Ali Khamenei</a> died last Saturday at the age of 86 as a result of the airstrikes launched against Iran by the United States and Israel. His death is an unprecedented event in contemporary history. While it is not the first time a head of state or government has been assassinated, it is the only time that responsibility lies with another country. Until his death, the supreme leader had represented the highest authority in Iran since 1989, when his predecessor and founder of the Islamic Republic, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-13/iranian-regime-seeks-to-buy-time-by-opening-up-to-negotiations-with-washington.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-01-13/iranian-regime-seeks-to-buy-time-by-opening-up-to-negotiations-with-washington.html">Ruhollah Khomeini</a>, died.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-05/the-death-of-ayatollah-khamenei-an-unprecedented-case-in-contemporary-history.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-03/iran-bombs-infrastructure-in-saudi-arabia-and-qatar-opening-a-direct-front-with-the-gulf-countries.html Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:36:35 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-03/iran-bombs-infrastructure-in-saudi-arabia-and-qatar-opening-a-direct-front-with-the-gulf-countries.html Joan Cabasés Vega Attacks on a Saudi refinery and a Qatari liquefied gas plant send hydrocarbon prices soaring in the European market Attacks on a Saudi refinery and a Qatari liquefied gas plant send hydrocarbon prices soaring in the European market Irán Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Hezbolá Hamad Bin Jassim Bin Jaber Al Thani VANTOR (REUTERS) Satellite image of the Ras Tanura oil refinery, on the east coast of Saudi Arabia, after being attacked this Tuesday by Iran. Satellite image of the Ras Tanura oil refinery, on the east coast of Saudi Arabia, after being attacked this Tuesday by Iran. <p>The Islamic Republic, which in the days leading up to the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/iranian-regime-says-it-will-not-negotiate-with-the-united-states.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/iranian-regime-says-it-will-not-negotiate-with-the-united-states.html">offensive that now threatens its survival</a> asserted it would limit any response to attacks against Israeli and U.S. military bases in the region, has escalated its retaliation by bombing energy facilities and civilian targets. Far from being isolated incidents, Iranian forces attacked an oil refinery in Saudi Arabia and a liquefied gas plant in Qatar on Monday. In the two days prior, Tehran had already targeted numerous airports, ports, and hotels in the Gulf countries, undermining the image of these locations perceived as safe havens for recreation and investment by the world’s wealthy elite.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-03/iran-bombs-infrastructure-in-saudi-arabia-and-qatar-opening-a-direct-front-with-the-gulf-countries.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/iranian-regime-says-it-will-not-negotiate-with-the-united-states.html Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:35:34 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/iranian-regime-says-it-will-not-negotiate-with-the-united-states.html Trinidad Deiros,Iker Seisdedos García National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani says Tehran ‘will not negotiate with the United States’ National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani says Tehran ‘will not negotiate with the United States’ Irán Washington D.C. Donald Trump Masud Pezeshkian Israel U.S Army China Kremlin Hezbolá Ursula von der Leyen Benjamin Netanyahu Tasnim (ZUMA/Europa Press) From left, Iran's Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei; President Masoud Pezeshkia; and Guardian Council member Alireza Arifi, during a meeting Monday at an undisclosed location in Iran. The image was released by the Revolutionary Guard. From left, Iran's Chief Justice Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei; President Masoud Pezeshkia; and Guardian Council member Alireza Arifi, during a meeting Monday at an undisclosed location in Iran. The image was released by the Revolutionary Guard. <p>Between “four or five weeks” and “as long as necessary.” U.S. President Donald Trump made this vague prediction on Monday during his first public appearance at the White House in 72 hours. The Republican issued a warning to his compatriots: the idea of a quick, clean, and cost-free military operation against Iran that he had been selling them could well turn into one of those long wars that he had so often promised not to get his country involved in. He did so on a day that began in Washington with the confirmation of the death in combat of a fourth U.S. soldier and the downing of three F-15 fighter jets by “friendly fire” in Kuwait. In addition, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the deployment of more “additional reinforcements” to the Middle East. As soon as, he added, “today [Monday].”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-03-02/iranian-regime-says-it-will-not-negotiate-with-the-united-states.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-25/wounded-hezbollah-has-no-response-to-israels-escalation-in-lebanon.html Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:06:05 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-25/wounded-hezbollah-has-no-response-to-israels-escalation-in-lebanon.html Joan Cabasés Vega The assassination of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the militia’s number two, exacerbates the group’s weakness and leaves it paralyzed over how to respond The assassination of Haytham Ali Tabatabai, the militia’s number two, exacerbates the group’s weakness and leaves it paralyzed over how to respond Israel Beirut Hezbolá Carlos Ruiz Zafon Hasan Nasralá Hussein Malla (AP) Lebanon Israel Hezbollah militiamen carry the coffin of Haytham Ali Tabatabai on Monday. Hezbollah militiamen carry the coffin of Haytham Ali Tabatabai on Monday. <p>With a curious air, a man and a woman on a motorcycle with two small children stop the vehicle when they see the wall that has dominated the country’s news broadcasts since the previous day. When the children finish counting the six holes that Israeli missiles left in an apartment building on the fourth and fifth floors, the adults smile at them in approval and continue on their way. In the suburbs of Beirut, where one can travel for miles without finding any streets untouched after last year’s <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-11-14/no-region-in-lebanon-is-safe-from-israeli-bombing.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-11-14/no-region-in-lebanon-is-safe-from-israeli-bombing.html">Israeli offensive</a> during the war with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the scar left on Sunday by the assassination of the group’s military chief, Haytham Ali Tabatabai, is indistinguishable from the others.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-11-25/wounded-hezbollah-has-no-response-to-israels-escalation-in-lebanon.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-13/winners-and-losers-of-trumps-gaza-plan.html Mon, 13 Oct 2025 09:32:10 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-13/winners-and-losers-of-trumps-gaza-plan.html Andrea Rizzi A geopolitical balance of the diplomatic initiative with which the US president has scored another success after the bombing of Iran and the imposition of military and trade demands on Europe A geopolitical balance of the diplomatic initiative with which the US president has scored another success after the bombing of Iran and the imposition of military and trade demands on Europe Israel Hamás Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Washington D.C. Europe Irán Hezbolá China UN UNRWA White House Benjamin Netanyahu apologizes to Qatar, sitting next to Donald Trump at the White House. Benjamin Netanyahu apologizes to Qatar, sitting next to Donald Trump at the White House. <p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-29/trump-very-confident-of-reaching-agreement-in-principle-on-gaza-peace-deal-in-key-meeting-with-netanyahu.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-29/trump-very-confident-of-reaching-agreement-in-principle-on-gaza-peace-deal-in-key-meeting-with-netanyahu.html">Trump’s plan for Gaza</a> faces an uncertain future, but its very inception is a significant event. Its importance lies, first and foremost, in the obvious relief it could provide to Gazan civilians subjected to a medieval siege that a United Nations commission of experts has deemed <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-01-19/francesca-albanese-un-rapporteur-on-palestine-it-is-highly-possible-that-genocide-is-unfolding-in-gaza.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-01-19/francesca-albanese-un-rapporteur-on-palestine-it-is-highly-possible-that-genocide-is-unfolding-in-gaza.html">genocide on the part of Israel</a>. But, on a second level, the plan has significant geopolitical consequences. Although its outcome is unclear, some of the dynamics crystallized by this initiative appear likely to reverberate over time. Below is a compilation of factors that should be taken into account when assessing what has happened.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-13/winners-and-losers-of-trumps-gaza-plan.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-09/what-are-the-chances-that-trumps-peace-plan-will-last.html Thu, 09 Oct 2025 14:54:06 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-09/what-are-the-chances-that-trumps-peace-plan-will-last.html Andrea Rizzi The road for such a fragile initiative is fraught with risks, but the US president’s calculations, the consensus in the region, and Hamas’ weakness and isolation provide cause for hope The road for such a fragile initiative is fraught with risks, but the US president’s calculations, the consensus in the region, and Hamas’ weakness and isolation provide cause for hope Israel Hamás Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Hezbolá Irán Vladimir Putin Evelyn Hockstein (REUTERS) Marco Rubio informs Donald Trump of the agreement reached on his peace plan. Marco Rubio informs Donald Trump of the agreement reached on his peace plan. <p>The first, extremely complicated and fundamental step has been taken. Representatives of Israel and Hamas have sealed an agreement based on Donald Trump’s diplomatic initiative to halt the violence in Gaza, and the Netanyahu administration is expected to approve it on October 9. The prospect of its implementation represents an indescribable relief for <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-07/two-years-of-barbarism.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-07/two-years-of-barbarism.html">Gazan civilians plagued by Israel</a>, and it should be celebrated. Immediately afterward, a huge question arises: can it last?</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-10-09/what-are-the-chances-that-trumps-peace-plan-will-last.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-30/trump-and-netanyahus-gaza-plan-an-ambush-for-hamas-with-no-deadlines-or-guarantees.html Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:49:26 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-30/trump-and-netanyahus-gaza-plan-an-ambush-for-hamas-with-no-deadlines-or-guarantees.html Antonio Pita The text places the Islamist party-militia between a rock and a hard place, demanding its surrender and the immediate handing over all hostages, with no compensation other than the end of the massacre and the renunciation of ethnic cleansing The text places the Islamist party-militia between a rock and a hard place, demanding its surrender and the immediate handing over all hostages, with no compensation other than the end of the massacre and the renunciation of ethnic cleansing Israel Hamás Donald Trump Benjamin Netanyahu Hezbolá Elon Musk Doha Mahmoud Issa (REUTERS) Trump and Netanyahu’s Gaza plan Smoke billows over Gaza City during the Israeli military offensive on Monday. Smoke billows over Gaza City during the Israeli military offensive on Monday. <p>The <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-29/trump-very-confident-of-reaching-agreement-in-principle-on-gaza-peace-deal-in-key-meeting-with-netanyahu.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-29/trump-very-confident-of-reaching-agreement-in-principle-on-gaza-peace-deal-in-key-meeting-with-netanyahu.html">20-point plan presented Monday</a> by Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu contains only one deadline: the 72 hours that what little remains of Hamas has to surrender its only bargaining chip (the 48 hostages remaining in the Strip, less than half of whom are still alive), after Israel formally accepts the proposal. Everything else lacks dates, guarantees, and, above all, agreement from the other side: the Islamist movement, which claimed not to have received the text even before the White House distributed it to journalists. It is basically an ultimatum for <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-18/netanyahu-drags-his-feet-on-gaza-ceasefire.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-02-18/netanyahu-drags-his-feet-on-gaza-ceasefire.html">Hamas to accept its unconditional surrender</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-09-30/trump-and-netanyahus-gaza-plan-an-ambush-for-hamas-with-no-deadlines-or-guarantees.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-13/israel-bombs-nuclear-and-military-facilities-in-iran-killing-head-of-revolutionary-guard.html Fri, 13 Jun 2025 08:52:37 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-13/israel-bombs-nuclear-and-military-facilities-in-iran-killing-head-of-revolutionary-guard.html Luis De Vega Hernández Tehran, promising a ‘severe’ response, launches 100 drones toward Israeli territory. The United States maintains it did not participate in the offensive ordered by Netanyahu Tehran, promising a ‘severe’ response, launches 100 drones toward Israeli territory. The United States maintains it did not participate in the offensive ordered by Netanyahu Israel Irán Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Air Force Washington D.C. Mosad Marco Rubio Hamás Hezbolá Donald Trump Vahid Salemi (AP) Israel bombs Iran An explosion in Tehran early Friday morning. An explosion in Tehran early Friday morning. <p>Israel launched a large-scale attack on Iran early Friday morning, a decision with unpredictable consequences. Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, which has dubbed the offensive Operation Rising Lion, claims to have deployed some 200 combat aircraft against some 100 targets related to one of Tehran’s most sensitive elements: <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-10-15/hardline-wing-of-iranian-regime-pushes-for-tehran-to-equip-itself-with-atomic-weapons.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-10-15/hardline-wing-of-iranian-regime-pushes-for-tehran-to-equip-itself-with-atomic-weapons.html">its nuclear program</a>. Over the course of several hours, the attack struck nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories, and military officials. The objective, according to Netanyahu, is to prevent Iran from obtaining atomic weapons, something it could achieve “in less than a year.” Tehran, which has promised a “severe” counterattack, subsequently launched around 100 drones toward Israeli territory.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-06-13/israel-bombs-nuclear-and-military-facilities-in-iran-killing-head-of-revolutionary-guard.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-16/salman-rushdie-attacker-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison.html Fri, 16 May 2025 17:06:06 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-16/salman-rushdie-attacker-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison.html Miguel Jiménez Cabeza Hadi Matar receives the maximum sentence in his first trial, but also faces terrorism-related charges Hadi Matar receives the maximum sentence in his first trial, but also faces terrorism-related charges Salman Rushdie Hezbolá Ruhollah Jomeini Adrian Kraus (AP) Hadi Matar at his sentencing hearing in Chautauqua County Court (New York). Hadi Matar at his sentencing hearing in Chautauqua County Court (New York). <p>Hadi Matar, the 27-year-old man who attempted to kill writer Salman Rushdie in New York in 2022, was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison by a judge in Chautauqua County Court in New York State, near the scene of the attack. Matar, <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-04-17/salman-rushdies-memoir-recounts-the-attack-that-almost-killed-him-i-just-stood-there-like-a-pinata-and-let-him-smash-me.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2024-04-17/salman-rushdies-memoir-recounts-the-attack-that-almost-killed-him-i-just-stood-there-like-a-pinata-and-let-him-smash-me.html">whose knife attack left the author blind in one eye</a>, was found guilty by a jury last February after less than two hours of deliberation. The sentence imposed is the maximum he faced at trial.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-16/salman-rushdie-attacker-sentenced-to-25-years-in-prison.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-14/nawaf-salam-lebanese-prime-minister-the-disarmament-of-hezbollah-is-the-goal-not-the-starting-point.html Wed, 14 May 2025 12:09:23 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-14/nawaf-salam-lebanese-prime-minister-the-disarmament-of-hezbollah-is-the-goal-not-the-starting-point.html Natalia Sancha García The new government in Beirut is seeking peace while trying to rebuild the state and the country’s economy The new government in Beirut is seeking peace while trying to rebuild the state and the country’s economy Beirut Israel Hezbolá UN Irán Al Qaeda Benjamin Netanyahu Donald Trump Bachar el Asad Natalia Sancha Nawaf Salam Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam during the interview at the Grand Seraglio in Beirut. Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam during the interview at the Grand Seraglio in Beirut. <p>“The disarmament of Hezbollah and the complete <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-17/the-difficult-return-to-israels-poisoned-border-with-lebanon-people-are-still-afraid.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-03-17/the-difficult-return-to-israels-poisoned-border-with-lebanon-people-are-still-afraid.html">withdrawal of Israel from Lebanese territory</a> [whose troops still occupy five strategic border towns] must be achieved through negotiation,” says Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, a former president of the International Court of Justice, aware of the risk of a descent into civil war if his adminstration attempts to do so by force. Three months have passed since he formed a new government of 24 ministers — including five women — who today face a colossal task, the first aspect of which is precisely that: to extract the country from the destructive war waged since October 8 by Israel and the <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-09-26/hezbollah-the-best-armed-militia-in-the-world.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-09-26/hezbollah-the-best-armed-militia-in-the-world.html">Shia Islamist party-militia Hezbollah</a>, which they must attempt to disarm. Then, or rather simultaneously, they must <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-10-03/israel-launches-largest-attack-on-central-beirut-and-orders-new-evacuations-in-the-south.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2024-10-03/israel-launches-largest-attack-on-central-beirut-and-orders-new-evacuations-in-the-south.html">rebuild parts of southern Beirut and Lebanon</a> devastated by Israeli air strikes, revive an economy in free-fall, and provide jobs and services to lift nearly three-quarters of the Lebanese population out of poverty.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-05-14/nawaf-salam-lebanese-prime-minister-the-disarmament-of-hezbollah-is-the-goal-not-the-starting-point.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>