With tensions continuing to escalate in the Middle East, the United States government has now warned its citizens not to travel to Lebanon. The crisis in the region has been intensifying since the ...

after World War I to advance their empires’ economic and political interests. They carved up the Middle East map with the stroke of a pen, and we have lived with the consequences ever since.

The move, which will mainly affect a single wastewater treatment plant, appeared intended to put pressure on Hamas.

In mid-January, after 15 months of devastating war, Israel and Hamas agreed to a truce that would free hostages held in Gaza ...