Israel had threatened to close the U.K.'s century-and-a-half-old Jerusalem consulate over new British sanctions, but they found a way to avoid "blowing the whole relationship up."

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani dined at Ayat Hinds Hall, part of a Palestinian restaurant chain whose "From the River to the Sea" menu section sparked backlash.

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A series of gatherings on Wednesday on and around McGill's downtown campus showed that, three years later, the events of Oct. 7, 2023, and everything has followed since continue to resonate in the streets of Montreal.

Israel expelled 20 British diplomats from the country’s consulate in Jerusalem after Britain imposed sanctions on illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank. A skeleton staff of seven was permitted to remain.

A queer film festival in Switzerland has dropped an Israeli film from its lineup after receiving boycott threats from a collective of local groups including a Palestinian film festival. Everybody's Perfect,

A possible Iranian threat led the U.S. to remove long-range bombers from a U.K. base. And, Israelis are learning that their prime minister may have been warned before the Oct. 7 attacks.

In a CBS News interview, Biden-era Middle East adviser Brett McGurk recounted the administration's response to the Oct. 7 attack, its handling of the Israel-Hamas war, the role of Iran and the long-sought push to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia.