The United Nation's Palestinian refugee agency said on Sunday it had been ordered by Israel to vacate premises and cease all of its operations in occupied East Jerusalem by Thursday.

WASHINGTON: The White House said on Sunday (Jan 26) that a deal between Lebanon and Israel had been extended until Feb 18, as Israel missed a previous deadline to pull troops. "The arrangement between Lebanon and Israel,

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday in the Pentagon chief's first call with a foreign official since being sworn in.

Israeli forces killed 22 people and wounded 124 others Sunday when displaced residents of southern Lebanon defied Israel's decision not to withdraw from border villages and tried to return home.

The United States, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio under President Donald Trump's new "America First" policy, has frozen nearly all foreign aid except for emergency food and military funding for Israel and Egypt.

The US halts foreign aid for most countries, including Ukraine, while sparing Israel and Turkey. The directive affects military, development aid, and global health programs like PEPFAR.

Any prolonged Israeli occupation of southern Lebanon could breathe new life into Hezbollah, a group that was founded to liberate Lebanon from Israeli occupation and has portrayed itself as the only force capable of protecting Lebanon’s borders,

The State Department on Friday reportedly issued guidance that it is freezing almost all U.S. foreign assistance — with exceptions for emergency food aid and foreign military financing for two U.S. allies, Israel and Egypt — according to a cable obtained by multiple outlets.

Current and former European and U.S. officials have raised concerns about some of President Donald Trump’s picks for top intelligence posts.