NPR's A Martínez asks Israel and Middle East policy expert Shira Efron whether President Trump's endorsement of Benjamin Netanyahu will have an impact on Israel's election.

An unprecedented mass detention unfolds in the occupied West Bank as Israeli forces detain nearly 80 activists, including American rabbis and a congressional nominee helping Palestinians pick olives.

The U.S. and Israel are preparing plans for a possible attack on Iran in early November, after the U.S. midterm elections, a person briefed on war planning told NPR. Iran said it is prepared.

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The pro-Israel lobbying group and influential political funder announced it would no longer endorse candidates or give directly to campaigns. AIPAC's affiliated super PAC, though, will continue.

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NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Rabbi Jill Jacobs of T'ruah, a rabbinical human rights organization, about her detainment by Israeli forces while observing a Palestinian olive harvest.

Brad Lander and dozens of rabbis were detained by the Israeli security forces as they helped Palestinians with their olive harvest

Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander along with dozens of American and Israeli rabbis and activists were helping Palestinian olive harvesters when they were detained by Israeli forces.

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Britain offers military support as Saudi cancels renowned 'Davos in desert" investor meeting due to strikes from Houthi forces in Yemen.

Forty miles separate the Israeli beach of Jaffa from the beach in Gaza City, but they are worlds apart. NPR's Frank Langfitt and Anas Baba report a tale of two beaches.

Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank step up their attacks, targeting European diplomats this time.

Trump said in a post on social media that Netanyahu "has been a Great Warrior Prime Minister, and an even greater Partner for Peace in combatting the Islamic Republic of Iran."

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Israel faces an election that many voters see as one of its most critical ever.

Washington Post freelance photographer Heidi Levine was attacked by Israeli settlers in the West Bank. Levine speaks with NPR's Scott Detrow about the attack.

Masked Israeli settlers attacked Palestinians as they were harvesting olives in the occupied West Bank on Friday, injuring several people including a photojournalist working for The Washington Post.

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More than a year into a declared ceasefire in Gaza — and three years into the war — Israel still hasn't allowed foreign media independent access to Gaza.

Houthi rebels hit Saudi oil company building after deadly attacks on the capital's airport.

Pakistan has imposed emergency rule in the province governed by the political party of imprisoned former prime minister Imran Khan.

Saudi Arabia vows a serious response to deadly attacks on the kingdom by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

The deadliest attack on a Gulf Arab state since the Iran war began has heightened concerns that the United States could become directly involved in another regional conflict.

Five years after the return of the Taliban and their restrictions on women, we look at how Afghan girls and women find ways to work and study.