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Oren Levi

Oren Levi

Oren Levi knows this region the way only a native can. Based in Tel Aviv, he has spent years covering the complexities of Israel and the Palestinian territories for some of the country's leading newspapers and television channels. Sharp, well-sourced and relentlessly on the ground, he brought that expertise to Mena Today two years ago, and hasn't looked up from the story since.

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Joint interception stops Iran over Aqaba

Jordan

Joint interception stops Iran over Aqaba

Israeli and Jordanian forces intercepted an Iranian missile aimed at the Jordanian city of Aqaba on Sunday, the Israeli military said, as air raid sirens sounded across Jordan.

65 delegations meet in Brussels to chart Gaza's recovery

Gaza

65 delegations meet in Brussels to chart Gaza's recovery

Donor nations pledging aid to the Palestinians are ready to put nearly €900 million on the table for Gaza's reconstruction, the European Commission announced Monday, though officials said the funds still hinge on conditions being met on the ground.

Israeli intelligence flags new Iranian plan to kill Trump

Iran

Israeli intelligence flags new Iranian plan to kill Trump

Israel shared intelligence with Washington this week indicating that Iran had recently devised a new plan to assassinate President Donald Trump, according to the Wall Street Journal and CNN, both citing anonymous sources.

"We will go back with even greater force," Katz vows

Israel

"We will go back with even greater force," Katz vows

Israel's Defense Minister Israel Katz said Thursday the country was prepared to relaunch its military campaign against Iran "with even greater force" if needed, as fresh strikes between the United States and Iran raised fears the ceasefire could collapse entirely.

Lebanon-Israel talks head to Rome on July 15-16

Lebanon

Lebanon-Israel talks head to Rome on July 15-16

Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar confirmed Tuesday that a new round of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon will take place in Rome, with Italy specifying the talks are expected to be held on July 15 and 16.

US signs deal for permanent embassy in Jerusalem

Israel

US signs deal for permanent embassy in Jerusalem

The United States signed an agreement Wednesday to build its permanent embassy in Jerusalem, cementing in stone and steel a political decision that Donald Trump first made during his initial term in office.

Moroccan officers touch down in Israel

Morocco

Moroccan officers touch down in Israel

Moroccan military personnel arrived in Israel on June 18 to join the headquarters of the International Stabilization Force (ISF) in southern Israel, Donald Trump's "Peace Council" announced Tuesday on X.

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