Every single night, Pope Francis says he calls to check in on the priest at the only Catholic Church in Gaza. "The other day they were happy because they managed to eat some meat. The rest of the time they eat flour, things made of flour," says the pope. cbsn.ws/4bOKDD3

This morning, two peacekeepers were injured after an IDF Merkava tank fired its weapon toward an observation tower at UNIFIL’s headquarters in Naqoura, directly hitting it and causing them to fall. The injuries are fortunately, this time, not serious, but they remain in hospital.

Breaching and entering a UN position is a further flagrant violation of international law and Security Council resolution 1701 (2006). Any deliberate attack on peacekeepers is a grave violation of international humanitarian law and resolution 1701.

Israel escalates its offensive in Lebanon and Gaza — as it weighs a retaliatory strike against Iran. Joseph Bahout باحوط Professor PSPA_AUB shares his analysis.

The vote by the Israeli Parliament (Knesset) against UNRWA this evening is unprecedented and sets a dangerous precedent. It opposes the UN Charter and violates the State of Israel’s obligations under international law.  This is the latest in the ongoing campaign to discredit

Sharing CNN’s statement and a quick message from me about what happened on tonight’s show. I take this very seriously and want to again apologize to Mehdi Hasan and I hope he’ll join us another time.

"We have watched this movie before, and it's not a pretty one" Henna Hundal, MPP on reaction from the climate community to a Trump second term. Their goal: "to be as much a thorn in the side of the Trump administration as we possibly can."

I was on CNN about the potential role of #Billionaires like #ElonMusk in the next #TrumpAdministration. Thanks to Erica Hill and the CNN team including Maeva Labbe-Maalouf, Deepa Agarwal, Sheri Jennings, Megha Chaddah, Jennifer L. Henderson, and Safa Wahidi. youtube.com/watch?v=mvfjZb…

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“Instead of receiving aid, we’re receiving tanks”. Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya is one of the last doctors in Northern Gaza. He’s been documenting the horrors inside Kamal Adwan hospital and he wants us to share his account with the world. Jomana Karadsheh Scott reports. Produced by Madalena Araújo.

As Syria's rebel leader hailed victory in Syria after ousting Bashar al-Assad, Rim Turkmani tells me she is worried for Syrian women, Christians and minorities saying; "They want to run it their own way… we don’t trust them."

"The stories are absolutely harrowing… [UNWRA] staff members saying, 'We are just eating animal fodder to keep us alive.'" Philippe Lazzarini gives a stark account of the suffering in Gaza: "If we keep people being starved in Gaza, it can only deepen resentment and fuel extremism."

US & Arab diplomacy will soon deepen direct engagement with HTS in #Syria, testing proposition Jolani is a pragmatist. There is agreement on core principles & UN-led political transition at #Jordan summit, but some still believe a leopard can’t shed its spots Julia Chatterley 👇

Thank you Ben Hunte for hosting me on CNN to share some of the sentiments and reactions I’ve observed from Syrians in my week here in light of their liberation. It’s a privilege to be a witness to this time of jubilation and consider some of the challenges that remain ahead.

•#Iran clearly not done using #Lebanon to assert leverage over Israel. •Although limited, repeated rocket fire from #Lebanon has outsized pol impact in #Israel. •But “Beirut for the Galilee” equation Israel is drawing will backfire & plays into #Hezbollah’s hand. Here’s why:

“This is when faith is tested... this is when faith is needed.” Sharing his struggle to keep the faith in the face of atrocities in Gaza, Bethlehem Reverend Dr. Munther Isaac منذر اسحق remembered Pope Francis, a man who refused to join much of the world in rationalizing the deaths of

Speaking on the legacy of Pope Francis with Becky Anderson on CNN today

My full interview with Omar Saif Ghobash on Pope Francis’ Middle East legacy, through the vantage point of his historic visit to the UAE.

“There’s a high degree of mistrust and time is too short. So I think it’s warrant to have a note of cautiousness,” @crisisgroup’s Ali Vaez tells me on the U.S.-Iran talks.

I spoke with Harvard University international student Leo Gerdén about how he and his peers are grappling with President Trump's crackdown on student activism, amid the university's ongoing legal battle with the Trump administration.