US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Wednesday and discussed Israel’s operations in Lebanon and the humanitarian situation in Gaza after a letter earlier this week to Israel from Washington that urged improvement of Gaza’s humanitarian...

The death toll from Israel’s ongoing onslaught on Lebanon since Oct. 8, 2023 has surged to 2,367 with 17 more civilians killed in the past 24 hours, the Lebanese Health Ministry said on Wednesday. A ministry statement said that 17 people were killed and 182 others injured in Israeli attacks...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss expanding humanitarian aid to Gaza, three officials who attended the discussion said, with aid likely to increase soon. A spokesperson for Netanyahu did not immediately comment. A fourth Israeli...

Qatar’s prime minister said on Wednesday that there had been no conversations or engagement with any parties for the last three to four weeks to secure a ceasefire in Gaza. “On the prospects of the negotiation ... basically in the last three to four weeks, there is no conversation or...