After a long-running legal row over his appointment, Iran's deputy president for strategic affairs, Javad Zarif, announced his resignation on Monday. In a detailed post on X, the former top diplomat said he had worked with dedication in President Masoud Pezeshkian's government over the past...

Two Palestinians were killed and three others injured by Israeli army fire in southern Gaza on Monday, in the latest violation of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement, medics said. A medical source said two people lost their lives in a drone strike in central Rafah city in the southern...

The Israeli government halted the entry of humanitarian aid into the war-torn Gaza Strip on Sunday, just hours after the expiry of the first phase of a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office claimed that the aid was stopped over Palestinian...

The Israeli government approved a bill allowing the military to call up an additional 400,000 reserve soldiers amid delays in the start of negotiations for the second phase of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement. Israeli Channel 14 said the decision came amid fears of renewed...