Israel launched an air strike against Gaza's Hamas rulers on Tuesday after militants in the strip fired a mortar round across the border, the army said. Witnesses in the coastal enclave told AFP that fire from an Israeli drone hit Hamas facilities east of Al-Bureij refugee camp. No...

Iraq said Monday it would not allow the country to turn into a conflict zone after ammunition depots of the Hashd al-Shaabi paramilitary force were targeted by airstrikes. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said the country’s top diplomat, Mohamed Ali al-Hakim, held talks with the U.S.,...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah Tuesday to "calm down" after Nasrallah said his movement was preparing a response to the crash of two Israeli drones in a Beirut suburb. In a speech on Sunday, Nasrallah accused Israel of carrying out an...

Dozens of Palestinians in Gaza staged a demonstration late Monday on behalf of hunger strikers and to urge the Israeli administration to address prison conditions. The protest was organized by the Islamic Jihad movement and the Muchetul Jerusalem Martyr and Prisoners Association. The...