The Hamas resistance group said Thursday it supported Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ decision to suspend all agreements signed with Israel. The Gaza-based group said in a written statement that the Ramallah-based government’s decision was “a step taken in right direction”....

Confronting the first crisis of his premiership, Boris Johnson must decide what to do about the Stena Impero, the British oil tanker being held by the Islamic Republic of Iran. The regime in Tehran has named its price: the release of the Grace 1, an Iranian ship carrying oil to Syria that was...

 Britain Thursday ordered its navy to escort U.K.-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian soldiers seized a tanker in the flashpoint Gulf region. "The Royal Navy has been tasked to accompany British-flagged ships through the Strait of Hormuz, either individually or in...

Israeli forces detained 16 Palestinians in overnight raids carried out across the Israeli-occupied West Bank, according to the military on Thursday.  A military statement said the individuals were arrested for “suspected involvement in popular terror activities", without elaborating...