The Israeli army said Monday it was creating a unified command in Palestinian areas adjoining occupied east Jerusalem after a rise in attacks launched from the area since 2015. "The goal is to create a single regional brigade that will coordinate counterterrorism activities," the...

A group of Gazans were allowed to farm their land near the border with Israel for the first time since 2006 Monday after a deal agreed with Israeli authorities. The deal, brokered by the International Committee of the Red Cross, saw around a dozen farmers set foot on land they had...

Iranian authorities have granted limited visiting rights to reformist leader Mir Hossein Mousavi, under house arrest following protests sparked by a contested 2009 election, two media outlets reported Monday. Mousavi, 75, his wife Zahra Rahnavard and fellow reformist Mehdi...

 A hospital in Gaza stopped services Monday after it ran out of fuel, the health ministry said, in a further example of a severe electricity shortage facing the blockaded Palestinian enclave. Beit Hanoun hospital in northern Gaza had "suspended medical services because of the...