UN relief chief Martin Griffiths voiced concern Friday about the situation in Rafah as the Israeli premier ordered his army to plan for an offensive in the Gaza Strip. "Many of the well over 1 million people who make up Rafah’s population today have endured unthinkable suffering,"...

BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. strike in Baghdad that  killed a commander  of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group this week highlighted the ambiguous status of the country's  Iran-allied armed factions . Some operate simultaneously as a part of the official security forces...

About 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip are now living without one or both of their parents due to killing or arrests by Israeli forces since they began “genocide” against Palestinians on Oct. 7. Director-General of Gaza Media Office Ismail al-Thawabteh said at a press conference at the...

At least 21 Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded in attacks carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip early Friday. According to a report on the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Israeli warplanes conducted late night airstrikes in the southern city of Rafah and the...