DUBAI, Jan 2 (Reuters) - A Syrian military statement said an Israeli air strike early on Tuesday that came from the direction of the Golan Heights targeting positions in the outskirts of Damascus caused some material damage, Syrian state news agency (SANA) reported. There was no immediate...

The head of the Palestinian mission to the UK expressed indignation Monday over a report that Israel intends to use former British Prime Minister Tony Blair to mediate with Western countries to persuade them to take in refugees from the Gaza Strip after the war.  "Israeli media has...

Syrian dissident Riad Turk, who has been compared to Nelson Mandela for spending years in prison for his staunch opposition to the government, died Monday in exile in France, his daughter said. "My father died peacefully and satisfied of what he has accomplished, surrounded by his two...

Israeli forces have killed at least 156 Palestinians in air strikes across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Monday.  This brings the death toll since 7 October to at least 21,978 with 57,697 wounded and 7,000 missing who are believed to be dead and...