Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday accused Israel of responding to its offer to negotiate by intensifying its air strikes, the latest of which killed a man riding a motorbike in southern Lebanon. Despite a November 2024 ceasefire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israel...

Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasra and his accompanying delegation concluded a three-day official visit to the Russian Federation. The Syrian Ministry of Defense announced on Friday that the visit included an official meeting with Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov, during which...

Hamas handed over the remains of two Israeli hostages to the Red Cross on Thursday evening under a ceasefire agreement, the Israeli army confirmed. A military statement said the coffins were transferred to the Red Cross and were on their way to Israeli troops inside the Gaza Strip. Hamas...

The Israeli military said on Wednesday that it had resumed enforcing the Gaza ceasefire agreement after a series of strikes across the enclave that it claimed was in response to Hamas violations. “Following a series of strikes, in which dozens of terror targets and terrorists were struck,...