For the seventh day in a row, overnight and early morning Israeli air strikes levelled homes atop their civilian occupants in Gaza, killing scores of people. On Friday night and into Saturday morning, the bombardment was concentrated in the areas of Khan Yunis and Deir el-Balah. At least...

After Human Rights Watch (HRW) released a statement stating that it has verified footage showing Israel use white phosphorus in Gaza this week, Amnesty International has released its own report. The investigation from the rights group Amnesty shows that Israeli forces positioned artillery...

Human Rights Watch has warned that Israel is using white phosphorous "unlawfully" in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, citing the risk it poses to civilians. The rights group said it had verified footage taken in both regions over the past week which showed multiple airbursts of artillery-fired...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Jordan’s capital Amman early Friday following talks in Israel. On Thursday, Blinken extended his trip to Israel and Jordan to include the Arab nations of Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. The top US diplomat “will...