The Israeli army plans to extend mandatory service through changes to an existing law, a local media outlet reported Wednesday. “The Israeli army intends, after the current war in the Gaza Strip, to demand a law to extend compulsory service to three years, which will also apply to those...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Wednesday to meet top Israeli officials over developments of Israel's ongoing offensive against Gaza, and a possible cease-fire deal. Blinken's agenda in Israel includes the discussion over the "ongoing hostage negotiations, Israel's...

A Palestinian journalist was killed Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, pushing the death toll for members of the press targeted by Israel since Oct. 7 to 123, the Gaza Media Office said in a statement. Rizk Al-Gharabli, director of the Palestinian Media Center in the Gaza...

At least four people, including a child, were wounded when an explosive device planted in a motorcycle detonated in Afrin city, north of Aleppo province, the Civil Defense agency said on Tuesday.  The rescue group teams inspected the place and provided first aid to one of the injured...