Israel’s security cabinet approved a plan to take control of Gaza City, a move expanding military operations in the shattered Palestinian territory that drew strong fresh criticism at home and abroad on Friday over its pursuit of the almost two-year-old war. Germany, a key European ally,...

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared Tuesday to unveil an updated Gaza war plan designed to destroy Hamas and secure the release of dozens of hostages, with Israeli media reporting he would order the total occupation of the Palestinian territory. Netanyahu was expected to...

Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on Syrian army positions and military vehicles in As-Suwayda Governorate, coinciding with the entry of Syrian army and Interior Ministry forces into the city to restore internal security after days of armed clashes between Druze and Bedouin groups. The...

The death toll from ongoing clashes in the southern Syrian province of Sweida between Druze fighters and Bedouin tribes has risen to more than 100, according to what Rami Abdul Rahman, director of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, told the BBC. The Syrian Ministry of Defense said that...