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...

The number of Palestinians killed from a massive Israeli air campaign against the Gaza Strip has risen to 1,537, the Health Ministry said Thursday. It said the fatalities include 500 children and 276 women. At least 6,612 people were wounded in the bombardment since Saturday, including...

The Israeli army has dropped leaflets on residents in Gaza, telling them to go into non-existent shelters today. The leaflets are addressed to the residents of Beit Lahia, and state that the Israeli army is trying to eliminate Hamas in their neighbourhood. The text tells people to...

Syria’s state television said Israel launched attacks on the main airports in the capital Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo on Thursday. Local media channel Sham FM said Syrian air defenses were launched in response to both attacks. It said there had been damage but no...