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...

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...

Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 1055 Palestinians and destroyed entire neighborhoods in the besieged city, Al Arabiya reported citing the Palestinian health ministry. At least 4,600 others were also injured following five nights of intense bombardment by Israel’s...

The United Nations humanitarian agency says 123,538 Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip have been displaced by fighting. Israeli airstrikes and shelling in Gaza have targeted houses and apartment buildings, with some struck without warning for residents to evacuate, the UN said on...