The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Palestine warned that families in the Gaza Strip are facing catastrophic hunger, denouncing Israel's use of starvation as a "weapon of war" against the Palestinian enclave. The office said in a post on the X...

The Syrian government said its internal security forces began deploying in Sweida on Saturday as the presidency called on all parties to respect a ceasefire following bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has left hundreds dead. In a statement, the Syrian presidency announced an...

US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Friday that Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire supported by Turkey, Jordan and neighbors. On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus, while also hitting government forces in the south, demanding they withdraw and claiming that...

Hamas’ armed wing spokesperson said on Friday that while the group favors reaching an interim truce in the Gaza war, if such an agreement is not reached in current negotiations it could revert to insisting on a full package deal to end the conflict. Hamas has repeatedly offered to release...