Israel has extended the detention without trial of a prominent Palestinian politician by another six months, the army said Tuesday, meaning she will spend at least one year in custody. Khalida Jarrar was arrested on July 2 for being a senior member in the Popular Front for the...

A second batch of sick civilians, most of them children, left the besieged Eastern Ghouta, aid officials said on Thursday, but hundreds of critical patients remained trapped. Four evacuations took place on Tuesday and another group of 12 made it out late Wednesday, but a top...

Islamic State fighters are trying to make their way to parts of Syria controlled by President Bashar al-Assad, where they are apparently able to operate freely. “We are seeing the movement of limited numbers of ISIS militants westwards,” said British Maj. Gen. Felix Gedney, deputy...

Israeli forces have detained eight Palestinians, five of whom were rounded up in overnight raids carried out across the occupied West Bank late Monday, according to the Israeli military. In a Tuesday statement, the Israeli army said the individuals had been detained for questioning over...