The US on Wednesday described South Africa's decision to bring a genocide case against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as unproductive, saying it has not observed acts that constitute "genocide."   "We don't think it's productive," State Department spokesman...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Two bombs exploded and killed at least 95 people at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East remains on edge over Israel's war with Hamas in Gaza. No one...

Egypt warned Wednesday that the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip will lead to an expansion of the conflict in the region. The warning came during a meeting in Cairo between Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and a US delegation led by Senator Johnny Ernst. Shoukry reiterated Egypt’s...

Israeli forces have killed at least 128 Palestinians in air strikes across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the health ministry said on Wednesday.  This brings the death toll since 7 October to at least 22,313 with 57,296 wounded and 7,000 missing who are believed to be dead and...