The Palestinian death toll from Israel's deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has jumped to 31,819, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Tuesday. The Gaza-based Health Ministry made the statement as Israel continues to wage its deadly onslaught on Gaza for the 165th day....

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday said the Israeli army started its aggression on Rafah, southern the Gaza Strip, without announcing it. In a statement, the ministry condemned the Israeli overnight airstrikes across Rafah that targeted civilian homes and left several Palestinians...

Israel early on Tuesday launched missiles at several military targets outside the Syrian capital Damascus resulting in some "material damage," Syria's defense ministry said. Syrian air defenses intercepted Israeli "missiles and shot down some of them," the ministry added in a statement....

Germany on Monday warned Israel against using starvation as a weapon of war in Gaza. “Hunger must never be used as a weapon and that is why, among other things, we are committed to ensuring that more humanitarian aid comes to the Gaza Strip,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer...