As US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo started a Middle East tour in Israel Monday, Islamist group Hamas called on regional leaders to "break their silence" on Israel's blockade of Gaza. Israel has bombed the coastal Palestinian strip, which is ruled by the group, almost daily since August 6,...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is due in Occupied Jerusalem Monday to start a tour focused on Israel's normalizing of ties with the UAE and pushing other Arab states to follow suit. After meeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he is set to visit senior figures in Sudan, Bahrain and...

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday he expected Saudi Arabia to join the agreement announced last week by Israel and the United Arab Emirates to normalize diplomatic ties and forge a broad new relationship. "I do," Trump replied when asked at a White House news conference if he...

Israeli warplanes bombed the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip overnight after Palestinians fired a rocket into southern Israel, the army said. The latest exchange came as Israel warned Hamas it was risking "war" by failing to stop fire balloons being launched across the border. Egyptian security...