Israel on Saturday said it has begun striking the Hamas targets in Gaza “in response to the barrages of rockets launched.” The Israeli Defense Forces “is currently striking Hamas targets in Gaza,” IDF said on X. Israel has declared a “state of readiness” for war after...

ABOARD THE GEO BARENTS (AP) — A nonprofit rescue ship operating off the coast of Libya saved 258 migrants in two separate operations in the early hours of Friday morning. The first of the two rescues involved a 7-meter-long (23-foot-long) wooden boat filled with 162 migrants, including 17...

BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army rescued more than 100 migrants Friday after their boat developed technical problems in the Mediterranean off the coast of the northern city of Tripoli, state-run National News Agency reported. No one was hurt in the incident. The agency said the boat that...

HOMS, Syria (AP) — Family members of victims of a deadly drone attack on a crowded military graduation ceremony gathered outside a military hospital in the central city of Homs on Friday to collect bodies of loved ones who died in one of Syria’s deadliest attacks in years. Thursday’s...