The UN rights chief said the “darkest moment” of the conflict in Gaza was unfolding in the north of the territory, warning Friday that Israel’s actions could amount to “atrocity crimes.” Volker Turk pointed out that already “more than 150,000 people are reportedly dead, wounded...

The World Health Organization said it had lost contact on Friday with staff at northern Gaza’s last functioning hospital, after the Israeli army said it was operating in the area. Gaza’s health ministry said hundreds of patients and staff were detained at Kamal Adwan Hospital....

Children in Gaza are dying in pain for want of emergency treatment as a result of Israeli authorities approving fewer and fewer of them for medical evacuation following the closure of the Rafah crossing, United Nations agencies said on Friday. Whereas before almost 300 children were being...

The Israeli military confirmed on Friday that it had struck a border crossing between Syria and Lebanon that it said was being used by Hezbollah to transfer weapons. The airstrike hit Hezbollah “infrastructure” at the Jousieh crossing in Lebanon’s northern Bekaa area overnight, the...