Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Sunday demanded a "total" ceasefire from Gaza's Hamas rulers in his first public comments on another deadly flare-up between the two sides. There have been efforts by U.N. officials and Egypt to secure a long-term truce between Israel and Hamas,...

The Israeli military says it bombarded a rocket launcher in Syria in response to two missiles that fell into the Sea of Galilee. The army said in a statement late on Wednesday that the area surrounding the rocket launcher was targeted by Israeli artillery. The rockets appeared...

Syrian regime television said on Sunday an Israeli air strike had hit a military post in the city of Misyaf in Syria's Hama province but caused only material damage. The newsflash did not elaborate on what exactly had been targeted. An intelligence source said a major military research...

After seven chaotic and violent hours, quiet returned to the Gaza Strip overnight. Yet on Saturday, civilians in the Palestinian enclave and Israel remained fearful of the potential for a new war. The fatal shooting by a Palestinian of an Israeli soldier during protests along the border...