For the seventh day in a row, overnight and early morning Israeli air strikes levelled homes atop their civilian occupants in Gaza, killing scores of people. On Friday night and into Saturday morning, the bombardment was concentrated in the areas of Khan Yunis and Deir el-Balah. At least...

At least one journalist has been killed and several others wounded in a shelling attack by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, according to witnesses and reporters at the scene. The Reuters news agency confirmed on Friday that Issam Abdallah, a videographer, was killed in the attack....

Human Rights Watch has warned that Israel is using white phosphorous "unlawfully" in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, citing the risk it poses to civilians. The rights group said it had verified footage taken in both regions over the past week which showed multiple airbursts of artillery-fired...

Syria’s state television said Israel launched attacks on the main airports in the capital Damascus and the northern city of Aleppo on Thursday. Local media channel Sham FM said Syrian air defenses were launched in response to both attacks. It said there had been damage but no...