The deputy leader of Hezbollah dismissed Sunday the prospect of an escalation of violence between the group and Israel despite increased tensions in the last week. "The atmosphere does not indicate a war ... It's unlikely, the atmosphere of war in the next few months," Sheikh Naim Qassem...

The top US general made an unannounced visit to Israel Friday to discuss "regional security challenges" at a time of heightened tensions with Iran and its allies across the Middle East. Army Gen. Mark Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman, met with senior Israeli military and intelligence...

Jordanian security forces arrested leading members of the opposition-run teachers union on Saturday, raided its offices and shut it down for two years, escalating a confrontation with a group that has become a leading source of dissent. Prosecutors charged Nasser Nawasreh, the acting head...

Israeli army helicopters struck military targets in southern Syrian Friday in retaliation for earlier "munitions" fire towards Israel from inside Syria, escalating tensions between the bitter rivals. The strikes came hours after America's top general Mark Milley made an unannounced...