An Israeli strike early Thursday on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza killed more than 30 people, including 23 women and children, according to local health officials. The Israeli military said that Hamas militants were operating from within the school. It was the...

Opponents of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad seeking refuge in Idlib are now protesting against local Islamist hardliners Hayat Tahrir al-Sham. The group is accused of becoming increasingly dictatorial. People in the Idlib region of  northwestern Syria are taking to the streets again...

BEIRUT (AP) — Poverty in Lebanon tripled over the course of a decade during which the small Mediterranean country slid into a protracted financial crisis, the World Bank said Thursday. The percentage of people in Lebanon living below the poverty line rose from 12% in 2012 to 44% in 2022,...

Heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants on the outskirts of the southern Gaza  city of Rafah  has left crucial nearby  aid crossings  inaccessible and caused over 100,000 people to flee north, a United Nations official said Friday. Israel's plans...