The Israeli army said on Monday two of its commandos were killed and three others seriously injured in battles in the southern Gaza Strip. With the latest deaths, the number of Israeli troops killed since the war started on Oct. 7 has increased to 566, including 229 since the start of the...

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas said Sunday that finding the bodies of around 100 people who were killed by the Israeli army after it withdrew from areas of Gaza City “indicates the criminal approach pursued by this entity” with the aim of genocide. “Finding nearly 100 martyrs...

The US-Iraq Higher Military Commission resumed its dialogue Sunday on ending the US-led international coalition's mission in Iraq. The meeting was convened “to assess the military situation, the level of danger, and to establish a timetable for a gradual reduction ending the mission of the...

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday that it was deeply concerned about the situation in and around the Nasser hospital in Gaza, which has been surrounded by Israeli forces. "We’re deeply concerned about the safety of patients and health personnel due to the...

Israeli forces shelled Al-Amal hospital in Khan Younis city on Sunday amid a military offensive in the area, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said. “The attack has caused damage to the building and forced the only remaining ambulance out of service,” the aid organization added in a...

JERUSALEM (AP) — The sound of gunfire crackled over the phone as the teenage girl hid in the car and spoke. An Israeli tank was near the vehicle as she and her family were trying to heed Israel’s  call to evacuate  their home in Gaza. Israeli troops were firing on the car, the teen...

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Egypt is threatening to suspend its peace treaty with Israel if Israeli troops are sent into the densely populated Gaza border town of Rafah, and says fighting there could force the closure of the besieged territory's main aid supply route, two Egyptian officials and a...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces launched 45 drones over Ukraine Sunday in a five-and-a-half-hour barrage, officials said, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy continued the reshuffle of his war cabinet as  the war  enters its third year. In a statement, the Ukrainian air...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran marked Sunday the 45th anniversary of the 1979  Islamic Revolution  amid tensions gripping the wider Middle East over Israel’s continued war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. Thousands of Iranians marched through major streets and squares decorated with flags,...

BEIRUT: Israeli strikes targeted a “residential building” west of the Syrian capital early Saturday, a war monitor said. Israel has launched hundreds of air strikes on Syria since civil war broke out in the country in 2011, mainly targeting Iran-backed forces, including Hezbollah fighters as...

UN relief chief Martin Griffiths voiced concern Friday about the situation in Rafah as the Israeli premier ordered his army to plan for an offensive in the Gaza Strip. "Many of the well over 1 million people who make up Rafah’s population today have endured unthinkable suffering," Griffiths...

WASHINGTON (AP) — After hours of talking about faith and family, redemption and war, the grieving American mother had an additional question for the Islamic militant convicted in her son's murder. Do you know, Diane Foley asked, where my son is buried? The exchange is described in a new...

BEIRUT (AP) — A U.S. strike in Baghdad that  killed a commander  of the powerful Kataib Hezbollah paramilitary group this week highlighted the ambiguous status of the country's  Iran-allied armed factions . Some operate simultaneously as a part of the official security forces and...

About 17,000 children in the Gaza Strip are now living without one or both of their parents due to killing or arrests by Israeli forces since they began “genocide” against Palestinians on Oct. 7. Director-General of Gaza Media Office Ismail al-Thawabteh said at a press conference at the...

At least 21 Palestinians were killed and dozens were wounded in attacks carried out by the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip early Friday. According to a report on the official Palestinian news agency WAFA, Israeli warplanes conducted late night airstrikes in the southern city of Rafah and the...

The US said Thursday that it had carried out "self-defense strikes" against Houthi targets in Yemen. "On Feb. 8, between the hours of 5 a.m. – 9 p.m. (Sanaa [Yemen’s capital] time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted seven self-defense strikes against four Houthi unmanned...

The Israeli army plans to extend mandatory service through changes to an existing law, a local media outlet reported Wednesday. “The Israeli army intends, after the current war in the Gaza Strip, to demand a law to extend compulsory service to three years, which will also apply to those who...

US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Wednesday that it conducted an airstrike in Iraq, killing a senior leader of the Kata’ib Hezbollah resistance group.  "At 9:30 p.m. February 7, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted a unilateral strike in Iraq in response to the attacks on...

After meeting Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, US secretary of state Anthony Blinken said more work should be done to bring aid into Gaza. “We all have an obligation to do everything possible to get the necessary assistance to those who so desperately need it, and the steps that...

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Wednesday to meet top Israeli officials over developments of Israel's ongoing offensive against Gaza, and a possible cease-fire deal. Blinken's agenda in Israel includes the discussion over the "ongoing hostage negotiations, Israel's...