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The Israeli military announced on Saturday that it had initiated “extensive strikes” as part of a renewed offensive in Gaza, following reports from rescue services of 100 fatalities in the blockaded Palestinian territory. The army stated...

 Iran accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday of trying to dictate US policy in negotiations, after he called for the complete dismantling of Tehran’s nuclear programme and for the inclusion of its ballistic missile...

As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom the International Criminal Court has charged with war crimes in Gaza, was received by Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Thursday, Hungary announced its intention to withdraw from the court....

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz declared on Wednesday that the army would take “large areas” of the Palestinian territories as part of a significant military campaign in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. Israel will increase its presence...

Following Israel’s announcement of its second strike on the capital of Lebanon in a precarious four-month truce, Lebanon reported that an Israeli strike on south Beirut killed at least three persons on Tuesday. The unexpected incident...

Hamas said it remained open to negotiations while calling for pressure on Israel Wednesday to implement a Gaza truce after its deadliest bombing since the fragile ceasefire began in January. Israel carried out fresh air strikes...

A Syria war monitor said Israeli jets struck a military site in central Syria on Tuesday, the latest such attack in recent days. According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “Israeli air strikes targeted...

UN chief Antonio Guterres is “shocked” by Israel’s renewed airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and urged that a ceasefire be respected, a United Nations spokesman said Tuesday. “The secretary-general is shocked by the Israeli airstrikes in...

A week after Israel barred any aid from entering the war-torn Palestinian territory, Israel’s Energy Minister Eli Cohen said Sunday that he has ordered the cessation of energy supplies to Gaza. “I have just signed the...

The UN demanded that humanitarian aid be restored immediately after Israel on Sunday prevented aid from entering Gaza, where a six-week truce allowed the entry of essential food, shelter, and medical supplies. The Israeli decision came...