Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has stated that protecting the country’s Druze citizens and their rights is a priority, as he announced that local leaders will take control of security in the city of Suwayda in a bid to end sectarian violence in the south and in the wake of deadly Israeli strikes in Damascus.
A key partner in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government announced it is quitting, dealing a major blow to the Israeli prime minister that could leave him heading a minority coalition in parliament.
Israeli air attacks hit Damascus on Wednesday, reportedly targeting the Syrian defence ministry, military headquarters and the vicinity of the presidential palace.
The EU will not “punish” Israel for its actions in the Gaza Strip and will “keep a close watch” on Tel Aviv’s implementation of a recent agreement to improve the flow of aid in the enclave, the bloc’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said in a press conference following a meeting of the EU’s 27 ministers in Brussels.
Israel has launched air attacks on Suwayda in southern Syria, as fighting returned to the predominantly Druze city hours after the Syrian government declared a ceasefire there
Israeli air attacks have killed at least 12 people, including five Hezbollah fighters, in eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese state media reports, in what Israel said was a warning to the armed group against trying to re-establish itself.
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox party, United Torah Judaism (UTJ), has announced it is quitting the fractious right-wing coalition due to a long-running dispute over mandatory military service, threatening Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hold on power.
Nearly four dozen Israeli soldiers have taken their own lives in recent months due to the profound psychological trauma and exposure to unspeakable violence amid Tel Aviv's war in the besieged Gaza Strip.
The families of Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip reached out to Hamas through a representative to ask about the fate of stalled ceasefire talks, Middle East Eye has reported.
A Syrian and an Israeli official met face to face in Baku Saturday on the sidelines of a visit to Azerbaijan by President Ahmed al-Sharaa, a diplomatic source in Damascus has confirmed.
An aide to United President Donald Trump has suggested a Gaza ceasefire is close, saying Washington hopes to see a deal finalised by the end of the week.
Four people were killed and 13 wounded in separate Israeli strikes Tuesday in southern and northern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry has announced.
A senior United States envoy has hailed the Lebanese government’s response to a US proposal aimed at disarming Hezbollah amid Israel’s continued military presence in the country.
Five Israeli soldiers were killed in combat in the northern Gaza Strip, Israel's military announced on Tuesday, as Tel Aviv and Hamas held indirect negotiations in Qatar on an elusive ceasefire.
Israel’s military has bombed three ports and a power plant in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, prompting the group to fire more missiles towards the occupied territory.
Israeli military aircraft carried out airstrikes late Sunday on towns in northern, eastern, and southern Lebanon, in violation of the ceasefire, Lebanese media reported.
Hezbollah chief has stated that the Lebanese group remains open to peace, but it will not disarm or back down from confronting Israel until it ends its air raids and withdraws from southern Lebanon.
Thousands of Israeli protesters demonstrated Saturday night in Tel Aviv, demanding the return of hostages from the Gaza Strip as part of a "comprehensive deal” with Hamas.
The European Union is preparing to roll out a list of possible sanctions against Israel due to concerns of human rights violations during the war in the Gaza Strip, Euractiv reported on Saturday, citing sources.
The Iraqi Kurdistan region's Interior Ministry has expressed serious concern over renewed allegations regarding the existence of Israeli-operated centers in the the territory.
Palestinian group Hamas has announced it has given a “positive” response to a United States-brokered proposal for a Gaza ceasefire, raising hopes for a possible breakthrough in halting Israel’s offensive.