State of Palestine
Fears grow for crucial Gaza hospital after Israeli raid
Fears mounted Saturday for people trapped in one of Gaza's main hospitals after Israeli troops raided the facility and the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said several patients had died there from a lack of oxygen.
Israel military says launches series of air strikes in Lebanon
The Israeli military said Wednesday its fighter jets "began a series of strikes in Lebanon", raising fears of a war between the two countries after months of cross-border fire.
The military gave no further details of the air strikes, while Lebanese media reported air raids on southern villages including Adchit, Sawwaneh and Shihabiyeh.
Israeli delegation departs Cairo as pressure mounts for Gaza ceasefire
An Israeli delegation left talks in Cairo to pause the Israel-Hamas war on Tuesday, Israeli and U.S. media reported.
Israeli intelligence chief David Barnea met CIA Director William Burns in the Egyptian capital for talks on a Qatari-brokered plan to temporarily halt fighting in Gaza.
Jordan king urges 'lasting' Gaza ceasefire in talks with Biden
Jordan's King Abdullah II appealed for a full ceasefire to end the Gaza war after talks with Joe Biden, striking a discordant note with the U.S. president who is seeking a shorter six-week pause to give Israel time to defeat Hamas.
Israel PM orders army to prepare to evacuate civilians from Gaza's Rafah
Israeli air strikes pummelled densely crowded Rafah on Saturday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered his troops to "prepare to operate" in the southern border city that has become a last holdout for displaced Palestinians.
Blinken meets Israeli PM for talks on Gaza truce plan
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Wednesday to push for a ceasefire as the Gaza war enters its fifth month.
Russia, China accuse US of stoking Mideast tensions
Russia and China accused the United States during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday of stoking already high tensions in the Middle East with its recent retaliatory strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq and Syria.
Blinken visits Egypt to seek 'enduring end' to Gaza war
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Egypt on Tuesday as part of his latest Middle East crisis tour, seeking a new ceasefire and "an enduring end" to the Israel-Hamas war.
Türkiye’s intel chief meet Hamas leader amid calls for ceasefire
Türkiye's head of the intelligence agency, İbrahim Kalın, held talks with the head of the political wing of Hamas, İsmai Haniyye, in Doha amid efforts to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza war that killed more than 25,000 civilians at the hands of the Israeli army.
Scores killed in overnight strikes as Hamas weighs Gaza truce proposal
Scores were reported killed in overnight strikes across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, after Hamas said it needed more time to consider a proposal that would halt its war with Israel in the besieged Palestinian territory.