Car bomb blast near Syria’s Manbij kills 15, civil defense says
Fourteen women and one man were killed and 15 other women injured on Monday, in a car bomb explosion on a main road on the outskirts of the northern Syrian…
Hezbollah says Nasrallah funeral to be held on February 23
BEIRUT, Lebanon – The funeral for Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah will be held on February 23, the group’s current chief said on Sunday, months after his predecessor’s death in an…
Israeli military says 50 killed in weeks-long West Bank operation
JENIN (Palestinian Territories) – The Israeli military said Sunday that it had killed at least 50 militants during more than two weeks of operations in the occupied West Bank, earlier…
Israeli hostages, Palestinian prisoners released in latest Gaza exchange
GAZA – Palestinian militant group Hamas handed over three Israeli hostages on Saturday, and dozens of Palestinian prisoners and detainees were released in exchange, in the latest stage of a…
Israel releases Palestinian prisoners after hostages freed
Hamas released Israeli soldier Agam Berger and seven other hostages on Thursday as part of a third prisoner exchange under a ceasefire deal, while disputes over aid deliveries threatened to…
Palestinian official says hundreds leave Jenin as Israel presses raid
A Palestinian official said hundreds of people began leaving their homes in a flashpoint area of the occupied West Bank on Thursday as Israeli forces pressed a deadly operation. The…
Gazans begin searching for people under rubble on day two of ceasefire
GAZA – Palestinians began searching on Monday for thousands of Gazans believed still buried under rubble, as residents expressed shock at the devastation wrought by 15 months of war on…
Israel-Hamas truce holding after first hostage-prisoner swap
A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Monday, following the dramatic exchange of three hostages for 90 Palestinian prisoners in an agreement aimed at ending more than 15…
Joy in Israel at hostage release but fears for those still held
The crowds in Tel Aviv’s “Hostage Square” cheered and whooped with joy late Sunday at the news that the first three hostages freed under the Gaza ceasefire deal had returned…
Israel says truce with Hamas begins, after delay
Israel on Sunday said a truce with Hamas began in Gaza at 0915 GMT, nearly three hours after initially scheduled, following a last-minute delay on the orders of Prime Minister…