IDF announces daily 'tactical pauses' in Rafah to allow more aid into Gaza ■ PM Netanyahu, Defense Minister Gallant claim they were unaware of decision ■ Israel's top court orders halt to state comptroller probe into failures of defense establishment on October 7 ■ Hamas
After more than eight months of a devastating Israeli campaign that has flattened much of Gaza, Palestinians are struggling to find anything to celebrate.
By taking one of the first direct pilgrimage flights between Syria and Saudi Arabia in over a decade, Osama Kabbara realised two dreams: performing hajj and reuniting with his son. "For me, it's a double joy," said the emotional 70-year-old, who had not seen Maher, his eldest
A new poll of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank shows that eight months of bloodshed and destruction have done little to undercut support for Hamas and its October 7 attacks. For Israelis, Palestinians and the international community, its results signal why a new solution
In tents in the stifling heat and in bombed-out mosques, Gazans marked Sunday the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, devoid of the usual cheer as the Israel-Hamas war raged on. "There is no joy. We have been robbed of it," said Malakiya Salman, a 57-year-old displaced
Israel's military said Sunday it would "pause" fighting around a south Gaza route daily to facilitate aid deliveries, following months of warnings of famine in the besieged Palestinian territory. The announcement of a "local, tactical pause of military activity" during daylight
Pilgrims on Sunday performed the last major ritual of the hajj, the "stoning of the devil", in western Saudi Arabia, as Muslims the world over celebrated the Eid al-Adha holiday. Beginning at dawn, the 1.8 million Muslims undertaking the pilgrimage this year threw seven stones
Palestinian teenagers bounced on trampolines and jumped through hoops inside a towering tent on the outskirts of Ramallah, the financial hub of the occupied West Bank. But the circus students weren't the only ones bending over backwards in the pavilion: the school's director
Donald Trump extolled his powers of mental recall in a speech in Detroit, challenging Joe Biden to take the same cognitive exam he says he underwent in 2018.
Israeli army announces daily 'tactical pause,' between 8 A.M. and 7 P.M., in attempt to increase flow of aid into Gaza ■ Two reservists killed in tank explosion in northern Gaza; IDF releases names of 6 soldiers killed in Rafah armored personnel carrier explosion ■ Protesters
Adam Yates, who won stage five and was second in stage six of the Tour of Switzerland, again attacked on the final climb of a 118-kilometre double loop.
Missiles fired by Yemen's Houthi rebels struck the Verbena in the Gulf of Aden, sparking a fire and severely injuring one of its crew, US Central Command said.