DAMASCUS: An Israeli strike on Wednesday on a residential area of Damascus killed at least two people, Syrian official media reported, the latest fatalities as hostilities increase during the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. “At least
At the end of November, Israeli reporter Yuval Abraham broke one of the most important stories of the war in Gaza to date — an inside look at the disturbing reasoning that has led the
Diplomatic search for ceasefire in Gaza gathers pace as threatened ground offensive in Rafah draws near In New York at the UN, in Brussels at the EU, in The Hague, in Cairo, in Rio and
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken landed in Brazil on Tuesday for his first trip to the South American nation, arriving amid a diplomatic spat after President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva enraged Washington ally
Despite a month of U.S.-led airstrikes, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels remain capable of launching significant attacks. This week, they seriously damaged a ship in a crucial strait and apparently downed an American drone worth tens
British maritime security firm Ambrey said that a container ship targeted by Yemen's Houthis on Tuesday was Liberia-flagged and headed for Somalia. The Iran-aligned Houthi militia said it had targeted an Israeli cargo ship, the
Israel has denied reports that Hamas’s leader and his brother may have escaped with some hostages into Egypt’s Sinai desert. Security sources in Saudi Arabia said Israeli officials believed Yahya and Mohammed Sinwar fled through
The Guardian view on the politicians must be clear that a ceasefire is needed As western leaders wake up to the need for a ceasefire in Gaza, nearly 30,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s
U.S. President Joe Biden spent months wanting a "pause" in the fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. But with Israel preparing for a ground offensive in Rafah, his rhetoric is shifting to emphasize the
Two senior US lawmakers who held talks with Israeli and Arab leaders said on Tuesday that they were hopeful a deal could be struck allowing a humanitarian pause in the war in Gaza before the
