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Israel's army said yesterday it carried out air strikes on military infrastructure inside Syria as fears grow that its war against Hamas could spur a broader regional conflict. "A short time ago, an IDF fighter jet attacked the…

Israeli ground forces fought deadly battles with Hamas fighters inside Gaza yesterday and sent tanks to the outskirts of the biggest city while air strikes kept raining down on the besieged Palestinian territory. The intensifying…

Israel has a responsibility to protect the lives of innocent people in Gaza, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan said yesterday amid a growing outcry over Palestinian civilian deaths. With the death toll in the Gaza Strip…

Saudi Arabia's foreign ministry released a statement yesterday condemning any ground operations by Israeli forces that may threaten the lives of Palestinian civilians. "The Kingdom condemns and denounces the ground operations carried out…

The United States and China agreed Friday to work towards setting up a meeting between the two countries' leaders next month, after President Joe Biden met Beijing's top diplomat at the White House. Biden has invited Xi Jinping to San…

The Hamas-run health ministry said Thursday that at least 7,028 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli strikes since the militant group's October 7 attacks on Israel. Some 2,913 children and 1,709 women are among the dead -- marking…

The foreign ministers of Turkey and Qatar yesterday accused the international community of "double standards" in its reaction to escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Qatar's top diplomat Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani…

Jordan's Queen Rania accused Western leaders of a "glaring double standard" for not condemning Israel's killing of Palestinian civilians in its ongoing bombardment of Gaza, in an interview aired today. "The people all around…

Israel's defence minister yesterday said that the war against Hamas could take "months" but insisted it would be the last. Yoav Gallant stepped up the war of words with Hamas as he spoke with forces gathered for an expected…

China's top spy agency said on Sunday a Chinese citizen who worked for a defense institute had been accused of spying for the United States and his case had been transferred to a court in the southwestern city of Chengdu for trial. The…