Middle East

Gaza aid point crush kills 20 people

By Agence France-Presse A crush at an aid center in southern Gaza killed at least 20 people on Wednesday, July 17, with the site's operator blaming "Hamas operatives" within the crowd and...

Syria says pulling troops from Druze heartland after U.S. request

By Agence France-Presse Syria announced that its army had begun to withdraw from violence-hit Sweida on Wednesday, July 16, following a wave of Israeli strikes on the capital and a U.S. call...

Syrian forces accused of ‘executions’ in Druze area as Israel launches strikes

By Agence France-Presse Syrian authorities were accused of carrying out summary executions of civilians in the predominantly Druze province of Sweida on Tuesday, July 15, where Israel said it had launched strikes...

Gaza civil defense says Israeli strikes kill 43 as truce talks deadlocked

By Agence France-Presse Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli air strikes killed more than 40 Palestinians, including children at a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas...

Gaza truce talks in the balance as Israel and Hamas trade blame

By Agence France-Presse Gaza ceasefire talks hung in the balance as Hamas and Israel accused the other of blocking attempts to strike a deal on Saturday, July 12, nearly a week into...

Trump hosts Netanyahu in push for Gaza deal

By Agence France-Presse U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for dinner at the White House on Monday, July 7, as he pressed the latter to end the devastating...

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