Middle East

Thousands protest in Tel Aviv against Israeli gov’t move to expand Gaza war

By Agence France-Presse Thousands took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Saturday to call for an end to the war in Gaza, a day after the Israeli government vowed to expand...

Five years after Beirut port blast, Lebanese demand justice

By Agence France-Presse The loved ones of those killed in a catastrophic explosion at Beirut's port five years ago gathered to demand justice on the anniversary of the blast Monday, as Lebanon's...

U.S. envoy meets Israeli hostage families in Tel Aviv

By Agence France-Presse U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff met anguished relatives of Israeli hostages still held in Gaza on Saturday, as fears for the captives' survival mounted almost 22 months into the war...

Gaza civil defense says 30 killed in food queue by Israeli fire

By Agence France-Presse Gaza's civil defense agency said Israeli forces killed at least 30 people when they opened fire Wednesday on a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid in the north of the...

Israel air drops humanitarian aid packages into Gaza

By Agence France-Presse Israel said on Saturday that it air-dropped aid into the Gaza Strip and would open humanitarian corridors, as it faced growing international condemnation over the deepening hunger crisis in...

Druze regain control of Sweida City after Syria announces ceasefire

By Agence France-Presse Druze fighters pushed out rival armed factions from Syria's southern city of Sweida on Saturday, a monitor said, after the government ordered a ceasefire following a U.S.-brokered deal to...

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