Middle East

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...

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...

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