Middle East

3 Islamic Jihad leaders killed in Israel strikes on Gaza

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- The Israeli army said it killed three leaders of the Islamic Jihad militant group Tuesday…

Nine dead after Israeli air strikes: Gaza health ministry

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Israel launched pre-dawn air strikes on Tuesday against the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in…

Palestinian woman shot dead after stabbing Israel soldier: army

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories, May 4, 2023 (AFP) - Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian woman in the occupied West Bank…

Islamic Jihad announces truce after Gaza rocket fire

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad announced a truce around Gaza Wednesday, after militants traded…

At 75, Israel’s economy offers success or inequality

By Delphine Matthieussent Agence France-Presse ASHKELON, Israel (AFP) -- Now 75 years old, Israel models itself as an economic success…

Iran’s president heads to Syria for first trip since war, eyeing rebuild

By Maher al-Mounes Agence France-Presse DAMASCUS, Syria (AFP) -- Iran's Ebrahim Raisi is set to travel to Damascus Wednesday in…

Rocket fire from Gaza after Palestinian hunger striker dies

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories (AFP) -- Gaza militants fired rockets Tuesday after the death in Israeli custody of a leading…

‘Dead or alive’: Iraq’s Yazidis anxiously await IS-abducted relatives

by Kamal Taha Agence France-Presse SHARYA, Iraq (AFP) -- After paying nearly $100,000 in ransoms to free 10 family members,…

Israel bombs targets in Syria near Golan Heights: monitor

BEIRUT, Lebanon (AFP) -- Israel's army early Monday shelled a position belonging to a pro-Iran group in southern Syria near…

Israeli forces shoot 7 in West Bank raid after east Jerusalem shooting

by Rosie Scammell Agence France-Presse JERUSALEM, Undefined (AFP) -- Seven Palestinians were injured in an Israeli army operation in the…

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