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Israel and the United States said Wednesday they had made progress toward resolving a rift over US weapons shipments after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly accused President Joe Biden’s administration of slowing down deliveries. Defence Minister Yoav Gallant met top officials over three days in Washington as he voiced hope for quietly working through disagreements […]

With damp, narrow streets and houses low and tightly packed together, the Palestinian refugee camp of Al-Wehdat — located in the southeastern part of Amman — remains overcrowded and poverty-stricken. It was built in 1955 by UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees and is one of the four camps set up to house refugees from

Bolivia’s President Luis Arce said there had been an attempted coup [Mateo Romay Salinas/Anadolu/Getty] Two Bolivian army leaders have been arrested after soldiers and tanks took up position in front of government buildings on Wednesday in what President Luis Arce called an attempted coup. The troops and tanks entered Plaza Murillo, a historic square where

Israel said it does not want war in Lebanon but could send its neighbour “back to the Stone Age”, as the UN’s humanitarian chief warned such a conflict would be “potentially apocalyptic”. The border between the two countries has seen daily exchanges of fire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah ever since Israel’s war on Gaza

An Israeli soldier has been killed in Jenin, the military said [Joel Carillet/Getty-file photo] The Israeli military said a soldier was killed and another seriously wounded in an operation in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Thursday. Jenin has long been a stronghold for Palestinian fighters, and the Israeli army routinely carries out

Israel’s brutal war is raging on in the devastated Gaza Strip with more deadly airstrikes, as Israeli officials threatened Lebanon. Six people were killed in an Israeli attack in Jabalia refugee camp in the enclave’s north, according to medical sources cited by official Palestinian news agency Wafa. Ambulance workers retrieved the corpse of another person slain

Rumours flooded social media of Lebanese General Security changing entry procedures into the country in anticipation of an Israeli offensive in Lebanon. [Getty] Lebanese authorities confirmed on late Wednesday that the “Masnaa” border crossing point between Lebanon and Syria is still functioning, but is experiencing high levels of congestion due to updates being applied to

Told by doctors that removing the tumour from Ahmed was not possible in Kamal Adwan Hospital because of the absence of medical kit and capacity. [Getty] Israel is allowing six children to leave the besieged Gaza Strip to pursue treatment from cancer and other chronic illnesses, a rare occurrence since the closure of Rafah border

Whilst Turkey has announced a total halt to all trade with Israel until a ceasefire is enacted and unlimited humanitarian aid is allowed into the Gaza Strip, Ankara is also striving to strengthen its economic cooperation with the Palestinian Authority (PA). Earlier in June, Palestinian Minister for National Economy, Mohammad Alamour, and Turkish Minister of Trade, Omer

Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men have long been de facto exempted from Israeli military service [Getty] Israel’s Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, has ordered the recruitment of 3,000 students from Jewish yeshiva religious schools to the Israeli army, following a unanimous ruling from the country’s top court on Tuesday that ultra-Orthodox Jewish men must serve in the military.