Middle East
Thousands of Iran-backed fighters offer to join Hezbollah in its fight against Israel
BY BASSEM MROUE and QASSIM ABDUL-ZAHRA AP Thousands of fighters from Iran-backed groups in the Middle East are ready to come to ...Israel pounds Gaza, killing dozens, as fighting rages
By Nidal al-Mughrabi Reuters CAIRO – Israeli forces pounded Rafah in southern Gaza on Friday, as well as other areas across the ...Extreme heat kills hundreds, millions more sweltering worldwide as summer begins
By Gloria Dickie Reuters Deadly heatwaves are scorching cities on four continents as the Northern Hemisphere marks the first day of summer, ...Head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah threatens Israel and Cyprus
By Layal Abou Rahal AFP Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Wednesday warned “no place” in Israel would be spared in case of ...Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting along a route in southern Gaza to ...
By JOSEF FEDERMAN, WAFAA SHURAFA and LEE KEATH,Associated Press Israel’s military announced on Sunday that it would pause fighting during daytime hours along ...Eight Israeli soldiers killed as fighting continues in Rafah
By James Mackenzie and Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in the southern Gaza Strip on Saturday, the military said, ...Hamas says it creates broad prospects for a ceasefire deal in Gaza
By Maayan Lubell and Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters Hamas on Wednesday said its “positive” response to a U.S. ceasefire plan for the eight-month-old war ...Hamas says it accepts UN-backed Gaza truce plan
By Daphne Psaledakis and Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters Hamas accepts a U.N. resolution backing a plan to end the war with Israel in ...Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war
By Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters A senior Hamas official urged the United States on Monday to pressure Israel to end the war in ...Israel rescues four hostages in Gaza raid that Hamas says kills 210 Palestinians
By Maayan Lubell and Nidal Al-Mughrabi Reuters Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid in Gaza ...














