Israel is to step up its punishing strikes in Gaza to increase pressure on Hamas, a military spokesman told a press conference on Saturday. Since the Hamas attacks on Israel […]

Israel is to step up its punishing strikes in Gaza to increase pressure on Hamas, a military spokesman said Saturday as top officers warned troops to be ready to enter […]

UN peacekeepers in Mali on Saturday left their camp in Tessalit in the tense Kidal region, UN and military sources said, as part of a withdrawal ordered by the troubled […]

A suicide drone hit an airbase in Iraq hosting US troops on Saturday, Iraqi security sources said, but the Pentagon said it could not confirm that such an attack took […]

Israel said Sunday it killed “terror operatives” from Hamas and Islamic Jihad who were planning attacks, in an air strike on a mosque in the West Bank’s Jenin. The strike […]

Israel said Sunday it had killed “terror operatives” from Hamas and Islamic Jihad in an air strike on a mosque in the West Bank’s Jenin. The strike hit the Al-Ansar […]

The Philippines accused a Chinese coastguard vessel of colliding on Sunday with a resupply boat near a tiny garrison in the disputed South China Sea. A government task force said […]

The Pentagon Saturday moved to step up its military readiness in the Middle East, ordering activation of air defense systems “throughout” the region and alerting additional US forces that they […]

Israel’s military has announced intensified strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza ahead of a planned ground invasion, as the Pentagon said Sunday it was bolstering defences in the Middle East over “escalations” […]

The Pentagon moved Saturday to step up US military readiness in the Middle East in response to what it said were “recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces” across […]

Israel said Sunday it had killed “terror operatives” from Hamas and Islamic Jihad in an air strike on a mosque in the West Bank’s Jenin. The strike hit the Al-Ansar […]

Hong Kong’s flagship carrier Cathay Pacific said on Sunday that it was cancelling all flights between the city and Tel Aviv until the end of the year, over the Israel-Hamas […]

South Korea, the United States and Japan carried out their first joint aerial drills on Sunday, Seoul’s military said. The exercise, which involved a US nuclear-weapons-capable B-52 bomber, comes as […]

The United States will take “appropriate action” in response to any escalation in the Middle East of the conflict between Israel and Hamas, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday. “If […]

Scores of people rushed to Deir el-Balah hospital to identify bodies on Sunday after Israel stepped up its air strikes on Gaza, as the territory’s Hamas rulers said 4,651 people […]

The United States warned against any “escalation” in the Middle East in the wake of Israel’s war with Hamas, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday, hours after the Pentagon moved […]

UN peacekeepers made an early withdrawal from their camp at Tessalit in northern Mali because their “lives were in danger”, the United Nations mission said Sunday. Malian troops on Saturday […]

The United States warned Iran or its allies against any “escalation” in the wake of Israel’s war with Hamas, two top US officials said Sunday, hours after the Pentagon moved […]

The United States warned Iran or its allies against any “escalation” in the wake of Israel’s war with Hamas, two top US officials said Sunday, hours after the Pentagon moved […]

Israel has one of the best-resourced militaries in the world, heavily supported by Washington. In Hamas, it faces a highly trained armed group with powerful regional allies. With both sides […]