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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered a major political blow on Wednesday, with a key governing partner announcing it was quitting his coalition government, leaving him with a minority in ...

A stampede at a food distribution site in the Gaza Strip killed 20 Palestinians on Wednesday as the Israeli strikes on Wednesday claimed the lives of 41 people ...

United Torah Judaism's two factions said they were leaving the government because of disagreements over a proposed law that ...

Ultra-orthodox party Shas says won't cause collapse of govt; broke up over a proposed law for exemptions from military draft; likely impact on Gaza truce talks ...

Israeli strikes killed 22 people in Gaza City, including 11 children and three women, and 19 others in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said it has struck more than 120 targets in the past 24 hours ...

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syrian government officials and leaders in the Druze religious minority announced Wednesday a renewed ...