Middle East

US warplane shot down in Red Sea 'friendly fire' incident

An American fighter jet has been shot down over the Red Sea in an apparent "friendly fire" incident, the US military has said. Both crew from the US Navy F/A-18 Hornet ejected safely, with one suffering minor injuries, according to Central Command. The incident came after the US carried out a series of air strikes ...

10:58 Et December 22, 2024

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 16, Palestinian officials say

Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 16 people, Palestinian medical officials said. A strike on a school housing displaced people in Gaza ...

10:55 Et December 22, 2024

Israel and Hamas appear close to a ceasefire deal. These are the sticking points

Israel and Hamas appear closer than they have been in months to agreeing to a ceasefire that could wind down the 14-month war in Gaza and bring home dozens of ...

10:35 Et December 20, 2024

Israeli airstrikes hit Yemen’s rebel-held capital and port city after Houthi attack targets Israel

A series of intense Israeli airstrikes shook Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city early Thursday and killed at least nine people, officials said, shortly after a Houthi ...

10:37 Et December 19, 2024

Israeli strikes in Gaza kill at least 10 people including a family, Palestinian officials say

An Israeli strike killed at least 10 people, including a family of four, in Gaza City overnight, Palestinian medics said Monday, as Israel pursues its 14-month war against ...

10:33 Et December 16, 2024

US officials have been in direct contact with the Syrian rebel group that ousted Assad, Blinken says

American officials have been in direct contact with the terrorist-designated rebel group that led the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar Assad, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Saturday. Blinken, ...

10:34 Et December 15, 2024

Blinken urges Mideast nations to support a peaceful Syrian political transition

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pressing ahead with efforts to unify Middle East nations in support of a peaceful political transition in Syria. He is meeting ...

11:12 Et December 13, 2024

Israeli airstrikes kill 28 in Gaza, including 7 children, health officials say

Palestinian medical officials say Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 28 people in the Gaza Strip, including seven children and a woman, hours after the U.N. General Assembly ...

11:51 Et December 12, 2024

Palestinian medics: Israeli strikes on Gaza kill at least 29

Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 29 people overnight and into Wednesday, including one that hit a home where displaced people were sheltering in the isolated north, killing 19, according to Palestinian medical officials. The Israel-Hamas war has raged on with no end in sight, even after Israel reached a ceasefire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah and ...

11:02 Et December 11, 2024

As Israel advances on a Syrian buffer zone, it sees peril and opportunity

The dramatic downfall of Syrian President Bashar Assad presents possible danger, and an opening, for neighboring Israel. After fighting wars on multiple fronts for months, Israel is now concerned that unrest in ...

10:19 Et December 10, 2024
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