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October 15, 2018

The Latest: Lebanon praises reopening of Syria crossing

The Latest on developments in Syria (all times local): 2:20 p.m. Lebanon's President Michel Aoun has praised the agreement ...

October 14, 2018

Israel warns Hamas of 'painful' strikes if protests go on

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened "very painful blows" against Gaza's Hamas rulers if they don't ...

October 13, 2018

Palestinians bury woman killed in West Bank, 7 slain in Gaza

Palestinians on Saturday buried eight of their dead — a woman killed when a stone hit her in the head while riding in a car ...

October 13, 2018

The Latest: Mourners hold funerals for 7 killed in Gaza

The Latest on the Israel-Palestinian conflict (all times local): 2:15 p.m. Palestinian mourners across the Gaza Strip have ...

October 13, 2018

Israeli fire kills 6 Palestinians at Gaza protest

Palestinian health officials say Israeli forces have shot dead six Palestinians, four of them in a single incident, in one ...

October 07, 2018

Palestinian kills 2 Israelis in West Bank industrial zone

A Palestinian attacker on Sunday opened fire inside a West Bank industrial zone where Israelis and Palestinians work ...

October 05, 2018

3 Palestinians, including teenager, killed in Gaza protest

Israeli forces shot dead three Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy, as thousands of people protested Friday along the ...

October 05, 2018

2 Palestinians, including teenager, killed in Gaza protest

Israeli forces shot dead two Palestinians, including a 13-year-old boy, as thousands of people protested Friday along the ...

September 29, 2018

Palestinians bury 7 killed in latest flare-up in Gaza Strip

Thousands of Gazans on Saturday thronged the funerals of seven people killed by Israeli troops during mass protests the ...

September 24, 2018

Russia to provide Syria with new S-300 air defense missiles

Russia announced Monday it will supply Syria's government with sophisticated S-300 air defense systems after last week's ...

September 23, 2018

Russia blames Israel for downing of plane by Syrian forces

The Russian Defense Ministry on Sunday again blamed Israel for the downing of a Russian plane by Syrian government forces, ...

September 23, 2018

Israel gives West Bank village Oct. 1 demolition deadline

The Israeli military has informed residents of a West Bank hamlet that they have until Oct. 1 to leave before their homes ...

September 21, 2018

Gaza officials say Palestinian killed at border protest

Gaza's Health Ministry says a Palestinian has been killed and dozens injured by Israeli fire at a border protest.

September 21, 2018

Israel, Russia to improve Syria hotline after plane downed

An Israeli military official says its "deconfliction line" with Russia for their air forces in Syria will be improved after ...

September 20, 2018

Israeli delegation in Moscow to share data on plane downing

A high-level Israeli military delegation visited Moscow on Thursday to present detailed information related to the downing ...

September 19, 2018

Russia to study Israeli data related to downed plane

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accepted Israel's offer to share detailed information on the Israeli airstrike in Syria ...

September 19, 2018

Putin seeks to defuse downing of Russian plane off Syria

A Russian reconnaissance aircraft was shot down by Syrian forces responding to an Israeli airstrike, killing all 15 people ...

September 19, 2018

The Latest: Mattis says plane downing won't affect IS fight

The Latest on a Russian military aircraft shot down over the Mediterranean Sea and other issues related to Syria (all times ...

September 18, 2018

Medics recover 2 bodies after Israeli airstrike in Gaza

Gaza's Health Ministry said early Tuesday that paramedics recovered two bodies after an overnight Israeli airstrike near the ...