Middle East

Thousands of exhausted Palestinians began leaving Khan Younis after being repeatedly uprooted in search of safety from Israel's military offensive.
The Israeli strikes threatened to open a new front in the region as Israel battles proxies of Iran.
Israel is extensively violating international law, the International Court of Justice concluded in an advisory opinion separate from the Gaza war genocide case.
The Houthis have been launching drones and missiles toward Israel but until Friday, all were intercepted by either Israel or Western allies.
Israel’s far-right national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the contested Jerusalem hilltop compound of Al-Aqsa Mosque.
Jewish Americans, who lean heavily Democratic, have proven elusive for the GOP before.
Recent Israeli strikes have brought a constant drumbeat of Palestinian deaths, especially in a "safe zone" crowded with thousands of displaced people.
The global human rights group said that five Palestinian armed groups, led by the Qassam Brigades, violated international law in attacking Israel that day.
Saturday's assassination attempt on the former president appears unrelated to the Iranian threat.
The group claimed Mohammed Deif was in good health, a day after Israel conducted a massive attack on an alleged "safe zone" that wounded hundreds.