JERUSALEM, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Tuesday gave final approval for a new settlement in E1, a highly contentious area of the occupied West Bank.

JERUSALEM, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israel launched a new offensive on Gaza City on Wednesday aimed at defeating Hamas, a move that has drawn international criticism over its impact on civilians in the ...

JERUSALEM/AMMAN, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 161 packages containing food were airdropped over the Gaza Strip on Sunday during an aid operation carried out by nine countries, the Israeli military ...