JERUSALEM, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Israel began a new offensive on Gaza City to "crack down on Hamas," military spokesman Effie Defrin announced Wednesday, a plan criticized internationally for its impact ...

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.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said the more than 3,000 housing units scheme for settlers ...

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 ...