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As Hamas rocket attacks on Israel intensify, the European Union seems to have a case of amnesia over who, exactly, is pushing the buttons. In a statement, the Europeans condemned the indiscriminate firing, but never once mentioned Hamas. Who exactly does the EU think is firing rockets at Israel? One …

Hezbollah-linked news outlets are reporting that deputy Hamas leader Saleh Arouri was killed by an Israeli air strike. Al-Mayadeen, a publication linked to Hezbollah, reported that the high-ranking Hamas official was killed in the Beirut suburb of Dahiyeh. Israeli officials have denied involvement in the strike, but noted the “surgical” …

A huge fire broke out early Monday at a police facility in northeastern Egypt, injuring at least 38 people before firefighters were able to extinguish the blaze several hours later, authorities said. The cause of the fire, which ripped through the multistory police headquarters in the Suez Canal province of …

Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., took to social media Thursday to admonish Israel for what he called an “unacceptable and unsustainable” rate of civilian death amid its ongoing invasion of Gaza, and urged the country to “immediately reconsider its approach” to destroying Hamas. “It’s time for Israel’s friends to recognize that …

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced Tuesday that it has launched a “humanitarian effort” to facilitate the transfer of incubators from a hospital in Israel to Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, where the IDF alleges Hamas has placed its headquarters underneath. The move comes as the IDF says it …

Samaritan’s Purse is donating 21 ambulances to Israel’s emergency services system in addition to the humanitarian work it has been doing in Israel and Gaza since the Oct. 7 terrorist attacks. Rev. Franklin Graham, president and CEO of both Samaritan’s Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, announced the commitment …

Terrorists attacked U.S. military bases in Iraq and Syria on Friday, striking three facilities with one-way drones and leaving at least one soldier injured, a Department of Defense report says. The incidents bring the total number of attacks on U.S. coalition forces to 60 since October 17, the Associated Press …

More than 30 premature babies in “extremely critical condition” were evacuated from Gaza’s main hospital on Sunday, health officials said. A World Health Organization-led team said the babies had been safely removed from the Al-Shifa Hospital in northern Gaza, where power was cut and clean water, fuel, medical supplies, food …

Turkey is claiming to have arrested dozens of people accused of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency Tuesday, with an official alleging that they were plotting the “assault and kidnapping” of foreign nationals residing on Turkish soil, reports say. The development is the latest escalation in tensions between the two …

“The hostages are back.” This simple declaration, delivered by President Donald Trump in his Oct. 13speech in Jerusalem, is more than a mere statement of fact. It is a historic — and much-needed — reprieve from the war that has been tearing the Middle East apart for more than two …