In announcing Biden's visit, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that Israel had agreed to work with the United States on a plan to let aid into Gaza, which has been besieged and bombarded for 12 days and under an Israeli blockade for 16 years. Israel is threatening a ground...
Syria says major damage, runways unusable after Israel hits airport
Syria has confirmed major damage including to runways at Damascus International Airport, which was closed for a second day Saturday for repairs after Israeli air strikes. The transport ministry said that runways were out of service. Since civil war broke out in Syria in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds...
Bombed-out factories deepen economic pain in Gaza
More than half of the working-age population is unemployed in Gaza UN official says addressing the conflict's root causes only could end destruction Surveying the charred remains of his Gaza furniture factory, destroyed by Israeli bombs last week, its owner Eyad Sawafiri confronts a dilemma familiar to many business...
