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Rebel army seizes one of Syria's biggest cities as government forces retreat
A senior commander told NBC News that tanks had been used during the incursion and rebels had freed hundreds of prisoners.
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Israeli strike kills a shepherd in Lebanon, further shaking the tenuous ceasefire
Israeli forces carried out several new drone and artillery strikes in Lebanon on Tuesday, further shaking a tenuous ceasefire meant to end more than a year of fighting with Hezbollah.
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Israeli strikes kill 11 in Lebanon after fire exchanges with Hezbollah that test ceasefire's limits
Israel has unleashed its largest wave of airstrikes across Lebanon since agreeing to a ceasefire with Hezbollah last week, killing at least 11 people.
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Turkey calls for reconciliation between Syrian government and opposition to end conflict
Turkey’s foreign minister says the recent rapid advance by opposition fighters in Syria shows that the country must reconcile and hold dialogue with the opposition.
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Fishers at a Lebanese port hope ceasefire with Israel means normal life is returning
The ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah brought hope for normality back to many in southern Lebanon on Friday.
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Insurgents breach Syria's second-largest city in a bid to reignite long-simmering war
Islamist rebels breached neighborhoods in Syria’s second-largest city of Aleppo and clashed with government military forces after detonating two car bombs Friday.
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Thousands of Lebanese return to their homes as Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire takes hold
Thousands of Lebanese displaced by the war between Israel and Hezbollah militants returned home on Wednesday as a ceasefire took hold, driving cars stacked with personal belongings and defying warnings from Lebanese and Israeli troops to stay away from some areas.
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Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah start a ceasefire after nearly 14 months of fighting
The ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon’s Hezbollah militants has begun as a region on edge wonders whether it will hold.
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UAE announces arrests of three people linked to rabbi killed in ‘antisemitic terrorist' murder
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested three individuals in connection with the murder of an Israeli Moldovan rabbi who was found dead in the country.
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The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the 1st time
An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.
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Iran signals possible change in its nuclear doctrine and says it has the capacity to make nukes
Iran has the capacity to produce nuclear weapons and is prepared to change its policies on using them if faced with an existential threat, an adviser to its supreme leader said Friday in the latest bellicose statement from the country amid its high-stakes tit-for-tat with Israel.
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Displaced Gaza girl, 6, who carried sister to safety says she wants to go back and see her family
Qamar Subuh, who was seen in the viral video, told NBC News she missed her dad “more than the moon” after the family was separated amid Israel’s assault on northern Gaza.
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Iran says it has a ‘right to self-defense' after Israel attack, as U.S. urges end to missile exchanges
Three waves of pre-dawn strikes on military targets in Iran on Saturday completed Israel’s retaliation on Iran, the Israel Defense Forces said.
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Israel considering Egyptian plan for 2-week cease-fire with Hamas, source says
Israeli officials are weighing an Egyptian proposal for a small-scale cease-fire deal with Hamas aimed at trying to build momentum for a larger agreement, an Israeli official told NBC News.
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Israel strikes banks across Lebanon to hit Hezbollah's finances; IDF making life ‘impossible' in northern Gaza, U.N. says
The Israeli military hit bank branches across Lebanon overnight to target Hezbollah‘s finances, while the U.N. said Israel was making life “impossible” in northern Gaza.
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Biden in Germany speaks of hope of a cease-fire in Gaza after Sinwar death
Biden plans to send Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel early next week to discuss securing Gaza, recovering hostages and the future of the Palestinian people
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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza, Israel says
Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, accused of being the architect of the Oct. 7 terror attack, has been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday.
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US strikes Houthi weapons storage facilities in Yemen
The U.S. struck multiple Houthi weapons storage facilities in parts of Yemen that the Iranian-backed rebel group controls, a defense official said Wednesday evening.
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Pro-Hamas group that helped organize college protests is a ‘sham charity,' Treasury says
In an interview with NBC News earlier this month, a co-founder of the group known as Samidoun called Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel “a brave and heroic operation.”
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U.S. approves deployment of troops and antimissile system to Israel
The U.S. has approved deploying THAAD anti-missile battery to Israel, a defense official told NBC News.