Gaza saw its first day of relative calm in months Sunday, after Israel’s military said it would “pause” fighting daily around a southern route to facilitate aid flows, following repeated UN warnings of famine in the Palestinian territory. “Compared with the previous days, today, the first day of Eid al-Adha, …

Analysis: A ramping up of cross-border attacks and Israeli rhetoric could bring Hezbollah and Israel to the brink of war, despite huge risks for both sides. Rockets fired by Hezbollah at northern Israel last week caused days of wildfires that burned over 2,500 acres of land, raising fears of an …

Clashes between Hezbollah and Israel have increased following a strike on a senior Hezbollah commander on Tuesday. UN officials are warning that the current round of fighting between the Israeli army and Hezbollah has increased the prospect of a “miscalculation”, as fears of a wider war between the two increases. …