Jordan to treat Palestinians affected by suspect powder   AN ISRAELI AIR strike in Gaza City on Wednesday killed three people, including a five-year-old girl, and wounded two others, Palestinian officials and witnesses said.

BEIRUT — Weeks after the sea exodus of Westerners from Lebanon, hundreds of poor migrant workers are leaving daily by bus to escape Israeli bombardment even if they face more war at home.

TYRE — The artillery fire echoing at the city gates of this south Lebanese port has revived barely buried memories for its people, as Israeli troops battle Hizbollah fighters in the surrounding hills.