The new buffer zone reflects Israel’s long-term security strategy, with gas concerns secondary to countering Hezbollah.

WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, April 16 (Reuters) - Optimism grew on Thursday that the war in the Middle East may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator in Tehran and the administration of President ...

The destruction of this town, a Hezbollah stronghold, is repeated again and again across southern Lebanon, a lush region of ...

More than 75 years after Israel declared statehood, its borders are yet to be entirely settled. Wars, treaties and occupation mean the shape of the Jewish state has changed over time, and in parts is ...

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WASHINGTON/JERUSALEM, April 16 (Reuters) - Optimism grew on Thursday that the war in the Middle East may be near an end, with a key Pakistani mediator in Tehran and the administration of President ...