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The Fatah movement of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Gaza's Islamist Hamas rulers of detaining dozens of its members on Tuesday to stop them marking the 5th anniversary of the death of Yasser Arafat.
The Islamist Hamas movement ruling Gaza has banned all public commemoration of Yasser Arafat's death this year, officials with the rival secular Fatah group said on Tuesday.
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its ability to strike deep into Israel with rockets that can now reach the Jewish state's largest cities, and now possesses tens of thousands of projectiles, Israel's army chief said Tuesday.
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah has significantly expanded its ability to strike deep into Israel with rockets that can now reach the Jewish state's largest cities, Israel's army chief said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu concluded an unusually low-key U.S. visit on Tuesday voicing confidence that his White House talks had helped secure Israel and promote peace efforts.
(RTTNews) - Monday, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas slammed the Arab League (AL) for not boycotting his rival faction, the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, after it refused to endorse an Egyptian-drafted reconciliation pact, which was supposed to be signed by all Palestinian factions October 24.
Israel is readying all options to try to force Iran to halt its atomic program, Israel's top general told a parliamentary panel on Tuesday, an official said.
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal urged Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Friday to stop seeking compromise with Israel but offered him an olive branch, saying Palestinians must end their divisions.
A senior opposition leader in Israel unveiled a peace plan Sunday that held out the possibility of negotiations with Hamas, the Palestinian Islamist group in control of the Gaza Strip.
Lebanon's Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri formed a new unity government on Monday that includes two ministers from Syrian- and Iranian-backed Hezbollah.
Israeli army chief says Hezbollah rockets can hit deep into Israel, reach major cities
Five months after a Western-backed coalition narrowly beat the Hezbollah-led opposition in in Lebanon's June elections, the two sides reached a deal Monday night.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Tuesday hosted a visit by Israeli counterpart Shimon Peres, as preparations were also being made to receive Iran's leader in two weeks' time.
57 Nations Meet in Turkey to Talk Economics, but Ahmadinejad's Presence, Israeli Occupation May Steal Spotlight
JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Israeli military officials said the period of inactivity for Hezbollah fighters along the northern border with Lebanon is a misleading calm.
Lebanon's new unity government held its first meeting on Tuesday at the presidential palace, making clear from the start that it would steer clear of the thorny issue of Hezbollah's weapons.
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Syrian President Bashar Assad ratcheted up the rhetoric against Israel, calling for action against the Jewish state if it fails to return the Golan Heights.
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri formed a government of national unity on Monday, ending more than four months of tough negotiations with his Hezbollah-led rivals.
Establishing the borders of a Palestinian state could resolve the dispute over settlements and allow peace talks to resume, senior Fatah official Mohammed Dahlan said on Tuesday.
The deadlock-ending accord divides power between U.S.-backed Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Hezbollah, which the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. After a months-long deadlock, Lebanon's rival political camps agreed to a unity government that includes both American-backed Prime Minister Saad Hariri and Hezbollah, a Shiite Muslim political party and militia that the United States considers ...
JERUSALEM, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Israeli and Jordanian military forces concluded a joint one-day exercise simulating an earthquake and drilling rescue and emergency procedures, officials said.
