New clashes near the border area between Israel and Syria have once again illustrated how Jerusalem risks being dragged into further tensions with Damascus due to a policy that lacks a clear goal.

Israel's military released a map of a "buffer zone" it is working to establish in southern Lebanon, showing a broad area extending several kilometers inside Lebanese territory and forming a continuous ...

METULA, Israel (AP) — Ilan Rosenfeld walks through the burnt-out shell of his former business, stepping over crackling pieces of clay plates that used to line his cafe and past metal scraps of ...

Israel had agreed to open the Rafah crossing as part of the October cease-fire deal with Hamas but kept it closed. Egypt denied that the border would reopen soon. By Aaron Boxerman Reporting from ...