A prominent Palestinian militia leader in Gaza who opposed Hamas has been killed.Yasser Abu Shabab headed the so-called Popular Forces group, which has dozens of fighters and operates in...

Hugo BachegaMiddle East correspondent , Southern LebanonNeha Sharma/BBCLast Friday, at around 19:00, an Israeli air strike hit a car in a village in southern Lebanon called Froun. This part...

Israel has confirmed that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) handed over the body of deceased Israeli hostage Dror Or on Tuesday.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said his...

The controversial, US and Israel-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) says it is winding down its aid operations in the Palestinian territory, after almost six months.The organisation had already suspended...

Yolande KnellMiddle East correspondent, JerusalemBBCAnera's kitchen in al-Zuwayda is one of more than 35 across Gaza providing 210,000 hot meals per dayGarlic simmers in huge metal pots heated over...

At least 22 Palestinians have been killed in a series of Israeli air strikes across northern and central Gaza, Hamas medical and civil defence officials have said.They said five...

Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondentEPAThe 32,000 displaced refugees are demanding that Israeli forces allow them to return to their homes"They punished ordinary people. This is collective punishment."It's been more than nine...

Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, JerusalemYasser Abu Shabab/FacebookOne of the largest militia, the Popular Forces, operates near the southern city of RafahUrgent questions are being raised over a patchwork of...

At least 25 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Hamas-run health ministry has said, in what was one of the deadliest days...

Superstar footballer Cristiano Ronaldo attended a White House black-tie dinner alongside the de facto leader of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday night.Speaking ahead of the event, US President Donald Trump...

Yolande Knell,Middle East correspondent, Jerusalem and Wahiba Ahmed,JerusalemBBCChildren and families will perish, warns Jan Egeland of the Norwegian Refugee CouncilAid agencies have reiterated calls for Israel to allow more...

Lara El GibalyBBC Eye InvestigationsBBCSafa Younes is now 33 - she was the only person in her family to survive the shootings in Haditha"This is the room where my...