Khanyisile Ngcobo,Johannesburg and Wycliffe Muia,NairobiGift of the GiversAbout 23 of them have since left for other destinations, authorities saySouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa says there will be an investigation...

Lucy WilliamsonMiddle East correspondent, West BankZAIN JAAFAR/AFP via Getty ImagesIsraeli security forces inspect the Hamida Mosque after it was vandalised by Israeli settlersThe marks of the attack on Hamida...

Israel has identified the hostage body returned by Hamas on Thursday as that of Meny Godard, who was 73 when he was killed in the 7 October attacks. Red...

David Gritten and Sebastian Usher,JerusalemReutersDonald Trump has repeatedly asked for a pardon for his close ally Benjamin NetanyahuIsrael's President Isaac Herzog has received a letter from US President Donald...

BBCIsrael has destroyed more than 1,500 buildings in areas of Gaza that have remained under its control since the ceasefire with Hamas started on 10 October, satellite images reviewed...

Watch: 'If you didn't have a rough past, you wouldn't have a chance', says Trump on al-SharaaSyria will join the international coalition to combat the Islamic State group, marking...

Parham GhobadiBBC PersianEPAIran - especially its capital, Tehran - is facing an unprecedented drought this autumn, with rainfall at record lows and reservoirs nearly empty. Officials are pleading with...

The UN Security Council has voted in favour of a US resolution to lift sanctions on Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa ahead of his White House visit next week.Sharaa was...

A former Israeli hostage who was released last month has told Israeli TV that he was sexually assaulted during his two years in captivity in Gaza.In an interview with...

Paul AdamsDiplomatic correspondentBBCIn the midst of a still shaky ceasefire, Gazans are taking the first tentative steps along the long road to recovery.Bulldozers are clearing roads, shovelling the detritus...

Hamas has handed over to the Red Cross a coffin containing what it says is the body of another deceased hostage, the Israeli military has said.The remains have been...

Israel has confirmed the latest body of a hostage returned by Hamas via the Red Cross is that of Israeli-American soldier Itay Chen.The 19-year-old's remains were handed over on...