Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas "sons of dogs" in a fiery speech in which he demanded the group release the hostages it is still holding, disarm, and hand over...

A senior Palestinian official familiar with Israel-Hamas ceasefire negotiations has told the BBC that Qatari and Egyptian mediators have proposed a new formula to end the war in Gaza.According...

Watch: Hegseth calls media 'hoaxsters' in response to new Signal leak allegationsPresident Donald Trump has backed US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth after reports that military attack details were shared...

Yolande KnellBBC Middle East CorrespondentBBCDr Sukkar says life in Gaza feels "like a nightmare that doesn't end"Healthcare in the Gaza Strip is itself a casualty of 18 months of...

Parham GhobadiBBC PersianEPAIran and the US have held a second round of high-stakes nuclear talks in Rome - and agreed to meet again next week - even as hopes...

US air strikes on a key oil terminal on Yemen's Red Sea coast controlled by the Houthi movement have killed at least 74 people and wounded 171 others, the...

Getty ImagesWitnesses told the BBC that flames spread rapidly between tents, causing dozens of deaths, including those of childrenAt least 37 people have been killed in a series of...

AFPResidents said there were fresh Israeli strikes in the south-west of Jabalia overnightIsrael's defence minister has said troops will remain in so-called security zones they have established by seizing...

Hamas says it has "lost contact" with the group of fighters holding an Israeli-American hostage captive in Gaza following an Israeli strike on their location.The 21-year-old soldier, Edan Alexander,...

EPAThe Israeli strike on al-Ahli hospital destroyed its laboratory and damaged its emergency room, according to Anglican Diocese of JerusalemThe World Health Organization has said conditions at hospitals in...

Rushdi AbualoufGaza correspondentFootage shows damage at Gaza City hospital siteAn Israeli air strike has destroyed part of al Ahli Arab Hospital, the last fully functional hospital in Gaza City.Witnesses...

Lyse DoucetChief international correspondentGetty ImagesUS envoy Steve Witkoff (left) and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi took part in the talksIran and the US have concluded a first round of...