Israel Defense Forces pushed into a central Gaza city on Monday for the first time since the war with Hamas began.

Liberal frontbenchers have condemned the Albanese government’s decision to sign a joint letter calling for the immediate end to the conflict in Gaza.

North Carolina congressional support of Israel in its Middle East war with Hamas was affirmed Monday evening by U. S.

Israel threatened to escalate attacks on Syrian government forces unless they withdrew from Sweida, a southern province dominated by the country’s Druse minority.

Israel has struck military tanks in southern Syria, where government forces and Bedouin tribes clash with Druze militias.

Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in southwestern Syria for a second day on Tuesday, vowing to keep the area demilitarized and to protect the Druze minority as deadly clashes continued in the region at the Israeli frontier.

Israel carried out strikes against Syrian government forces in southern Syria, saying it was acting to protect the Druze minority.

Busra Al-Harir, Syria — The Syrian government on Monday started evacuating Bedouin families trapped inside the city of Sweida, where Druze militiamen and Bedouin fighters have clashed for over a week.

Israel warned it would move the first time into a town in the heart of the Gaza Strip that it had earlier skirted for fear of harming hostages, as it accused Hamas of stalling at US-brokered ceasefire talks and the war’s toll on Palestinian civilians spiraled.