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Washington's top diplomat discusses the Gaza war with Turkey's mercurial leader on Saturday before flying to Crete to address Greek worries about the looming sale of US fighter jets to Ankara.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken held talks in Istanbul on Saturday with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on how to de-escalate regional tensions, saying later that Turkey was committed to playing a "productive" role in postwar Gaza. Blinken said a "big part" of his whirlwind, eight-day trip will be looking…

Hezbollah says it launched a new wave of rockets at Israel in response to an Israeli assassination of one of its leaders last month. It is just the latest spat between Israel and one of several Iran-backed militias in the Middle East

The U.N. humanitarian chief is describing Gaza as “uninhabitable” three months into Israel’s war with Hamas

UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths on Friday said Gaza had become "uninhabitable" after relentless bombing by Israeli forces in retaliation for the Hamas militant group's attack in October.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah warned Israel on Friday that the group will "inevitably" respond to the assassination of Hamas's deputy political leader in Beirut this week, saying it "cannot remain silent" to such an incursion on Lebanese territory.

Get the inside scoop on Secretary Blinken's diplomatic push in the Middle East and the challenges of establishing a post-Hamas Gaza. No ceasefire mentioned!

Diljan Akhtar, 51, was also sentenced for publicly shouting other racist slurs and making violent threats towards a police officer

Washington wants concessions from the Netanyahu administration, as critics say plans lack detail or commitment