The kite fliers find satisfaction in the very development of a cheap tool that bewilders the strong Israeli army. But more Palestinians ask whether their creativity is worth a deterioration that will cause the death of thousands of Gazans

Absurdly, the fate of over a million Syrian refugees in Lebanon depends on coalition talks in Beirut; in the meantime, Hezbollah must carefully maneuver among political rivals to ensure its existence

The Israeli army struck Hamas targets in Gaza after the soldier was killed. Three rockets were fired at Israel from Gaza; two of them were intercepted by the Iron Dome. Another rocket fell in an open area in southern Israel

Backed by a Russian air campaign, Assad army has been pushing into the edges of Quneitra province following an offensive last month that routed rebels in adjoining Deraa province

Egypt says it rejects the law over 'ramifications that consecrate the concept of occupation and racial segregation'

The lawmakers expect the meeting to deal with the nation-state law, which passed in the Knesset Thursday, giving Jews exclusive right to self-determination in the country

Staff Sgt. Aviv Levy, who was shot Friday, is the first Israeli soldier to be killed on the Gaza front since 2014 war

‘The protests and the kites started on March 30 because of the blockade and the difficult humanitarian situation in the Strip,' a Hamas official tells Haaretz