American contractors guarding aid distribution sites in Gaza are using live ammunition and stun grenades as hungry Palestinians scramble for food, according to accounts and videos obtained by The Associated Press.

Israel’s military says its forces will remain in five strategic locations in southern Lebanon after Tuesday’s deadline for their withdrawal under a ceasefire with the Hezbollah militant group.

The Israeli military says its soldiers killed an alleged militant in Gaza whom it said posed a threat to its forces.

Israel’s military says troops have recovered the body of another hostage from Gaza.

Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country.

Israel has launched a major military operation in the occupied West Bank and has sealed off the volatile city of Jenin.