The multi-dimensional significance of the site of Aujah Foqa has already been noted: Its control over the nearby Aujah Spring, its regional location as a frontier site, and the more general ...

Archaeologists in Israel have unearthed a series of stone rooms and objects that were likely used for worship and ritual practices in the Kingdom of Judah 2,800 years ago, they say. The discovery ...

When Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th US President, he did not put his left hand on either of the two Bibles held by his ...

The conflict between Israel and the Palestinian people is one of the longest-running and most violent disputes in the world. Its origins go back more than a century. There have been a series of wars ...

The cease-fire deal reached Wednesday between Israel and Hamas is the first step in a process that could see the release of all hostages from the Gaza Strip and the withdrawal of the Israeli military.

Here is a timeline of the war: Oct. 7, 2023: Hamas-led gunmen storm into southern Israel from Gaza and rampage through communities. Retaliatory airstrikes on Gaza begin, along with a total siege.

BC, the Near East was dominated by three powerful kingdoms: the Median Empire of Astyages, the Neo-Babylonian Empire of ...

according to health authorities in Gaza and Israel. The following is a timeline of major events since the conflict began in October 2023. -- On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas launched a large-scale attack on ...

Here’s a look at the troubled modern history of the Gaza Strip: Before the war surrounding Israel's establishment in 1948, present-day Gaza was part of the large swath of the Middle East under ...