The cross, once carried in conquest, has been reclaimed as a symbol of solidarity. It no longer crowns emperors; it comforts the crucified. From chains to church, from plantation to pulpit, the faith ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israel's prime minister toughened his stance Wednesday by declaring that his country is in charge of its own security and isn't an American protectorate as he prepared to ...

The Trump administration has ramped up diplomatic efforts to bolster a shaky ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, with Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of the president, ...

JERUSALEM (AP) — Gaza's fragile ceasefire faced its first major test Sunday as Israeli forces launched a wave of deadly strikes, saying Hamas militants had killed two soldiers, and an Israeli security ...

Israel on Sunday announced the identity of one of two dead hostages returned by Hamas the previous day as 54-year-old Ronen Engel. The military "informed the family of hostage Ronen Engel... that ...

No names were immediately released. The bodies were in Israel and were being taken to the country's National Institute of Forensic Medicine.