The quadrennial tournament is being held in the Holy Land for the first time ever, and teams say their initial fears about taking part have proved unfounded

Death occurs during demonstration outside office of a paramilitary group in Basra

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

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

Israel is expected to announce the easing of the flow of goods through the Kerem Shalom crossing and the extension of the fishing zone off the Strip