Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed at midnight Saturday the release of 13 Israeli hostages in the second batch of a prisoner swap deal with the Palestinian resistance group, Hamas.

“The Government of Israel embraces the 17 hostages …

A second group of Israeli hostages left Hamas captivity on Saturday, after hours of delay had increased the anxiety of desperate families.

The Israeli military said 13 Israelis were released in Gaza and in exchange 39 more Palestinian prisoners

Damascus – The Syrian Ports Directorate announced today the closure of all Syrian ports along the coast.

It pointed out that this closure comes following the intensification of weather activity due to the increase in wind speed and the