Israel launched powerful airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, blowing up part of the defence ministry and hitting near the presidential palace as it vowed to destroy government forces attacking Druze in southern Syria and demanded they withdraw.

The Israeli military has launched a rare airstrike in the heart of Damascus hitting a Syrian Defense Ministry building, as clashes in the southern Syrian city of Sweida continues to flare.

JERUSALEM, July 15 (Reuters) - An Israeli scheme to move hundreds of thousands of already uprooted Palestinians to a so-called "humanitarian city" in Gaza has led politicians to spar with the defence establishment, but officials say a practical plan has yet to be crafted.

Twenty Palestinians were killed at a food distribution center run by an Israeli-backed American organization in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, mostly from being trampled, the group said. They were the first deaths reported at one of the Gaza Humanitarian Fund sites,

Minister Meir Porush instructs expropriation of properties on Hashalshelet Street in the Jewish Quarter of Jerusalem, in line with post-Six-Day War plans.

Brad Lander, the New York City comptroller, is drawing fire for divesting from Israel Bonds, but he says the decision was not political.

An Israeli military official said, "we are reinforcing forces in the Golan Heights and along the border, ready for a multitude of scenarios."

Brad Lander, New York City’s outgoing comptroller, is defending his decision to end pension fund investments in Israel Bonds in 2023, calling it a standard financial decision. In a letter dated July 10 and shared with the media on Sunday,