An Israeli airstrike hit a house in the central Gaza Strip, killing five people including a boy and two women and injuring seven others early Thursday morning. Those killed and injured at the

Human Rights Watch has accused Israel of a campaign that amounts to “acts of genocide” by systematically restricting and targeting Gaza’s water supply. The rights group's report Thursday was the

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli troops will occupy a buffer zone inside Syria for the foreseeable future. Israel’s recent capture of the buffer zone has sparked condemnation, with critics accusing Israel of violating the 1974 ceasefire and possibly exploiting the chaos in Syria for a land grab.