The controversial U.N. agency UNRWA is fending off criticism from new allegations that more of its employees are Hamas terrorists who are seeking to destroy the Jewish state.

Hundreds of handheld pagers have exploded almost simultaneously across Lebanon and in parts of Syria, killing at least nine people, government and Hezbollah officials say

Palestinian officials say Israeli airstrikes killed 16 people Monday in the Gaza Strip, including five women and four children. Israel says it only targets militants and accuses Hamas and other armed groups of endangering civilians by operating in residential areas.

The US ambassador to the United Nations on Monday openly accused Israel of attacking innocents, telling a meeting of the bloc’s Security Council that

Hamas claims to have enough resources to keep fighting indefinitely.