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General Ahmad Reza said Wednesday Iran wants to make major defense purchases. Regional rivals are concerned that sanctions relief will see Tehran add $150 billion to its budget.

The airspace violations were believed to be the first since the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, and did not elicit a response from Israel's military.

CNN's lead political anchor has moderated three GOP presidential debates, not always to acclaim.

Turkey's Jewish population held a public menorah lighting ceremony for the first time in modern Turkey's history dating back to 1923.

Casualties, if any, in the air raid are unknown, but violence on the ground continues.

Iran has been fighting to help bolster Syrian President Bashar Assad, but less than 1,000 of its soldiers still remain in the fight, Western officials said.

The Vatican released a sweeping new document Thursday reiterating the relationship between Catholics and Jews.

A man who lost his leg while serving in the British Army in Iraq says he is "getting frustrated" by people who think he should hate Muslims.

Russian President Vladimir Putin also noted that recent airstrikes had damaged the Islamic State group's weapons stores and oil infrastructure.

"The state of Israel respects all religions and strictly guarantees the rights of all its citizens," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday.

Increased attacks from an ISIS affiliate in Gaza are endangering the fragile peace that exists there.

The accused shooter's father reportedly told an Italian news outlet that his son supported the ideals of the Islamic State militant group.

Muslim-Americans have few means to engage in the fundraising done by other minority groups in an election cycle where big donors dominate.

The day celebrates the immaculate conception of Mary, the mother of Jesus.

In his latest speech, the president continued using his administration's term for the terror group.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry called for urgent action from both Palestine and Israel.

However, the U.S. has rejected Russia's claim that Turkey's government is benefiting from oil smuggled out of Syria by the Islamic State group.

Hanukkah starts Dec. 6 and runs until Dec. 14. Here are a few things to know about the holiday.

"Just relax, OK?" Trump said to a crowd that booed him for not recognizing Jerusalem as the undisputed capital of Israel.

Nicholas Thalasinos, who identified as a Messianic Jew, reported one day before he was killed that he received a disturbing Facebook message.

Jewish organizations in Paris had vowed to hold public Hanukkah ceremonies, including a live concert beginning at sundown Sunday to honor the Jewish holiday.