It is one year since Israel responded to Hamas’s unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023 by bombing and invading the coastal Palestinian territory of Gaza. Israel says it is trying to destroy the military and governing capabilities of the Islamist group, which is committed to the destruction of Israel and has been in control […]
A US official said Washington does not believe Israel has decided yet how to respond to Iran As Israel weighs its options after its arch-foe Iran launched its largest ever assault on Tuesday, Biden was asked whether he would support Israel striking Iran’s oil facilities. “We’re discussing that,” Biden told reporters. The Business Standard Google
Iran has backed Hezbollah, both financially and militarily, for many years. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has been moved to a secure location amid security concerns in the aftermath of a strike on Beirut that killed Hezbollah’s leader, Reuters reports. Israel launched several attacks on Iran’s ally, Hezbollah. Two regional officials told Reuters that
Israel claims its biggest victory yet against Hezbollah It is time to stop talking about the Middle East being on the brink of a much more serious war. After the devastating Israeli attack on Lebanon – which killed Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah – it feels as if they’re tumbling over it. It was a huge
The exiled National Unity Government said the junta’s offer was not worth considering Rebel groups have rejected a peace offer from Myanmar’s embattled junta, which is reeling from battlefield losses and defections in a civil war that has dragged on for more than three years. This is dictatorship’s first such outreach since it seized power
Lebanese army soldiers block an entrance of a southern suburb of Beirut following the blasts The Iran-backed Lebanese armed group Hezbollah says two of its fighters and a girl have been killed after handheld pagers used to communicate exploded.Iran’s ambassador to Lebanon was among hundreds of people reportedly injured by what Hezbollah called “mysterious” blasts
Dozens of people have been arrested after clashing with police at an anti-war demonstration in Melbourne. Dozens of people have been arrested after clashing with police at an anti-war demonstration in Melbourne.Police said they were “appalled” by the actions of some demonstrators targeting a military hardware sales show in Australia’s most populous city, accusing them
The UK has supplied Storm Shadow long-range missiles to Ukraine after a request from Kyiv for its fight against invading Russian forces There have been strong indications that the US and UK are poised to lift their restrictions within days on Ukraine using long-range missiles against targets inside Russia.But no confirmation came from talks between
The Allenby Bridge, also known as the King Hussein Bridge, lies about halfway between Amman and Jerusalem Three Israeli men have been shot dead at a border point between Jordan and the occupied West Bank, Israeli officials say.The gunman – identified by the Israeli military as Jordanian Maher Jazi – approached the Allenby Bridge crossing
The map Mr Netanyahu used in his speech to foreign media appeared to have erased the occupied West Bank Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has again insisted that Israeli forces will not leave the Philadelphi Corridor – a strategically important strip of land in southern Gaza along the border with Egypt.He told foreign media in
Israeli government need more dedication, like US – father of hostage Joe Biden has said Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a hostage deal and ceasefire with Hamas, amid reports suggesting a new proposal would be sent to the Israeli prime minister as “final”.The US president and Kamala Harris, his vice-president, met negotiators
Pictures showed flames and thick black smoke coming from the upper part of the building as firefighters carried people to safety. A 14-year-old girl has been killed after a Russian guided bomb strike on the north-eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv hit a playground, local officials say. At least six other people were killed and 59
Kaid Farhan Elkadi was told by Israel’s prime minister the country was moved by news of his rescue The Israeli military says commandos have rescued from an underground tunnel in Gaza a Bedouin Arab hostage who was kidnapped by Hamas during the 7 October attack on Israel. Kaid Farhan Elkadi, 52, was rescued in a
Ryan Evans was staying at the hotel in Ukraine with a six-strong Reuters team. Two journalists were injured, one of them seriously. Ryan Evans, a safety adviser with Reuters, has been confirmed dead after a Russian missile hit a hotel in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kramatorsk where he was staying with a six-strong team
A file picture of an AK47 rifle and ammunition Weapons dealers in Yemen are openly using the social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to sell Kalashnikovs, pistols, grenades and grenade-launchers. The traders operate in the capital Sana’a and other areas under control of the Houthis, a rebel group backed by Iran and proscribed
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