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Iran threatens strikes on US, Israel if attacked, cites missile readiness
Tehran: Iranian Defence Minister Aziz Nasirzadeh warned that Iran would strike US and Israeli interests, bases, and troops “wherever and whenever deemed necessary” if either country initiates a war against the Islamic…
- Middle East
Netanyahu vows retaliation after Houthi missile strikes Israel’s airport
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retaliate against Houthi forces in Yemen and their ally, Iran, after a missile launched by the group struck Israel’s international airport. Writing on the…
- India
Air India’s Delhi-Tel Aviv flight diverted to Abu Dhabi
New Delhi: An Air India flight from the national capital to Tel Aviv was diverted to Abu Dhabi on Sunday as there was a missile attack near the airport in the Israeli…
- Middle East
Houthi missile hits Israel’s biggest airport hours before top officials vote on plans for Gaza war
Tel Aviv: A missile launched by Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen on Sunday briefly halted flights and commuter traffic at Israel’s main international airport after an impact left a plume of smoke and…
- Middle East
Israeli army orders mass reservist call-up ahead of Gaza offensive expansion
Jerusalem: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have said that it issued call-up orders to tens of thousands of reservists in preparation for an escalation of its military campaign in the Gaza Strip.…
- Middle East
Desperate children, adults in Gaza struggle to get food as Israel blocks aid
Khan Younis: Screaming in anguish as the desperate crowd crushes them against a barrier, young children and adults frantically wave pots and pans at charity workers, begging for a portion of some…
- Middle East
Israel not obliged to work with UNRWA in Gaza, US tells World Court
The Hague: The United States told the International Court of Justice Wednesday that Israel must provide aid to Gaza, but the country does not have to work with the UN agency for…
- Middle East
Iran executes ‘high-ranking spy’ of Mossad
Tehran: Iran has executed a “high-ranking spy” of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, the media reported. The executed, identified as Mohsen Langarneshin, was convicted of providing field and technical support for Mossad’s operations…
- Middle East
Massive wildfire near Jerusalem prompts national emergency in Israel
Jerusalem: Israel has raised its emergency alert to the highest level and appealed for international assistance as fast-spreading wildfires erupted in the hills west of Jerusalem on Wednesday. Footage shared on social…
- Middle East
Israel arrest prominent Palestinian journalist in West Bank
Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have arrested prominent Palestinian journalist Ali Al-Samoudi following a raid on his son’s home in the Al-Zahraa neighbourhood of Jenin, located in the northern occupied West Bank. The…
- Middle East
At least 12 killed overnight by Israeli strikes in Gaza
Gaza Strip: At least 12 people including children were killed overnight in Gaza by Israeli strikes, hospital workers said Wednesday, April 30. The pre-dawn strikes hit three houses in the urban Nuseirat…
- Middle East
Israel’s domestic security chief to step down
Israel’s domestic security chief, Ronen Bar, on Monday, April 28, announced that he will step down on June 15 due to differences with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Bar was fired by Netanyahu…
- Middle East
Top UN court reviews Israel’s responsibility to facilitate aid to Palestinians
The Hague: The United Nations’ highest court opens hearings Monday into Israel’s obligation to “ensure and facilitate” urgently needed humanitarian assistance to Palestinian civilians in the occupied territories, bringing the ongoing conflict…
- Middle East
Israeli forces carry out airstrike on Beirut
Beirut: Israeli forces carried out an airstrike on a building in Hadath area in Beirut’s southern suburbs. The “powerful strike” targeted “infrastructure where Hezbollah had stored precision missiles,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…
- Middle East
Gaza death toll reaches 52,243 after 51 killed in Israeli strikes within 24 hours
Gaza Strip: Hospitals in the Gaza Strip received the remains of 51 Palestinians over the past 24 hours who were killed in Israeli strikes, the local Health Ministry said Sunday, bringing the…