Al Jazeera TV raided in West Bank; ordered to close for 45 days
Global news channel Al Jazeera said armed and masked Israeli forces raided its office in Ramallah in the occupied West...Geostrategy
Latest batch of device explosions in Lebanon stoking fears of a full-blown war with Israel
A second deadly wave of unprecedented explosions in the strongholds of Lebanon's Hezbollah left it in disarray on Thursday, hours...Geostrategy
Defence minister says Israel ‘shoulder to shoulder’ with US on Iran
"Our enemies think that they can pull apart Israel and the United States, but the opposite is true -- they..."Our enemies think that they can pull apart Israel and the United States, but they are bringing us together and strengthening our ties", Gallant said
Fears that Iran could soon launch a retaliatory attack spurred France to recommend on Friday that its citizens avoid travelling to the region
Israel on alert after Iranian threat as Gaza war grinds on
Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned Wednesday that Israel "must be punished and will be punished", days after one...Days after Israel strengthened its air defences and paused leave for combat units, the United States also warned of the risk of an attack by Iran
Iran is "threatening to launch a significant attack on Israel", US President Joe Biden said Wednesday, pledging "ironclad" support for its top regional ally
Israel slams Irish PM for not mentioning Gaza hostages
Israel's foreign ministry denounced Ireland's new prime minister for not mentioning the hostages held by fighters in Gaza during a...Harris "forgot" to "mention the 133 Israeli hostages who have been rotting in Hamas tunnels for the past six months," Israel's foreign ministry said
Israel is also furious with Ireland over its intention to recognise a Palestinian state
Hamas leader’s family killed in Gaza strike as truce talks drag on
The strike came as talks in Cairo aimed at a ceasefire and a hostage release deal dragged on without signs...Hamas said in a statement that three of Haniyeh's sons and four of his grandchildren were killed in the air strike
Israel confirmed the killings, saying the sons were "Hamas operatives" who were "on their way to carry out terrorist activities"
Biden says Israel making ‘mistake’ in handling of Gaza war
Biden urged Netanyahu "to just call for a ceasefire, allow for the next six, eight weeks, total access to all...Biden rebuked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's handling of the conflict and reiterated the need for a ceasefire
"I think what he's doing is a mistake. I don't agree with his approach," Biden told Spanish-language TV network Univision
Israel strikes Gaza as US says Rafah attack ‘not imminent’
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he had no indication of an "imminent" Israeli assault on the city, the...Hamas had said earlier it "appreciates" the efforts from mediators Qatar, Egypt and the United States, but accused Israel of failing to respond to its demands
Despite growing pressure from top ally the United States, Netanyahu stressed Israel would pursue the twin goals of bringing home "all our hostages"
Israel deploys C-Dome defence system for the first time
On Monday evening, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported an alert in the area of Eilat, which was targeted in...The C-Dome is a naval version of the Iron Dome air defence system used to shield against rocket and missile attacks.
Mounted on Sa'ar 6-class corvettes, German-made warships, the C-Dome uses the same interceptor as the Iron Dome
Iran foreign minister in Syria after consulate strike blamed on Israel
Amir-Abdollahian is set to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad during the visit, while Syria's information...Tehran, a key Damascus ally, has vowed to avenge last Monday's air strike on the Iranian embassy's consular section that killed seven Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps members
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian began a regional tour a day earlier in Oman, long a mediator between Tehran and the West
Six months of bloodshed: the Gaza war in numbers
At least 33,175 people have been killed in the besieged Palestinian territory in Israel's campaign of retaliation for the October...Over a third of those killed in Israel on October 7 and in the two subsequent days of violence were members of the security forces including 306 soldiers and 60 police officers
The Israeli military claims to have "eliminated" 12,000 enemy fighters there, including five brigade commanders and 20 battalion commanders
Iran offers no response to Israeli strike, if US-secures Gaza truce: report
The Damascus airstrike targeted the Iranian consulate, resulting in the death of IRGC commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi and several other...According to a report by Jadeh Iran, Iran has communicated to the United States that it would refrain from retaliating to the airstrike if the US can secure a ceasefire in Gaza
The anonymous source cited in the report stated that if the US is successful in calming the situation, it would be seen as a significant achievement for the Biden administration