Israel deports Greta Thunberg after intercepting Gaza-bound aid boat
Tel Aviv, Israel - Campaigner Greta Thunberg arrived home in Sweden late Tuesday, after Israel detained her and other activists aboard...Geostrategy
NATO learns as Ukraine’s Operation Spider’s web changes battlefield: NATO Commander
Brussels, Belgium - Ukraine's "creativity", including its massive "Spider's web" drone attack deep inside Russia, holds profound lessons for Western...Geostrategy
Hamas says Israel wants ‘endless’ truce negotiations
Hamas had told mediators it "cannot agree to a deal that doesn't that does not secure... a permanent ceasefire and...The statement came as mediator Qatar said it was awaiting a "clear position" from Israel on a proposed Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal outlined by US President Joe Biden
Qatar, along with the United States and Egypt, has been engaged in months of back-and-forth negotiations over details for a ceasefire
Israeli strike in South Lebanon kills one
An Israeli strike targeting a motorcycle in Lebanon killed one person and wounded another, according to the National News Agency...The strike targeting a motorcycle in Naqura killed one person and wounded another
Late Monday, cross-border exchanges set off blazes in border areas of both Israel and Lebanon
Trump warns jail time could be ‘breaking point’ for supporters
In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News, the former president and current Republican White House hopeful acknowledged the possibility...The warning will resonate in a country already concerned about the prospect of civil unrest and political harassment in the run-up to the November election
Trump will now be running as a felon, and he has repeatedly refused to commit to accepting the result should he lose to President Joe Biden
12 pro-regime fighters killed in Israeli strike near Syria’s Aleppo: NGO
The Syrian Ministry of Defence said in a statement that "after midnight... the Israeli enemy launched an air attack from...Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes on its northern neighbour since the outbreak of Syria's civil war, mainly targeting army positions and Iran-backed fighters
While it rarely comments on individual strikes in Syria, Israel has repeatedly said it will not allow its arch-enemy Iran to expand its presence there
Kuwait emir names former PM as new crown prince
Kuwait entered new political turbulence in May when the 83-year-old emir, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, dissolved parliament just six weeks...Gaza mediators urge Israel, Hamas to accept truce plan
Rafah, Palestinian Territories - Qatari, Egyptian and US mediators called on Israel and Hamas Saturday to "finalise" the truce deal outlined...Fighting has raged in the besieged Gaza Strip since Biden said Israel was offering a new roadmap towards a full ceasefire
But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has since insisted his country would pursue the war until it had achieved all its aims
Hamas says Israel’s Gaza ceasefire proposal ‘positive’
The US president urged Hamas to accept the Israeli offer. "It's time for this war to end, for the day...But Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted the army would continue fighting until it had "eliminated" Hamas's capacity to rule Gaza and pose a military threat
Biden's address came as Israeli troops pushed into central Rafah, escalating the war with Hamas despite international objections to any assault on the southern Gaza city
Houthis launch fresh drone, missile attacks from Yemen: US
Dubai, United Arab Emirates - Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis launched several drones and two ballistic missiles on Friday, the US military said,...US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it intercepted four drones launched by the Houthis - three over the Red Sea and another over the Gulf of Aden - while a fifth drone crashed
The Houthis also launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles, according to CENTCOM, which said no injuries or damage were reported from US, coalition or commercial ships
Israel troops push into central Rafah
In central Gaza, the Israeli army said it was "intensifying operations" and had carried out air strikes that "eliminated several...Witnesses reported seeing Israeli air strikes "in central Rafah" as well as troop movements in the area
Israel said its forces had killed about 300 Palestinian fighters in Rafah since launching its military operation in the city
US, UK air strikes hit several sites in Yemen
The British defence ministry said in a statement that its planes launched strikes in "a joint operation with US forces...AFP journalists heard loud explosions in the capital Sanaa and the port city of Hodeida overnight from Thursday to Friday
The Houthi-controlled television channel Al-Masirah said strikes had also targeted telecoms infrastructure in the town of Taez
