Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz told the UN’s Lebanon envoy on Tuesday that any breach of a ceasefire deal that the security cabinet is set to vote on would result in Israel acting “forcefully”. “If you do not act, we will do it, forcefully,” Katz told envoy Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert when meeting her in Tel Aviv,…
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Tuesday that an overnight Israeli air strike killed more than 55 people in a residential building in the northern district of Beit Lahia. “More than 55 people have been martyred and dozens more wounded are under the rubble of a five-storey residential building belonging to the Abu Nasr family that…
Israel’s military has announced the death of Hashem Safieddine, a key Hezbollah leader and the man widely believed to be the successor of the group’s longtime chief, Hassan Nasrallah, in a targeted airstrike three weeks ago on Beirut’s southern suburbs. Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli airstrike on September 27. According to a statement by…
The Israeli military on Wednesday launched strikes in southern Beirut after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a ceasefire in Lebanon, saying it would leave Hezbollah forces near his country’s border. Black smoke was said to be rising from Beirut’s Haret Hreik area after two strikes, which followed an Israeli military warning for residents…
A United Nations commission of inquiry has accused Israel of war crimes in relation to attacks on healthcare facilities in Gaza during its ongoing conflict with Hamas. According to the report, led by former UN human rights chief Navi Pillay, Israel’s military actions against hospitals and medical personnel in Gaza amount to war crimes and…
Iran warned Israel on Tuesday against attacking any of its infrastructure amid fears of a possible Israeli assault on oil or nuclear sites following Iran’s missile barrage last week. “Any attack against infrastructure in Iran will provoke an even stronger response,” state television quoted Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi as saying. He spoke after Israel said…
The Israel Defense Forces, IDF, early Monday said its air force attacked a command centre of the Palestinian militant organisation, Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The IDF said the command centre was located in the Deir al Balah area in central Gaza embedded within the Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital. In the same area, the army had…
President Joe Biden has ordered United State’s forces to help Israel’s defence against Iran. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the White House. Recall that Iran on Tuesday launched missiles against Israel. US National Security Council spokesperson, Sean Savett, said Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris are monitoring the Iranian attack…
The Israel Defence Force, IDF, on Wednesday warned Iran of consequences following the latest missile attack. IDF’s spokesman, Daniel Hagari warned that Israel will respond in any way necessary. Posting on X, Hagari wrote: “Iran’s attack is a severe and dangerous escalation. There will be consequences. We will respond wherever, whenever and however we choose,…
