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Israeli air strikes in Damascus and across Syria
The large explosions heard in the Syrian capital Damascus on Friday night were from more Israeli air strikes, which targeted military installations near to the city and in the surrounding countryside, reports Al Jazeera. The air strikes targeted the Syrian armys Fourth Division and a radar...
Palestinians condemn 'Barbaric' Israeli attack Nuseirat refugee camp
Palestinian authorities have said that at least 33 people were killed in an Israeli strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, as Israel continues to conduct devastating attacks across the strip, reports Al Jazeera. The Government Media Office in Gaza called the Thursday attack a...
Israel seeks to remake the Middle East to its own design
Since former Syrian President Bashar al-Assads dramatic flight to Moscow on Sunday, Israel has launched hundreds of attacks on its neighbor, reports Al Jazeera. Israel claims this is necessary for its defence. But it has been attacking Syria with impunity since at least January 2013, when it...
Khamenei claims US-Israel plan behind fall of al-Assad
Irans Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei claims Tehran has evidence that what happened in Syria was the product of a joint plan by the US and the Zionist regime, reports Al Jazeera. He said this in his first comments since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. Yes, a government neighbouring Syria...
Israeli warplanes pound Syria as troops reportedly advance deeper
Israel carried out a wave of heavy airstrikes across Syria as its troops advanced deeper into the country, a Syrian opposition war monitor said Tuesday, and the Israeli defense minister announced that his forces had destroyed Syrias navy, reports AP. Israel acknowledged pushing into a buffer...
Trial of Prime Minister Netanyahu resumes in Tel Aviv
Benjamin Netanyahu, the first sitting prime minister of Israel to face a criminal trial, is expected to testify for the first time when his corruption case resumes Tuesday, reports BSS. Netanyahu has repeatedly sought to delay his appearance in court, where he faces charges of bribery, fraud and...
Netanyahu set to take the witness stand for first time on alleged corruption
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to take to the witness stand on Tuesday for the first time in his trial on corruption allegations, a pivotal point in the drawn-out proceedings that comes as the leader wages war in Gaza and faces an international arrest warrant for war crimes...
Germany rejects Amnesty’s claim for Israeli genocide
German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer has said that the question of genocide presupposes a clear intention to eradicate an ethnic group. I still do not recognise any such clear intention and therefore I cannot share the conclusions of the report. He said these after asked for a...
Ailing kids wait months to leave Gaza for treatment
The 12-year-old Palestinian boy was lying in a hospital bed in central Gaza, wracked with leukemia, malnourished and whimpering in pain despite the morphine doctors were giving him, when Rosalia Bollen, a UNICEF official, said she saw him in late October. Islam al-Rayahens family had asked...
Israel renews ban on people returning to their homes in Lebanon
Israeli military spokesperson Avichay Adraee has reminded people in Lebanon that they are prohibited from travelling south in their country, reports Al Jazeera. I remind you that until further notice, you are prohibited from moving south to the line of the following villages and their...
Macron, Saudi Crown Prince call for a Gaza ceasefire ‘without further delay’
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and French President Emmanuel Macron met in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, and agreed to make every effort to contribute to de-escalation in the Middle East, according to a statement from the French presidency, reports Al Jazeera. The leaders said their...
GCC denounces Israel’s ‘genocide, ethnic cleansing’ in Gaza
Leaders of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) have reiterated their calls for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip following their meeting in Kuwait on Sunday, reports Al Jazeera. They welcomed the ICCs arrest warrants for Israels Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav...
Gaza death toll rises
Gaza based Health Ministry on Sunday reports that at least 44,429 people have been killed and 105,250 wounded in more than 13 months of war on the besieged enclave, reports Al Jazeera. It added that Israeli attacks killed 47 and wounded 108 in the latest 24-hour reporting period. Bd-pratidin...
Thousands returning to Lebanon from Syria
The UNs refugee agency (UNHCR) says the number of people returning to Lebanon from Syria is gathering pace since the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah last week, reports Al Jazeera. It said between November 27 and 29, some 15,000 people crossed back into Lebanon through...
Trump wants Gaza ceasefire before inauguration: Report
The United States President-elect Donald Trump wants to secure a ceasefire and captives deal in Gaza before he takes office, according to US Senator Lindsey Graham, reports Al Jazeera. Graham, who was in Israel this week, told US-based media outlet Axios that Trump was more determined than ever...
Gaza toll rises to 44,363
The Health Ministry in Gaza has released its latest daily update about the casualties in Israels war on the besieged and bombarded territory, reports Al Jazeera. The number of people killed since the start of the war has risen to at least 44,363 with another 105,070 wounded, it said....
Lebanese parliament speaker calls for immediate election of president
In a televised address, the Lebanese parliament speaker Nabih Berri said that Lebanon needs to elect a president as soon as possible, reports Al Jazeera. It should unify all of us. It is a test so that we can protect Lebanon from all the threats including Israeli threats, the speaker said....
Gaza death toll rises
At least 44,249 people have been killed and 104,746 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclaves Health Ministry says, reports Al Jazeera. Of those, 14 Palestinians were killed and 108 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added. Bd-pratidin...
EU states must respect ICC warrants: Borrell
European Union (EU) top diplomat Josep Borrell has also addressed the ICCs arrest warrants for Israels Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, saying EU states must respect the ruling whether they like it or not, reports Al Jazeera. This is not something you...
Lebanon ceasefire hinges on enforcement: Israeli FM
A ceasefire agreement with Lebanon would hinge on enforcement that would keep Hezbollah disarmed and away from the border, Israels Foreign Minister Gideon Saar has said, reports Al Jazeera. The test for any agreement will be one, not in words or phrasing, but in enforcement only of the two main...
WHO chief condemns attacks on northern Gaza hospital
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the ongoing attacks on Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza have resulted in 14 more injuries in the past 48 hours, which includes the hospitals director and several other healthcare workers, reports Al...
Gaza toll rises
At least 44,235 people have been killed and 104,638 wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the coastal enclaves Health Ministry says, reports Al Jazeera. In the latest 24-hour period, 24 Palestinians were killed and 71 injured, the ministry added. Bd-pratidin English/Tanvir...
Khamenei calls for death sentence for Israeli leaders
Irans supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said that death sentences should be issued for Israeli leaders and not arrest warrants, Reuters news agency reports. His remarks come after the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Response to Israeli strikes on Beirut will be on ‘central Tel Aviv’: Hezbollah chief
Lebanon based armed group Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem has vowed to retaliate against Israeli strikes on the Lebanese capital, saying that this retaliation will be in the heart of Tel Aviv, reports Al Jazeera. He also acknowledged that Hezbollah was dealt a blow when its former chief Hassan...
70,000 Gazans at risk of starvation and deadly thirst
Palestinian Civil Defence sources in the Gaza Strip have reported that 70,000 civilians in the northern Gaza Strip at West Bank are at risk of starvation and deadly thirst if they survive the intense Israeli attacks, amid an intensified siege that has been ongoing for over a month, reports Middle...
US warns Turkiye against hosting Hamas leaders
The United States warned Turkiye, on Monday, against hosting Hamas leadership, saying Washington does not believe leaders of a terrorist organisation should be living comfortably, reports Middle East Monitor. US State Department spokesperson, Matthew Miller, did not confirm the reports but said...
US envoy in Beirut amid ceasefire hopes
US special envoy for the Middle East Amos Hochstein has arrived in the Lebanese capital amid ceasefire hopes, reports Al Jazeera. A Lebanese government source told the Qatar based media outlet that the level of American optimism about reaching a ceasefire is the highest in a year. Lebanon is...
No Lebanon ceasefire without ‘full freedom’ for Israel: Gantz
Israeli politician and former war cabinet member Benny Gantz has said in a post on his X account that the condition for any agreement with Lebanon should include full Israeli freedom of action against any violation, on the back of the newly proposed ceasefire deal. Last week, Israeli Foreign...