US Senate to vote on bills to block arms deal with Israel
US Senate to vote on bills to block arms deal with Israel

The United States Senate will vote later this week on bills to block a $20bn arms deal with Israel, an effort advocates say will set a precedent in congressional efforts to halt weapons transfers to the US ally, reports Al Jazeera. Senator Bernie Sanders a progressive independent who caucuses...

Iraqi armed group claims attack on Israel
Iraqi armed group claims attack on Israel

Iraq based armed group The Islamic Resistance said that it launched an attack on a vital target in southern Israel using drones, reports Al Jazeera. The group of Iran-backed militias said the attack was in solidarity with the people of Gaza and Lebanon. It has been launching near-daily...

Beirut’s Dahiyeh being bombed 50 times in one week
Beirut’s Dahiyeh being bombed 50 times in one week

The Israeli military issued a statement saying its forces carried out a fourth wave of attacks on Beiruts Dahiyeh on Saturday evening, and that in the last week alone, it has bombed 50 targets in the neighbourhood, reports Al Jazeera. The statement came as Israeli forces continued to pound...

Trump promises to end wars with a 'strong military'
Trump promises to end wars with a 'strong military'

US President-elect Donald Trump on Thursday promised a strong military, as he reiterated his pledge to end the war between Russia and Ukraine, reports AFP. Trump, who campaigned on an America First foreign policy, has said previously that he wanted to strike a deal between Kyiv and Moscow,...

Israeli military claims to kill PIJ brigade commander
Israeli military claims to kill PIJ brigade commander

The Israeli military claims that in coordination with Shin Bet, Israels internal intelligence service, its air force struck Alkaman Abed Elslam Khalil Anbar, who it claims was in charge of a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) brigade located in Gaza City, reports Al Jazeera. It said that Anbar was...

UN reports Israel's warfare tactics in Gaza align with genocide definition
UN reports Israel's warfare tactics in Gaza align with genocide definition

The UN Special Committee investigating Israeli practices in Gaza released a new report on Thursday, stating that Israels military actions in the region align with the characteristics of genocide. The report highlights the mass civilian casualties and life-threatening conditions deliberately imposed...

Hezbollah claims first attack on Israeli war ministry HQ
Hezbollah claims first attack on Israeli war ministry HQ

The Lebanon based armed group Hezbollah says it carried out its first air attack on Israels Kirya military base located in Tel Aviv, reports Al Jazeera. The group said the base was the headquarters of the Israeli war ministry and general staff, as well as its war management room and the air...

Gaza death toll rises
Gaza death toll rises

At least 43,712 people have been killed and 103,258 wounded in Israeli military attacks on Gaza since October 7, 2023, the enclaves Health Ministry says, reports Al Jazeera. Of those, 47 Palestinians were killed and 182 wounded in the latest 24-hour reporting period, the ministry added....

Iran-backed armed group claims drone attack on Israel
Iran-backed armed group claims drone attack on Israel

The coalition of Iran-backed armed group, theIslamic Resistance in Iraq claimed that it launched drones towards an Israeli military target in the south of the occupied territories, reports Al Jazeera. In a post on Telegram post, the group, which regularly launches drones towards Israel, did not...

WHO chief sounds alarm on famine warning in Gaza
WHO chief sounds alarm on famine warning in Gaza

World Health Organization(WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has added his voice to rising concerns that the monthlong Israeli military siege of northern Gaza where as many as 95,000 civilians could be trapped has caused famine conditions, reports Al Jazeera. Deeply alarming,...

Pentagon officials discuss how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders
Pentagon officials discuss how to respond if Trump issues controversial orders

Pentagon officials are holding informal discussions about how the Department of Defense would respond if Donald Trump issues orders to deploy active-duty troops domestically and fire large swaths of apolitical staffers, defense officials told CNN. The president-elect has suggested he would be...

US announces Mideast military deployments to deter Iran
US announces Mideast military deployments to deter Iran

On Friday, the United States announced the deployment of additional military assets to the Middle East, including ballistic missile defense destroyers and long-range B-52 bombers, as a warning to Iran amid escalating strikes between Iran and Israel. Should Iran, its partners, or its proxies use...

New sanctions on Myanmar military suppliers
New sanctions on Myanmar military suppliers

Opponents of Myanmars military government praised the recent sanctions imposed by the European Union, the U.K. and Canada targeting individuals and entities providing aviation fuel and equipment to the military. These measures come in response to the armys intensified airstrikes, which have...

124 killed in Sudanese paramilitary attacks on villagers
124 killed in Sudanese paramilitary attacks on villagers

Doctor and activists claimed that at least 124 people were allegedly killed in an attack by the Sudanese paramilitary group the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on a village south of Sudans capital Khartoum on Friday, reports CNN. It is one of the deadliest incidents in a civil war that shows no signs...

Israel conducts first open airstrikes on Iran, targeting military sites
Israel conducts first open airstrikes on Iran, targeting military sites

Israel conducted pre-dawn airstrikes on Iranian military targets Saturday to response to the series of ballistic missiles that Iran fired at Israel earlier this month. It was the first time Israels military has openly attacked Iran. The Israeli military said its aircraft targeted facilities that...

Trapped medics injured in Gaza as Israeli soldiers open fire
Trapped medics injured in Gaza as Israeli soldiers open fire

As a part of Israeli attack targeting medical establishment in Northern Gaza, the Israeli military sieged Kamal Adwan Hospital and fired indiscriminately targeting medics of the hospital, reports Al Jazeera. During this shot out, at least three members of the medical staff at the Kamal Adwan...

"Limited damage" due to Israeli attack: Iranian military
"Limited damage" due to Israeli attack: Iranian military

The Iranian military confirmed on Saturday that the Israeli military has launched several airstrikes targeting the military bases in Ilam, Khuzestan and Tehran provinces, reports Al Jazeera. The airstrikes caused a limited damage, the Iranian military said in a statement on state television....

China holds large-scale military drill in warning to Taiwan
China holds large-scale military drill in warning to Taiwan

China, on Monday, held a large-scale military drill surrounding Taiwan and its outlying islands, reports UNB. As a part of the drill, the country deployed a record 125 aircrafts, as well as its Liaoning aircraft carrier and ships, simulating the sealing off of key ports in a move that...