Middle East
A year of Israel's invasion / Gaza still bleeds
Intensified Israeli airstrikes on Gaza yesterday killed dozens on the eve of the first anniversary of its offensive in the besieged territory that has killed nearly 42,000 Palestinians and left the enclave in ruins.
A year of israeli offensive in gaza / Palestinians wonder how to deal with tonnes of rubble
In the ruins of his two-storey home, 11-year-old Mohammed gathers chunks of the fallen roof into a broken pail and pounds them into gravel which his father will use to make gravestones for victims of the Gaza offensive.
Iran prepares plan to respond to any Israeli attack
Iran has prepared a plan to respond to a possible Israeli attack following the Islamic republic’s retaliatory missile strike against it last week, local media reported yesterday.
Israeli air attacks batter south Beirut
Israeli air attacks battered Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight and early yesterday in the most intense bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel sharply escalated its campaign against Iran-backed group Hezbollah last month.
Potential new Hezbollah leader out of contact, Lebanese source says
The potential successor to slain Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has been out of contact since Friday, a Lebanese security source said on Saturday, after an Israeli airstrike reported to have targeted him
Carnage in Gaza / Mothers struggle to care for newborns
Gazan mother Rana Salah cradles her one-month-old daughter Milana in her arms in a sweltering tent for the displaced, and speaks of the guilt she feels for bringing her child into a world of war and suffering.
Israel readying response to Iran’s attack
Israel was preparing a military response to Iran’s missile attack this week that heightened fears of a wider regional war, an Israeli official said yesterday, as fighting raged in Lebanon and Gaza.
Lebanon conflict pushes Gaza truce out of focus
Palestinians fear the crisis in Lebanon is diverting the world’s attention from Gaza, where Israeli strikes killed dozens more people this week, and diminishing already dim prospects for a ceasefire a year into an offensive that has shattered the enclave.
Saudi, Iran FMs hold Ramadan call
The Saudi and Iranian foreign ministers spoke by phone to mark the beginning of Ramadan, vowing to meet “soon” to implement a landmark bilateral reconciliation deal, Riyadh said yesterday.
10 Yemeni troops killed in Marib
At least 10 soldiers were killed in renewed fighting in Yemen, military sources told AFP, despite diplomatic efforts to halt the long-running war in the Arab world’s poorest country.
Israeli missiles hit arms depot
An Israeli missile strike destroyed a suspected arms depot used by Iran-backed militias at Syria’s Aleppo airport yesterday, a war monitor said, with authorities saying the strike put the airport out of service. It was the second such attack in a month on the
Israel court extends house arrest of Palestinian journo
An Israeli court yesterday extended the months-long house arrest of a Palestinian journalist from annexed east Jerusalem, who stands accused of incitement over her Facebook posts, her lawyer said.
Iran-Saudi Arabia Rapprochement Deal: Tehran proposes locations to Riyadh for ministerial talks
The Iranian government has proposed to Saudi Arabia three locations for a meeting at foreign minister level, Iran’s foreign minister said yesterday, citing the latest messages with Riyadh since the countries agreed to re-establish ties.
One man wounded in ‘shooting incident’ in West Bank flashpoint
Israel’s ambulance service said one man had been seriously wounded when his vehicle came under fire in a flashpoint town in the Israeli-occupied West Bank yesterday, without giving details on the identities of those involved.
Iraq, Iran sign deal to tighten border security
Iraq and Iran signed a border security agreement yesterday, a move Iraqi officials said aimed primarily at tightening the frontier with Iraq’s Kurdish region, where Tehran says armed Kurdish dissidents pose a threat to its security.
Palestinian, Israeli officials meet in Egypt
Israeli and Palestinian officials were meeting in Egypt yesterday for talks aimed at calming surging violence that has stoked fears of further escalation once the Muslim holy month of Ramadan begins later this week.
Kuwait court nullifies 2022 parliamentary vote: state media
Kuwait's constitutional court on Sunday nullified last year's legislative elections and ruled in favour of reinstating the previous parliament disbanded in June, state media said
100 killed this year
Israeli forces shot dead a Palestinian Friday in what the army described as an attempted “stabbing attack”, bringing the number of people killed in the conflict this year to 100.