Middle East
Iran says attack on Israel is over as fears grow of wider conflict
"Our action is concluded unless the Israeli regime decides to invite further retaliation," Iranian foreign minister said in a post on X early on Wednesday.
Iran confirms firing 200 missiles at Israel: state TV
Iran fired 200 missiles at Israel, state TV reported Wednesday, a barrage that Israel vowed to make Tehran "pay" for
Israeli airstrikes kill 37 in Gaza
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 37 people in Gaza yesterday, Palestinian medics said and fighting ramped up, as the Israeli military said it had been targeting command centres used by Hamas members.
Israeli troops invade southern Lebanon
Israel’s elite units launched limited ground raids into southern Lebanon yesterday, as arch-foe Hezbollah fired missiles at Tel Aviv, with the US warning it had indications Iran may be preparing to enter the fray with a ballistic missile attack on Israel.
Iran fires 180 missiles at Israel
Iran launched around 180 missiles at Israel last night in response to the killings of Tehran-backed militant leaders, prompting alarm across the region and vows of retaliation.
ISRAEL’S INCURSION INTO LEBANON / US out of step as world reacts to offensive
The United States appeared out of step with the rest of the globe as it pledged its support for Israel’s ground incursion into Lebanon.
Israel carries out strikes in Beirut, southern suburbs
Israel carried out two attacks on Beirut on Tuesday afternoon, striking the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital and the city's southern entrance, two security sources said
Iran preparing imminent missile attack on Israel: US
Iran is preparing an imminent ballistic missile attack against Israel, the United States said on Tuesday, warning that any such assault would have "severe" consequences for Tehran..The warning came as Israel said it had launched a ground offensive in Lebanon to target the Iran-backed milit
Israel’s offensive in Gaza enters new phase
Israeli tanks pulled out of some Gaza City districts yesterday while remaining in others, residents said, ahead of a planned troop reduction in the offensive, but fighting raged elsewhere in the Palestinian enclave along with intense bombardment.
KSA executes 170 people in 2023
Saudi Arabia executed 170 people in 2023, including four on New Year’s Eve -- an increase on the previous year, according to an AFP tally based on announcements by Saudi authorities.
2023 worst year for Israeli settler violence
Israeli settlers killed at least 10 Palestinians and torched dozens of homes in the occupied West Bank in 2023, making it the “most violent” year on record for settler attacks, an Israeli watchdog said yesterday.
US not seeking wider conflict in Middle East
The White House said Sunday it is not seeking a wider conflict in the Middle East after US forces sank three boats of Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea
150 Palestinians killed in 24 hours
The health ministry in Gaza Strip said yesterday at least 150 people have been killed in 24 hours in the Palestinian territory as Israeli jets intensified attacks, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to retake control of the enclave’s border with Egypt.
More than 4,360 people dead in 2023
More than 4,360 people, including combatants and civilians, were killed in Syria’s civil war in 2023, in the thirteenth year since fighting began, a war monitor said yesterday.
S Africa files genocide case against Israel
Israeli tanks pushed deeper into central and southern Gaza yesterday under heavy air and artillery fire, residents said, pressing a deadly offensive that has razed much of the enclave and that Israel has said may last months more.
WHO chief ‘very concerned’
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday he was “very concerned” about the growing threat of infectious diseases in the Gaza Strip.
35 killed as Israeli strikes hit Gaza refugee camps
At least 35 people were killed in Nuseirat and Maghazi refugee camps following Israeli bombings in central Gaza yesterday, as the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said an aid convoy came under fire by the Israeli military in the enclave.
Iran executes 4 over Israel ‘collaboration’
Iran yesterday hanged four people convicted of spying for arch foe Israel, the judiciary said, less than two weeks after authorities had executed a man on similar grounds.