Middle East
ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH CONFLICT / Hezbollah losses strengthen Turkey against Iran: analysts
Israel’s onslaught against Hezbollah in Lebanon is reassuring for Turkey, which could seize the opportunity to strengthen its regional influence in the face of its rival Iran, analysts told AFP.
Iranian strike shows capability for greater scale
The Iranian ballistic missile attack against Israel on Tuesday was larger, more complex and involved more advanced weapons than the strikes in April, experts say, putting greater stress on missile defences and allowing more warheads to get through.
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, Hamas agree to four-day truce
Israel’s government and Hamas yesterday agreed to a ceasefire in Gaza for at least four days to let in aid and release at least 50 hostages captured by Hamas fighters in exchange for at least 150 Palestinians jailed in Israel.
Deal on Gaza truce, hostages is ‘close’
The leader of Hamas said yesterday that a truce agreement with Israel was close, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hoped for good news soon about hostages, the most optimistic signals so far of a deal to pause fighting and free captives.
Two journos, third person killed in Israeli strike
Two journalists working for a Lebanon-based TV channel and a third person were killed by a rocket strike near Lebanon’s border with Israel yesterday, the Lebanese state news agency reported.
Push Israel over Gaza humanitarian aid
A group of US President Joe Biden’s fellow Democrats urged him on Monday to encourage Israel to take immediate steps - including reopening a major border crossing - to help provide humanitarian aid for innocent civilians in Gaza.
28 Gaza babies evacuated to Egypt
Twenty-eight premature babies were evacuated from war-torn Gaza to Egypt yesterday as the enclave’s health ministry accused Israel of launching a deadly strike on the territory’s Indonesian Hospital.
Iran rejects Israel’s accusations
Iran yesterday dismissed as “invalid” Israel’s accusations that Yemen’s Huthi rebels were acting on Tehran’s “guidance” when they seized a Red Sea ship owned by an Israeli businessman.
Israel seeks to end Palestinians’ presence
Israel seeks to end the Palestinian people’s presence on their “historical land,” Palestine’s foreign minister has said.
Iran unveils Fattah-2 hypersonic missile
Iran has unveiled an improved version of its own hypersonic missile 'Fattah' for the first time
Iran rapper released on bail after year in jail
Iranian authorities have released on bail a popular rapper jailed for more than a year over supporting nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini’s death in custody.
Iraq militia labels US sanctions ‘ridiculous’
Iraq’s powerful pro-Iranian armed group Kataeb Hezbollah has denounced as “ridiculous” sanctions unveiled this week by the United States over recent attacks on US troops in Iraq and Syria.