The Israeli military today said it was the “first time ever” a missile fired by Hezbollah had reached the Tel Aviv area before being intercepted by air defences. It is the first time the group has claimed a ballistic missile strike since its nearly year-long battle with Israel began after Hamas carried out its October […]
•United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres Israel’s defence minister yesterday accused UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres of failing to prevent Hezbollah attacks on Israel after the UN chief said Lebanon was becoming a “nightmare” like Gaza following Israeli air strikes. “Mr Secretary General, the nightmare you speak of, is in fact ...
•Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said today that its ally Hezbollah “cannot stand alone” against Israel, which carried out its deadliest day of air strikes on Lebanon since 2006. “Hezbollah cannot stand alone against a country that is being defended and supported and supplied by Western countries, by Euro...
•Thick smoke rises above the southern suburbs of Beirut after an Israel strike China has urged its citizens in Israel to leave “as soon as possible”, as tensions between Israel and Lebanon’s Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah escalate. “Currently, the situation along the Israel-Lebanon border is extremely tense, with frequent military confli...
•Smoke billows from the site of an Israeli airstrike at a Lebanese village today Gaza medics and rescuers today said Israeli strikes on several homes killed at least 18 people, as Hamas claimed it had ample resources to sustain its fight nearly a year into the war. The latest strikes came as Israeli Defence Minister […]
•Smoke billows during Israeli bombardment of Khiam in south Lebanon Hamas said today its political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he had been attending the inauguration of the country’s new president. Haniyeh’s killing came after Israel yesterday struck a Hezbollah stronghold in southern Beirut, killing ...
•Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will send a delegation to Rome for talks aimed at ending Israel’s war with Hamas. Netanyahu’s comments came yesterday during a visit to Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, a day after he discussed ceasefire efforts with US President Joe Bide...
•Protest At least five people have been arrested and police used pepper spray on protesters on the streets of Washington DC. This came after large numbers of people gathered to protest against Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who spoke to US lawmakers yesterday, reports BBC. Netanyahu blasted the demonstrators, calling them “Iran’s ...
•Gaza Israel hammered the Gaza Strip from the air, sea and land today as the war in the Palestinian territory showed no sign of abating, with Hamas saying it was pulling out of truce talks. Shells rained down on the neighbourhoods of Tal Al-Hawa, Sheikh Ajlin and Al-Sabra in Gaza City, while eyewitnesses said the […]
•Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said today that 60 per cent of Hamas fighters had been “eliminated or wounded” in the Gaza war since the militant group’s October 7 attacks. In a statement to parliament on the first nine months of the conflict, Gallant said that the military was “determined” [&hell...

