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Israel confirms killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran in July

Dec 24, 2024, at 09:02 am

Defence Minister Israel Katz on Monday confirmed Israel's role in killing Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran in July.

Two charity aid workers killed in Gaza airstrikes, Israel claims one of them was October 7 attacker

Dec 02, 2024, at 04:18 am

At least two aid workers were killed during airstrikes conducted by Israel on Gaza on Saturday, media reports said.

Israeli cabinet to vote on Lebanon ceasefire deal amid ongoing Middle East crisis

Nov 26, 2024, at 09:09 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is likely to convene a high-level security cabinet meeting in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to approve a 60-day ceasefire deal with Lebanon's Hezbollah group.

Israel Defense Forces releases video clips showing Hamas members torturing civilians in Gaza

Nov 11, 2024, at 11:54 pm

Israel Defense Forces has released video footage showing alleged Hamas members torturing civilians in Gaza, media reports said.

Qatar agrees to remove Hamas from Doha after US requests: Reports

Nov 09, 2024, at 02:37 pm

Qatar has agreed to remove Hamas from its country after the US government asked the Middle East nation to do so.

IDF claims it eliminated high-ranking Hezbollah commander Abu Ali Rida

Nov 04, 2024, at 11:31 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Monday said it has eliminated a high-ranking Hezbollah commander who was responsible for planning and executing rocket and anti-tank missile attacks on IDF troops.

IDF confirms eliminating Hamas’ Political Bureau head Izz al-Din Kassab

Nov 02, 2024, at 02:41 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Friday said Hamas’ Political Bureau head Izz al-Din Kassab has been eliminated.

Middle East Crisis: IDF confirms top Hezbollah commander eliminated during air strike

Oct 28, 2024, at 01:29 am

The Israel Defense Forces on Sunday confirmed Hezbollah’s Bint Jbeil Area commander Ahmed Jafar Maatouk has been eliminated.

Middle East conflict: IDF says Hamas commander, who also worked for UNRWA, killed during operation

Oct 25, 2024, at 07:12 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday said Hamas commander Mohammad Abu Itiwi,who also worked for the U.N. aid agency in the Gaza Strip, has been killed.

After Yahya Sinwar's death, Hamas to opt for ruling committee instead of a single successor: Reports

Oct 22, 2024, at 07:06 am

After Yahya Sinwar's assassination by Israeli troops last week, Hamas is opting towards appointing a Doha-based ruling committee rather than a single successor, media reports said.

Middle East crisis: Yahya Sinwar's wife spotted carrying $32,000 Birkin bag while shifting in tunnel before October 7 massacre, claims Israel

Oct 21, 2024, at 03:00 pm

Slain former Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's wife was spotted moving inside the Gaza tunnel ahead of the October 7 massacre with a  $32,000 Birkin bag in her hand, Israeli officials said.

Israel hits Hezbollah's arms facility in Beirut, Gaza after drone attack on Benjamin Netanyahu's house

Oct 20, 2024, at 02:37 pm

Israel Saturday claimed to hit the arms facilities of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Beirut and "Hamas terror target" in Gaza in a retaliatory action against a drone attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence.

'Grave mistake': Netanyahu warns Iran's proxies after Hezbollah's drone attack on his residence

Oct 20, 2024, at 06:28 am

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Hezbollah following an alleged assassination attempt targeting him and his wife, calling it a "grave mistake" and vowing that anyone threatening Israeli citizens would face severe consequences.

Middle East Crisis: Israeli strike on Jabalia refugee camp leaves 33 people dead

Oct 19, 2024, at 04:04 pm

An Israeli airstrike on Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip has led to the death of 33 Palestinians on Friday, media reports said.

Hamas confirms its leader Yahya Sinwar's death, says it won't free hostages until Israel stops war on Gaza

Oct 19, 2024, at 02:24 am

Hamas Friday confirmed that its leader Yahya Sinwar, who was the architect of the group's cross-border raids on October 7, 2023, which became the deadliest day in Israel's history, was killed in combat action, media reports said.

Middle East Crisis: IDF shares video footage showing 'last moments' of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar

Oct 18, 2024, at 09:06 pm

The Israel Defense Forces has released drone footage which shows the 'last moments' of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar.

Hezbollah drone attack on military base kills four Israeli soldiers

Oct 14, 2024, at 06:39 pm

At least four Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed and 58 others were wounded by a Hezbollah drone strike on a military base near Binyamina in north-central Israel on Sunday night, according to Times of Israel and IDF.

Hamas scrapped 9/11-style bombing on Israel before launching Oct 7 attack, say reports

Oct 14, 2024, at 01:50 am

According to international media reports, including sources like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, the October 7, 2023, assault by Hamas was not sudden and it had initially planned to attack Israel a year earlier, according to an NDTV report.

Israel observes first anniversary of October 7 attacks as Middle East crisis continues

Oct 07, 2024, at 03:46 pm

A  large number of people gathered at the site of the Nova music festival to mark the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks when Hamas members targeted Israel and killed 1,200 people.

UN chief Antonio Guterres urges global community to repeat ‘utter condemnation’ of 7 October Hamas terror attack

Oct 07, 2024, at 12:19 am

In a message to mark one year since the Hamas-led terror attack during which more than 1,250 Israelis and foreign nationals were brutally killed on 7 October, the UN Secretary-General has called on the international community to loudly condemn those “abhorrent acts” which have triggered a shocking wave of violence across the region.

Israeli forces gun down drones over Mediterranean Sea amid rising tensions with Hezbollah and Hamas

Oct 06, 2024, at 09:06 pm

Tel Aviv: The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday amid rising tensions with Iran-backed militia groups Hamas and Hezbollah.

Iran threatens retaliatory strikes on Israel's energy facilities if Tel Aviv makes a 'mistake'

Oct 06, 2024, at 08:47 pm

Tehran: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a stern warning to Israel, threatening to target the country’s oil refineries and gas fields if Tel Aviv initiates an attack on Tehran. 

Israeli military confirms killing of three senior Hamas leaders in Gaza strike

Oct 03, 2024, at 10:51 pm

Jerusalem: The Israeli military confirmmed on Thursday that a strike carried out three months ago resulted in the deaths of three high-ranking Hamas officials in Gaza, where Israeli forces have been engaged in confrontations with Palestinian operatives for nearly a year, media reports said.

Israeli-Palestine conflict: PM Benjamin Netanyahu rejects any rule for Hamas in a post-war Gaza

Sep 28, 2024, at 02:36 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he had originally intended not to come to the UN General Assembly this year but after hearing the “lies and slander” levelled against his country by other leaders, he decided that he should come and “set the record straight”.

Palestinian people will not leave their homeland, says President Mahmoud Abbas while addressing UNGA

Sep 27, 2024, at 03:42 pm

Mahmoud Abbas, President of the State of Palestine, addressed world leaders at the UN General Assembly on Thursday, stressing that the Palestinian people will not leave their homeland – the land of their ancestors.

Israeli warplanes bomb southern Lebanon amid calls for restraint

Sep 20, 2024, at 07:30 pm

Beirut/Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel launched its most aggressive strikes on south Lebanon as warplanes carried out bombings late on Thursday escalating the ongoing conflict between the Jewish nation and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint by the United States and the UK.

14 killed, 300 injured in Beirut walkie-talkie blasts targetting Hezbollah units a day after pager explosions

Sep 19, 2024, at 05:27 am

Beirut/IBNS: At least 14 people have died and more than 300 others wounded as walkie-talkies blew up in places regarded as the militant outfit Hezbollah stronghold, media reports said Tuesday.

Day after pager explosion, walkie-talkies blow up in Hezbollah strongholds of Beirut; several casualties feared

Sep 19, 2024, at 03:25 am

Beirut/IBNS: A day after pagers exploded across Lebanon, killing nine people and injuring more than 2,800 others, walkie-talkie blasts were reported across Beirut in places regarded as the militant outfit Hezbollah stronghold, media reports said.

Israeli Army confirms IDF’s 8200 intelligence unit chief to resign for failing to prevent October 7 Hamas attack

Sep 13, 2024, at 04:02 pm

The Israeli Army has confirmed its elite intelligence unit chief (Brigadier General) Yossi Sariel will resign after he failed to prevent a Hamas attack on October 7.

Israeli strikes leave 40 dead in southern Gaza, claims Hamas

Sep 10, 2024, at 03:01 pm

Israeli strikes hit a designated humanitarian zone in southern Gaza which left at least 40 people dead, media reports said quoting Hamas-run Civil Defence authority on Tuesday.