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Tel Aviv blast leaves one dead, investigation ongoing

Aug 19, 2024, at 03:02 pm

Police are investigating the explosion which killed a person and left another injured in Tel Aviv city of Israel on Sunday.

China trying to fish in troubled Middle East water with Hamas-Fatah agreement: Analysts

Aug 07, 2024, at 07:15 pm

Beijing/IBNS: Amid the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, as many as 14 Palestinian factions, including Fatah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the terrorist organization Hamas, have agreed to form a government after talks were hosted by Beijing, and analysts believe the Chinese Communist regime is forging closer ties with terrorist groups in the Middle East to expand influence in the region as well as sharpen its anti-US alliance.

Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vows retaliation over Israeli killing of commander Fuad Shukr

Aug 07, 2024, at 03:42 pm

Iranian-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah's chief Hassan Nasrallah has said it will respond to the killing of leader Fuad Shukr by Israel last week.

Israel: Amid reports of torture inside prisons, rights experts call for end to impunity

Aug 06, 2024, at 10:50 pm

Reports of alleged torture and sexual violence in Israel’s Sde Teiman prison represent “the tip of the iceberg”, UN independent human rights experts warned on Monday, calling for swift action to end impunity surrounding reports of violations against Palestinian detainees.

Hamas-Israel conflict: UN finds nine UNRWA staff may have been involved in October 7 attacks

Aug 06, 2024, at 03:49 pm

The UN said on Monday that nine staff working for its Palestine refugee agency UNRWA will be sacked because they may have been involved in the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attacks against Israel.

Israel: Two killed in Holon stabbing incident, attacker neutralised

Aug 05, 2024, at 05:02 am

A stabbing incident in the Israeli city of Holon on Sunday left at least two people dead, media reports said.

Israel-Iran conflict intensifies, triggers fear of all-out war in Middle East

Aug 04, 2024, at 02:40 pm

Tensions in the Middle East have heightened with Iran and Hamas, along with Hezbollah, vowing strong retaliation to the assassination of their group leaders, blamed on Israel, triggering fears of a regional war.

Middle East Tension: Israeli Mossad spy agency hired 'Iranian agents' to assassinate Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh

Aug 03, 2024, at 08:12 pm

Israel's spy agency Mossad had hired agents of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corp (IRGC) to plant explosives in three separate rooms of a building where Ismail Haniyeh was staying in Tehran, a British newspaper claims, days after the assassination of the Hamas political leader.

US to send additional jets, warships as Iran threatens Israel amid escalation in Middle East tension

Aug 03, 2024, at 07:59 pm

The United States will send additional jets and warships to the Middle East amid escalating tension in the region following the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.

US Embassy in Jerusalem urges citizens to be alert amid escalating tension in Middle East

Aug 03, 2024, at 03:18 pm

The US Embassy in Jerusalem has issued an advisory to its citizens urging them to be cautious and closely monitor the security situation in the Middle East amid rising tension.

Hamas Military chief, who masterminded October 7th attack on Israel, killed in airstrike: Israeli army

Aug 02, 2024, at 12:07 am

Jerusalem: Israel's army confirmed on Thursday that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an airstrike last month in the southern Gaza Strip, AFP reported.

Israeli military in spotlight over ‘incommunicado’ detention of Palestinians

Aug 01, 2024, at 01:06 am

A new UN report published Wednesday into alleged abuses carried out against thousands of Palestinians detained by the Israeli authorities since war erupted in Gaza last October has documented a range of serious violations that may amount to torture.

UN appeals for ‘maximum restraint’ following Israeli strikes in Beirut

Aug 01, 2024, at 12:55 am

The United Nations has voiced grave concern over Israeli strikes in the densely populated southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital, Beirut, on Tuesday, which resulted in scores of civilian casualties.

Israel-Lebanon conflict: IDF claims top Hezbollah leader Fuad Shukr killed in rare strike in Beirut

Jul 31, 2024, at 03:53 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Tuesday said Hezbollah's most senior military commander Fuad Shukr "Sayyid Muhsan" was killed during a rare strike carried out in Beirut city, further escalating tension between the two nations.

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran: Reports

Jul 31, 2024, at 02:50 pm

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in Iran's capital city Tehran, local media reports said.

Israel carries out air strike on senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs

Jul 31, 2024, at 05:46 am

Beirut (Lebanon)/IBNS: An Israeli air strike targeted a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut's southern suburbs late on Tuesday in what the Israeli military said was carried out in retaliation for a cross-border rocket attack three days ago that killed 12 children and teenagers, media reports said.

India directs citizens in Lebanon to exercise caution amid rising tension following Golan Heights attack

Jul 29, 2024, at 09:51 pm

The Indian government on Monday advised its citizens, who are staying in Lebanon or plan to visit the country, to exercise caution amid rising tension between Israel and the Hezbollah group.

UN chief Antonio Guterres, other officials condemn Golan rocket attack that leaves 12 dead

Jul 29, 2024, at 03:15 pm

Secretary-General António Guterres and other United Nations officials have condemned Saturday’s rocket attack on a football field in the Golan Heights that killed at least 12 civilians, mainly children and teenagers. Urging restraint, they also warned against escalating violence in the region.

Golan Heights attack: Funerals of 11 children held amid fears over possible escalation of Israel-Hezbollah conflict

Jul 29, 2024, at 12:53 am

The funerals of eleven children, who died during a rocket attack on a football field in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, were held on Sunday.

After alleged Hezbollah attack on Golan Heights kills 12, Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

Jul 28, 2024, at 05:34 pm

Jerusalem: Israel's air force has reported hitting Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after a rocket attack killed 12 children and young adults who were playing football in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, media reports said.

Palestine conflict: More than 190,000 Palestinians displaced this week in Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah, says UN

Jul 27, 2024, at 07:43 pm

Humanitarians estimate that more than 190,000 Palestinians were displaced this week in Khan Younis and Deir Al-Balah following the latest evacuation orders in Gaza, the UN said on Friday.

Israeli warplanes strike Yemen rebels at port of Hodeida after deadly attack on Tel Aviv, 3 killed

Jul 21, 2024, at 03:55 pm

Hodeida, Yemen/IBNS: At least three people were killed as Israeli warplanes hit the Houthi-controlled Yemeni port of Hodeida, the Iran-backed rebels said Sunday after the group's deadly drone attack in Tel Aviv.

Israel’s continued occupation of Palestinian territory is ‘unlawful’, declares UN International Court of Justice

Jul 20, 2024, at 10:45 pm

The UN International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday declared that Israel’s continued presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory “is unlawful”, and that “all States are under an obligation not to recognize” the decades-long occupation.

Israel: One dies in apparent drone attack in Tel Aviv

Jul 19, 2024, at 03:50 pm

Israeli security authorities have started probing an apparent drone attack on Tel Aviv city in the country on Friday which left one person dead, media reports said.

Fresh airstrikes reported in centre, south Gaza as conflict intensifies

Jul 16, 2024, at 08:18 pm

New Israeli airstrikes reportedly struck southern and central areas of Gaza on Monday as UN humanitarians and partners continued to treat the victims of a deadly strike on Al Mawasi in southwest Gaza on Saturday that reportedly left at least 90 dead and around 300 injured.

Israel confirms killing key Hamas commander and one of the masterminds behind October 7 massacre

Jul 15, 2024, at 02:39 pm

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday confirmed the killing of a key Hamas commander during the airstrike in Gaza. 

Gaza crisis: 25 die in Israeli airstrike at school complex near Khan Younis

Jul 10, 2024, at 08:00 pm

At least 25 people were killed after Israel carried out an airstrike at a school complex housing displaced people near Khan Younis, media reports said.

Meitham Mustafa Altaar: Israel Defense Forces says key operative of Hezbollah's Aerial Defense Unit eliminated

Jul 07, 2024, at 08:20 pm

The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday said Meitham Mustafa Altaar, a key operative in Hezbollah's Aerial Defense Unit, has been eliminated.

Gaza: Israeli air strike on school leaves 16 people dead

Jul 07, 2024, at 06:53 pm

At least 16 people died in an Israeli aerial strike on a school in the Gaza Strip, media reports said on Sunday.

Lebanon-backed Hezbollah fires 200 rockets into Israel amid killing of top commander

Jul 05, 2024, at 08:13 pm

Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has said it launched 200 rockets at Israeli military sites in reply to the killing of one of its senior commanders, media reports said.