Tag: Israel
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Ceasefire teeters with disagreements over Lebanon and Hormuz
A tentative ceasefire in the Iran war staggered yesterday under the weight of Israel’s bombardment of Beirut, Tehran’s continued chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz and ... -
Markets surge worldwide as oil plunges toward $90 following ceasefire between US, Israel and Iran
Stock markets are surging worldwide, and oil prices are plunging back toward $90 per barrel after President Donald Trump pulled back from his threat to force ... -
Iran hits Golf states while strikes batter Tehran ahead of Trump speech
Iran hit an oil tanker off the coast of Qatar and Kuwait’s airport on Wednesday while airstrikes battered Tehran — an unrelenting tempo hours after U.S. ... -
Iran built a vast camera network to control dissent. Israel turned it into a targeting tool
The role of Israel’s hijacking of Iran’s street cameras in the killing of the country’s supreme leader underscores how surveillance systems are increasingly being targeted by ... -
Iran’s secretive top leader vows to keep up attacks in his first statement
Iran’s new supreme leader released his first statement since succeeding his late father, saying yesterday that Iran would keep up its attacks on its Gulf Arab ... -
Iran launches new attacks, saying US will ‘bitterly regret’ sinking warship, calls for Trump’s blood
Iran launched a new wave of attacks Thursday morning at Israel, American bases and countries around the region, threatening that the United States would “bitterly regret” ... -
Where things stand after the US and Israeli strikes on Iran
The United States and Israel targeted Iran in coordinated attacks over the weekend that killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and dozens of other senior figures ... -
Tehran says US-Israeli attacks have killed 555 people so far in Iran
The Iranian Red Crescent Society said yesterday that the U.S.-Israeli airstrike campaign targeting Iran has killed at least 555 people so far in the Islamic Republic. ... -
World leaders urge return to talks after US and Israeli strikes kill Iranian leader Ali Khamenei
World leaders urged peace and a return to talks as the military strikes by the United States and Israel on Iran raised concerns about whether the violence could ... -
East Airports closed and thousands of travelers stranded after attack on Iran
The attack on Iran by the United States and Israel disrupted flights across the Middle East and beyond Saturday as countries around the region closed their airspace and ... -
Iran’s supreme leader killed in major attack by US and Israel
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in a major attack by Israel and the United States, Iranian state media confirmed early today (Sunday), throwing ... -
World leaders react cautiously to US and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears grow of a wider war
World leaders reacted warily to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on Saturday that triggered concerns of a broader conflict. European leaders held emergency meetings and ... -
US and Israel launch a major attack on Iran and Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over your government’
DUBAI — The U.S. and Israel launched a major attack on Iran today (Saturday), and President Donald Trump called on the Iranian public to “seize control ... -
Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at Davos, but many top US allies aren’t participating
President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his “ Board of Peace ” to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that ... -
Israel says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza
Israel on Saturday said it killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory’s south. Hamas in ... -
Tens of thousands of Israelis attend funeral of soldier whose remains were held in Gaza for 11 years
Tens of thousands of people gathered in central Israel yesterday for the funeral of an Israeli soldier whose body had been held hostage in Gaza for ... -
Israel hands over bodies of 45 Palestinians for three soldiers
Israel handed over the bodies of 45 Palestinians yesterday [Macau time], the Red Cross said, a day after militants returned the remains of three hostages. Israeli ... -
Trump urges Israel to seize chance for peace ahead of Egypt summit
President Donald Trump told Israeli lawmakers yesterday that their country had no more to achieve on the battlefield and must work toward peace in the Middle ... -
Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end two-year war
Preparations were underway yesterday to ramp up aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are hoping will signal an end to the ... -
Pro-Palestinian protests on second anniversary of attack
Protesters gathered in several countries Tuesday to condemn the war in Gaza as Israelis marked the second anniversary of the Hamas attack that sparked the fighting ... -
Pivotal talks between Israel and Hamas begin in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary
Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks yesterday at an Egyptian resort on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of ... -
Netanyahu hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza ‘in the coming days’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he hopes to announce the release of all hostages from Gaza “in the coming days,” as Israel and Hamas prepare for indirect ... -
What to know about the Gaza peace plan agreed to by Trump and Netanyahu
After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threw his support behind the U.S. peace plan for Gaza, the question now is whether Hamas will agree. Hamas faces ... -
How Israel could retaliate to the growing push for recognition of a Palestinian state
France and Saudi Arabia hope to use this year’s United Nations General Assembly and the increasingly horrific war in Gaza to inject urgency into the quest ... -
Israel ramps up strikes in Gaza City, killing at least 32
A barrage of airstrikes killed at least 32 people across Gaza City as Israel ramps up its offensive there and urges Palestinians to evacuate, medical staff ... -
Israel soccer coach ‘standing behind my country’ amid calls for squad to be suspended
The coach of Israel’s national soccer team says he is “standing behind my country” amid calls for the team to be suspended from international competition because ... -
Netanyahu says Israel could withdraw from Lebanon if Hezbollah is disarmed
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces could start withdrawing from territory they hold in southern Lebanon after the Lebanese cabinet’s “momentous decision” earlier this month to ... -
For the first time, the world’s food crises authority announces a famine in Gaza
The world’s leading authority on food crises said Friday the Gaza Strip’s largest city is gripped by famine, and that it’s likely to spread across the ... -
Protesters go on strike in Israel demanding ceasefire and release of Gaza hostages
Protesters in Israel demanding the government makes a deal to secure the release of hostages held by militants in Gaza escalated their campaign yesterday, staging a ... -
Netanyahu defends new military offensive in Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday defended a new military offensive in Gaza that’s more sweeping than previously announced, declaring in the face of growing condemnation ... -
With growing urgency, more US Jews urge Israel to ensure food deliveries to Gaza
For most Jewish Americans, whatever their political persuasion, support for Israel has been a bedrock principle. Thus it’s notable that a broad swath of U.S. Jews ... -
Israel will send ceasefire negotiating team to Qatar a day before Trump and Netanyahu meet
U.S.-led ceasefire efforts in Gaza appeared to gain momentum Saturday after nearly 21 months of war, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ‘s office said Israel yesterday ... -
Netanyahu will visit the White House next Monday as Trump presses for a ceasefire in Gaza
President Donald Trump will host Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for talks at the White House next Monday as the U.S. leader steps up his push ... -
Ceasefire must not be delayed-action bomb
With Israel and Iran blaming each other for continuing attacks on Tuesday after agreeing to a ceasefire intended to end their conflict, how the situation in ... -
Israel targets Iran’s Defense Ministry as Tehran unleashes deadly missile strike
Israel launched an expanded assault on Iran yesterday [Macau time], targeting its energy industry and Defense Ministry headquarters, while Tehran unleashed a fresh barrage of deadly ...
