Israel has urged the United States [US] over the past two days to join its newly launched military campaign against Iran, but the US is not considering such a move, reports Axios, citing Israeli and American officials. In the past 48 hours, Israel asked US President Donald Trump’s administration to …
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Israel Strikes Southern Beirut on eve of Religious Holiday
Israel has carried out air strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, saying it was targeting Hezbollah’s drone production. The attack on Thursday night, the eve of Eid Al Adha, one of the most important celebrations in Islam, followed evacuation warnings for several buildings in the area, where Hezbollah is based in …
Read More »Israel Rejects Latest Gaza Ceasefire Proposal
THE Israeli Government has rejected the latest proposal for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, local media reported on Monday. “The proposal received by Israel cannot be accepted by any responsible government,’’ the Times of Israel quoted an unnamed senior official as saying, who didn’t give …
Read More »Israel Bombs Gaza Shelter, Kills 30 Aid Workers, Children
At least 30 people, including aid workers, children and a journalist, were killed when Israeli airstrikes hit a Red Cross-run school shelter in Gaza, the enclave’s Health Ministry said on Monday. The ministry, deemed credible by the United Nations, reported that the dead included two members of the Red Cross, …
Read More »Israel to Resume Aid Delivery to Gaza Amid Mounting US Pressure
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has approved a limited aid flow into Gaza following a massive backlash from the international community on Sunday evening. In a statement confirming the decision, the PMO said it was being done “at the recommendation of the IDF and due to the operational need to …
Read More »Israel Stops Aid to Gaza as Hamas Rejects Hostage deal
ISRAELI Prime Minister’s Office announced on Sunday that all goods and supplies entering into the Gaza Strip will be stopped effective immediately. The decision comes after what the Israeli government describes as Hamas’s refusal to accept the Witkoff framework for continuing negotiations, a proposal that Israel had agreed to. Prime …
Read More »Iran Resumes Flights amid Attack on Israel
IRAN has resumed flight operations at its airports after a brief suspension following its missile attack on Israel. Recall that the country launched 200 missiles at Israel on Tuesday evening, marking its second-ever direct attack on its sworn enemy, after a missile and drone attack in April. Domestic and international …
Read More »Hezbollah Fires 200 Rockets And Drones Into Israel
THE Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has launched more than 200 rockets and attack drones into northern Israel, in response to the killing of one of its senior commanders. Israel’s military said one of its officers was killed in the barrage, which started a number of fires. The military also said …
Read More »Israeli Generals, Low on Munitions, Want a Truce in Gaza
Israel’s top generals want to begin a cease-fire in Gaza even if it keeps Hamas in power for the time being, widening a rift between the military and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has opposed a truce that would allow Hamas to survive the war. The generals think that a …
Read More »UN Security Council backs US Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan
The United Nations Security Council has voted to support a US-proposed Israel-Gaza ceasefire plan. The proposal sets out conditions for a “full and complete ceasefire,” the release of hostages held by Hamas, the return of dead hostages’ remains and the exchange of Palestinian prisoners. Fourteen of the 15 Security Council …
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