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LEBANON – At least 3 people were killed in overnight Israeli attacks on Lebanon, as Israeli warplanes launched a series of airstrikes starting at dawn on Saturday. A residential building in the town of Mefdoun in…
IRAN – A Wall Street Journal report on Friday said that Iran still possesses thousands of ballistic missiles, according to sources quoted by the journal, despite claims by Trump and Hegseth that Iran’s military capability have…
LEBANON – According to the World Food Program (WFP) on Friday, Lebanon is sliding into a food security crisis as conflict with Israel continues to worsen the already harsh conditions, with livelihood disruptions limiting access to…
PALESTINE – Israeli army attacks across Gaza Strip targeting northern and southern parts of the strip since Thursday morning killed 5 people and injured several others, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. A medical source at…
LEBANON – Israeli bombardments of Lebanon left at least 24 people dead in past 24 hours, with airstrikes targeting at least 52 towns and areas across the country’s south, according to the Lebanese Health Ministry on…
PALESTINE – Claims by the Board of Peace envoy Nicolay Mladenov that 602 aid trucks had entered Gaza a day earlier are false, according to the Gaza government on Friday, adding that only 207 trucks crossed…
ISRAEL – The Israeli Security Cabinet secretly approved the establishment of 34 new illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank as the world was focused on Iran war, according to local reports. While not specifying the…
LEBANON – Israeli army on Thursday continued to conduct airstrikes on Lebanon, with initial reports indicating that at least 17 had been killed. An Israeli strike on the town of Zrariyeh in southern Lebanon killed more…
ISRAEL – The Israeli army said on Wednesday that it had halted attacks on Iran as part of the ceasefire, but added it was on high alert to respond to any violations. “In accordance with political…
LEBANON – An Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon early Wednesday killed at least 8 people and injured over 20 others, as Israel continued its attacks on the country. An air strike targeted Sidon, killing at least…
IRAN – US-Iran peace talks following 2-week ceasefire will begin on Friday April 10 in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, according to the Iranian Supreme National Security Council on Wednesday. In a statement, the council said Iran agreed…
PALESTINE – Israeli attacks across Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours killed 10 people and injured 44 others, according to the Health Ministry on Tuesday, as Israel continues to violate ceasefire. In a statement, the…
IRAN – US-Israeli attacks on northern Iran’s residential areas on Tuesday killed at least 18 people and injured 24 others, according to local reports. Among the dead are 2 children. Fars News Agency, citing a deputy…
ISRAEL – Since the start of Iran war, a total of 7,183 people have been injured in Israel, including 133 in the last 24 hours, according to the health ministry on Tuesday. In a statement, the…
PALESTINE – The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said on Sunday that Israel was obstructing the implementation of Gaza ceasefire agreement, by attempting to evade its obligations. “What is required is…
IRAN – Iran shot down an American C-130 Hercules support aircraft in Isfahan, according to a report on Sunday. The plane was destroyed “by heavy fire from a police special forces unit,” the semi-official Tasnim News…
PALESTINE – According to a statement by the Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Friday, Israeli restrictions of medical supplies entry into Gaza has led to critical shortages, which have in turn impacted health care services severely….
IRAN – US-Israeli attack on residential building in Karaj city, Iran, on Wednesday killed 4 people and injured 8 others, according to local reports. Iranian media also reported that parts of the capital Tehran were simultaneously…
QATAR – A Qatari oil tanker was on Wednesday struck by an Iranian missile after Iran launched 3 missiles targeting Qatar, according to the Qatari Defense Ministry. The armed forces “successfully intercepted two of the cruise…
IRAN – The Iranian parliament approved the Strait of Hormuz toll plan for vessels passing through, according to local reports on Tuesday. The measure, which cleared the National Security Commission, outlines a series of new regulations…
LEBANON – Four Israeli soldiers were killed in Southern Lebanon during military operation, according to the army on Tuesday. Israel has pounded Lebanon with airstrikes and launched a ground offensive in southern Lebanon since a cross-border…
PALESTINE – According to Palestinian officials on Monday, Israel has extended its military offensive in occupied West Bank refugee camps, targeting both Tulkarem and Nur Shams camps, in what the officials say is part of a…
ISRAEL – Benjamin Netanyahu has said that Israeli war in Lebanon will continue even after any deal is reached between US and Iran, according to a report on Monday. The Israel Hayom daily said Netanyahu conveyed…
ISRAEL – The Israeli Knesset on Monday approved the death penalty for Palestinian prisoners, with 62 voting in favor of the bill, 47 against, and 1 abstention. The contentious bill introduced by the far-right Jewish Power…
ISRAEL – The Israeli Knesset on Monday approved the 2026 state budget worth $271 billion (850.6 billion shekels), with $45.8 billion (143 billion shekels) allocated to the Defense Ministry, marking the largest defense allocation in Israel’s…
IRAN – Early Monday, US-Israeli strikes targeted Mehrabad International Airport in Tehran, as well as a petrochemical facility in Tabriz, according to local reports. Iranian state television said several sites across the capital were also hit….
IRAN – The US Army used an untested Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) in the Feb. 28 strike on Iran that targeted a sports hall and an elementary school near a military compound in Lamerd city, according…
IRAN – A US-Israeli attack on Southern Iran killed 5 people and injured 4 others when a pier was targeted, according to local reports on Sunday. According to the Iran’s official news agency IRNA, the strike…
LEBANON – Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon targeting several towns on Sunday killed at least 11 people and injured several others, according to local reports. Seven of them were killed and a number of others were…
PALESTINE – Israeli airstrike on al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis early Sunday killed at least 6 Palestinians and injured 4 others, according to witnesses. Witnesses said that an Israeli drone strike targeted a group of civilians…