SYRIA – Joint military airstrikes targeting underground ISIS (Daesh) facility in Syria were on Saturday carried out by UK and France. British Defense Secretary John Healey described the strike as part of ongoing efforts to prevent Daesh from rebuilding its capabilities and spreading what he called its “dangerous and violent ideologies.” “This action shows our […]
Category: Middle East
Israeli Gunfire Kills 2 as Bombardments Continue Despite Ceasefire
PALESTINE – Israeli gunfire on Sunday Jan. 4, killed 2 Palestinians in southern parts of Gaza Strip, as Israeli army continued to carry out airstrikes across the strip. One Palestinian was killed after an Israeli drone opened fire in an area from which the army had withdrawn under the ceasefire agreement northwest of the city […]
Breaking News in Yemen Today
YEMEN – Welcome to The State Signal’s comprehensive overview on latest developments from Yemen. Even after ending the presence of UAE military personnel on its soil, the Yemeni presidential council said on Thursday that relations between the 2 nations hasn’t been severed. “The decision to end the Emirati military presence was meant to correct the […]
Fire at a Shelter Housing Displaced Palestinians in Gaza City Kills 2
PALESTINE – A mother and a child were killed, and another person injured when fire broke out at a shelter housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza City on Thursday. The Gaza Civil Defense said in a statement that its teams recovered two bodies and evacuated an injured person after the fire in Al-Yarmouk shelter in Al-Daraj […]
Possible Cyber Attack on Israel Hits Internet and Mobile Networks
ISRAEL – A possible cyber attack on Israel on Tuesday Dec. 30, caused outages on internet and mobile networks, disrupting services for millions of users. Israel’s Communications Ministry said the reason for the outages was “unknown,” while Hebrew-language media reported that a cyberattack could not be ruled out. The private daily Israel Hayom said that […]
Saudi-Led Coalition Strikes Mukalla Port in Yemen, Defense Pact with UAE Cancelled
YEMEN – Saudi-led coalition on Tuesday launched airstrikes on Mukalla port in Yemen, targeting 2 ships. In remarks reported by the Saudi Press Agency, Coalition Forces spokesperson Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said two vessels arriving from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) port of Fujairah entered the port of Mukalla on Dec. 27-28 without securing official […]
The Boeing Company Awarded $8.6B Contract for Israel’s F-15 Fighter Jets Program
ISRAEL – The Pentagon have awarded an $8.6 billion contract for Israeli Air Force’s F-15 fighter jets program. “This contract provides for the design, integration, instrumentation, test, production and delivery of 25 new F-15IA aircraft for the Israeli Air Force with an option for an additional 25 F-15IA aircraft,” it said in a statement. Work […]
3 Palestinians Injured by Israeli Airstrikes Despite Ceasefire
PALESTINE – At least 3 Palestinians were on Monday injured in various locations across the Gaza Strip by Israeli airstrikes, despite the ceasefire being in effect. A medical source said that three people were injured when Israeli strikes hit the western Jabalia refugee camp, which has already suffered extensive damage from previous bombardments. No further […]
Heavy Snowfall in Iraq’s Erbil Governorate Traps 19
IRAQ – At least 19 people were trapped after heavy snowfall in Iraq’s Erbil Governorate, according to the local civil defense authorities. The director of Soran Civil Defense, Karwan Mirawdeli, told local media on Sunday that the fate of eight people, who were herding livestock near the Sidekan border, remains unknown. Civil defense teams are […]
Building Collapse in Gaza Kills 1
PALESTINE – A woman was on Sunday December 28 killed and several of her family members injured after a building collapsed in Gaza due to storms. Medical sources said that the wall of a home that was damaged in past Israeli attacks fell upon the tent of a 30-year-old woman in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of […]
Israeli Forces Continue Incursions into Syria’s Quneitra
SYRIA – Israeli forces launched incursions into southern Syria’s Quneitra countryside on Saturday, according to local reports. The state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV channel reported that Israeli troops entered the town of Jabata al-Khashab in the northern Quneitra countryside with six military vehicles accompanied by an armored personnel carrier. Israeli machine gunfire targeted Eastern Tal al-Ahmar in […]
Israeli Gunfire Injures UN Peacekeeping Personnel in Southern Lebanon
LEBANON – Israeli army gunfire and bomb explosion in Southern Lebanon injured a UN peacekeeper, according to UNIFIL on Friday Dec. 26. The peacekeeping mission said heavy machine gunfire from Israeli positions south of the Blue Line made impact near a UNIFIL patrol inspecting a roadblock in the village of Bastarra, followed by a grenade […]
When does Phase 2 of Gaza Ceasefire Start?
ISRAEL – The phase 2 of Gaza ceasefire agreement is scheduled to begin early in the New Year, according to people familiar with the matter. Israel’s Channel 13 on Wednesday cited an unnamed senior Israeli official as saying: “US special envoy Steve Witkoff informed Israel and the mediators that the second phase of the Gaza […]
Israeli Raids in Syria’s Quneitra Still Ongoing
SYRIA – Israeli raids in Syria’s Quneitra countryside was on Wednesday Dec. 24, reported, with Israeli forces targeting women and children with smoke grenades. A group of women and children were attacked by an Israeli unit while they were collecting wild mushrooms in the area between the villages of al-Adnaniyah and Ruwayhinah, the Syrian Arab […]
ISIS Leader Taha al-Zoubi aka Abu Omar Tibiya Captured in Damascus
SYRIA – The Syrian authorities on Wednesday Dec. 24, said that the ISIS leader Taha al-Zoubi, also known as Abu Omar Tibiya, was captured in Damascus during a joint operation between Syrian security forces and the US-led international coalition against terrorism. Taha served as the group’s ‘wali,’ or governor, of Damascus. He was captured along […]