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 […]
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US and Israel not 100 Per Cent in Agreement over West Bank; Trump
USA – Donald Trump on Monday said that US and Israel do not agree 100% over West Bank. “We have had a discussion, big discussion, for a long time on the West Bank, and I wouldn’t say we agree on the West Bank 100%, but we’ll come to a conclusion,” Trump said when asked if […]
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 […]
Somalis Protest Israeli Recognition of Somaliland as Yemen Houthis Warn Israel
SOMALIA – Somalis on Sunday took to the streets in the country’s capital Mogadishu, to protest the recent Israeli recognition of Somaliland as an independent state. Demonstrators began by singing the Somali national anthem. Condemning Israel’s move, they stressed Somalia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, shouting slogans such as “Somalia is indivisible” and “Somaliland is Somalia.” […]
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 […]
African Union Denounces Israeli Recognition of Somaliland
ETHIOPIA – The African Union (AU) on Friday denounced the Israeli recognition of Somaliland as an independent state, reaffirming its firm commitment to Somalia’s unity, sovereignty, and territorial integrity. The bloc released a statement saying the chairman of the AU Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf “unequivocally reaffirms” its stance for “respect for the intangibility of borders […]
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 […]
3 Hezbollah Members Killed by Israel in Southern Lebanon
LEBANON – Three Hezbollah members were on Monday killed in an Israeli strike in Sidon, southern Lebanon. In a statement, the Israeli army said one of the deceased members was also working for Lebanese intelligence simultaneously. Lebanon’s state news agency NNA reported on Monday the death of three people after an Israeli strike hit a […]
Israeli Army Airstrikes in Gaza Strip Kills 3
PALESTINE – At least 3 Palestinians were on Sunday Dec. 21, killed and several others injured after Israeli army launched air attacks across Gaza Strip according to medics. An Israeli drone dropped a bomb on a group of residents in Shujaiyya, killing 1. Another 2 were killed in the same neighborhood when an Israeli drone […]
2 Palestinians Shot Dead by Israeli Forces in Occupied West Bank
PALESTINE – Two Palestinians, including a child, were on Saturday shot dead by Israeli forces in occupied West Bank, according to the Health Ministry. A ministry statement said a 16-year-old boy lost his life to Israeli gunfire in the town of Qabatiya, southwest of Jenin in the northern West Bank. The ministry added that the […]
Israel Planning Attacks on Iran with American Participation
ISRAEL – Israel is planning attacks on Iran, with Netanyahu’s upcoming meeting with Donald Trump on De. 29, aimed at presenting military package options for dealing with Iran. Netanyahu will present Trump with updated intelligence information on developments of Iran’s ballistic missile program, with an increasing Israeli focus on the file compared to the nuclear […]
Israeli Artillery Shelling in Gaza City Kills 6
PALESTINE – At least 6 Palestinians were on Friday killed and 5 others injured in an Israeli artillery shelling in Gaza City, as Israeli ceasefire violations continue. The bodies of the victims were transferred to the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in central Gaza after Israeli forces shelled a school-turned shelter in Al-Tuffah neighborhood in eastern Gaza […]