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Israel to advance ground operations in Lebanon after striking key bridge
42+ min ago (750+ words) BEIRUT (AFP): The Israeli military announced it was expanding its ground campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon, warning of a lengthy operation, after Beirut condemned what it called Israel's flagrant violations of Lebanese sovereignty. Israeli forces were ordered earlier Sunday to…...
Israeli airstrikes kill four in Gaza, Palestinian officials say
1+ hour, 44+ min ago (245+ words) CAIRO (Reuters) : An Israeli "airstrike on a police vehicle on Sunday killed three people in the middle of the Nuseirat camp "in the central Gaza Strip, health officials said, hours after another person was killed in a strike on northern…...
Iran says will hit region’s energy sites if US, Israel target power plants
5+ hour, 52+ min ago (438+ words) TEHRAN: Iran has threatened to hit energy sites in the Middle East after United States President Donald Trump threatened to attack its power plants if Tehran does not open the Strait of Hormuz. "Immediately after power plants and infrastructure in…...
Israel PM visits town hit by Iran strike, vows to target Guards leaders
6+ hour, 2+ min ago (181+ words) ARAD, Israel (AFP) : Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to pursue senior commanders of Iran's Revolutionary Guards "personally," during a visit to a town struck by an Iranian missile the previous day. "We're going after the regime. We're…...
Why the world should worry about Israel’s nuclear doctrine
6+ hour, 12+ min ago (639+ words) For decades, the world has treated Israel's nuclear arsenal as an awkward secret " something everyone knows exists but few are willing to discuss openly. Israel has never officially acknowledged possessing nuclear weapons, yet it is widely understood among security experts…...
Iran has fired 400 missiles at Israel, 92 percent intercepted since start of war: military
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (138+ words) JERUSALEM (AFP) : Israel's military said on Sunday that Iran had fired more than 400 ballistic missiles at Israel since the start of the Middle East war, with around 92 percent of them intercepted. "Iran has fired over 400 ballistic missiles. We have had…...
Israel army will destroy more bridges in south Lebanon: defense minister
3+ hour, 8+ min ago (161+ words) JERUSALEM (AFP) : Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that the army had been ordered to destroy more bridges over the Litani river being used by Hezbollah in south Lebanon and to step up the demolition of houses. "Prime Minister…...
Iran says Hormuz open to all but ‘enemy-linked’ ships
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (216+ words) DUBAI (Reuters) : The Strait of Hormuz remains open to all shipping "except vessels linked to "Iran's enemies," Iranian media reports published on Sunday quoted Iran's representative to the UN maritime agency as saying. Ali Mousavi's comments came from an interview…...
India blocks release of Oscar-nominated Gaza film
7+ hour, 33+ min ago (374+ words) NEW DELHI (AFP) : India has blocked the release of "The Voice of Hind Rajab," a film about the killing of a five-year-old Palestinian girl by Israeli forces, the movie's distributor told AFP on Saturday. The Oscar-nominated docudrama by French-Tunisian director…...
Indian Prime Minister Modi speaks to Iran’s Pezeshkian
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (128+ words) (Reuters): India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a post on X on Saturday that he had spoken with Iran's "President Masoud Pezeshkian. Modi "condemned attacks on critical infrastructure in the Middle "East region, while also reiterating the importance of…...