HTS emerged from a former al-Qaida affiliate, and while Jolani has distanced himself from the terrorist group and projects modernity, Israel remains on high alert for threats to its security emerging from the chaos in Syria. On Saturday, the chief of staff of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Lt.-Gen. Herzi Halevi, said on a visit … Read more
For more than a year, the Israeli government has avoided holding itself to account for its failure to prevent the deadliest event in Israel’s history: the Hamas-led raid on Oct. 7, 2023. An independent commission, founded by survivors of the raid and relatives of Israelis who were killed and kidnapped, tried to fill that void … Read more
CNN — The Israeli Prime Minister’s office says that an Israeli citizen living in the United Arab Emirates has been missing for two days. The PMO said in a statement Saturday that Zvi Kogan, an Israeli-Moldovan citizen, had been missing since Thursday afternoon. Kogan is a representative of Chabad, a religious movement of Hasidic Jews … Read more
Israeli strikes hit ‘specific component’ in Iran’s nuclear programme in October Financial Times Netanyahu confirms Israel strike against Iran hit nuke program during October retaliatory strikes Fox News Israeli strikes hit ‘component’ of Iran’s nuclear programme: Netanyahu Al Jazeera English Netanyahu says Israel’s October attack hit a component in Iran nuclear programme Reuters Israeli counterattack hit component of Iranian … Read more
The Health Ministry says a young man was killed and two people injured in an assault in the town of Aqqaba. Israeli soldiers have killed at least one person during a raid in the occupied West Bank town of Aqqaba, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The body of the Palestinian man, identified as 25-year-old … Read more
The Israeli government said on Friday that it would help bring home citizens injured in Amsterdam after bursts of violence tied to a soccer game between a Dutch and an Israeli team, which Israeli and Dutch officials described as antisemitic attacks. The police in Amsterdam said in a statement on Friday that it had launched … Read more
At least 40 people have been killed in Israeli air strikes in eastern Lebanon, including the main city of Baalbek, with rescuers still looking for survivors under the rubble. “The series of Israeli enemy strikes on the Bekaa Valley and Baalbek” killed “40 people and injured 53”, the Ministry of Public Health said of Wednesday’s … Read more
The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is “apocalyptic” as Israel pursues a military offensive against Hamas militants in the area, top United Nations officials have warned. “The entire Palestinian population in north Gaza is at imminent risk of dying from disease, famine and violence,” they said in a statement on Friday signed by the … Read more
At least 95 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air strikes across the Gaza Strip, mainly in the north of the enclave where a hospital was attacked, medical supplies were torched and operations were disrupted, health officials said. A vast majority of the victims in Thursday’s attacks were civilians in northern Gaza, medical sources told … Read more
Two top Iranian officials on Thursday said Iran planned to respond to Israel’s recent attacks, according to Iranian media, threatening to continue a cycle of retaliation between the countries. “Iran’s response to the Zionist aggression is definite,” said Gen. Ali Fadavi, the deputy commander of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps, according to Iranian media. “We have … Read more