Israel-Iran clashes escalate, civilians urged to evacuate target areas
Bat Yam, Israel/Dubai, United Arab Emirates/Washington DC, US Reuters Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on Sunday, killing and wounding civilians and raising concerns of a broader regional conflict, with both militaries urging civilians on the opposing side to take precautions against further strikes. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he hoped a meeting of the […]
Israel says attacks on Iran are nothing compared with what is coming
Jerusalem, Israel/Dubai, United Arab Emirates Reuters Israel pounded Iran for a second day on Saturday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said its campaign would intensify, while Tehran called off nuclear talks that Washington had held out as the only way to halt the bombing. A day after Israel wiped out the top echelon of Iran’s […]
After years of waiting, Israel’s Netanyahu finally makes his move on Iran
Jerusalem, Israel Reuters Iran once ridiculed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the boy who cried wolf for his constant public warnings about Tehran’s nuclear program, and his repeated threats to shut it down, one way or another. “You can only fool some of the people so many times,” Iran’s then-foreign minister, Mohammad Javad Zarif, […]
Israel hits Iran nuclear facilities, missile factories; Tehran launches drones
Updated: 5pm (AEST) Jerusalem, Israel/Tehran, Iran/Washington DC, US Reuters Israel launched widescale strikes against Iran on Friday, saying it targeted nuclear facilities, ballistic missile factories and military commanders during the start of a prolonged operation to prevent Tehran from building an atomic weapon. Iran had launched about 100 drones towards Israeli territory in retaliation, which […]
Overcrowding forces halt to Gaza aid distribution, Eid holiday marked by violence
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Aid distribution in Gaza was halted on Friday after the US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) said overcrowding had made it unsafe to continue operations, in the latest disruption to its troubled relief effort. With severe food shortages plaguing the coastal enclave, fighting continued in many areas of the Gaza Strip. […]
Trump administration imposes sanctions on four ICC judges in unprecedented move
Washington DC, US/The Hague, The Netherlands Reuters President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday imposed sanctions on four judges at the International Criminal Court, an unprecedented retaliation over the war tribunal’s issuance of an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a past decision to open a case into alleged war crimes by US […]
Gaza aid plan makes faltering start as airstrikes kill dozens
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters A US-backed foundation tasked with supplying aid to Gaza made a faltering start on Monday, with no clear sign that it had distributed promised supplies, a day after its chief unexpectedly stepped down. The aid plan, which has been endorsed by Israel but rejected by the UN, is unfolding amid fierce Israeli […]
Some flour reaches Gaza as blockade eases, aid groups call for more
Cairo, Egypt Reuters Flour and other aid started reaching some of Gaza’s most vulnerable areas on Thursday after Israel let some trucks through, but nowhere near enough to make up for shortages caused by an 11-week blockade, Palestinian officials said. Many other trucks were still at the border, and people were still waiting to receive […]
Two Israeli embassy staffers killed in Washington shooting, suspect held
Washington DC, US Reuters Two Israeli embassy staffers, a young couple about to be engaged, were killed by a lone gunman as they left an event at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night, and a suspect is in custody, officials said. The two were shot and killed in the area of […]
Aid trucks enter Gaza after delays, as pressure mounts on Israel; Pope appeals for Israel to allow aid in
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Israel allowed 100 aid trucks carrying flour, baby food and medical equipment into the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, the Israeli military said, as UN officials reported that distribution issues had meant that no aid had so far reached people in need. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel would be open to a […]