Israeli northern residents fume at ceasefire, still feel vulnerable to attack
Nahariya, Israel Reuters For the first time in months on Wednesday, sirens warning of incoming attacks from Lebanon were not heard in northern Israel, but many residents were nonetheless outraged by the government’s ceasefire with the Hezbollah armed group. The deal, which promises to end a cross-border conflict that has killed thousands since it was […]
Israel shoots down missile fired from Yemen after striking Houthis
Jerusalem/Cairo, Egypt Reuters Israel said it shot down a missile launched from Yemen on Sunday and the Yemeni Houthi movement said it had fired several missiles at the Israeli city of Eilat after Israel’s first public strike against the Iran-aligned group a day earlier. The Houthis have launched missiles and drones at Israel and disrupted […]
Israel and Lebanon escalate rhetoric as US tries to prevent war
Beirut, Lebanon/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz warned on Tuesday that a decision on an all-out war with Hezbollah was coming soon, even as the United States tries to avert any escalation. US envoy Amos Hochstein was sent to Lebanon to try and cool tensions following an increase in cross-border fire along Lebanon’s southern […]
Israel strikes, shelling kill 19 in Gaza amid manoeuvring on ceasefire quest
Cairo, Egypt/Jerusalem Reuters Israeli shelling and airstrikes killed at least 19 people in central and south Gaza on Tuesday including two policemen who were helping protect humanitarian aid deliveries in the southern city of Rafah, Palestinian medics said. Seventeen of the deaths, they said, occurred in separate Israeli airstrikes on the al-Bureij and al-Maghazi refugee […]
Egypt starts mediating an end to Israel-Gaza strikes, rockets
Gaza/Jerusalem Reuters Israel hit Islamic Jihad targets in Gaza for a second day on Wednesday and Palestinian militants launched hundreds of rockets across the border, setting off sirens as far away as Tel Aviv, while Egypt began efforts to mediate an end to the fighting. The second round of cross-border fire in a week came […]
Israeli strikes target Hamas in Lebanon and Gaza after rocket attack
Jerusalem/Gaza Reuters Israel’s military hit sites in Lebanon and Gaza early on Friday, in retaliation for rocket attacks it blamed on the Islamist group Hamas, as tensions following police raids this week on the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem threatened to spiral out of control. Loud blasts rocked different areas of Gaza, as Israel said its […]