At least 10 people, including two children, were killed and five wounded in an Israeli air strike on a residential building in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatia, the state-run NNA news agency reported on Saturday. The dead were all Syrian nationals, the NNA said, adding that a final number would be announced after DNA…
Biden‘s remarks came after Iran rejected Western demands to “calm down” its threat of retaliation. Asked if a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas could prevent an Iranian attack, Biden said: “That’s my expectation”. Gaza Strip, Palestinian Territories: US President Joe Biden said on Tuesday that a ceasefire deal in Gaza could prevent Iran from attacking…
Iran has launched a wide-ranging investigation into Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh’s murder, a stark sign of how damaging and shocking the security failure was. Iran has arrested more than two dozen people, including military officials, senior intelligence officers, and staff members, at a military-run guesthouse in Tehran in a massive and humiliating security breach. In…
The Pentagon says the United States is increasing its military presence in the Middle East to defend Israel from possible attacks by Iran and its proxies in the coming days, as well as to protect American troops. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Friday that he has ordered more ballistic missile defense-capable cruisers and destroyers for…
Sheikh Ekrama Sabri, the current head of its Supreme Islamic Council, called the Hamas leader a ‘martyr’ during a sermon. A senior Muslim cleric was detained Friday on suspicion of inciting “terrorism” after he mourned slain Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh at Jerusalem’s flashpoint Al-Aqsa mosque compound, his lawyer told AFP. Sheikh Ekrama Sabri, 85, Jerusalem’s…
Haniyeh was killed by a missile that directly hit him at a government guesthouse in Tehran where he was staying. The funeral of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was held in Qatar on Friday, two days after he was assassinated in the Iranian capital Tehran – the latest in a series of deaths of senior figures…
According to the New York Times, citing three Iranian officials, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has ordered direct targeting of several military sites in Israel in retaliation for the deadly attack on Ismail Haniyeh. The directive was reportedly issued during an emergency meeting of Iran’s National Security Council on Wednesday morning, shortly after Haniyeh’s assassination. The…
A senior Hamas leader was killed on Wednesday morning. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, 62, was killed in an early morning attack in Iran. His killing threatens the region’s stability and increases the risk of the Gaza war escalating into a regional conflict. What happened to Hania and when? At around 2 a.m. local time (22:30…
“Remember the Name” walked out of Co-op Live in Manchester, England as the UFC Welterweight Champion after defeating Leon Edwards in the main event of UFC 304. It was the second meeting between the two fighters, which ended in a no-contest when an eye-poke left Muhammad unable to continue after a little more than five…
The long-time leader of the Qassam Brigades is among Israel’s most wanted men and has been the target of several airstrikes. Mohammed Deif, the military commander of Hamas in Gaza, has survived another Israeli assassination attempt and is “recovering”, a senior official with the Palestinian group says. The statement by a Hamas official on Sunday…