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Israeli Army Destroys Former Syrian Regime Outpost on Mount Hermon

The Israeli army declared that it had located and demolished a former Syrian regime military headquarters situated on the summit of Mount Hermon in southern Syria. The operation was conducted over the past week by troops from the recently established HeHarim, or “Mountain Brigade.” Formed in 2024, the HeHarim Brigade is tasked with securing ...

Iran Denies Aiding Yemen Huthis in Israel Airport Attack

Iran on Monday denied supporting Yemen's Huthi attack on Israel's main international airport after the rebels claimed a missile strike the day. "The Yemeni action in support of the Palestinian people was an independent decision taken in solidarity" with them, said Iran's foreign ministry in a statement. A missile fired from Yemen on Sunday ...

LAF Receives Third Qatari Fuel Shipment of 2025

The Lebanese Armed Forces (LAF) received the third installment of Qatari fuel aid for 2025 on Monday, according to a statement shared via the army’s official account on the X platform. The fuel shipment was provided by the State of Qatar through the Qatar Fund for Development. According to LAF, the donation is intended to bolster the army’s ...

Syria: Ethno-National Imbroglios and State Formation 

The recent clashes between the Syrian Druze community and the newly formed government in Damascus betray the inconsistencies of the current transition in Syria and its pitfalls. However positive the ongoing political evolutions in Syria are, they are still thwarted by major ideological and strategic hurdles that have prevented the actual ...

Huthis Report US Strikes After Israel Vows Revenge for Airport Attack

Yemen's Huthi rebels on Monday blamed Washington for around 10 strikes in and around the capital Sanaa after a missile fired by the Iran-backed group struck the area of Israel's main airport. The Huthi-run Saba news agency said the strikes included two targeting Arbaeen street in the capital as well as one on the airport road, blaming ...

Houthis Pledge Fresh Strikes on Israel Airports

Houthis who struck near Israel's main airport, leading several international airlines to suspend flights there, promised Sunday fresh missile strikes on the country's airports. Yemen's armed forces "will target the (Israeli) airports, particularly the one in Lod, called Ben Gurion," near Tel Aviv, said a statement from the group's military ...

Netanyahu: Israel Will Strike Iran in Response to Airport Attack

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday threatened to respond to the Houthi missile strike from Yemen on Tel Aviv’s airport by retaliating against Iran "in due time," during an emergency meeting of the war cabinet. "The Houthi attacks emanate from Iran. Israel will respond to the Houthi attack on our main airport AND, at a time and ...

Lebanese Army Says Hamas Hands Over Rocket Fire Suspect

The Lebanese army said Sunday Hamas had handed over a Palestinian suspected of involvement in rocket fire at Israel, days after authorities warned the militant group against harming the country's security. Hamas handed over the man "at the entrance to Ain al-Helweh", an army statement said, referring to a restive Palestinian refugee camp on the ...

Israel Vows to Hit Back Hard After Yemen Missile Fire

Israel's defense minister threatened on Sunday a forceful response to a missile fired from Yemen that the army said impacted near the country's main international airport. "Anyone who hits us, we will hit them seven times stronger," Israel Katz said in a statement. A missile launched from Yemen struck near Israel's main ...

Israel Calls up Tens of Thousands of Reservists for Gaza Offensive

Israel was issuing orders to call up tens of thousands of reservists ahead of an expanded offensive in Gaza, Israeli media reported Saturday, as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked truce mediator Qatar. Several news outlets reported the military had begun sending the orders for reservists to replace conscripts and active-duty soldiers in ...

Hamas Releaes Video of Israeli Hostage as 11 Killed in Strikes on Gaza

Hamas on Saturday released footage of an apparently injured Israeli-Russian hostage held in Gaza as 11 Palestinians, including three infants, were killed in a strike on the territory, its civil defense agency said. Israel resumed major operations across Gaza on March 18 amid deadlock over how to proceed with a two-month ceasefire that had largely ...