Middle East

Iran Says Will Respond “With Wisdom” to Israel, Khamenei Comments Attacks
Iran Says Will Respond “With Wisdom” to Israel, Khamenei Comments Attacks

In his first reaction to the Israeli airstrikes that hit military targets in Iran on Saturday, Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian stated that his country “will respond to any act of foolishness with wisdom and intelligence,” according to Iran International. He also mourned the loss of four Iranian soldiers in the Israeli strikes, ...

Hamas Militant Killed in Israeli Army Raid on West Bank
Hamas Militant Killed in Israeli Army Raid on West Bank

The Israeli military said its forces killed a Palestinian militant who belonged to Hamas's armed wing during a raid on Saturday in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem. In a joint statement, the Israeli military, police and domestic security agency Shin Bet said that they conducted a "counterterrorism operation in Tulkarem to ...

Jordanians 'Boiling with Anger' at Gaza Spurring Israel Border Attacks
Jordanians 'Boiling with Anger' at Gaza Spurring Israel Border Attacks

A cross-border attack in October by two young Jordanians against Israeli soldiers is a sign of deep anger at the war in Gaza in a country with strong ties to the Palestinians. "Jordanians are boiling with anger; this is undeniable," said Oraib Rantawi, head of the Amman-based Al Quds Center for Political Studies. The attackers, who were killed ...

Israel Announces End of Strikes Against  Military Compounds in Iran
ExclusiveIsrael Announces End of Strikes Against Military Compounds in Iran

Shortly before 6 a.m. on Saturday, the Israeli army announced the end of its nightly air strike against Iran. The attack lasted almost three hours and was carried out in three waves, during which Iranian military sites were targeted - 20 according to the New York Times. For the time being, it is not possible to comment on the impact or damage ...

International Reactions to Israel's Strikes on Iran
International Reactions to Israel's Strikes on Iran

The US, Britain and the European Union called for "de-escalation" after Israel on Saturday hit military targets across Iran in deadly retaliatory strikes as Muslim countries and Russia blamed Israel for exacerbating the conflict. Israeli planes hit military bases, missile sites, and other systems in several Iranian regions in ...

Eight Killed in Western Pakistan Suicide Bombing
Eight Killed in Western Pakistan Suicide Bombing

A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint in western Pakistan on Saturday, killing eight people and wounding five more, officials said. The bomber set off the blast from the back of a motorcycle rickshaw near the town of Mir Ali in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a local police officer told AFP on condition of anonymity. Four police officers were ...

At Least Ten Killed in Suspected Terror Attack on Iranian Police in Sistan-Baluchistan Region
At Least Ten Killed in Suspected Terror Attack on Iranian Police in Sistan-Baluchistan Region

At least ten people were killed on Saturday in southeastern Iran in a “terrorist attack” in a tense area of Sistan-Baluchistan, bordering Pakistan and Afghanistan, local media reported. “Ten people were killed in a terrorist attack on police cars in Taftan county,” local news agencies Mehr and Tasnim reported, without specifying the ...

Anxious Iranians Fear Regional Escalation
ReportAnxious Iranians Fear Regional Escalation

Residents of Tehran awoke and went about their business as planned on Saturday after their sleep was troubled by Israeli strikes that triggered blasts that echoed across the city. The night skies had been criss-crossed by light trails from air defence weapons, but by mid-morning the capital had resumed its usual rhythm and buses wove through the ...

Israel Strikes Syrian Military Positions Amid Rising Tensions With Iran
Israel Strikes Syrian Military Positions Amid Rising Tensions With Iran

Syrian state news agency SANA said Israel conducted an air attack on Saturday from the occupied Golan Heights and Lebanon, targeting military positions in Syria. Citing an unnamed military source, the agency said the attack at around 2:00 am (2300 GMT) had targeted positions in central and southern Syria. The attack prompted Syria to activate ...

Blinken Vows to Work With \
Blinken Vows to Work With "Urgency" on Diplomatic Solution in Lebanon

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Friday to work with "real urgency" for a diplomatic resolution to end Israel's offensive in Lebanon but said it was first critical to reach understandings on disarmament of Hezbollah. Shortly after meeting Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati in London, Blinken also pleaded for protection of civilians ...

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"Darkest Moment" of Gaza Conflict Unfolding, UN say

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk said on Friday the "darkest moment" of the conflict in Gaza was unfolding in the north of the territory, warning that Israel's actions could amount to "atrocity crimes". Turk pointed out that already "more than 150,000 people are reportedly dead, wounded or missing in Gaza" since ...