Nineteen people in central Israel’s Sharon region were injured, the Israeli police said, after the military reported the launch of three projectiles from Lebanon into Israeli territory early on Saturday. The national ambulance service previously reported that seven people in the central Israeli town of Tira were injured. The Israeli military said that sirens sounded…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told visiting US envoy Amos Hochstein and US Middle East adviser Brett McGurk on Thursday that any ceasefire deal with Lebanon’s Hezbollah would have to guarantee Israel’s security. “The prime minister specified that the main issue is not paperwork for this or that deal, but Israel’s determination and capacity to ensure the…
Four Palestinians were killed in Israeli military operations in the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem overnight, the Palestinian health ministry and an official said Thursday. The Ramallah-based ministry reported “martyrs in Nur Shams camp in Tulkarem due to the occupation’s shelling.” Rami Alyan of the camp’s popular committee told AFP the Israeli army raided Nur Shams…
Israel’s settlers are closely watching the US election, a leader of the community said, expressing confidence that if Donald Trump wins he will lift what they see as illegitimate sanctions imposed on some of them for attacks on Palestinians. As much of the world’s attention has focused on the war in Gaza, growing violence by Israeli settlers…
Israel is able to reach anywhere in Iran should the need arise, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday. Netanyahu, in a speech to new military officers, said that Israel has unprecedented freedom of action following its recent airstrikes against Iran. “Israel today has more freedom of action in Iran than ever. We can reach any…
Ukrainian lawmakers passed the first stage of discussions over the 2025 budget on Thursday, with around 26 percent of GDP allocated for defense as the country struggles to fend off the Russian offensive. The draft budget provides for 2.2 trillion hryvnias ($53.38 billion) for national security and defense spending, the finance ministry said, a 46 billion…
According to the Russian foreign minister, the treaty will outline the parties’ commitment to closer cooperation in the areas of defense and in the interests of peace and security both regionally and globally. MOSCOW: A treaty that Russia and Iran intend to sign shortly will include closer defense cooperation, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said…
Russian Deputy Defence Minister, Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin held separate meetings with Defence Minister, Khawaja Muhammad Asif, Secretary Defence Lieutenant General (Retired) Muhammad Ali and Secretary, Defence Production, Lieutenant General (Retired) Chiragh Haider in Rawalpindi. The Russian Deputy Defence Minister is leading a delegation whereas the dignitaries discussed bilateral defence production matters during the meeting.
The meeting resulted in the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Federation Council of Russia and the Senate of Pakistan. The two sides emphasized that Russia and Pakistan enjoy traditionally friendly relations, active bilateral political dialogue, including at the highest level, and strong inter-parliamentary relations. Madam Speaker highlighted that Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani…
Meanwhile, at a rally in support of Donald Trump, Musk said critics of the former president were the real enemies of democracy The Washington Post reported on Saturday that the South African-born billionaire Elon Musk worked illegally in the United States during a brief period in the 1990s while building a start-up company. The news outlet reported…
US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. And in the handful of critical states framing the 2024 race, there is little daylight between the rivals with barely a week before Election Day. Under the US…
North Korean state media said Monday that an investigation had “proved” South Korea’s military sent a drone over Pyongyang to drop propaganda leaflets, calling it an infringement of sovereignty. The nuclear-armed North has accused Seoul of sending unmanned drones into its airspace three times, which South Korea’s military has denied. North Korea’s ministry of defense…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel’s air attack on Iran was “precise and powerful” and achieved all its objectives. “We promised we would respond to the Iranian attack and on Saturday we struck… The attack in Iran was precise and powerful, achieving all of its objectives,” Netanyahu said in a speech marking the Hebrew…
The Lebanese health ministry said that Israeli strikes on Sunday killed at least 21 people across southern Lebanon. Nine people were killed and 38 wounded in a strike on Haret Saida, near the port city of Sidon, the ministry said. At least seven others including a nurse and three rescuers were killed in the southern…
Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday Tehran was not looking for war but will respond “appropriately” to Israel’s attack. “We do not seek war, but we will defend the rights of our nation and country. We will give an appropriate response to the aggression of the Zionist regime,” state news agency IRNA quoted Pezeshkian as…
