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US envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans...
Barrack said in a statement posted on social platform X that the new ceasefire between Israel and Syria was supported by Turkey, Jordan and other neighboring countries and called for “Druze, Bedouins, and Sunnis to put down their weapons and...

Belgian court orders government to suspend military equipment transfers to Israel
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp A Brussels court on Thursday ordered the Flemish government to suspend all transfers of military equipment to Israel, according to the Belgian Press Agency. Earlier this month, attention focused on the port of...

Debola Israel-Bolarinwa: Why Cybersecurity is Nigeria’s Next Line of Defence
Debola Israel-Bolarinwa is a seasoned cybersecurity expert with a wealth of international experience. She has served on steering committees and as a member of a UK government think-tank, contributing to the development of proactive cybersecurity...
Israel kills 35 in Gaza attacks, using ‘drone missiles packed with nails’
At least 35 Palestinians have been killed since dawn across Gaza in Israeli attacks, medical sources have told Al Jazeera, as the besieged and bombarded enclave’s decimated health system, overwhelmed by a daily flow of wounded, is forcing doctors...

Pope Leo XIV Receives Call from Israel Prime Minister,Netanyahu, after Gaza Church Attack
ACI Prensa Staff, 18 July, 2025 / 11:00 pm (ACI Africa). Pope Leo XIV received a phone call Friday from Benjamin Netanyahu, the prime minister of Israel, following yesterday’s Israeli army attack on Holy Family Church in Gaza. According to a...

Israel's concessions in southern Gaza raise concerns for some in the military
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prepared to make significant concession in the negotiations for a ceasefire and partial hostage release deal and under his instructions, the IDF is preparing to withdraw to new positions in the Strip, including...

UN chief: Israel's ban on international media in Gaza 'fuels disinformation campaigns'
Unrwa's Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said Israel's ban on international media "fuels dis-information campaigns," with accounts from eyewitnesses and international humanitarian organisations being questioned he said in a post on X on...

Syria believed it had green light from U.S., Israel to deploy troops to Sweida, sources say
Open this photo in gallery:Bedouin fighters stand along a street with their weapons, as Sweida province has been engulfed by nearly a week of violence triggered by clashes between Bedouin fighters and factions from the Druze.KARAM AL-MASRI/Reuters...

Israel strikes Gaza’s sole Catholic Church, killing three
An Israeli strike on Gaza’s sole Catholic Church killed three people and injured several others, the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, which oversees the small parish, said on Thursday. The Patriarchate condemned “this targeting of innocent...

Hamas armed wing says Israel blocking ceasefire and hostage release talks
The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades’ spokesman warned that if talks fail, Hamas might retract the 10-hostage exchange proposal. (EPA Images pic) GAZA CITY: The armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas on Friday accused Israel of blocking a deal in...

Israel attacks Catholic Church in Gaza – Vatican
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has shelled the only Catholic church in Gaza, reportedly killing three people and injuring several more, prompting Pope Leo XIV to send a telegram to the parish expressing his condolences. West Jerusalem has...

Security guard's 'swift move' stops determined anti-Israel agitator at Tour de France finish
Jonathan Schanzer, Foundation for Defense of Democracies senior vice president, joins 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss an attack on pro-Israeli protesters in Boulder, Colorado. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A protester opposing...

Israel's war and siege, with a scorching heatwave, 'boils' Gaza
Temperatures have surged past 40°C (104°F), turning tents, shelters, and destroyed homes into furnaces. [Getty] In the ruins of a bombed-out house in Tal al-Hawa neighbourhood, western Gaza City, Umm Kamal fans her feverish child with a damp...

US announces Syria-Israel truce as new clashes rock Druze heartland
The United States said early Saturday that it had negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Syria's government as new clashes erupted in Syria's Druze heartland following violence that prompted massive Israeli strikes. At least 638 people have...
Israel arrests soldier over allegation of spying for Iran
An Israeli soldier has been arrested and formally charged with allegedly passing information to Iranian intelligence in exchange for financial compensation. The military prosecution indicted the soldier on Thursday over “contact with a foreign...
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Israel strikes Sweida city in Syria amid tribal clashes, first raid after Al-Sharaa's forces withdrawal
As tensions between Syria’s Druze and Bedouin fighters escalate, Israel conducted its first airstrike in the Syrian city of Sweida after the withdrawal of Syrian government forces from the province read more As the tensions in West Asia continue...

US pressures Israel to help resolve crisis in Syria — Sky News Arabia
DUBAI, July 18. /TASS/. The United States is putting pressure on Israel to help de-escalate the situation in the province of Al-Suwayda in southern Syria and to allow the deployment of the security forces of Syria’s interim government to this...
Israel's post-holiday politics: Will Netanyahu take a political hit to keep coalition intact?

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says he has told Israel it is ‘losing support’ for Gaza conflict
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Israel is losing support for its conflict in Gaza — and has told the Israeli President so. The Federal Government has previously said Israel has a right to defend itself from Hamas, which has been engaged in a...

Photo exhibition highlights Vietnam–Israel cultural ties
Running from July 11 to 24, the event is part of activities marking the 32nd anniversary of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Israel (July 12, 1993 – 2025) and the 80th anniversary of the Vietnamese diplomatic sector (August 28, 1945 –...