Israel warns Syria of ‘painful blows’ in Sweida

(JNS) On Wednesday Israel has launched an air campaign against the new Syrian regime’s forces, striking in southern Syria and in the capital Damascus to enforce a demilitarized buffer zone on its border and to prevent a potential massacre of the...

Israel to reconnect Gaza to grid four months after cutting it off

(JNS) Israel is preparing to reactivate one power line to the Gaza Strip four months after cutting the flow of electricity to the enclave, the Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) unit confirmed in a...

Israel Strike Destroys Catholic Church in Gaza

Hezbollah's secretary-general says group 'will not surrender weapons to Israel' - report

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...

US brokers ceasefire as Israel, Syria clash in Druze heartland

“We call upon Druze, Bedouins and Sunnis to put down their weapons and together with other minorities build a new and united Syrian identity in peace and prosperity with its neighbours,” he wrote on X. The United States on Wednesday announced an...

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...

U.S. envoy says Syria and Israel agree to ceasefire as Druze minority and Bedouin clans clash in Syria

MAZRAA, Syria —U.S. envoy to Syria Tom Barrack said early Saturday that Israel and Syria had agreed to a ceasefire following Israel’s intervention this week in fighting between Syrian government forces and rival armed groups. The announcement came...

Yemen's Houthis claim responsibility for missile attack on Israel's Ben Gurion Airport

SANAA, July 19 (Xinhua) -- Yemen's Houthi group claimed responsibility late Friday night for launching a new "hypersonic ballistic missile" attack on Ben Gurion Airport in central Israel, which was reportedly intercepted by Israel's defense...

'Build New Syrian Identity': US Brokers Israel-Syria Ceasefire As Clashes Rock Druze Heartland

Last Updated:July 19, 2025, 07:42 IST Israel carried out with major strikes in the heart of the capital Damascus, including hitting the army's headquarters, earlier this week. Israel-Syria ceasefire: US announces truce (Reuters Image)The United...

Syria thought US, Israel approved Suweida troop deployment

Damascus sent troops and tanks to Suweida province on Monday to quell fighting between Bedouin and Druze forces [Getty] Syria's government misread how Israel would respond to its troops deploying to the country's south this week, encouraged by...

US announces Syria-Israel truce as new clashes rock Suweida

Sharaa's office Friday evening pledged to deploy fresh forces to the south to break up further clashes [Getty] The United States said early Saturday that it had negotiated a ceasefire between Israel and Syria's government as new clashes erupted in...

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...

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...

world Israel and Syria agree to a ceasefire

BEIRUT/JERUSALEM - Israel and Syria have agreed to a ceasefire, the US envoy to Turkey said on Friday (July 18), after days of bloodshed in the predominantly Druze area that has killed over 300 people. On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes in...

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 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...

Former Italian PM slams govt. for violating intl. law over military ties with Israel

Max Civili Press TV, Rome Italy's former prime minister Giuseppe Conte has slammed Italy's government for violating the international law after the country's parliament rejected a motion to suspend a Rome-Tel Aviv MOU, sealed 25 years ago. Conte...