Israel downs Yemeni missile near Tel Aviv

Yemen’s Houthi group launched a ballistic missile targeting Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv on Tuesday. The Israeli military confirmed it intercepted the missile. Air raid sirens sounded across multiple Israeli regions, but no casualties or...

Rick Scott marks anniversary of Oswaldo Payá's death and comments on U.S.-Israel relations

Rick Scott, U.S. Senator from Florida, addressed international affairs and human rights in a series of tweets posted on July 22, 2025.In one tweet, Scott referenced the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and recent shifts in U.S. foreign policy....

Israel Evin prison attack must be investigated as war crime

Amnesty International says the Israeli regime’s deliberate airstrikes on Evin Prison in Tehran constitute a serious violation of international humanitarian law and must be criminally investigated as a war crime. Following an in-depth...

AFP news agency calls on Israel to allow evacuation of its freelance contributors

News agency Agence France-Presse (AFP) has called on Israel to allow the immediate evacuation of its freelance contributors and their families from the Gaza Strip, a day after they warned that they were struggling to work due to starvation. In a...

‘Mass starvation’ across Gaza as Trump puts pressure on Israel

More than 100 aid organisations warned on Wednesday that “mass starvation” was spreading across the Gaza Strip as President Trump intervened to put more pressure on Israel to change its tactics. In a statement, the 111 signatories — including...

Israel the ‘only country’ in the world helping the Druze community in Syria

Psychologist and lecturer at the University of Haifa Dr Sawsan Kheir says Israel is the “only country” in the world helping the Druze community. “Israel is the only country worldwide that stood up to this point for the Druze,” Ms Kheir told Sky...

Israel monitors unprecedented Egyptian diplomatic support for Iran

Reports indicate that Egypt is taking steps to enhance its role as a mediator in the Iranian nuclear negotiations, signalling a growing rapprochement between Cairo and Tehran, according to Israeli media outlets. The Hebrew Epoch, a magazine...

US to mediate Israel-Syria meeting on Thursday

Israel hopes for release of 10 more hostages under deal with Hamas — TASS source

MOSCOW, July 22. /TASS/. The next few days will be critical for truce talks between Israel and the Gaza-based Palestinian group Hamas, a source in the Israeli Foreign Ministry told TASS. According to the source, within the framework of a new deal,...

Israel tightens grip on Gaza Strip city

Let us read it for you. Listen now. Your browser does not support the audio element. DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip -- Israeli troops for the first time Monday pushed into areas of a central Gaza city where several aid groups are based, in what...

Israel, Jewish groups slam Australia’s criticism of aid ‘drip feed’

Local Jewish groups and Israel’s top diplomat have rounded on the Albanese government for signing a letter with almost 30 other countries that condemned the “inhumane” killing of starving Palestinians as they seek food, water and medicine....

Israel expands military operation into central Gaza

Palestinians face hunger and gunfire as Israel pushes into central Gaza

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Israel intercepts missile from Yemen after Houthi port strikes

Sirens rang out across parts of Israel after its military said it intercepted a missile fired from Yemen on Tuesday. The projectile, reportedly launched by Yemen’s Houthi movement, was shot down before it reached Israeli territory, according to...

Drone strikes rock Iraqi Kurdistan, Israel blamed  

In recent weeks, a series of drone strikes have targeted military bases and oil and gas fields across Iraq—primarily in the Kurdistan region, including the provinces of Salah al-Din, Kirkuk, Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, and Duhok. The attacks have caused...

Israel could face further sanctions if it does not agree Gaza ceasefire – Lammy

The Foreign Secretary also told broadcasters he feels “appalled” and “sickened” by Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has begun a ground operation targeting Deir al-Balah, the main hub for humanitarian efforts in...

Israel says attacked Houthi targets in Yemen’s Hodeidah port

Minister of Defence Israel Katz on Monday said the military was “forcefully countering any attempt to restore the terror infrastructure previously attacked”. The Israeli military claimed that the “port serves as a channel for weapons used by the...

Western diplomatic chiefs, EU Commissioner Lahbib condemn Israel’s treatment of Gaza civilians

The foreign ministers’ statement came after over 100 people seeking aid from distribution sites and U.N. food trucks were reported killed by Israeli gunfire over the weekend, and as Israel on Monday announced a new offensive in central Gaza. In a...

Why Israel must support Syria’s minorities - opinion

Iran satellite launch signals defiance after war with Israel, experts say

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which led the suborbital launch of the Qased satellite carrier on Monday, heralded the test as a feat of Iran's space program. But the timing so soon after Iran's clash with its Mideast arch-nemesis...