Israel prepared to handle any developments with Iran, defence chief says
Israel’s defence minister said on Sunday the country was ready to handle any scenario that may develop with its foe Iran as it stayed on alert for a possible ...
Israeli troops recover slain Gaza hostage, Egypt to host new truce talks
Israel said on Saturday its special forces had recovered the body of a hostage killed while being held captive in Gaza, as the Palestinian enclave’s dominant Islamist movement Hamas ...
Iran says senior ISIS member and others arrested
Iranian police on Saturday announced the arrest of a senior operative of Islamic State with two other members of the group accused of planning a suicide attack during next week’...
Israel’s Justice Ministry reviewing ‘cyber incident’ after hacktivists’ claim breach
Israel’s Justice Ministry said it was looking into a “cyber incident” on Friday after activist hackers protesting against the war in Gaza said they managed to breach the ministry’...
Six months into Gaza war, Israel faces deepening isolation
Six months into the war in Gaza, the killing of a group of aid workers by an Israeli air strike summed up both the dire humanitarian crisis and the lack ...
Israel sacks two officers after grave errors in strike on aid workers
An Israeli inquiry into the killing of seven aid workers in an air strike in Gaza this week found serious errors and breaches of procedure by the military, with the ...
UN rights body demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes
The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday adopted a resolution calling for Israel to be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in the Gaza Strip, ...
Israel bows to US pressure following WCK ‘grave mistake’, approves more aid access
Israel said it approved the reopening of the Erez crossing into northern Gaza and the temporary use of Ashdod port in southern Israel, following U.S. demands to increase humanitarian ...
US asks Israel for immediate ceasefire, threatens policy ‘changes’
The United States issued its strongest public rebuke toward Israel on Thursday since the start of the Gaza war, conditioning support for Israel’s offensive on concrete Israeli steps to ...
Israel boosts defences after Iran revenge threat
The Israeli military halted leave for all combat units on Thursday amid concerns of a possible escalation in violence after the killing of Iranian generals in Damascus this week drew ...
Six months of Hezbollah fire keeps uprooted Israelis in limbo
From a temporary seaside abode in northern Israel, Shay and Reut Hanegbi can hear the explosions when missiles are fired from Lebanon towards their hometown on the border, only four ...
Israeli military halts leave for all combat units fearing escalation in violence
Israel’s military halted leave for all combat units on Thursday, it said in a statement, amid concerns of a possible escalation in violence after the killing of Iranian generals ...
WCK boss says Israeli deadly attack on Monday was not a mistake
Celebrity chef Jose Andres told Reuters in an emotional interview on Wednesday that an Israeli attack that killed seven of his food aid workers in Gaza had targeted them “systematically, ...
UAE’s non-oil business activity growth eases slightly in March
Growth in the United Arab Emirates’ non-oil business sector eased a little in March, a survey showed on Wednesday, with supply constraints from shipping disruption in the Red Sea contributing ...
US wants swift Israeli investigation into attack on aid workers
The United States wants a swift Israeli investigation into an attack that killed seven people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen charity in Gaza, the State Department ...
Bodies of foreign aid workers killed in Israeli strike leave Gaza
The bodies of foreign aid workers killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza were brought to the crossing with Egypt on Wednesday as international outrage simmered over an attack that ...
Saudi Arabia’s non-oil business activity grows robustly in March
Strong demand helped drive non-oil business activity in Saudi Arabia in March, with output accelerating to a six-month high, a survey showed on Wednesday.
The seasonally-adjusted Riyad Bank Saudi Arabia ...
Pope deplores deaths in Gaza and Ukraine from ‘folly of war’
Pope Francis on Wednesday issued a fresh appeal for peace in Gaza and Ukraine, deploring the killing of aid workers in an Israeli airstrike and paying tribute to a Ukrainian ...
White House hosts muted Ramadan event as Biden’s Israel policy draws anger
The White House held a scaled-down iftar dinner on Tuesday to celebrate Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, after some invitees turned the president down over frustrations in the Muslim ...
Netanyahu laments Israel’s ‘unintended’ killing of aid workers in Gaza
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday an Israeli airstrike that killed seven people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen charity in Gaza was unintended and “tragic”, ...
Iran vows revenge on Israel after Damascus embassy attack
Iran vowed on Tuesday to take revenge on Israel for an airstrike that killed two of its top generals and five other military advisers at the Iranian embassy compound in ...
US anti-Muslim incidents hit record high in 2023
Reported discrimination and attacks against Muslims and Palestinians reached a record high in the US in 2023, driven by rising Islamophobia and bias as the Israel-Gaza war raged late in the ...
Iran says Israel bombs its embassy in Syria, US denies any involvement
Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran‘s embassy in Syria on Monday in a strike that Iran said killed seven of its military advisers, including three senior commanders, marking a major ...
Israel airstrike on Gaza kills seven working for celebrity chef’s NGO
Citizens from Australia, Britain and Poland were among seven people working for celebrity chef Jose Andres’ World Central Kitchen who were killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza on ...