Middle Orient

Gaza hospital says 37 dead in strike on UN school Israel says used by Hamas

A Gaza hospital said at least 37 people were killed in an Israeli strike on a UN-run school on Thursday, that the Israeli military alleged housed a “Hamas compound”. The raid came after US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators resumed talks aimed at securing a truce and hostage-prisoner swap in the …

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Iran Update, June 5, 2024

Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) Commander Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami threatened to retaliate against Israel for the June 3 airstrike that killed IRGC Quds Force Gen. Saeid Abyar in Aleppo, Syria.[i] Abyar was a member of the IRGC Quds Force and had been stationed in Syria since 2012.[ii] Salami stated …

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France investigates Adib Mayaleh’s role in financing war crimes in Syria

The French National Anti-Terrorism Prosecutor’s Office has appealed to the Paris Judicial Court after charges against former Governor of the Central Bank of Syria, Adib Mayaleh, related to financing battles in Syria were dropped. Mayaleh, who holds both French and Syrian citizenship, is suspected of financing the Syrian regime accused …

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The Islamic Resistance in Iraq increases its drone attacks on Israel

Over the past month, there has been a surge in attacks from Iraq against Israel attributed to the Islamic Resistance. This group consists of several militias backed by Iran, active in both Syria and Iraq, including existing U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organizations such as Kataib Hezbollah, Asaib Ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah …

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Iran’s acting FM meets Assad in Syria after talks with Hezbollah chief

Iran has been backing its proxies, including Hezbollah and Hamas, in their fight against Israel since the Gaza war erupted. Iran’s acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani pledged on Tuesday to maintain close relations with Syria during a meeting with President Bashar al-Assad amid escalating tensions in the region. Bagheri …

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Israeli war cabinet calls Lebanon meeting as Hezbollah tension spikes

Israel’s war cabinet is set to convene to discuss the escalation of violence on the border with Lebanon. Israel’s war cabinet is set to discuss Tuesday evening the escalation on the border with Lebanon after rocket fire caused dozens of fires in the north of Israel. Israeli firefighters continued efforts …

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‘Hell and death’: Israel sieges al-Moghazi and al-Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza

On Tuesday, the Israeli army announced that ground forces had begun a precise operation in the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip. Since last night, destruction and death shadowed al-Moghazi and al-Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza as the Israeli army carries out a new military assault in …

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Hezbollah: “We are not for the escalation of conflict with Israel, but we will fight if necessary”

Lebanese Hezbollah does not seek to escalate the conflict with Israel, but it is prepared to engage in any war imposed upon it, said Sheikh Naim Kasem, the deputy leader of Hezbollah, to the Al-Jazeera TV station on Tuesday, as conflicts and hostilities continue along the Lebanese-Israeli border. Hezbollah, supported …

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Biden is not siding with Netanyahu? When asked about the attacks on Gaza, his response may not please the Israelis

The President of the United States, Joe Biden, stated that the Israeli people and public have reasons to believe that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war in Gaza for political reasons.“There is every reason for people to draw that conclusion,” Biden told Time. In the interview with …

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They propose a ceasefire while arming themselves: Israelis are buying 25 fighter jets from the USA

Israel has agreed to purchase 25 American F-35 fighter jets, the Israeli Ministry of Defense confirmed today. The ministry stated that this is the third squadron of Lockheed Martin’s fighter jets that will be integrated into the Israeli armed forces. The Israeli Air Force will have a total of 75 …

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