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Israel’s deadly bombing of Yemen with UK-made weaponry

British-supplied fighter jet parts linked to “indiscriminate” Israeli attacks on major port, worsening Yemen’s already dire humanitarian situation. Israeli airstrikes on Yemen’s port-city of Hodeidah have killed and injured up to 155 people since July and caused more than $20 million of damage to a vital harbour. Most of the …

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What’s Britain doing in Lebanon?

Explainer: As Israel bombards Beirut, we take a look at Britain’s military role in Lebanon. In his first public speech as chief of MI6 in 2021, Sir Richard Moore said his intelligence agency was “actively focused on Iran”. This was part of what he described as a “dramatic change in …

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Iran Update, October 31, 2024

Israeli state-owned broadcaster Kan published a US-drafted ceasefire proposal to end the fighting in Lebanon.[1] The draft proposes that international mediators determine a date to begin the ceasefire and commence a 60-day “implementation period.” During this period, Lebanese Hezbollah would cease attacks against Israel and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) …

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Medya Gunlugu: The West’s dilemma towards Russia

“Assessing the current stage of the conflict from a military point of view, the following can be noted. Russia has mobilized a significant part of its forces with the aim of reaching the administrative borders of the Donbass and is moving towards its goal with the momentum that it manages …

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Iran Update, October 30, 2024

Qassem hinted at a possible shift in Hezbollah policy that would allow a Lebanon ceasefire to be separated from Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip. The new secretary general was less absolute regarding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip than Nasrallah had been before his death. Nasrallah had previously said …

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Iran Update, October 29, 2024

The precise nature of the recent Israeli strikes into Iran has partially obscured the serious damage these strikes inflicted on critical Iranian defense and military infrastructure. These strikes could disrupt Iranian ballistic missile production and leave Iran more vulnerable to future strikes, however. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) conducted precise …

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