Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Israeli army announced on Tuesday morning that a soldier from the Basal Brigade was killed during clashes in northern Gaza. The soldier, Sergeant Noam Yisrael Abdo, 20, from the 17th Battalion of the Basal Brigade, was killed in a battle in northern Gaza on Monday. According to the army, Sergeant Abdo was a platoon commander in the 12th Battalion of the Golani Brigade. The Israeli army also confirmed that two other soldiers were severely injured, one in the northern Gaza fighting and another in clashes in southern Lebanon. Yesterday, the Israeli army reported the deaths of two soldiers in…

Former U.S. President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump stated that the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel “would never have happened if I were president.” Trump made the remarks during a gathering held at his Miami club, attended by hundreds of people honoring the victims of the attack, which occurred exactly a year ago. “We can never forget the nightmare of that day,” Trump emphasized, adding that “the October 7 attack wouldn’t have happened if I were president.”

Thirteen Palestinians were killed, and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes targeting various areas in the Gaza Strip on Monday. According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA, Israeli forces targeted a house in Block 3 of the Al-Bureij refugee camp, located in central Gaza, resulting in the deaths of nine individuals and leaving 25 others with varying degrees of injury. Rescue and recovery operations are still underway as efforts continue to retrieve victims trapped under the rubble. WAFA also reported that three people were killed and others injured in an Israeli strike that hit tents housing displaced persons on Al-Sikka…

U.S. officials have revealed that Washington has halted its attempts to de-escalate the growing conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, which threatens to turn into a full-scale regional war. The comments from U.S. officials come after Israel ignored a proposal backed by the U.S. and other Western and Arab powers for a 21-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah. Despite the escalation, the United States is no longer trying to revive the proposal and has stopped its efforts to limit Israeli operations in Lebanon and against Iran. Officials in President Biden’s administration have expressed concern that what Israel initially described as a…

On Monday night, Israeli airstrikes targeted the southern suburbs of Beirut, a stronghold of Hezbollah, according to Lebanon’s state media. These airstrikes come after several nights of intense bombardment on the area. The strikes followed warnings from the Israeli military, urging residents of certain neighborhoods in the southern suburbs to evacuate. Prior to the ongoing escalation, the area housed around 850,000 residents, most of whom have since fled. Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee shared a map on the social platform “X,” highlighting two buildings in the neighborhoods of Burj al-Barajneh and Hadath. Adraee urged residents living near these buildings to…

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a message of unity, but families who lost loved ones called for accountabilityCeremonies have been held across Israel to mark the one-year anniversary of Hamas’ October 7 attack on the Jewish state. While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed that the attack awakened Israel’s “inner strength,” families of those killed blame the state for allowing it to happen in the first place. Hamas militants launched a surprise assault on Israel one year ago on Monday, occupying dozens of towns and villages in the south of the country, killing around 1,100 people, and taking roughly 250 hostages back to…

Tehran has worked out contingencies and intends to respond in force, the Revolutionary Guard has warnedThe Iranian military has prepared “at least ten” scenarios for a possible Israeli strike, according to the news agency run by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Iran bombarded Israel with a barrage of missiles last Tuesday, striking a number of military bases in what Tehran said was a response to recent Israeli killings of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders. Israel vowed to launch a “serious and significant” strike in reprisal. Tehran has prepared at least ten scenarios for responding to any Israeli action, the Tasnim news agency said on…

More than 700 Israeli troops have been killed in the country’s bloodiest conflict in five decadesThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has published an extensive casualty list, revealing that it has lost at least 726 troops since the war in Gaza began a year ago. More than 4,500 soldiers have been injured in the same period. Some 726 Israeli soldiers, reservists, and security officers have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began a year ago on Monday, the IDF said in a statement on Sunday. Of that number, 346 were killed during ground operations in Gaza, which began on October 27…

Admitting Kiev into the Western alliance could trigger a global war, Slovakia’s prime minister saidSlovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico has said that his country would not allow Ukraine to join NATO as long as he stays in power. Admitting Kiev into the US-led military alliance would trigger a new world war, he warned in an interview with the broadcaster STVR on Sunday. “As long as I am the prime minister of the Slovak Republic, I will lead the legislators, whom I have control over as a party chairman, to never agree to Ukraine’s membership in NATO,” Fico said. “Ukraine’s entry into NATO would…

The first of the Dutch-donated jet fighters have arrived in Ukraine, Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has saidDutch Defense Minister Ruben Brekelmans has confirmed that the first batch of the F-16 fighter jets the Netherlands promised Kiev has already been delivered. Brekelmans visited Kiev and Kharkov on Sunday, where he unveiled new details of his country’s military aid to Ukraine. A member of the so-called ‘F-16 coalition,’ the Netherlands promised to donate 24 US-made aircraft to the Ukrainian Air Force more than a year ago, although no strict timeline has been revealed. “For the first time, I can officially announce that the…