Author: Steven Sahiounie

The US defense chief has vowed to respond to attacks by Tehran and its allies US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has warned that American forces in the Middle East face increased risk of being attacked, as Iran and its allies look to exploit the turmoil created by the Israel-Hamas war. Bases housing US troops in Iraq and Syria have already been targeted in rocket and drone attacks in recent days, and the Pentagon is concerned about a further escalation of the Israel-Palestine crisis, Austin said on Sunday in an ABC News interview. “In fact, what we’re seeing is the prospect of a…

The IOF has apologized to its neighbor after a border watchtower came under fire Egyptian border guards have been injured by fragments from an Israeli tank round that struck one of their watchtowers amid Israel’s war with Hamas. The incident occurred on Sunday at the Egyptian checkpoint near Kerem Shalom, where the borders of Israel, Gaza and Egypt come together. Egyptian Armed Forces spokesman Colonel Gharib Abdel-Hafez Gharib described the injuries as “minor” and did not disclose how many border guards were wounded by the shell fragments. “The Israeli side expressed its regret over the unintentional incident immediately,” Gharib said in a statement. “It…

Nir Barkat has said drastic action will be taken against Tehran if its ally Hezbollah joins the war Israeli Economy Minister Nir Barkat warned on Sunday that the military is ready to “eliminate” the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah and strike Iran if they open up a “northern front” in the current conflict. “The plan of Iran is to attack Israel on all fronts. If we find they intend to target Israel, we will not just retaliate to those fronts, but we will go to the head of the snake, which is Iran,” Barkat told The Mail on Sunday. He added “the ayatollahs in Iran are not…

Local and official activities organized a solidarity stand at Bosra al-Sham Roman amphitheater in Daraa countryside to support of people of the Gaza Strip against the continued aggression by Israeli occupation. The participants condemned the heinous crimes perpetrated by the occupation against the Palestinian in Gaza, calling on the international community to hold Israel accountable, which violates all international and humanitarian norms and laws. Source: SANA

According to preliminary information, they are citizens of a CIS country Russian diplomats are verifying reports about the death of a Russia-speaking family in the Gaza Strip, they may be citizens of a CIS country, the Russian foreign ministry told TASS on Sunday. “Russian diplomats are currently verifying media reports about the death of a Russian-speaking family in the settlement of Der Al-Balah (in central Gaza) as a result of Israeli strikes. According to reports, a woman and her children were killed,” it said. “According to preliminary information, they are citizens of a CIS country.” Tensions flared up in the…

The Presidency condemned today the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip, which led to the killing of more than 4,700 people and the injury of about 15,000 others, and the continuation of incursions and killings in the occupied West Bank, which resulted in the killing of 95 people since October 7, the most recent of which was the killing at dawn today of two youths in Jalazone refugee camp, as well as the continuation of the arrest policy that affected hundreds of people in the West Bank. Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the official spokesman for the presidency, said that President…

Iran’s top diplomat warns of “far-fetching repercussions” for Israel and the US Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has accused the US of waging a “proxy war against Palestinians” and warned of dire consequences if the bombardment of Gaza is not stopped and Israel launches a ground assault. Speaking at a press conference with his South African counterpart Naledi Pandor in Tehran on Sunday, the Iranian diplomat said it was a “bitter and unfortunate reality” that US President Joe Biden made an “extraordinary wartime visit” to Tel Aviv this week to show support for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government amid the bombardment of the Palestinian enclave and…

Israeli police today prevented young Palestinians and students from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City for either worship or to attend schools inside the walled compound, while Jewish fanatics were allowed in freely, reported WAFA correspondent. He said police manning the gates to Al-Aqsa Mosque stopped people reaching the compound to worship, turning back the young ones and allowing in only the elderly. Students who attend schools located inside the compound were also not allowed in to attend classes. At the same time, the police allowed the entry of Jewish fanatics who roamed the yards of the…

Israeli raids on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank that started overnight continue in the morning with dozens arrested, according to authorities and media. The latest arrests took place in the city of Hebron, where 59 people were held by Israeli forces, including 40 workers from the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. As we reported earlier, the most violent Israeli raid took place in the Jalazone refugee camp near Ramallah, where two people were killed and 20 arrested, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. More than 1,200 Palestinians have been arrested by Israeli forces in the occupied…

By doing so, Josep Borrell has echoed the call from UN chief Antonio Guterres for a ceasefire to allow more aid trucks to enter the Gaza Strip. “Now the most important thing is for humanitarian support to go into Gaza,” Borrell told reporters as he arrived for a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Luxembourg. “I cannot anticipate the result of the meeting but it is certainly something which the ministers will have to discuss … The secretary-general of the United Nations asked for it very much,” the bloc’s top diplomat said. “Personally, I think a humanitarian pause is needed…