Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Israeli army has rejected accusations it made use of white phosphorus in its military operations over the past week, calling them “unequivocally false”. The denial came after Human Rights Watch on Thursday accused Israel of using white phosphorus in Gaza and Lebanon, putting civilians at serious risk, following an analysis of video of the conflict. Source: Aljazeera

Amid a wave of confusion, the argument that the country’s intelligence and air defenses failed is unfounded Mikhail Khodarenok is a military commentator for RT.com. He is a retired colonel. He served as an officer at the main operational directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces. On Saturday, Hamas militants attacked Israel, quickly seizing several border settlements and establishing control over a large area of territory. The terrorists used bulldozers to overcome fences on the frontier with Gaza. The use of boats (in small amphibious landings) and paragliders was notable in the course of the fighting. Taking advantage…

What can Hezbollah demonstrate in the event of a full-fledged war with Israel? By Abbas Juma, international journalist, political commentaror, Middle East and Africa specialist On October 7 the world was shocked by another flare-up of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and, this time, a very serious one. Not only did Hamas fire rockets at Israel, but it also penetrated Israeli territory. The operation, called Al-Aqsa Flood, has been unprecedented in terms of audacity and planning. Over a thousand Israelis have been killed, it’s estimated, and more than 3,500 wounded, territories were captured, military personnel and civilians were taken hostage. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

Markets are discounting the risk of a “massive conflict” in the Middle East, Nouriel Roubini has warned Global financial markets are for now underestimating the threat of a “massive conflict” throughout the Middle East, renowned economist and New York University professor Nouriel Roubini has warned. In an interview with Bloomberg on Thursday, he said that most investors believe Israel “has no choice but go into Gaza and get rid of Hamas,” pricing in a baseline scenario in which “Israel occupies Gaza, it’s going to get ugly, but the conflict remains contained.” However, Roubini, who predicted the financial crisis of 2008-09 and was nicknamed ‘Doctor Doom’ by…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On October 12, additional US Air Force aircraft arrived in Europe and in the Middle East, at a time of open warfare between US ally Israel, and the Gaza strip, where 3 million unarmed civilians are being targeted by Israel because of the unprecedented attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas. The US Central Command has announced the deployment of 354th Fighter Squadron and their A-10C Thunderbolt IIs to support the increased US presence in response to the events in Israel and the Gaza strip. The 354th FS joins the A-10s from the 75th Fighter…

The leader has suggested the UN and the international community should launch an urgent humanitarian intervention in Gaza Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has called for an urgent ceasefire in the Israel-Palestine conflict to protect children caught up in the violence, while urging immediate action from the UN and international community to prevent human rights abuses. In a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, the Brazilian leader appealed to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and countries all over the world to put an end to “the most serious violation of human rights in the conflict in the Middle East.” …

Washington has no plans for “boots on the ground,” NSC spokesman John Kirby has said No American troops will be deployed to Israel, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters at the White House on Thursday. The US will continue to supply the Israel Defense Forces in their fight against Hamas, however. “We have national security interests throughout the region,” Kirby said at the daily press briefing, referring to the deployment of a carrier strike group to the eastern Mediterranean, but quashed any rumors of airborne troops or Marines being sent to Israel. “The Israelis have made it very clear…

Cairo insists that Israeli and Palestinian authorities should resolve conflicts within their borders, the news agency says Egypt rejects any moves to create safe corridors for Gaza refugees, Reuters reported on Wednesday, citing security sources. Cairo has nevertheless discussed the possibility of providing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian enclave along with the US and other countries, the agency reported. According to Reuters’ sources, Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye and the US have discussed the option of sending humanitarian aid through the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula under a geographically limited ceasefire. One of the Egyptian officials told Reuters that Cairo…

Fuel and electricity will also be cut off until hostages are released, Energy Minister Israel Katz has warned Israel’s siege of Gaza will not be lifted unless Hamas releases all the hostages it has captured, Energy Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday. His statement came after Israeli authorities cut off water, fuel and electricity to the Palestinian enclave following a surprise attack by Hamas militants on Saturday. “Humanitarian aid to Gaza? No electrical switch will be turned on, no water pump will be opened and no fuel truck will enter until the Israeli abductees are returned home,” Katz wrote on X, formerly known…

Sites in Damascus and Aleppo have reportedly been damaged in a “simultaneous strike” by the Israeli militarylll International airports in the Syrian capital of Damascus, and the western city of Aleppo, have been hit in “simultaneous” missile strikes by Israel, the state SANA news agency reported on Thursday, citing a source within the Syrian military. The incident comes amid a major flareup of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The airports were struck at around 2pm local time, a source told SANA, adding that an attack on each of the two airports involved several missiles that damaged their landing strips and forced both facilities to…