Author: Steven Sahiounie

An anti-ship ballistic missile and a drone fired by Houthis on international shipping in the Red Sea on Dec. 28 were intercepted and taken down by a US Navy ship

Three men and one woman had all been sentenced to death for their alleged collaboration with Israel

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Friday an aid convoy came under fire by the Israeli military in the Gaza Strip, without causing any casualties.

The real estate deal which gives an Australian-Israeli investor roughly 25 percent of the Old City’s Armenian quarter has sparked anger and concern among residents

Lebanon’s Caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has urged the UK to place “maximum pressure” on Israel to end its campaign on Gaza and the Lebanese border.

Israel pounded south and central Gaza on Friday as Egypt was to host a high-level Hamas delegation for talks to try and end the nearly 12-week war that has devastated the besieged Palestinian territory.

The Israeli army says in a post on X that it will “ expand the operation in the Khan Younis area” of southern Gaza in its offensive against Hamas. The army added that in one incident in Khan Younis, it identified a Hamas member about 100 metres (110 yards) from them and directed a drone strike against him. Source: AlJazeera

Al Jazeera’s Hamdah Salhut reported that the Israeli war cabinet convened this evening but stopped short of discussing what will happen the day after the war on Gaza. “They were supposed to talk about what’s going to happen the day after the war, or as Israel refers to it, ‘the day after Hamas’,” Salhut said, speaking from occupied East Jerusalem. “However, there have been several objections among Netanyahu’s own coalition, to have these discussions. Israeli media is now reporting that the prime minister has succumbed to that pressure and those discussions will not happen just yet.” The fierce opposition is…

Earlier on Thursday Syrian state news agency SANA reported explosions were heard near the capital Damascus , Syria as air defense systems were activated. According to the Syrian Defense Ministry, “Israel” targeted multiple points in southern Syria late Thursday, but the majority of the missiles launched were intercepted by the country’s air defenses. Earlier on Thursday Syrian state news agency SANA reported explosions were heard near the capital Damascus as air defense systems were activated. The Syrian defense ministry stated that “Today [on Thursday], around 11:05 p.m. [local time, 20:05 GMT], the Israeli enemy has carried out an air aggression from the…

In an interview with the US’s Public Broadcasting Corporation (PBS), Roger Carstens says that Qatar is “playing a very strong and important role as an intermediary”. “There are times when, of course, the United States does not really have entree into some of the negotiating groups, and this is a case where Qatar has really been able to bring its gravitas in the region to bear,” he told PBS. “The bottom line is,” Carstens continued, “we’re in this to make sure that everyone gets back. And even if we were to get all of our Americans back, we are going…