Middle East

Biden meets national security team as fears of Iran attack on Israel grow

US President Joe Biden met his senior national security team on Monday as concerns of a possible Iranian retaliatory attack on Israel grew. Mr Biden said he had been briefed on preparations to support Israel should it be attacked, while Secretary of State Antony Blinken said officials were working "around the clock" to prevent an ...

09:35 Et August 6, 2024

Iranian Revolutionary Guard chief says Israel is ‘digging its own grave’

The head of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard threatened Israel on Monday after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Gen. Hossein Salami, speaking to journalists at ...

09:30 Et August 5, 2024

Countries urge nationals to leave Lebanon as Mid-East war fears grow

The US has urged its citizens to leave Lebanon on “any ticket available”, as fears grow that war in the Middle East may spread. The UK, Sweden, France, ...

10:00 Et August 4, 2024

Strike on Gaza kills 4 and stabbing in Israel kills 2 as fears of wider war spike across the Mideast

An Israeli airstrike early Sunday killed four people in a tent camp housing displaced people inside a hospital complex in central Gaza, while a stabbing attack carried out ...

09:45 Et August 4, 2024

Iran says Haniyeh killed by short-range projectile

Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has accused Israel of killing Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh using a "short-range projectile" fired from outside his residence in Tehran. The paramilitary ...

19:30 Et August 3, 2024

Israeli airstrike kills 5 in West Bank, including Hamas commander - Palestinian media

An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the occupied West Bank killed a commander in the Palestinian armed group Hamas on Saturday, Hamas media reported, while Palestinian news ...

11:31 Et August 3, 2024

Hezbollah leader says war with Israel has entered ‘new phase’ after killings of top militant figures

Hezbollah’s leader warned Thursday that the conflict with Israel has entered a “new phase,” as he addressed mourners at the funeral of a commander from the group who ...

10:01 Et August 2, 2024

Israel Reports Killing of Hamas Military Chief in July Airstrike

Israel's military says it has confirmed that Hamas's military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air strike in the Gaza Strip last month. Deif was targeted in ...

11:32 Et August 1, 2024

Iran’s supreme leader prays over the coffin of Hamas leader Haniyeh, whose killing risks a wider war

Iran’s supreme leader and representatives of Palestinian militias he backs prayed Thursday over the coffins of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in a shocking assassination blamed on Israel that risked escalating into an all-out regional war. Ayatollah Ali Khamenei prayed over Haniyeh’s coffin at Tehran University while Iran’s new President Masoud Pezeshkian ...

11:24 Et August 1, 2024

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh is killed in Iran by an alleged Israeli strike, threatening escalation

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that ...

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