Europe joins US in urging restraint by Israel
Israel’s European allies urged it on Monday to show restraint over Iran’s weekend missile and drone attack, calling on Israeli leaders to step away from “the edge of ...
UK’s Cameron urges Israel not to retaliate against Iran, France steps up security around synagogues and Jewish schools
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron urged Israel not to retaliate after Iran’s drone and missile attack, saying it should “think with head as well as heart” because Tehran’s ...
Iran warns Israel against retaliation, world powers urge restraint (update 4)
Iran warned Israel and the United States on Sunday of a much larger response if there is any retaliation for its mass drone and missile attack on Israeli territory overnight, ...
Israelis rattled by Iranian attack, fear escalation
By Dedi Hayun Rami Amichay
The first direct attack on Israel by arch foe Iran has shaken Israelis and left them fearful that a bigger war is looming.
While the ...
Iranian airports cancel flights until Monday morning
Several Iranian airports including Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International have cancelled flights until Monday, Iranian state media reported on Sunday, as tensions flared in the Middle East with Iran’s ...
Hamas says Iran’s attack on Israel was ‘natural right’
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, which has been locked in a war with Israel in Gaza for more than six months, defended Iran’s attack on Israel that began on ...
Iran’s military officials warn Israel and US against retaliation
Iran warned Israel on Sunday of a larger attack on its territory should it retaliate against Tehran’s overnight drone and missile attack, adding that U.S. bases would be ...
Flights cancelled, diverted to Cyprus
Hotels in Cyprus hosted travellers on Saturday night whose flights were affected when air spaces in the Middle East closed.
A Wizz Air flight to Israel returned to Luton after ...
Jordan, Iraq reopen airspace after Iran attacks
Jordan and Iraq reopened their airspace on Sunday after closing it late on Saturday as Iran launched drone and missile attacks against Israel, both countries said on Sunday.
Jordan’s ...
Jordan’s air defence ready to shoot down any Iranian aircraft that violate its airspace
Jordan’s air defences were ready to intercept and shoot down any Iranian drones or aircraft that violate its airspace, two regional security sources said.
They said the army was ...
Biden returns to Washington as Iran launches attack on Israel
U.S. President Joe Biden returned to Washington on Saturday to consult with his national security team as Iran launched a retaliatory drone and missile attack on Israel.
Biden cut ...
Vessel seized in Strait of Hormuz amid Iran tensions
A vessel has been seized by “regional authorities” between the United Arab Emirates and Iran, maritime security agencies said on Saturday, days after Iran warned it could close the area ...
Biden says his message to Iran is ‘don’t’
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he expected Iran to attack Israel “sooner, rather than later,” and warned Tehran not to proceed.
Asked by reporters about his message ...
Israel on edge for Iranian retaliation after embassy strike
Israel on Friday braced for an attack by Iran or its proxies as warnings grew of retaliation for the killing last week of a senior officer in Iran’s embassy ...
Dozens of Palestinians killed in Gaza as Hamas official vows to ‘break’ Israel
Israeli forces fought Palestinian militants in the north and centre of the Gaza Strip on Friday as Khaled Meshaal, a senior official in Gaza’s ruling Hamas movement, said its ...
33,634 Palestinians killed in Israel’s offensive in Gaza
At least 33,634 Palestinians have been killed and 76,214 injured in Israel’s military offensive in Gaza since Oct.7, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Friday.
In the past 24 ...
‘Six Months of Genocide’ protest in Nicosia (video)
On the six-month anniversary of the Hamas attack on October 7th, hundreds of people gathered in Nicosia to protest against Israel’s bombing of Gaza and the government of Nikos ...
US tells staff in Israel not to travel outside cities, expects Iran strike
The United States expects an attack by Iran against Israel but one that would not be big enough to draw Washington into war, a US official said late on Thursday.
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Hamas leader says group is still seeking hostage deal after three of his sons killed
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Thursday his Palestinian militant group was still seeking a deal for a ceasefire and hostage release after an Israeli strike killed three of his ...
Netanyahu says Israel preparing for scenarios in other areas than Gaza
Israel is keeping up its war in Gaza but is also preparing for scenarios in other areas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, amid concern that Iran was preparing ...
Three sons of Hamas leader Haniyeh killed in Israeli airstrike
Three sons of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Wednesday, the Palestinian Islamist group and Haniyeh’s family said.
The three sons – Hazem, ...
Gazans live on memories of past Eid festivals as war ruins special day
Palestinians visited the graves of loved ones killed in the Gaza war and prayed beside the wreckage of a mosque and in shattered streets as the devastating conflict cast a ...
Iran’s Khamenei says Israel ‘must be punished’ for Syria embassy attack
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said on Wednesday that Israel “must be punished and it shall be” for attacking the Iranian embassy compound in Syria.
In a major ...
Biden says Netanyahu’s approach to war in Gaza is a ‘mistake’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in Gaza is a “mistake,” US President Joe Biden said in an interview published on Tuesday, offering further criticism of ...