Israel is investigating claims by Hamas after the group released images purportedly showing the body of a female hostage in Gaza. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking during Sunday’s cabinet meeting, stated that Israeli authorities could not confirm the authenticity of the photos at this stage. “We are in contact with the family, and a notification … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has appointed Yechiel Leiter, a U.S.-born former chief of staff in the Finance Ministry, as the next Israeli ambassador to the United States. “Yechiel Leiter is an exceptional diplomat with strong oratory skills and a deep knowledge of American culture and politics,” Netanyahu announced in a statement on Friday. EDITOR’S … Read more
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has sacked his defense minister, Yoav Gallant. Netanyahu and Gallant had clashed publicly over the course of the more than year-long war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and in the Middle East. Netanyahu said he was firing Gallant due to trust issues and “gaps” between them in the management … Read more
The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Saturday issued renewed threats to Iranian arch-enemies, Israel and the United States following the recent military confrontations. The 85-year-old Khamenei said at an event in Tehran that the enemies, whether the Zionist regime or America, will certainly receive a devastating response to what they are doing … Read more
Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli air strikes hit two homes at dawn on Friday in Khan Yunis, the territory’s main southern city, killing at least 20 people. Fourteen people were killed in a strike that hit the home of the Al-Fara family, and another six were killed in a separate air raid, according to … Read more
Israeli Energy Minister, Eli Cohen, on Monday accused the United Nations’ UNIFIL peacekeepers in south Lebanon of being a “useless” force that failed to protect Israelis from Hezbollah attacks. Cohen called on UNIFIL to withdraw as fighting rages. In a post on X, Cohen said the State of Israel will do everything to ensure the … Read more
Leaders of the western countries have called on the Israeli government to stop harming United Nations, UN, peacekeepers in Lebanon after explosions wounded two of them near the country’s border. The Israeli military said its forces on Friday fired at a threat near a UN peacekeeping mission position. A spokesperson for the United Nations Interim … Read more
The Israel Defense Forces, IDF, early Monday said its air force has attacked a command centre of the Palestinian militant organisation Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The IDF said the command centre was located in the Deir al Balah area in central Gaza embedded within the Shuhada al-Aqsa hospital. In the same area, the army … Read more
Iran on Tuesday launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in retaliation to the killings of Iran-backed militant leaders. The attack was said to have sent Israelis to shelters and prompting alarm across the region. The Israeli military said in a statement that a short while ago, missiles were launched from Iran towards the State … Read more
Israeli Defense Forces, IDF, have warned residents of southern Lebanon, who live near sites used by the Iran-backed Hezbollah militia, to move away from the areas ahead of extensive strikes. “Shortly, the IDF would engage in extensive, precise strikes, against terror targets which have been embedded widely throughout Lebanon,” the army said in a Telegram … Read more
Israeli Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, has vowed that military operations in Lebanon will continue. Gallant made the remarks following Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah’s assertion that recent attacks on pagers and walkie-talkies amounted to “a declaration of war.” EDITOR’S PICKS: School Proprietress Allegedly Killed, Burnt By Son In Delta Man Detained for Allegedly Killing Mother, Mutilating … Read more
The Palestinian health ministry and Red Crescent said Israeli strikes on Wednesday killed eight Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, with the Israeli military confirming air raids in two locations. The military in a statement said that its forces were engaged in a counter-terrorism operation in the northern West Bank’s Tubas area and later carried … Read more
Israeli air defence said that it had on Monday intercepted a drone east of the Sea of Galilee, military reports. The army had announced that there had been an air alarm in the area beforehand. There were no reports of damage or injuries. EDITOR’S PICKS Midnight Fire Destroys Multi-Million Naira Goods in Anambra Market Poland … Read more
An Israeli drone fired two air-to-surface missiles at a civilian SUV at the southern entrance to the city of Sidon on Wednesday, killing a leader in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. The armed wing of the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, Fatah, Lebanese military sources revealed this on Wednesday. EDITOR’S PICKS Midnight Fire Destroys Multi-Million Naira Goods … Read more
Violence has continued to increase at the Lebanese-Israeli border after new Israeli airstrikes killed two people in southern Lebanon. Lebanese security sources and the Health Ministry said on Wednesday that these happened hours after at least 20 were injured in a separate attack. EKO HOT BLOG recalls that Israeli strikes hit two areas early on … Read more
No fewer than 12 people were killed and dozens injured in an Israeli attack on a school building in Gaza City. According to the Palestinian news agency, WAFA, the target of the bombardment was a school building housing displaced people. The Israeli army stated that the Palestinian militant organization Hamas had hidden a command centre … Read more