Category: 2. Middle East

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli forces killed at least 72 people on Thursday, including 21 who had gathered near aid distribution sites as famine looms after more than 20 months of war.

Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that six people were killed while waiting for aid in the southern Gaza Strip and 15 others in a central area known as the Netzarim corridor, where thousands of Palestinians have gathered daily in the hope of receiving food rations.

The Israeli army told…

The US special envoy for Syria Tom Barrack on Thursday warned Lebanese group Hezbollah against getting involved in the war between its main backer Iran and Israel.

Barrack, who is also the US ambassador to Turkey, is on his first visit to Beirut, where he met top Lebanese officials including parliament speaker Nabih Berri, an ally of Hezbollah.

“I can say on behalf of President (Donald) Trump… that would be a very, very, very bad decision,” Barrack said after his meeting with Berri,…

Gaza’s civil defence agency said Israeli fire killed at least 25 people on Thursday, including 15 who had gathered near an aid distribution site.

Civil defence official Mohammad al-Mughayyir told AFP that 15 people were killed and 60 wounded, while waiting for aid in central Gaza’s Netzarim corridor, where thousands of people have gathered daily in the hope of receiving rations.

The Israeli army told AFP it was “looking into” the reports.

Witness Bassam Abu Shaar said thousands of people had…

Israel’s Channel 12 has reported that the latest wave of Iranian missiles was intercepted by American air defence systems.

Earlier this morning, Iranian state television reported the launch of the 13th wave of the “True Promise 3” operation, involving heavy long-range missile strikes targeting Israel.

On Tuesday, the public relations department of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the launch of the twelfth wave of the “True Promise 3”…

Mohammad Hassan anxiously returned to Pakistan from neighbouring Iran this week after witnessing drones, missiles, and explosions tear through Tehran’s sky during what he called long, “horrifying nights”.

The 35-year-old University of Tehran student is one of about 3,000 Pakistanis who, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, have returned home since Israel launched its aerial war against its long-time enemy last week.

Governments around the world are scrambling to evacuate their…

The Israeli army has announced that the Iranian missile launched on Wednesday evening may have carried a larger quantity of explosives than the Shahab-3 missile that Iran has been firing in recent days.

The army added that in various attacks, Iran had fired several missiles, each carrying twice the explosive payload—just like the missile intercepted this evening.

A military source told Maariv newspaper, “Our systems are capable of intercepting both types of…

Air Algérie has announced the suspension of all its flights between Algiers and the Jordanian capital, Amman, until further notice, citing security concerns.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, the airline said: “Air Algérie informs its customers that, for safety reasons, it has decided to cancel all its flights to and from Amman, the Jordanian capital, until further notice.” 

The company expressed regret over what it described as “circumstance beyond…

A new YouGov/Economist poll has found that a strong majority of Americans oppose US military involvement in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran. The results point to growing public resistance to foreign entanglements, even in cases involving long-standing US allies like Israel.

According to the poll, conducted between 13 and 16 June 2025, 60 per cent of Americans oppose US involvement in the conflict, while only 16 per cent are in favour. Among…