The Yemeni Armed Forces said on Wednesday that it had launched “a large batch of drones during the past hours” against Israel. According to the statement issued by the spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree Qasim, “the attack was carried out against several targets” within the Israeli territory, reaching “their goals.” …
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Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that “Israel will not agree to a cessation of hostilities.” He stressed at a press conference that “calls for a ceasefire are calls for Israel to surrender to Hamas … to terrorism… to barbarism.” Netanyahu pointed out that “Israel will fight until this battle is won” and …
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Four missiles struck the Al-Asad airbase in Al-Anbar Governorate in western Iraq, an Al-Arabiya correspondent reported on Monday. The complex hosts troops from the United States. Earlier in the day, an unnamed senior US defense official told US media that its military personnel and facilities have been attacked 23 times in the Middle East since …
If the Hamas-Israel war does spill over to the wider region—causing a ‘large supply disruption’ scenario, prices could spike to as high as $157 per barrel, the World Bank said on Monday. This quarter, oil prices are expected to average $90 per barrel – not too different from the price of oil early on Monday at …
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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday that the agency is still unable to reach its staff and health facilities in the Gaza Strip after what appears to be a total disruption of communication and internet services in the Palestinian territory. “Reports of intense bombardment in Gaza are extremely distressing. Evacuation …
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The US has carried out an air strike targeting Iran-backed militias in Syria, in the first military action undertaken by the Biden administration. The Pentagon said the strike destroyed “multiple facilities” and was ordered in response to attacks against US and coalition personnel in Iraq. Militia officials said one person had been killed but a …
The US military has attacked Iranian proxy forces in Syria, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin confirmed in a statement late on Thursday. According to the release, the airstrikes were carried out against two facilities used by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and affiliated groups and came as a retaliation for attacks on …
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The current war between Israel and the Palestinian political and militant group Hamas originated in the murder of over 1,400 of the former’s civilians by the latter on and around 7 October, it has quickly begun to revert into the long-running conflict over the statehood of Israel and Palestine. This brings with it the potential …
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US President Joe Biden and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu committed on Sunday to secure a “continued flow” of humanitarian supplies into the Gaza Strip, the White House said, expanding on previous information about the joint call between the two leaders. Moreover, Biden and Netanyahu talked about “ongoing efforts” to help liberate all the remaining …
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