Category: 3. Middle East

By Maayan Lubell and Nazih Osseiran

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT March 14 (Reuters) – The Israeli military warned on Saturday that it may strike ambulances and medical facilities which it said were being used unlawfully by Hezbollah in Lebanon, though it did…

March 14 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that many countries would send warships to keep the Strait of Hormuz open, but did not provide details on which countries would do so.

“Many Countries, especially those who are…

By Nidhi Verma and Saurabh Sharma

NEW DELHI, March 14 (Reuters) – India has sought safe passage for 22 of its vessels stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz, a foreign affairs ministry spokesperson said on Saturday, after Iran allowed a few Indian…

CAIRO, March 14 (Reuters) – The Palestinian Iran-aligned militant group Hamas has called on Iran to not target neighbouring countries, while still reaffirming Tehran’s right to respond to the U.S.-Israeli attacks.

This is the first time the group…

Hamas on Saturday called on its benefactor Iran to refrain from striking neighboring nations after the Islamic Republic responded to the US-Israeli bombing campaign by targeting countries across the region, including Qatar and Turkey, two…

The Wall Street Journal, which first reported the movement of US personnel, also reported that the request for reinforcements was made by US Central Command, the part of the US military responsible for the Middle East, and approved by Defence…

Gazans were urged to take shelter as a sandstorm swept across the enclave on Saturday.

Most of the more than two million Palestinians living in the enclave are displaced, living in tents or buildings heavily damaged by the war with Israel.

First…