Category: 3. Middle East

DEIR AL-BALAH: Israeli strikes across the southern Gaza Strip killed at…

Israel has carried out multiple air strikes on Lebanon after several rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel, in the worst violence since a ceasefire came into effect in November.

The Israeli military said it had hit dozens of rocket launchers…

Hamas spokesman Abdel Latif al-Qanou told Qatari-backed Al-Araby Al-Jadeed on Saturday that Hamas was not interested in ruling Gaza after the war, in direct contradiction to comments made by US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff.

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah movement called on its Islamist rivals Hamas on Saturday to relinquish power in order to safeguard the “existence” of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

“Hamas must show compassion for Gaza, its children,…

Sudan’s military said Saturday it seized several key buildings in central Khartoum from paramilitary control after army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan promised “full liberation” following the recapture of the presidential palace.

Army spokesman…

The US is extending the role of the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier in the Middle East amid operations against the Iranian-backed Houthis. In addition, reports say that the USS Carl Vinson, a second carrier, may arrive in the region in…

The IDF detected a missile launched by the Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen toward Israeli territory on Saturday.

Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu has denied terrorism charges brought against him, according to a court document seen by Reuters on Saturday, after he was detained by Turkey on Wednesday for alleged corruption and terrorism.

Israel launched a new wave of strikes on Lebanon in response to a rocket attack from across the border on Saturday, as militant group Hezbollah denied responsibility for the launch.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister…

Israel launched air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon on Saturday after intercepting cross-border rocket fire, with Lebanese state media reporting a woman was killed.

The Israeli army said three rockets were fired from Lebanon into…