April 2024
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Israeli fighter jets launched three missiles at an air defence radar site near the Iranian city of Isfahan in last night’s overnight strike, according to a report. ABC News, citing an unnamed US official, said the radar site was part of the protection of Iran’s Natanz nuclear facility. The official reportedly said the missiles were…
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The roads through northern Israel along the border with Lebanon are empty of cars. It is unnervingly quiet. Since 7 October the area has been under bombardment from Hezbollah militants and tens of thousands of people have left following the government’s evacuation rules. Ariel Frish, the deputy head of security, in Kiryat Shmona, a frontline…
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The apparent Israeli attack on Iran has prompted airlines to change flight paths, cancel flights and divert others to alternate airports over security concerns. Iran closed its airports in Tehran, Shiraz and Isfahan in the aftermath and cleared flights from the western portion of its airspace for a few hours after the attack, according to…
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Activists and aid workers are preparing another attempt to break through the Israeli blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. A coalition of organisations, including the IHH and the Mavi Marmara Association from Turkey, are planning to set sail soon onboard the ship Akdeniz. The exact launch date is unclear but activists are currently sorting…
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Three men in their early 20s who died following a fatal car crash near the Brent Cross shopping centre in northwest London have been named by police. Mohamad Zeidani, 21, Mohammed Ghazzi, 21, and Sohail Zulfiqar, 20, died when their Mercedes CLK convertible crashed through a car park fence and down an embankment, before hitting…
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The force has apologised after footage emerged of officers threatening an antisemitism campaigner with arrest near a pro-Palestinian march and describing him as “openly Jewish”. Gideon Falter, chief executive of the Campaign Against Antisemitism, was wearing a kippah skull cap when he was stopped from crossing the road near the demonstration in London on Saturday…
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The strongest of Iran’s proxies – the Hezbollah militia in Lebanon – has been almost dismissive in its response to the overnight events in Isfahan. In the first public statement, the deputy secretary general of Hezbollah Sheikh Naim Qassem seemed to express disdain at what they appear to be judging as Israel’s low-level response. “They…
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Israel has reminded Iran that its “highly sensitive facilities” are “within reach of the long Israeli arm”, a senior diplomat has said. The Israeli military have “left their calling card”, Sir Richard Dalton added. But the UK’s former ambassador to Iran and Libya also told Sky News he wanted to “utter a word of caution”.…
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The Iranian president has claimed Tehran’s attack on Israel is a “sign of power”. Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel last weekend, but little damage was caused. Speaking to a crowd in the city of Damghan, President Ebrahim Raisi said the attack showed the “steely determination of our nation”. Iran ‘downplaying’…
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The US has imposed sanctions on two entities that it said helped raise tens of thousands of dollars for two violent extremists in the West Bank. One of the entities, Mount Hebron Fund, launched an online fundraising campaign that raised $140,000 for settler Yinon Levi. Levi had led a group of settlers that assaulted Palestinian…
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A short while ago, we brought you news of a man arrested in Paris who was threatening to blow himself up at the Iranian consulate. Police searches have now found he was not carrying explosives. A police source told Reuters news agency the man was seen at about 11am local time entering the consulate, carrying…
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The US was given a last-minute warning from Israel about the drone attack against Iran, according to Italy’s foreign minister. Although the US has been tight-lipped over the matter, Italy’s Antonio Tajani said American officials briefed G7 ministers in a closed-door session. “There was no sharing of the attack by the US,” he said. “It…
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Worshippers in Tehran have gathered at a demonstration just hours after an apparent Israeli strike in Iran. People chanted “death to Israel”, “death to America” and “death to Zionists”, while waving Iranian and Palestinian flags. One man said: “They (Israelis) didn’t do anything special, based off what I heard from news agencies. “I don’t think they…
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Iran’s air defence systems fired at a “suspicious object” over the central city of Isfahan in response to this morning’s apparent Israeli attack, a senior army commander has said. General Siavash Mihandoost told Iranian state television: “It caused no damage or incident at all.” “The sound heard early in the morning today in Isfahan was…
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The US Secretary of State has said he can see a future for Israel in which a “coalition of countries are working together to deal with the Iranian threat and to isolate it”. Antony Blinken said that would involve Israel being “integrated into the region with normal relations with its neighbours”. There also needs to…
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The US Secretary of State has refused to comment on reports of an Israeli strike in Iran last night. “I’m not going to speak to these reported events,” Antony Blinken said in Capri. He added: “All I can say is that for our part, and for the entire G7, our focus has been on de-escalation,…
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