Israeli military
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Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Both pilots were recovered alive after ejecting from their stricken aircraft, with one suffering minor injuries.…
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The Israeli military said on Saturday it had killed a militant who had taken part in the Oct. 7, 2023 attacks on Israel and was employed by U.S.-based organization the World Central Kitchen in Gaza. World Central Kitchen said Saturday, November 30, it was “pausing operations in Gaza at this time” after an Israeli air…
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The Israeli defence minister has accused the United Nations of shirking its responsibility in preventing Hezbollah rocket attacks. Yoav Gallant made the allegation on X in response to comments by UN secretary general Antonio Guterres that the situation in Gaza was a “nightmare” and Lebanon is “on the brink”. Mr Gallant said Hezbollah has taken…
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The UK defence secretary has urged Britons again to leave Lebanon. Leaving the Cabinet Office a short while ago after chairing an emergency COBRA meeting about the Middle East crisis, John Healey said: “Our concern is always for the safety of British nationals. “And our advice to them is to leave Lebanon now, that hasn’t…
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The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has launched a drone attack on an Israeli military observation base, the pro-Iranian group said. The group said the target was located “in occupied Palestine” but did not elaborate. It comes a day after the Islamic Resistance said it had attacked a location in the Israeli-occupied Jordan Valley. The Israeli…
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Israel’s military has begun carrying out extensive strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon this morning, a military spokesperson said. Asked about a possible Israeli ground incursion, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said Israel “will do whatever is needed” to return evacuated residents of the north to their homes. He claimed Hezbollah was preparing to fire on Israel,…
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Israel will keep up military action against the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, though the new phase of fighting does include significant risks, the country’s defence minister has said. “In the new phase of the war there are significant opportunities but also significant risks. Hezbollah feels that it is being persecuted and the sequence of military actions…
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Foreign secretary David Lammy has announced the UK will halt some arms sales to Israel. Making a statement to the House of Commons, Mr Lammy said around 30 of roughly 350 exports to Israel would be suspended. The exports include equipment intended for use in the war in Gaza, such as components for military jets,…
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A senior Hamas official says Joe Biden’s comments about Benjamin Netanyahu point to acknowledgement by the US that the Israeli prime minister was undermining efforts to secure a ceasefire. Sami Abu Zuhri said any proposal for a permanent ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal would be received positively. But senior Israeli sources have told the Reuters news…
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The vaccination campaign targets children under 10 according to the WHO. Each child will receive two drops of oral polio vaccine in two rounds, the second to be administered four weeks after the first. A polio vaccination campaign has started in Gaza, an ambitious effort by health authorities to vaccinate 640,000 Palestinian children against the…
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Not less than 18 Palestinians were killed on Friday when Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian rallies demanding the return of refugees near Gaza border, sparking criticisms from a popular TV host on Israel’s Army Radio who boldly protested the killings on social media saying he was “ashamed” to be an Israeli citizen. Image: Kobi…
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