Israel launches missile attack targeting Iran’s military sites as risk of wider Middle East wars rises
Initially, nuclear facilities and oil installations all had been seen as possible targets for Israel’s response to Iran’s October 1 attack, but in mid-October the Biden administration won assurances from Israel that it would not hit such targets, which would be a more severe escalation.
Journalist captures Israeli strike on building near ‘interests and facilities’ in Beirut linked to Hezbollah top brass
Minutes before the bomb brought down the building, two smaller projectiles were fired at the roof in what Israel’s military often refers to as warning strikes, according to AP journalists at the scene. It is a practice Israel has followed in staging strikes in Gaza during past wars.
US secretary of state Blinken lands in Israel to revive Gaza ceasefire but protagonists unlikely to budge
Israel is accelerating military operations to push Hezbollah away from its northern border while thrusting into Gaza’s densely packed Jabalia refugee camp in what Palestinians and UN agencies fear could be an attempt to seal off northern Gaza from the rest of the enclave.
Iran expresses concern Israel is planning to bomb its atomic sites, appeals to UN to intervene
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said Israel would listen to key ally the United States regarding a response to Iran’s missile attack but would decide its actions according to its own national interest.
Israel targets Hezbollah finance arm as Lebanese flee, its fighter jets rain bombs on Beirut
Israel has intensified its military campaigns both in Gaza and Lebanon, days after the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar raised hopes of an opening for ceasefire negotiations to end more than a year of conflict.
Netanyahu warns Hezbollah that Israel will respond to ‘bitter mistake’ after aborted drone attack on his house
A UN school sheltering displaced people west of Gaza City was hit, killing several people, according to the Hamas-run civil defence first responders.
Sinwar’s killing offers Israel opportunity to lock in strategic gains before US presidential election
US President Joe Biden is expected to use Yahya Sinwar’s killing to pressure Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to wind down the war in Gaza. But the Israeli leader may prefer to wait out the end of Biden’s term and take his chances with the next president, whether the Democratic candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris or Republican rival Donald Trump, with whom Netanyahu has had close ties.
Revolutionary Guards warns Israel against retaliation after barrage of strikes by Iran on October 1
Israel shows no signs of easing its military campaigns against Hezbollah in Lebanon after assassinating several of its leaders, and Hamas in Gaza and it has vowed to punish Iran for its October 1 attack.
US warns Israel to boost humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing weapons funding
For Israel to continue qualifying for foreign military financing, the level of aid getting into Gaza must increase to at least 350 trucks a day, Israel must institute additional humanitarian pauses and provide increased security for humanitarian sites, Austin and Blinken said in their letter. They said Israel had 30 days to respond to the requirements.
Israel pummels Beirut as Netanyahu tells Western allies it ‘was not UN decision that established the State of Israel’
Some Western countries have been pushing for a ceasefire between the two neighbours, as well as in Gaza, although the United States says it continues to support Israel and was sending an anti-missile system and troops.
