US piles pressure on Israel to improve Gaza humanitarian situation or risk military support
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin wrote to Israeli officials on Sunday demanding concrete measures to address the worsening situation in the Palestinian enclave amid a renewed Israeli offensive in northern Gaza, US officials said on Tuesday.
Israel strikes north Lebanon town kills 21 people as UN raises concerns over peacekeepers’ safety
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, visiting a military base in central Israel where four soldiers were killed on Sunday by a Hezbollah drone strike, said Israel would continue to attack the Iran-backed movement “without mercy, everywhere in Lebanon – including Beirut”.
Iran says it has no ‘red lines’ and warns US against deploying anti-missile system and troops to Israel
Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder described the deployment as part of “the broader adjustments the US military has made in recent months” to support Israel and defend US personnel from attacks by Iran and Iranian-backed groups.
Iran reduces sentence of jailed journalists after clearing them of collaborating with US
The two journalists were jailed for their coverage of the death in custody of Kurdish-Iranian woman Mahsa Amini while she was being held by the morality police over accusations she breached Iran’s Islamic dress code laws.
Israeli forces injure UN peacekeeper in fierce battle with Hezbollah at Ramiya in southern Lebanon
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin, in a call with Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, expressed “deep concern” about reports that Israeli forces had fired on UN peacekeeping positions in Lebanon in recent days and urged Israel to ensure safety for them and the Lebanese military, the Pentagon said.
Three troops injured in Hezbollah attack on Israeli soldiers as US president plans call with PM Netanyahu
Rockets are launched from Lebanon towards Israel, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israel, as seen from northern Israel, October 8, 2024. Credit: Reuters
New Costs of War report reveals US spent record $18 billion in military aid to Israel after Hamas invasion
The financial toll is on top of the cost in human lives: Hamas militants killed more than 1,200 people in Israel a year ago and took 250 others hostage. Israel’s retaliatory offensive has killed over 42,000 people in Gaza, according to the territory’s Health Ministry, which does not distinguish between civilians and combatants in its count.
Hezbollah attrition: Iran’s Quds Force chief out of contact since Beirut strikes as speculation grows about his fate
The Quds Force, the overseas arm of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, oversees dealings with militias allied with Tehran across the Middle East, such as Hezbollah.
Ayatollah Khamenei: Every strike by any group against Israel is a service to the region, humanity
Iran’s proxies in its “Axis of Resistance” – Hezbollah, Yemen’s Houthis and armed groups in Iraq – have carried out attacks in the region in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza war. Khamenei said Afghanistan should join the “defence”.
Yazidi woman freed from Gaza in US-led operation after decade in captivity
The Israeli military said it had coordinated with the US Embassy in Jerusalem and “other international actors” in the operation to free Sido. It said in a statement her captor had been killed during the Gaza war, presumably by an Israeli strike, and she then fled to a hideout inside the Gaza Strip.
