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Five Palestinians killed and several injured in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza

Date: 2024-08-25 09:00:03 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:24 - ID:10842732

GAZA CITY, Aug 25 (MENA) - In a series of intense Israeli airstrikes on Sunday, five Palestinians were killed and several others were injured as the bombardment targeted various areas across the Gaza Strip, particularly focusing on the central and ....

Scores of settlers storm Al Aqsa Mosque under protection of Israeli forces

Date: 2024-08-25 08:16:49 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:22 - ID:10842644

RAMALLAH, Aug 25 (MENA) - Israeli settlers stormed Sunday Al Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem in the central West Bank under the protection of Israeli occupation police, WAFA News Agency reported. Eyewitnesses said that dozens of colonists ....

Israel launches 'pre-emptive' strikes on Lebanon

Date: 2024-08-25 08:15:26 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:20 - ID:10842645

BEIRUT, Aug 25 (MENA) - Israel carried out airstrikes on Lebanon early on Sunday morning in what it described as a pre-emptive action ahead of a planned large-scale Hezbollah attack. Hezbollah launched a drone and rocket salvo against northern ....

US says commitment to Israel's defense is ironclad, 'postured' to support

Date: 2024-08-25 07:45:27 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:16 - ID:10842569

WASHINGTON, Aug 25 (MENA) - The United States said its commitment to Israel's defense was ironclad and that it was "postured" to support its ally after the Israeli military said on Sunday it had launched strikes in Lebanon to prevent a major attack ....

Israeli FM calls on int'l leaders to support Israel as it defends itself

Date: 2024-08-25 07:25:21 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10842566

GAZA CITY, Aug 25 (MENA) - Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz called on his international counterparts to support Israel after it acted to prevent a "planned widespread attack of missiles and drones by Hezbollah" on Sunday. Katz stressed that ....

Israel declares 48-hour emergency after Hezbullah drone attacks

Date: 2024-08-25 05:15:42 GMT - Israel - Middle East - SN:2 - ID:10842447

GAZA CITY, Aug 25 (MENA) - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant announced a 48-hour nationwide state of emergency from 06:00 am (0300 GMT) Sunday after the Israeli military launched what it called pre-emptive strikes in Lebanon, according to Hurra ....

Two boys injured by Israeli fire in Nablus

Date: 2024-08-24 15:59:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:50 - ID:10842193

RAMALLAH, Aug 24 (MENA) - Two Palestinian boys were injured by live ammunition on Saturday during an Israeli military incursion into the town of Beit Furik, located east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, WAFA reported. According to the ....

Palestinian death toll from Israeli onslaught since October 7 rises to 40,334

Date: 2024-08-24 13:16:29 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:40 - ID:10841985

GAZA CITY, Aug 24 (MENA) – Local health authorities confirmed that the Palestinian death toll from the Israeli onslaught since October 7 has risen to 40,334 reported fatalities, with an additional 93,356 individuals sustaining injuries. The majority ....

Four civilians killed, others injured in Israeli airstrike on Khan Younis

Date: 2024-08-24 12:42:55 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:36 - ID:10841955

GAZA CITY, Aug 24 (MENA) - Four Palestinian civilians today were killed and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on a house southeast of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip, WAFA said. Local sources reported that the occupation warplanes ....

Hezbullah targets surveillance equipment in Israeli sites

Date: 2024-08-24 12:13:18 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:33 - ID:10841871

BEIRUT, Aug 24 (MENA) - Hezbullah announced on Saturday targeting surveillance equipment and positions of Israel soldiers at Al-Raheb and Hermon sites on the Israeli-Lebanese border, causing direct hits, INNA reported. Meanwhile, the Israeli ....