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Hezbollah launches drone attack on israeli naval base in Naqoura

Date: 2024-06-27 15:58:25 GMT - Lebanon - Middle East - SN:52 - ID:10762123

BEIRUT, June 27 (MENA) – Hezbollah movement in Lebanon on Friday said its fighters conducted a drone attack on an Israeli naval base in Naqoura in Southern Lebanon, NNA reported. The attack targeted Israeli enemy officers and soldiers, resulting ....

Day 265 of genocide: Children, women killed by Israeli bombing of Gaza

Date: 2024-06-27 14:33:21 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10761985

GAZA CITY, June 27 (MENA) - A number of Palestinian civilians, mostly children and women, were killed, and others were injured on Thursday morning, as a result of the Israeli occupation army’s continued aggression against the Gaza Strip for the ....

Israeli defense min.: Israel can send Lebanon "back to Stone Age," prefers diplomacy

Date: 2024-06-27 13:10:39 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:38 - ID:10761689

RAMALLAH/WASHINGTON June 27 (MENA) - During his visit to Washington, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant emphasized Israel's capacity to inflict severe damage on Lebanon in any potential conflict with Hezbollah, warning that Israel could take ....

Israeli forces forces detain at least 28 Palestinians from West Bank

Date: 2024-06-27 08:55:20 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:18 - ID:10761408

RAMALLAH, June 27 (MENA) - Israeli occupation forces detained at least 28 Palestinians during military raids across the occupied West Bank during the last 24 hours, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, quoting the Palestinian Prisoner’s ....

One Palestinian injured in Israeli raid on Jenin

Date: 2024-06-27 07:42:32 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:14 - ID:10761293

RAMALLAH, June 27 (MENA) - A Palestinian youth Thursday dawn injured by Israeli occupation forces in the city of Jenin, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA. Meanwhile, violent confrontations broke out in several city areas, and the ....

Washington Post: Iran picking new president; outcome not certain

Date: 2024-06-26 12:39:16 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:21 - ID:10760051

WASHINGTON, June 26 (MENA) - A little over a month after the sudden death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash, Iranians will vote for their next president this Friday, The Washington Post says. With six candidates on the ballot and ....

Abbas thanks his Armenian counterpart for recognizing State of Palestine

Date: 2024-06-25 21:36:56 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:80 - ID:10759602

RAMALLAH, June 25 (MENA) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas thanked President of the Republic of Armenia Vahagn Khachaturian for his country's recognition of the State of Palestine, WAFA reported on Tuesday. In a message of thanks and ....

MSF physiotherapist killed in Gaza while on his way to work

Date: 2024-06-25 21:12:52 GMT - palestine - Middle East - SN:79 - ID:10759593

GAZA, June 25 (MENA) – Doctors Without Borders (MSF) is outraged and strongly condemns the killing of colleague, Fadi Al-Wadiya, in an attack this morning in Gaza City, the organization said in a statement. Al-Wadiya was killed along with five ....

US warns Israel-Hezbollah conflict threatens to spark regional war

Date: 2024-06-25 19:25:06 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10759544

WASHINGTON, June 25 (MENA) - US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin warned that a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah could spark a regional war and urged a diplomatic solution. "Another war between Israel and Hezbollah could easily become a ....

Over 200 humanitarian staff killed in Gaza since October 7: UNRWA

Date: 2024-06-25 18:24:00 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:65 - ID:10759407

GENEVA, June 25 (MENA) - Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini said 193 agency personnel have been killed in Gaza since October 7. "More than 200 ....