Tuesday, December 30, 2025

Middle East

Israel planning to tell diplomats, politicians in other states to oppose ICJ genocide case: Report

Axios has reported an urgent cable detailing plans for the Israeli foreign ministry to instruct its embassies to press diplomats and politicians in their host countries to publicly oppose South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice. The case, filed last week, accuses Israel of committing genocide in Gaza against Palestinians.

About 4% of Gaza’s population dead, missing, wounded: Report

More than 90,000 people in Gaza, accounting for about 4% of its population, are dead, injured or missing, a human rights monitor has reported.

Israel dropped 65k tonnes of bombs, missiles on Gaza in less than 3 months: Report

Israel has reportedly dropped more than 65,000 tons of missiles and bombs on the Gaza Strip during its ongoing genocidal war against the coastal sliver.

Thousands of Israeli soldiers disabled in Gaza war: Report

At least 12,500 Israeli soldiers are predicted to be recognised as disabled due to the fighting in the Gaza Strip, according to a report.

Iraq’s PM says Baghdad to start process of removing US-led troops

Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has stated that the Baghdad government will put together a bilateral committee to prepare for the end of a US-led coalition's mission in the country.

Gaza becoming ‘uninhabitable’: UN humanitarian chief

United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths has stated that the Gaza Strip has “become a place of death and despair” as Israel’s monthslong onslaught against the besieged enclave continues.

Yemen says US military buildup in Red Sea serious threat to intl. shipping

Yemen's Houthis have cautioned that the US militarization of the Red Sea، in an attempt to serve Israel، will pose a serious threat to international shipping in the strategic waterway.

Lebanon lodges complaint to UNSC over Israel assassination of Hamas leader in Beirut

Lebanon has filed an official complaint with the United Nations Security Council over Israel’s assassination of senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Israel seeking security control over Gaza

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has revealed a plan that would see Tel Aviv keep security control over the Gaza Strip while an undefined, Israeli-approved Palestinian body would oversee day-to-day administration of the enclave.

Israeli embassies put on alert following Hamas leader’s assassination

Israeli embassies around the world were reportedly put on alert following the recent assassination of Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Beirut working to convince Hezbollah not to wage war against Israel: Lebanon’s FM

The Lebanese government is working to convince  Hezbollah movement not to wage a war against Israel, Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib has stated.

Report: Nine Hezbollah fighters killed in Israeli raids in Lebanon

The Israeli military has struck several areas along the border in southern Lebanon with artillery fire, killing nine members of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, said a local TV news channel.

US says Israel cannot erase Hamas from existence

Hamas still has a "significant force posture" inside the Gaza Strip after almost three months of Israeli strikes and a ground offensive, the White House announced on Wednesday.

US says had no role in Iran terror attack

The US State Department has insisted that Washington played no role in the twin bombings that killed nearly 100 people in Iran on Wednesday or in the drone strike that took out a Hamas leader in Lebanon on Tuesday.

UN Maritime Organization calls for enhanced security measures in Red Sea amid rising attacks

The United Nations International Maritime Organization (IMO) underlined the importance of ensuring the safety of global supply chains, particularly in the Red Sea, during a UN Security Council meeting on Wednesday.

UN says totally against forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza

The United Nations is "completely" against forced displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stressed a UN spokesperson on Wednesday.

UN voices concern over possible escalation after Israeli assassination of top Hamas official in Lebanon

The UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon has voiced deep concern over possible escalation of hostilities after the assassination of Hamas' deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut.

Hebozllah leader threatens fighting ‘with no limits’ if war breaks out with Israel

The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, reasserted that the killing of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri will not go without punishment, warning Israel against attacking Lebanon.

General strike held across West Bank over Israel’s assassination of senior Hamas leader

A general strike was observed across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday to mark the assassination of the senior Hamas official, Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed in a targeted Israeli drone attack in Lebanon on Tuesday.

IRGC warns Israel of flared up struggle after assassination of Hamas leader

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has cautioned Israel that it will have to encounter more vigorous backlash from the Palestinian combatants, particularly in the West Bank, in the aftermath of assassination of Deputy Chief of the Political Bureau of Hamas Saleh al-Arouri.

American troops attacked over 118 times in Iraq, Syria since mid-October: Report

American forces stationed at military facilities in Iraq and neighboring Syria have come under attacks more than 118 times, according to a US military official, amid rising anti-American sentiments across the region over Washington’s unconditional support for Israel’s war against the Gaza Strip.

Iran Leader: Gaza resisting against tyrannical world

Iran’s Islamic Revolution  Leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the people of Gaza are resisting not only against the Zionist regime, but also against the atheistic, tyrannical and colonialist world as well as the United States.

US quietly reaches deal with Qatar to keep operating largest military base in West Asia

The United States has quietly reached an agreement that extends its military presence at a base in Qatar for another 10 years, three US defense officials and another official familiar with the agreement told CNN.

Iran’s defense chief: Hamas leader assassination to backfire on U.S.

Iran’s defense minister, in reaction to the assassination by the U.S.-backed Israeli regime of Saleh Arouri, the deputy chief of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, said, “There is no end in sight to the United States’ animosity, and this enmity will be to their own detriment.”

Hezbollah vows retaliation over Israel’s assassination of senior Hamas leader in Lebanese soil

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement has vowed to respond to Israel's killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone raid in Beirut. Hezbollah has described the Israel raid a “dangerous aggression against Lebanon and its people, security, sovereignty and resistance.”

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