Wednesday, December 24, 2025

Middle East

Biden ‘deeply concerned’ about release of documents on Israel’s possible attack plans: White House

A White House spokesman has stated that US President Joe Biden is “deeply concerned” after the release of classified documents on Israel’s preparation for a potential strike on Iran.

Lebanon: Israel conducted strike on Rafik Hariri Hospital

Lebanon’s Health Ministry says Israel has carried out a "hostile raid" on Rafik Hariri Hospital in Beirut, even as it announced healthcare workers would be deterred from their work.

Syria says two civilians killed in missile attack in Damascus

Syrian state news agency SANA has quoted a military source as saying two civilians were killed in an Israeli missile attack on the capital Damascus.

640 Palestinians killed by Israel in north Gaza in more than 2 weeks

Israel has killed at least 640 Palestinians in the northern part of the Gaza Strip since it laid siege to the area 17 days ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.

THAAD anti-missile system ‘in place’ in Israel: US

The US military has rushed its advanced anti-missile system to Israel and it is now “in place”, Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin has stated.

Iran begins construction of 110 residential units on Abu Musa Island, Persian Gulf

Iran has started construction for 110 residential units on the Iranian island of Abu Musa, which along with two other islands is a source of territorial dispute with the neighboring United Arab Emirates (UAE), Iranian deputy minister of roads and urban development announced on Monday.

Blinken to depart for a high-stakes trip to Middle East

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will depart Monday for a high-stakes trip to the Middle East as Washington seeks to move forward with long-stalled negotiations to bring back the Israeli hostages and end the war in the Gaza Strip following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.

Fethullah Gulen, US-based cleric accused of orchestrating Turkish coup, dies

The US-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, who built a powerful Islamic movement in Turkey and beyond but spent his later years mired in accusations of orchestrating a coup against Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan, died at the age of 83.

Israel conducts air attacks on ‘Hezbollah’s financial arm’, as Lebanese flee homes

Israel's military has announced that it was launching airstrikes on branches of al-Qard al-Hassan, which Tel Aviv described as financial entity of the armed group Hezbollah.

Israel may be destroying Palestinian population in northern Gaza through “death and displacement”: UN

Israel’s military offensive in northern Gaza Strip may be destroying the Palestinian population through “death and displacement”, the United Nations Human Rights Office has warned, as it urged Tel Aviv to follow a top UN court order to prevent genocide in the blockaded enclave.

Israeli army says colonel killed in northern Gaza

The commander of Israel's 401st Armoured Brigade was killed during fighting in northern Gaza, the Israeli military has announced.

Israel ‘demolished’ UNIFIL watchtower in latest attack on Lebanon peacekeepers

United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon announced that the Israeli military “deliberately” damaged one of their positions in southern Lebanon, in the latest incident reported by the force that remains deployed in all of its positions.

Three Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli attack: Army

The Lebanese military announced on Sunday three of its soldiers had been killed in an Israeli airstrike on their vehicle.

Embassy confirms killing of Iranian woman in Israeli strike in Lebanon

The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Lebanon has confirmed the death of an Iranian woman in an Israeli drone attack in the Middle Eastern country.

All potential targets identified: Iran warns Israel

Iran's Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stressed that Tehran will give a proportionate response to any Israeli attack on Iranian soil, and that it has already identified all targets in the occupied territories.

Australia to review dozens of military export permits to Israel: Report

Australia is carrying out a review of all the 66 military export permits for Israel that were approved before the Gaza war last year, the Guardian daily has reported, citing Defense Ministry sources.

Leaked US intelligence files show Israel plans to attack Iran: Report

The United States has launched an investigation after highly classified intelligence reports about Israel’s preparations for possible strikes on Iran were leaked online, CNN has reported, citing three people familiar with the matter.

Anti-government Israeli protesters demand a deal to release Gaza-held hostages

Huge crowds of Israeli demonstrators gathered in several cities across the occupied territories Saturday, demanding Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government make the return of hostages in the Gaza Strip their top priority.

Iran, Turkey share stance on need to cease Israel’s crimes: FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has stressed that Iran and Turkey, as two influential countries in the Muslim world, share a unified position on the urgent need to stop Israel's genocide in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Israeli strike on northern Gaza kills dozens of Palestinians

An Israeli attack on Beit Lahiya, a town in northern Gaza, killed at least 73 Palestinians on Saturday evening, according to the besieged enclave's government media office. More than 100 others were wounded and several people are missing.

1 killed, several wounded in fresh barrages fired at Israel from Lebanon

One Israeli has been killed and several others were injured in a series of barrages from southern Lebanon Saturday, Israeli emergency services announced.

Iran FM: Israel’s warmongering turned region into powder keg

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araqchi says that the Israeli warmongering and continued aggression against Gaza and Lebanon have turned the region into a powder keg, with the risk of war imminent.

Drone hits Netanyahu’s residence in Caesarea

A drone fired from Lebanon that exploded in the central Israeli seaside town of Caesarea early on Saturday targeted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private home, his office announced. It added the premier and his wife were not present and no injuries occurred.

Sinwar’s picture with Ayatollah Khamenei released

A new picture has surfaced in social media showing Yahya Sinwar, the assassinated leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in a meeting with the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei over 12 years ago.

UN experts warn countries aiding Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands may be ‘complicit’

Third countries that enable Israel’s “unlawful occupation” of Palestinian territory and assist it despite warnings of war crimes and possible genocide in the Gaza Strip should be considered “complicit”, United Nations experts have warned.

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