Biden warns Netanyahu against escalation of tensions in West Asia

US President Joe Biden has privately demanded in a "tough" call Thursday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stop escalating tensions in the region and move immediately toward a Gaza ceasefire deal, two U.S. officials told Axios on Friday.

Slain Hamas political chief buried in Qatar amid vows of revenge against Israel

Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday following his assassination in the Iranian capital Tehran.

Iranian VP Aref meets with Qatari emir in Doha

Iranian Vice-President Mohammad Reza Aref has met with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in Doha.

Israel at ‘very high level of readiness’ for retaliation: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated “Israel is at a very high level of readiness for any scenario – both defensively and offensively”, amid expectations of a response following the Beirut and Tehran attacks.

Sources say Turkey blocked NATO-Israel cooperation over Gaza war

Ankara has blocked cooperation between NATO and Israel since last October because of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip, saying the alliance should not engage with Israel as a partner until there is an end to the conflict, sources familiar with the process have said.

Hezbollah leader vows response to Israeli assassination of top military commander

Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has warned that Hezbollah will respond to Israel’s killing of the Lebanese  movement ’s most senior military commander, Fuad Shukr, in a strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs earlier this week.

Iran urges OIC emergency meeting after Haniyeh assassination

Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has called for an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and collective condemnation by the regional countries of Israel's assassination of Hamas political head Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran.

Israel purchases $11bn worth of US weapons since onset of Gaza war: Report

Israel has purchased $11 billion worth of US arms and military equipment since the start of its war on the Gaza Strip last October, the Defense Ministry has announced.

US reaches plea deals with 9/11 planners at Guantanamo

The United States has reached a plea agreement with three prisoners accused of helping to plan the 9/11 attacks, who are being held at the infamous Guantanamo Bay facility.

All countries worldwide favor negotiated settlement to Ukraine war: Zelensky

The entire world believes the diplomatic settlement of the Ukraine conflict is only possible with Russia’s participation in negotiations, and wants to see Moscow take part in a planned second international peace summit scheduled for November, Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky has stated.

Lebanon lodges complaint at UN over Israeli cyberattacks

Beirut on Thursday filed a complaint with the United Nations Security Council and the UN chief through its permanent mission in New York, requesting the council members to condemn the Israeli cyber-attacks on Lebanon.

Israel claims Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif killed in Gaza

Israel’s military has claimed it has intelligence confirming that Hamas commander Mohammed Deif was killed in a July 13 airstrike targeting him in the Gaza Strip.

UN Security Council members fear all-out war after assassination of Haniyeh

Member states of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have condemned the assassination of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to prevent an all-out war in the Middle East.

UN experts urge targeted sanctions and arms embargo on Israel amid regional tensions

A group of 38 independent United Nations human rights experts, appointed by the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva as part of its special procedures, have called on the UN member states to impose an arms embargo and targeted sanctions on Tel Aviv.

First F-16s arrive in Ukraine: Report

The first batch of US-made F-16 fighter jets has arrived in Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday. The number of warplanes is “small”, sources told the outlet on condition of anonymity.

Haniyeh hit ‘directly’ by missile: Hamas official

The missile that killed Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh struck him "directly", Hamas deputy chief Khalil al-Hayya told reporters at a press conference in Tehran, citing witnesses who were with Haniyeh in Iran. Al-Hayya warned the Zionist regime will pay a heavy price for this crime.

Body of Hezbollah military commander found in rubble in Beirut

The body of Hezbollah military commander Fuad Shukr has been found in the rubble in the southern suburbs of the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Al Jazeera journalists reporting on Haniyeh’s assassination killed by Israel in Gaza

An Israeli airstrike near the house of Ismail Haniyeh in the besieged Gaza Strip has killed two journalists who were reporting on the Hamas leader's assassination in Iran.

Iran observing 3 days of mourning for Hamas political chief demise

The Iranian government on Wednesday declared three days of public mourning for the passing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran.

Hamas armed wing responds to Haniyeh’s assassination in Tehran

Hamas’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades, has released a statement calling the killing of the group's political chief Ismail Haniyeh a “dangerous event” with “major repercussions across the entire region".

Survey shows Iranians upbeat Pezeshkian administration able to tame inflation

A new poll found that a majority of Iranians are upbeat that the new Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and his administration can tame high levels of inflation in the country. The swearing-in ceremony for Pezeshkian was held at the Parliament on Tuesday.

UN says Israel used dogs, waterboarding on Palestinian detainees from Gaza

Thousands of Palestinians have been forcibly removed from the Gaza Strip, sometimes from bomb shelters, and dragged into detention in Israel where some have been tortured and at least 53 detainees have died, according to a United Nations human rights office report.

Hezbollah: Haniyeh’s killing to boost resolve of resistance fighters

The Lebanese movement Hezbollah has stressed that the assassination of head of the political bureau of Hamas resistance movement Ismaell Haniyeh will only strengthen the resistance front’s resolve.

Air attack targeted Hamas political chief in Tehran: Report

Iranian media reported that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by an “airborne guided projectile” that hit his residence in the north of the capital, Tehran.

US reveals value of lethal weaponry sent to Ukraine during war

The US Department of Defense has reported that since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, more than $56.1 billion in “security assistance” has been given to Ukraine.

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