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Israeli forces fired at peacekeepers’ watchtower in Lebanon: UN

Israeli troops fired at a United Nations peacekeeping position in the village of Kfar Kela in southern Lebanon on Wednesday, damaging a watchtower, according to the UN.

Iran’s nuclear official says Tehran ready for all scenarios in face of Israel’s threats

Behrouz Kamalvandi, the spokesperson for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), has dismissed Israeli threats against the country's nuclear facilities, assuring the public that Tehran is prepared for any scenario.

US announces new Ukraine military aid package

The United States has unveiled a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $425 million, and promised more support in the future.

UK says exploring sanctions against two Israeli ministers

Britain is considering sanctioning Israel's finance minister Bezalel Smotrich and national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over comments they made about civilians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank settlers, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has stated.

IRGC chief warns Iran will strike Israel ‘painfully’

The commander-in-chief of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that Iran staged Operation True Promise II against Israeli military and intelligence sites earlier this month merely as a warning on smallest scale.

Spokesperson stresses Iran’s commitment to peaceful nuclear activities

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei condemned the statement from the European Union and the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council summit meeting, reaffirming Iran's commitment to peaceful nuclear activities and rejecting the allegations as baseless.

US says Houthi weapon storage facilities targeted in B-2 attacks

The US targeted five “hardened underground weapons storage locations” in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in a series of strikes by B-2 stealth bombers, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said.

Tehran denies ports of Afghans killed while sneaking into Iran 

Iran’s ambassador to Kabul has denied reports that dozens of Afghan nationals have been shot and killed by Iranian border guards while trying to sneak into the Iranian territory illegally.

Oman decries west’s double standards on Israeli atrocities in Gaza, Lebanon

Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman has deplored the double standards adopted by Western countries regarding Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

French NGO files complaint against Macron for “complicity in Israel’s war crimes” in West Asia

A French non-governmental organization has filed a complaint against President Emmanuel Macron at the United Nations top court for complicity in Israel's "war crimes, crimes against humanity, and crimes of genocide" in the Gaza Strip.

Italy says imposed strict restrictions on arms exports to Israel amid regional tensions

Italy has imposed the strictest restrictions on weapons exports to Israel among its allies, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni stated.

UN agencies warn of humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon

United Nations agencies have urged an urgent increase in funding to deal with the unfolding humanitarian crisis in Lebanon as the Israeli military continues its attacks against the Middle Eastern country.

Iran shrugs off dispatching US-made anti-missile shield to Israel

Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh has downplayed the deployment of a Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) air defense system to Israel as part of a “psychological war”.

Hungarian envoy summoned to Iran’s Foreign Ministry over EU’s new sanctions

The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Hungary’s ambassador, whose country currently holds the rotating presidency of the European Union, to convey the Islamic Republic’s protest against the new sanctions imposed by the EU on Iranian individuals and entities.

Iran warns of ‘decisive’ response to any Israeli attack

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi has told the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres that Tehran is ready for a "decisive and regretful" response in cases of any Israeli adventurism against the Islamic Republic.

UK sanctions seven groups supporting West Bank settlers

The UK Foreign Office has imposed sanctions against seven organisations that support illegal Israeli settlers in the West Bank, but held back from penalising two extremist members of the Israeli government as the former foreign secretary David Cameron had been planning.

US threatens Israel with military aid suspensions over Gaza

The Joe Biden administration has told Israel to take immediate measures to address the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip or risk cutting off access to key US military assistance.

Zarif discusses calls for revising Iran’s defensive doctrine amid regional tensions

Iran’s Vice-President for Strategic Affairs, Mohammad Javad Zarif, addressed recent calls from some members of Iran’s Parliament to revise the country’s defense doctrine in order to maintain deterrence in the region.

25% of Lebanon under Israeli expulsion orders: UN

Israel has issued military expulsion orders affecting more than a quarter of Lebanon, the United Nations refugee agency has announced.

American officials attend meetings at Israeli prison accused of ‘horrific’ torture: Report

Officials from the US main humanitarian agency attend daily meetings on an Israeli military site that also hosts a notorious prison for Palestinians where torture reportedly runs rampant, the Guardian has reported.

Netanyahu made Iran attack promise to Biden: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told US President Joe Biden that he intends to strike only military targets in Iran when Tel Aviv retaliates for the latest Tehran's missile barrage, The Washington Post has claimed.

UNICEF warns situation for Gaza children getting worse daily

The situation for children in the Gaza Strip is "worsening" with each passing day, with growing food, water, and medicine shortages compounded by ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions on humanitarian aid, a UNICEF spokesperson has warned.

400k children displaced in Lebanon in less than a month: UN

At least 400,000 children in Lebanon have been displaced in the past three weeks, a top official with the UN children’s agency has stated, warning of a “lost generation” in the small country grappling with multiple crises and now in the middle of war.

Lebanon lodges complaint against Israel over targeting UNIFIL

Beirut has submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council against Israel's repeated attacks against the UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon (UNIFIL).

Former IRGC official: Iran possesses weapons stronger than nuclear bombs

A former ranking official with the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has made a bold revelation about Iran’s military arsenal, stating that the country possesses weapons stronger than nuclear bombs.