Israel Retaliates After Rocket Attack, Strikes Several Targets In Lebanon

[ad_1] Jerusalem: The Israeli military said it struck multiple sites in south Lebanon on Saturday after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered “dozens of terror targets” hit in response to cross-border rocket fire. “In response to the rocket launch at Israel this morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defence Minister Israel Katz have instructed the (military)…

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War Monitor Says Israel Strikes Military Airport Near Syria’s Palmyra

[ad_1] Beirut: Israeli air strikes on Friday targeted the military airport near Palmyra in central Syria, a war monitor said, reporting the latest Israeli attack in the country since the fall of Bashar al-Assad. “Israeli warplanes targeted the Palmyra military airport,” the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said. Since Islamist-led rebels overthrew Assad in…

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Israel Minister Threatens To Annex Parts Of Gaza Unless Hamas Frees Hostages

[ad_1] Jerusalem: Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz threatened Friday to annex parts of the Gaza Strip unless Hamas militants release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the war-battered Palestinian territory. The warning came as Israel stepped up the renewed assault it launched on Tuesday, shattering the relative calm that had reigned in the war-battered territory…

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US, Israel To Hold High-Level Talks On Iran At White House Next Week

[ad_1] Washington: The United States and Israel will hold high-level talks on Iran’s nuclear program at the White House early next week, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The planned meeting follows U.S. President Donald Trump’s letter to Iran’s leadership earlier this month in which he warned Tehran it had the choice…

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Israel Announces Ground Operations, Issues “Last Warning” To Gazans

[ad_1] Jerusalem: Israel announced renewed ground operations in Gaza on Wednesday and issued what it called a “last warning” to residents of the Palestinian territory to return hostages and remove Hamas from power. Israeli forces this week conducted the deadliest wave of air strikes since the start of a truce in January, killing hundreds of…

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War Monitor Says Israel Strikes Central Syria Military Site

[ad_1] Damascus: A Syria war monitor said Israeli jets struck a military site in central Syria on Tuesday, the latest such attack in recent days. According to the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, “Israeli air strikes targeted a missile battalion” near Homs city, reporting explosions in the area with no immediate word of casualties….

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Return To Fighting In Gaza ‘Fully Coordinated With Washington’: Israel

[ad_1] Palestinians carry a body pulled from the rubble of the Qrayqea family house. Jerusalem: Israeli government spokesman David Mencer said Tuesday that the country’s return to fighting in Gaza had been “fully coordinated with Washington” following the deadliest strikes on the territory since a fragile ceasefire took effect in January. “I can confirm that…

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Had ‘No Alternative’ To Resuming Gaza Operations: Israel After Airstrikes

[ad_1] Palestinians carry a body pulled from the rubble of the Qrayqea family house. Jerusalem: Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said Tuesday that Israel had “no alternative” other than to resume military operations in Gaza after its efforts to secure the release of hostages failed.  “Without the release of our hostages, Israel has no alternative but…

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Netanyahu’s Bid To Fire Security Agency Chief Sparks New Row In Israel

[ad_1] Jerusalem: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bid to dismiss a top security official has threatened to plunge Israel back into deep political crisis, with opponents on Monday organising protests and a former court president warning against the “dangerous” move. Netanyahu on Sunday cited an “ongoing lack of trust” as the reason for moving to sack…

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