Gunmen kill 14 Shiite people in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Gunmen kill 14 Shiite people in central Afghanistan in one of the deadliest attacks in the country this year.
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The TelegraphHamas leader Yahya Sinwar has been silent for months - now some Israelis believe he has been killed
In a windowless room, somewhere in the bowels of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) headquarters, Chief of Staff Lt Gen Herzi Halevi jabbed his index finger forward.
- The Telegraph
How Hezbollah turned Lebanon into a mafia state
Lokman Slim – intellectual, writer and Hezbollah critic – eased his frame into the front of the black Toyota hire car and pointed it in the direction of home.
- The Guardian
‘The mosque was closed but the nightclub opened its doors’: bombed-out families find shelter in Beirut venue
The exclusive Skybar welcomed in 400 Lebanese people made homeless in the ever-widening war
- Euronews
Israeli airstrike kills Hamas official and his family in northern Lebanon
The fighting has led more than 250,000 Syrians and 82,000 Lebanese to flee north to Syria in the past two weeks.
- The Hill
Former CIA head signals full-scale war inevitable if Israel ‘goes all out’
Former Secretary of Defense and CIA Director Leon Panetta said the war in the Middle East is at a crucial point now and future actions will signal whether there will be an imminent “full scale war.” In a Friday interview with MSNBC Reports, Panetta, who served in the Clinton and Obama administrations, spoke about the…
- Evening Standard
One woman dead and 10 injured in terror attack in Israel
The attack comes as the country prepares to remember the October 7 massacres
- The Telegraph
Hezbollah successor ‘unreachable after Israeli airstrike’
Hashen Safieddine, widely expected to succeed slain Hassan Nasrallah as leader of Hezbollah, has been unreachable since an Israeli air strike on Friday, three Lebanese security sources told Reuters.
- The Telegraph
‘Earthquake’ of air strikes as Beirut hit by heaviest bombing since war began
Beirut’s skyline was illuminated by a large fireball and the night split by repeated explosions as the Lebanese capital endured its heaviest night of air strikes since Israel’s war with Hezbollah escalated.
- HuffPost
A Quiet Rebellion On Gaza Is Growing Among Civil Servants Across The West
As Israel continues to retaliate for Oct. 7 — while receiving huge support from the U.S. and its allies — government officials have felt compelled to act in ways they never thought they would.
- Euronews
Ukraine says it killed Zaporizhzhia NPP security chief, branding him a 'collaborator'
The Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, located in southern Ukraine, is the largest in Europe and prior to the 2022 Russian invasion, supplied Ukraine with around 30% of its electricity. It was seized by Russian forced in the early weeks of the war.
- Reuters
Israeli strikes batter Beirut in heaviest bombardment so far, witnesses say
BEIRUT/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli air attacks battered Beirut's southern suburbs overnight and early on Sunday in the most intense bombardment of the Lebanese capital since Israel sharply escalated its campaign against Iran-backed group Hezbollah last month. During the night, the blasts sent booms across Beirut and sparked flashes of red and white for nearly 30 minutes visible from several kilometres away. It was the single biggest attack of Israel's assault on Beirut so far, witnesses and military analysts on local TV channels said.
- Associated Press
Militants kill 6 Pakistani soldiers in a shootout
Militants killed six Pakistani soldiers in a shootout, the army said Saturday, the latest unrest in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan where armed groups including the Pakistani Taliban are active. It said six militants also were killed. The army said a separate operation killed two militants in Swat, also in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- The Guardian
Israel ‘preparing response’ to Iran attack as 7 October anniversary looms
Military also ordering civilians in two Gaza camps to evacuate, while operations in Lebanon continue to ramp up
- PA Media: UK News
Pro-Palestine marches will continue until Israel sanctioned, says organiser
Ben Jamal was speaking ahead of the 20th national March for Palestine on Saturday.
- Euronews
Indian army kills over 31 suspected Maoist rebels in gunbattle
At least 31 suspected Maoist rebels were killed in a battle with Indian soldiers in central India, police said on Saturday.
- BBC
Policewoman killed and 10 injured in shooting in Israel
The gunman was shot dead at the scene in Beersheba after what police described as a "suspected terror attack".
- AFP News
Macron criticises Israel on Gaza, Lebanon operations
French President Emmanuel Macron called Saturday for a halt on arms deliveries to Israel for use in Gaza, provoking a sharp response from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu."Yet, President Macron and other Western leaders are now calling for arms embargoes against Israel.
- The Hill
Israel’s latest attack on Beirut cuts off crossing between Lebanon, Syria
Israel’s latest attack on Lebanon’s capital city of Beirut has cut off a key crossing with Syria, as tens of thousands of people look to escape the growing conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the overnight strike early Friday was the military’s effort “to prevent weapons from being smuggled…
- France 24
Hundreds of Tunisians rally against President Saied ahead of elections
Hundreds of Tunisians protested in the capital Friday against President Kais Saied, two days before a presidential election which demonstrators claim is not legitimate. Since coming to power in 2021, most of Saied's major critics, including a candidate in Sunday's vote, have been jailed amid a crackdown on dissent. Hundreds of Tunisians took to the streets in the capital Tunis on Friday, denouncing mounting repression as the country readies for presidential elections in which incumbent Kais Saie
- AFP News
Ahead of attack anniversary, Netanyahu says: 'We will win'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday his country's military "completely transformed reality" in the year since Hamas's October 7 attack, which has left the country fighting two wars.Over the past 12 months, we have completely transformed reality," Netanyahu told troops during a visit to the Lebanon border, his office said.