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Likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
Likely missile attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
Kim Jong-un says his army is the ‘strongest in the world’ but they are vulnerable to illness and none have seen combat before
Ukrainian troops have for the first time engaged with North Korean units that were recently deployed to help Russia in the war with its neighbor, Ukraine's defense minister said Tuesday. Another Kyiv official said Ukraine's army fired artillery at North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk border region. The comments were the first official reports that Ukrainian and North Korean forces have engaged in combat, following a deployment that has given the war a new complexion as it approaches its 1,000-day milestone.
A Hezbollah rocket landed within the area of Israel’s main airport as the terror group fired over 120 missiles over the border.
The Houthis have used their formidable arsenal of missiles and drones to target ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
Ukraine has begun firing on North Korean troops inside Russia for the first time since they were deployed in the conflict, a Kyiv official said. US, South Korean and Ukrainian intelligence assessments say up to 12,000 North Korean combat troops are being sent by Pyongyang to the war under a pact with Moscow.
Gallant said his dismissal was the result of a dispute over three things: the issue of ultra-Orthodox military services, the abandonment of hostages in Gaza, and the need for an official inquiry into Hamas’ October 7 attack.
Former Israeli Defense Chief Yoav Gallant said Tuesday he was fired from his post by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after splitting with him on key war issues, including getting Hamas’s hostages home from Gaza. Gallant said in a public speech, just hours after he was fired, that he was fired for three reasons: his opposition…
Hamas-run Gaza's health ministry said Monday Israeli forces were bombarding the last partially functioning hospital in the territory's north, as Israel formally notified the UN it is cutting ties with the main aid agency for Palestinians.Gaza's health ministry said Israeli forces were "continuing to violently bombard and destroy Kamal Adwan Hospital".
Brig Gen Itzik Cohen said in a briefing that aid would only be allowed to enter south of the strip, not the north
STORY: :: Defense MinistryIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired his defense minister on Tuesday (November 5)... claiming he'd lost trust in the man overseeing Israel's military operations amid bloody conflicts in Gaza and Lebanon.In a video, Netanyahu said differences between him and Yoav Gallant effected management of the war, and crept into public. He said their enemies were aware of, and enjoyed, the disagreements.The announcement sparked protests in the streets by Israelis furious with the prime minister. And for many protesters, they'd been here before: Netanyahu tried to sack Gallant last year, before the conflict in Gaza, only to reverse that decision in the face of hundreds of thousands of demonstrators.Gallant in a brief statement posted on X said, quote, "the security of the state of Israel was and will always remain the mission of my life.":: Defense MinistryGallant, a former naval commando, rose to become one of the most senior commanders in the vaunted Israeli military. :: October 7, 2023He became a key figure in Netanyahu's war cabinet following the Oct. 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas-led militants from the Gaza Strip.:: November 4, 2024That rampage, which by Israeli tallies killed 1,200 and saw more than 250 captives taken back to Gaza, sparked a massive Israeli air and ground operation that has killed more than 43,000 Palestinians in more than a year of bloodshed.:: Israeli Defense MinistryGallant has worn only black since the fighting erupted and said he feels as if the hostages are his own children.At the outset of that war, Gallant warned that the price Gaza would pay, quote, "will change reality for generations" and called the fight a battle against, quote, "human animals".For months there had been open disagreements between Netanyahu and Gallant reflecting a wider split between Israel's right-wing governing coalition and the military.:: Israeli Defense MinistryThe army, and Gallant, have long favored reaching a deal to end the fighting and bring home scores of hostages held by Hamas.Gallant said the war lacked clear direction, while Netanyahu reiterated that fighting could not cease until Hamas was wiped out as a governing entity and military force in Gaza.Foreign Minister Israel Katz will succeed Gallant as defense minister, Netanyahu's office said in a statement.
Protesters chant ‘Netanyahu is endangering soldiers’ over dimissal of popular defence minister
A U.S. Army soldier who was in critical condition after suffering non-combat injuries while supporting the military's pier off the coast of Gaza has died, the U.S. military said on Monday. Sergeant Quandarius Davon Stanley, who recently retired from the military, suffered critical injuries in May while supporting operations at sea of the U.S.-built pier designed to increase flows of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the U.S. Army confirmed that Stanley had died, though it did not specify when.
Indian-controlled Kashmir ’s regional legislature passed a resolution on Wednesday demanding the federal government restore the disputed region’s semi-autonomy that was scrapped by Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration in 2019. The assembly passed the nonbinding resolution by a majority vote to noisy scenes in the house. “This assembly calls upon the Government of India to initiate dialogue with elected representatives of people of Jammu and Kashmir for restoration of special status,” the resolution read.
Conflict between Israeli forces and Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants is escalating in southern Lebanon as the IDF seeks to widen its military front.View on euronews
Benjamin Netanyahu has fired Yoav Gallant, his defence minister, amid a row over the direction of the war.
A Hindu temple near Toronto where violence erupted over the weekend was the site of another demonstration this week that police broke up after they say weapons were spotted in the crowd. Peel Regional Police said in social media updates that the demonstration in Brampton, Ontario was declared an unlawful assembly shortly before 10 p.m. Monday, after officers saw weapons “within the demonstration.” Pro-Hindu groups who shared details of Monday’s event suggested it came in response to Sikh separatists who protested a visit by Indian consular officials to the temple on Sunday.
Hezbollah's leader Naim Qassem on Wednesday said that the group has tens of thousands of “resistance combatants” ready to fight Israel and that the US election result would not have any impact on the war in Lebanon. Hezbollah said Wednesday that tens of thousands of its militants were ready to fight Israel, adding that the US election result would have no bearing on the war in Lebanon.The Iran-backed group's leader also warned that nowhere in Israel would be "off-limits" to attacks, as the Israe
KARACHI, Pakistan (Reuters) -Two Chinese nationals were wounded on Tuesday by a private security guard who opened fire at a garment factory in Pakistan's commercial hub Karachi, the latest in a string of attacks that have spurred Beijing to pressure Islamabad to improve security for its citizens. Large contingents of police were deployed at the site of the factory in Karachi's industrial area, and forensic teams could be seen entering the premises, which were cordoned off. Police official Faizan Ali told Reuters the Chinese nationals had been shot at, but gave no further details.
Gaza hostages group urges probe after ex-aide to Israeli PM Netanyahu allegedly leaked confidential documents, potentially hindering hostage release efforts. Ex-aide Eliezer Feldstein and three others detained Sunday, sparking opposition calls for Netanyahu’s accountability, which his office denies. A Gaza hostages campaign group called Monday for an investigation into the alleged leak of confidential documents by an ex-aide to Israel's premier, which may have undermined efforts to secure their
As tensions with Canada deepen, violent clashes outside temple in Brampton prompt calls for justice