Beirut/Jerusalem, Mar 14 (UNI) The Israeli army on Thursday launched multiple airstrikes in eastern Lebanon''s Bekaa region, according to Lebanese and Israeli sources.
Gaza, Mar 12 (UNI) Israeli forces have killed at least 137 Palestinians since the ceasefire agreement with Hamas took effect in Gaza, Salama Maarouf, head of the Hamas-run government media office, said on Tuesday.
Cairo, Mar 12 (UNI) Egypt on Tuesday condemned Israel''s decision to cut electricity supplies to Gaza, denouncing it as "collective punishment" and a violation of international law.
Washington, Mar 11 (UNI) Israel and Lebanon, with mediation from the United States, have agreed to start negotiations to resolve border disputes, the Axios news portal reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.
Amman, Mar 11 (UNI) Jordan''s Foreign Ministry on Monday strongly condemned Israel''s decision to halt the electricity supply to Gaza to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages.
Gaza/Jerusalem, Mar 11 (UNI) A Palestinian man was killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza on Monday, according to Palestinian sources.
Damascus, Mar 11 (UNI) Israeli warplanes conducted airstrikes on a former military site in southern Syria on Monday, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
Jerusalem, Mar 10 (UNI) Hamas political bureau member Izzat al-Risheq called Israel''s decision to cut off electricity supplies to the Gaza Strip "cheap blackmail" and a "blatant violation" of the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip.
Jerusalem, Mar 10 (UNI) Israel would issue work permits for Druze citizens of Syria to work in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Sunday.
Jerusalem, Mar 10 (UNI) Israel is working to establish a "migration administration" to advance the relocation of Palestinian residents from the Gaza Strip, Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said on Sunday.
Jerusalem, Mar 10 (UNI) Israel announced Sunday that it was halting the electricity supply to the Gaza Strip to pressure Hamas into releasing hostages.
Beirut, Mar 10 (UNI) A Lebanese soldier and a civilian were wounded on Sunday by Israeli gunfire near the northern entrance of Kafr Kila village in southern Lebanon, according to official Lebanese sources.
Jerusalem, Mar 9 (UNI) The Israeli military said its aircraft conducted an airstrike Sunday on militants attempting to plant an explosive device in the northern Gaza Strip.
Jerusaalem, Mar 9 (UNI) Israel''s military said on Saturday that it carried out raids in Syria over the past week, seizing missiles and weapons belonging to the Syrian army.
Jerusalem, Mar 9 (UNI) Israel will send a delegation to Qatar''s capital Doha on Monday to advance negotiations for renewing the ceasefire in Gaza and securing the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas, according to a statement issued by the Israeli Prime Minister''s Office on Saturday.
Beirut/Jerusalem, Mar 9 (UNI) One person was killed and another critically injured on Saturday in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese media and sources.
Koppal (Karnataka), Mar 8 (UNI) The body of 29-year-old Bibash from Odisha, who went missing after the Israeli Tourist was allegedly gang-raped near Hampi, has been recovered from the Tungabhadra canal, police confirmed on Saturday.
Hampi (Karnataka), Mar 8 (UNI) A brutal gang-rape of a 27-year-old Israeli tourist near Sanapur Lake, Hampi, has sparked nationwide outrage, raising serious concerns about tourist safety in India. The incident, which occurred late on Thursday night, has triggered demands for swift justice and stricter security measures in Karnataka’s popular heritage town.
Beirut, Mar 8 (UNI) The Lebanese army''s Directorate of Guidance stated on Friday that the Israeli forces continued its "blatant violation" of Lebanon''s sovereignty by "facilitating the entry of settlers to visit an alleged religious site" in southern Lebanon.
Beirut, Mar 7 (UNI) A group of Israeli settlers on Friday entered a tomb in southern Lebanon, which they claimed belongs to a rabbi, the Lebanese state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Tel Aviv/New Delhi, Mar 7 (UNI) Ten missing Indian construction workers were rescued after being trapped in the Palestinian Authority of al-Zaayem for a month.
Jerusalem, Mar 7 (UNI) Israel has begun the "most destructive" refugee camp demolition operation in the West Bank since 1967, UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini said on Friday.
Jerusalem, Mar 6 (UNI) Israeli police plan to deploy approximately 3,000 officers across Jerusalem as the city prepares for the first Friday prayers of Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the Old City, Israeli media reported on Thursday.
Jerusalem, Mar 6 (UNI) The Israeli and U.S. air forces have conducted a joint military drill involving a strategic bomber, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said Thursday.
Beirut, Mar 5 (UNI) Two Lebanese brothers were injured on Wednesday in Israeli airstrikes targeting a car in the southern Lebanese town of Ras Naqoura, state media reported.
Jerusalem, Mar 5 (UNI) Israeli researchers have developed a new noninvasive method to monitor molecular processes deep within tissues in cancer and other diseases, the Israel Institute of Technology (Technion) said in a statement on Tuesday.
United Nations, Mar 5 (UNI) A UN special envoy on Tuesday strongly condemned Israel''s military escalations in Syria, including airstrikes, calling for an end to violations and refraining from exacerbating conflict.
Ramallah, Mar 5 (UNI) The Israeli army on Tuesday killed a senior Qassam Brigades commander and another Palestinian during a large-scale military operation in the eastern neighborhood of the northern West Bank city of Jenin.
Jerusalem, Mar 4 (UNI) Israel demands a demilitarization of the Gaza Strip and an end to Hamas'' rule in order to move on to the next phase of the ceasefire deal that took effect in January, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa''ar said on Tuesday.
Tel Aviv, Mar 3 (UNI) One person was killed as a result of a knife attack on a bus station in the city of Haifa, Israel''s Magen David Adom ambulance service said on Monday.
Thiruvananthapuram, Mar 3 (UNI) Reacting to the killing of a Kerala youth who was shot dead on the Jordanian border while trying to sneak into Israel, BJP leader and party''s Kerala in-charge Prakash Javadekar on Monday said youths are leaving the state due to lack of employment.
Gaza, Mar 3 (UNI) The Israeli army killed at least four Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, according to Palestinian health authorities and medical sources.
Jerusalem, Mar 3 (UNI) India''s flagship carrier Air India resumed its flights to Israel on Sunday after a suspension of seven months.
Gaza, Mar 3 (UNI) Israel will only be able to "get its captives back" through a prisoner exchange deal, senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi said Sunday in a press statement.
Amman/New Delhi, March 2 (UNI) A 47-year-old man from Kerala was reportedly shot dead at the Israel-Jordan border while attempting to enter Israel illegally on February 10. He had come to Jordan on a three-month tourist visa.
Jerusalem, Mar 2 (UNI) Israel has blocked humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip since early Sunday, Israeli officials confirmed.
Gaza, Mar 2 (UNI) Israel''s adoption of an American proposal for a temporary holiday truce is an attempt to dodge negotiations for phase two of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, Hamas said Sunday.
Jerusalem, Mar 2 (UNI) Hamas on Saturday released a video of Israeli-Argentine hostage Eitan Horn, who was kidnapped on Oct. 7, 2023, and has been held in the Gaza Strip ever since.
Tel Aviv, Mar 2 (UNI) The United States proposed a new plan for a temporary ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, since it is currently impossible to overcome the differences between Israel and Palestinian movement Hamas regarding a complete end to the war, and Israel agrees to the new plan, while Hamas has so far refused, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.
Washington, Mar 1 (UNI) The U.S. State Department has approved potential arms sales to Israel totaling about 3 billion U.S. dollars, the Pentagon said Friday.
Cairo, Feb 28 (UNI) An Israeli delegation proposed in Cairo extending the first stage of the Gaza ceasefire agreement for an additional 42 days, an informed Egyptian security source told Xinhua on Friday.
Abu Dhabi, Feb. 28 (UNI) The United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Thursday strongly condemned the Israeli attacks on Syrian territory, reaffirming its commitment to Syria''s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity.
Tehran, Feb 27 (UNI) Iran on Thursday strongly condemned Israeli airstrikes in southern Syria and near Damascus, calling for international action to halt Israeli "aggression." Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei, in a statement released by the ministry, denounced the strikes carried out by Israeli warplanes on Tuesday night, targeting multiple locations.
Jerusalem, Feb 27 (UNI) The bodies of four Israeli hostages handed over by Hamas have been identified, Israeli President Isaac Herzog said Thursday on social media platform X.
Jerusalem, Feb 27 (UNI) Israeli officials said on Thursday that the military would not withdraw from the strategic strip along the Gaza-Egypt border despite a ceasefire agreement that calls for a pullout by Saturday.
Cairo, Feb. 27 (UNI) Egypt on Wednesday firmly dismissed any proposals suggesting it take over the temporary administration of the Gaza Strip, reiterating its unwavering commitment to a comprehensive and lasting resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Gaza, Feb. 27 (UNI) Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, handed over the bodies of four Israeli hostages on Wednesday night to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), a source with Hamas told Xinhua.
Gaza, Feb. 27 (UNI Israeli authorities on Thursday began releasing more than 600 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails as part of the Gaza ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, according to Palestinian sources.
Cairo, Feb 26 (UNI) Palestinian group al-Nasser Salah al-Deen said on Wednesday that it will hand over the body of one dead Israeli hostage on February 27.
Jerusalem, Feb 26 (UNI) Israel''s Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israeli warplanes struck southern Syria on Tuesday night, claiming the attack was part of Israel''s new policy of "demilitarising southern Syria." "The Air Force is currently forcefully striking southern Syria," Katz said in a statement, adding that the attack was part of the policy, announced on Monday by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, for "demilitarising southern Syria." "The message is clear: we will not allow southern Syria to become southern Lebanon," he said, noting that any attempt by Syria''s new government''s forces and militant groups to establish themselves in southern Syria "will be met with fire." Syrian media reported that Israeli warplanes carried out multiple airstrikes across southern Syria as ground forces advanced between Daraa and Quneitra in the south.
Beirut, Feb 26 (UNI) A series of powerful explosions has been heard in Damascus amid Israeli planes spotted in Syria''s south, the Al-Watan newspaper reported on Wednesday.
Jerusalem/Damascus, Feb. 23 (UNI) The Israeli military said on Saturday it conducted airstrikes targeting border crossings between Syria and Lebanon, accusing Hezbollah of using the routes to smuggle weapons into Lebanon.
Jerusalem, Feb 23 (UNI) Israel postponed the exchange of Palestinian prisoners previously scheduled for February 22 amid "humiliating ceremonies" with hostages released from the Gaza Strip, the Associated Press reported, citing the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Jerusalem, Feb. 23 (UNI) Israel announced early Sunday that it had postponed the release of Palestinian detainees, who were set to be freed Saturday under the ceasefire agreement until more hostages are released.
Jerusalem, Feb 22 (UNI) The body of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas, which was handed over to Israel on Friday night by Hamas via the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Gaza, was confirmed by forensic analysis, Israel''s state-owned Kan TV News and other leading media outlets reported on Saturday.
Beirut, Feb 22 (UNI) Lebanese President Joseph Aoun on Friday called on the United States to continue supporting the Lebanese army with equipment and resources to help it carry out its national security duties, particularly in southern Lebanon.
Tel Aviv, Feb 21 (UNI) Israel has received the list of hostages that are set to be released from the Gaza Strip on February 22 as part of the deal with Hamas, the Israeli prime minister''s office said on Friday.
Jerusalem, Feb 21 (UNI) Israel said on Thursday that forensic analysis had confirmed that the body it received from Hamas was not that of hostage Shiri Bibas, whose remains were supposed to be handed over along with those of her two children and another Israeli man earlier in the day.
Jerusalem, Feb 21 (UNI) Three empty buses exploded simultaneously Thursday night in Israel''s Tel Aviv area, while explosive devices were found on at least two others before they could detonate, in what police said was a "suspected terror attack." No injuries have been reported, Israel''s Magen David Adom rescue service said.
Gaza, Feb 20 (UNI) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed that the Red Cross received four caskets containing the bodies of deceased Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, and they are being transferred to the IDF forces in the Palestinian enclave.
Cairo, Feb 20 (UNI) The Palestinian movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad have handed over the bodies of four dead Israeli hostages to the Red Cross, according to a broadcast by Al Jazeera TV channel.
Beirut, Feb 19 (UNI) An Israeli airstrike on a vehicle in the southern Lebanese village of Aita al-Shaab killed one person on Wednesday, Lebanon''s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Gaza, Feb 19 (UNI) The Israeli military forces opened fire on Wednesday on a group of Palestinians near the airport area in Rafah, the southern Gaza Strip, killing a 16-year-old Palestinian teenager, according to local sources and witnesses.
Tel Aviv, Feb 18 (UNI) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will stay on in five locations in the Lebanese buffer zone, beyond the Tuesday deadline, and will use force in response to any truce violation by Hezbollah, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said.
Jerusalem, Feb. 18 (UNI) Israeli forces killed a Hamas military official in an airstrike in Lebanon, Israeli security officials said on Monday.
Jerusalem, Feb 17 (UNI) An Israeli government official said Monday that the country''s military will maintain troops at five posts in southern Lebanon, despite the deadline for its full withdrawal expiring on Tuesday.
Jerusalem, Feb 17 (UNI) Israeli forces killed a Hamas military official in an airstrike in Lebanon, Israeli security officials said on Monday.
Beirut, Feb. 17 (UNI) Israeli forces opened fire toward residents returning to the village of Houla in southern Lebanon on Sunday, resulting in the death of a woman and the injury of several others.
Jerusalem, Feb 17 (UNI) Israel''s government on Sunday approved Eyal Zamir as the country''s new military chief, following the resignation of his predecessor Herzi Halevi in January over his failure to prevent the Hamas attack on October 2023.
Jerusalem, Feb. 17 (UNI) Israel''s military said on Sunday evening that its warplanes struck sites in Lebanon, claiming they were Hezbollah military positions containing rocket launchers and weapons, amid a fragile ceasefire between the two countries.
Tel Aviv, Feb 16 (UNI) A shipment of MK-84 heavy aerial bombs weighing 2,000 pounds each, which was recently authorized by the Trump administration, has been delivered to Israel by sea, the Israeli Defense Ministry announced on Sunday.
Munich/New Delhi, Feb 16 (UNI) External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, Fiji’s PM and FM Sitiveni Rabuka, Fatih Birol, Executive Director of IAEA, and Battsetseg Batmunkh, the Foreign Minister of Mongolia, on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.
Tel Aviv, Feb 16 (UNI) Palestinian groups continue to hold 73 Israeli hostages in the Gaza Strip, "alive and dead," Dmitri Gendelman, an adviser to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu''s office, said.
Beirut, Feb. 16 (UNI) An Israeli airstrike hit a car in the Iqlim al-Tuffah district in southern Lebanon Saturday evening, killing two people and injuring four others, according to the official National News Agency (NNA).
Jerusalem, Feb. 15 (UNI) Three Israeli hostages previously held by the Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad were transferred to Israeli authorities and crossed the border into Israel on Saturday as part of an ongoing ceasefire exchange, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) announced.
Gaza, Feb 15 (UNI) Armed members of al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, and al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, were deployed Saturday in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip in preparation to hand over three Israeli hostages.
Tehran, Feb 14 (UNI) Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei on Friday condemned Israel''s "threat against a civilian plane carrying Lebanese citizens" from Tehran to Beirut, saying the move disrupts normal flights bound for Beirut''s international airport.
Jerusalem/Gaza, Feb 14 (UNI) Israel confirmed Friday that it has received a list of three hostages set to be released on Saturday from Hamas captivity in the Gaza Strip.
Jerusalem, Feb 14 (UNI) Former NBA star Patrick Beverley has left EuroCup side Hapoel Tel Aviv, the Israeli club said in a statement.
Beirut, Feb. 14 (UNI) Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri voiced on Thursday Lebanon''s "absolute rejection" of Israel''s demand to hold five locations in southern Lebanon beyond the ceasefire deadline on Feb. 18, according to the official National News Agency.
Gaza, Feb. 14 (UNI) A 14-year-old Palestinian was killed on Thursday when an unexploded Israeli rocket detonated in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.