Emergency and security personnel inspect the site of strikes which hit a building next to the Iranian embassy in Syria’s capital Damascus, on April 1. Louai Beshara/AFP/Getty Images The death of Iran’s president and foreign minister in a helicopter crash on a remote mountainside comes at an especially fraught moment in the Middle East – … Read more
Rescue teams’ vehicles are seen near the site of the incident of the helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi in Varzaghan in northwestern Iran, on May 19. Azin Haghighi, Moj News Agency/AP The death of Iran’s president and foreign minister in a helicopter crash on a remote mountainside comes at an especially fraught moment in … Read more
The chief of staff for the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has revealed new details about the hours after the presidential helicopter went missing. Gholam Hossein Esmaili was in one of three helicopters returning from a dam inauguration ceremony on Iran’s border with the Azerbaijan, he said in an interview with IRINN state TV, and reported … Read more
Spain, Norway and Ireland announced plans to formally recognize a Palestinian state, in a move that is likely to bolster the global Palestinian cause but strain relations with Israel. Source link
The United Nations’ top court has ordered Israel to immediately halt its controversial military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, further increasing international pressure on Israel over its war against Hamas. Source link
In this video still, fire rages following an Israeli strike on an area designated for displaced Palestinians in Rafah, Gaza, on May 26. Reuters TV/Reuters At least 30 people were killed by Israeli strikes on a camp for displaced people in the southernmost city of Rafah on Sunday, the Gaza government media office said. Videos … Read more
An Israeli airstrike on a camp for displaced Palestinians in Rafah killed dozens of people on Sunday, prompting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday to call the attack a “tragic mistake.” The Israeli military said it’s investigating the incident in the southern Gaza city. This comes as global leaders urged Israel to adhere to Friday’s ruling by … Read more
Global condemnation is mounting over Israel’s airstrike on a camp for displaced people in Rafah that killed at least 45 people, many of whom were women and children. Source link
The Israeli military says it established “operational control” over the Philadelphi Corridor, a 14-kilometer (8.7 miles) strip of land along the border between Gaza and Egypt. Source link
The Israeli military says it has established “operational control” over the Philadelphi Corridor, a 14-kilometer (8.7-mile) buffer zone on the Egypt-Gaza border. “In the last few days, Israel established operational control over the Philadelphi Corridor,” Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesperson Daniel Hagari said at a press briefing on Wednesday. He said the military was conducting an operation … Read more