Israel blocks Iranian plane flying over Syria, claims Tehran was sending weapons to Hezbollah amid ceasefire
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Israel blocks Iranian plane flying over Syria, claims Tehran was sending weapons to Hezbollah amid ceasefire

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Israeli fighter jets intercepted an Iranian aircraft which was flying over Syria. IDF claimed that the plane was carrying weapons shipments to Lebanon’s Hezbollah, sparking concerns over the ceasefire An F-35 Adir from Squadron 140 takes part in an Israeli air force show during the graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev Desert, June 29, 2023. File Image / X As the tensions in West Asia continue to escalate, Israel’s fighter jets blocked an Iranian plane, accusing it of ferrying arms to Lebanon’s Hezbollah from Syria. The interception of the flight came as a part of Israel’s efforts to prevent Iranian weapons from reaching the Lebanese terror group as the Jewish nation is currently under a ceasefire with the Lebanese group. Israel keeps a close eye on Syria amid ceasefire with Lebanon The IDF maintained that during the truce between Israel and Lebanon, its forces will do everything to block the deliveries of weapons to Hezbollah.

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Israel bombs Assad's chemical weapons, missiles to prevent Syrian rebels' takeover: Reports
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2 weeks ago

Israel bombs Assad's chemical weapons, missiles to prevent Syrian rebels' takeover: Reports

Firstpost  

Israel conducted airstrikes across Syria over the weekend to prevent chemical weapons and missiles left behind by fleeing forces of ousted President Bashar al-Assad from falling into the hands of opposition forces An F-35 Adir from Squadron 140 takes part in an Israeli air force show during the graduation ceremony for soldiers who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at …

Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Israel says it struck Hezbollah weapons smuggling sites in Syria, testing a fragile ceasefire

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Israeli aircraft struck Hezbollah weapons …

How is Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines still flying amid rockets, missiles?
1 month ago

How is Lebanon’s Middle East Airlines still flying amid rockets, missiles?

Al Jazeera  

Despite unpredictable, sometimes dangerous, skies, MEA and other airlines are still flying. Commercial air travel has continued doggedly traversing the airspace over the Middle East, despite pilots seeing missiles flying through the air from their cockpits. The most remarkable among regional airlines may well be Lebanon’s carrier and only remaining link with the outside world: MEA, or Middle East Airlines, …

Hezbollah rocket hits Israel's main airport and another lands in a parked car as group fires 120-missile barrage over the border
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Hezbollah rocket hits Israel's main airport and another lands in a parked car as group fires 120-missile barrage over the border

Daily Mail  

A Hezbollah rocket landed in Israel's main airport today as the group launched waves of projectiles across the Lebanese border. A view of damage on a car in Ra'anana hit by a rocket fired from Lebanon on November 6 Bystanders look at the car hit by Hezbollah rocket debris on Wednesday A grabloader removes part of a projectile that protrudes …

Israeli military vows retaliation after Iranian missile attack
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli military vows retaliation after Iranian missile attack

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-10-02 00:54 The Dome of the Rock on the Al-Aqsa compound is seen as projectiles fly through the sky from Jerusalem on Oct 1. JERUSALEM -- Israel's military on Tuesday vowed to "carry out attacks throughout the Middle East tonight" to retaliate against the Iranian attacks. Amid Iran's night attack, a Palestinian man, originally from the Gaza …

Iran carries out a massive missile attack on Israel, expanding the Middle East conflict
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Iran carries out a massive missile attack on Israel, expanding the Middle East conflict

NPR  

Iran carries out a massive missile attack on Israel, expanding the Middle East conflict toggle caption Maya Levin for NPR Iran unleashed a major airstrike targeting sites across Israel on Tuesday night, while Israel's air defenses shot down most of the 180 incoming missiles, according to Israeli officials. After Tuesday's strike, Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his Security Cabinet, …

Five pro-Iran fighters killed in drone strike in Eastern Syria
4 months, 1 week ago

Five pro-Iran fighters killed in drone strike in Eastern Syria

The Hindu  

Five Iran-backed fighters were killed on Sunday in a drone strike in Syria’s east, near the Iraqi border, a war monitor said, adding it was not clear yet who was behind the attack. In June, three pro-Iran fighters, including at least two Iraqis, were killed in an overnight air strike in eastern Syria near the Iraqi border, the Observatory had …

Israel-Iran news: CNN gets a rare look at the Iranian missiles and drones that hit Israel
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel-Iran news: CNN gets a rare look at the Iranian missiles and drones that hit Israel

CNN  

Editor’s Note: A version of this story appears in CNN’s Meanwhile in the Middle East newsletter, a three-times-a-week look inside the region’s biggest stories. Tehran CNN — “You have to ask the Israelis,” Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Brigadier General Ali Belali says with a smirk when asked how many ballistic missiles the Islamic Republic fired towards Israel in its April …

Iran-Israel Crisis LIVE News: Air India suspends Tel Aviv flights till April 30
8 months ago

Iran-Israel Crisis LIVE News: Air India suspends Tel Aviv flights till April 30

The Hindu  

April 19, 2024 10:49 am | Updated 07:36 pm IST World leaders appealed for calm on April 19 after reported Israeli retaliation against Iran added to months of tense spillover from the war in Gaza, with Iranian state media reporting explosions in a central province. Iran fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the …

Analysis: Iran upends decades of shadow warfare in direct attack on Israel as tensions mount at home
8 months, 1 week ago

Analysis: Iran upends decades of shadow warfare in direct attack on Israel as tensions mount at home

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s direct attack on Israel over the weekend upended decades of its shadowy warfare by proxy, something Tehran has used to manage international repercussions for its actions. Coming to power in the wake of Iran’s devastating eight-year war with Iraq in the 1980s, Khamenei preached for years about “strategic patience” in confronting his government’s main …

Israeli military strikes Hezbollah targets in Syria, releases video
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli military strikes Hezbollah targets in Syria, releases video

Hindustan Times  

The Israeli army said early Wednesday it had carried out bombardments on positions of the Lebanese group Hezbollah in Syria in a bid to thwart its "entrenchment" in the country. While fighting Hamas militants in Gaza, Israel has repeatedly said it was An Israeli Defence Force statement said the army had "struck military infrastructure that based on precise intelligence was …

Israeli jets bomb eastern Lebanon for the first time since Gaza war began
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Israeli jets bomb eastern Lebanon for the first time since Gaza war began

Al Jazeera  

Hezbollah says at least two killed in attack near Baalbek, its stronghold some 100km from the border with Israel. At least two people were killed on Monday after Israeli military planes carried out three air strikes on the outskirts of Buday village near Baalbek, a Hezbollah stronghold in the Bekaa Valley about 100km from the Israel-Lebanon border. The attacks targeted …

WATCH: IDF's response to Syrian rocket fire with airstrikes
1 year, 1 month ago

WATCH: IDF's response to Syrian rocket fire with airstrikes

Firstpost  

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, IDF said an Israel Air Force aircraft struck military infrastructure in Syrian territory The Israeli fighter jets carried out airstrikes at multiple sites in Southern Syria in response to rocket fire on the Golan Heights, the Israel Defense Forces said. “In response to launches from Syria toward Israel earlier this Sunday, an IAF …

Israel strikes Syria, Lebanon following rocket attacks, military says
1 year, 1 month ago

Israel strikes Syria, Lebanon following rocket attacks, military says

Al Jazeera  

Israel’s latest attacks on the neighbouring countries comes amid fears of broader conflict across the Middle East. Israel has carried out strikes against military infrastructure in Syria and Lebanon, its military has said, amid concerns the country’s offensive against Hamas could devolve into broader conflict across the Middle East. Some of the airstrikes targeted army posts in the south-western Syrian …

Israel has hit airports in Aleppo, Damascus, claims Syria
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel has hit airports in Aleppo, Damascus, claims Syria

Firstpost  

Israel has been attacking targets in Syria that it claims are connected to Iran for years, including the airports in Aleppo and Damascus Israel reportedly attacked Syria’s main airports in the northern city of Aleppo and the capital Damascus on Thursday, according to the country’s state television. Israel has been attacking targets in Syria that it claims are connected to …

Israel conducts airstrikes at Damascus, Aleppo airports in Syria amid war with Hamas: Reports
1 year, 2 months ago

Israel conducts airstrikes at Damascus, Aleppo airports in Syria amid war with Hamas: Reports

India TV News  

Israel-Hamas War: Israel has conducted airstrikes on Iranian targets at two airports in Syria including Damascus and Aleppo amid the ongoing war with Hamas, reports said. Israel conducted simultaneous airstrikes on Damascus and Aleppo International Airports, blocking oncoming Iranian flights that contain smuggled weapons for Iran’s proxies on Israel’s borders. Iran's Foreign Minister flight forced to return back Reports have …

Iran plans to avenge death of advisers killed in Israeli airstrikes in Syria
1 year, 8 months ago

Iran plans to avenge death of advisers killed in Israeli airstrikes in Syria

Hindustan Times  

Iran is preparing to attack Israel-owned trading vessels to avenge two Revolutionary Guards advisors killed in alleged Israeli airstrikes in Syria last month, The Times of Israel reported on Saturday. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force is gearing up to launch drone attacks on ships sailing through the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea, according to the report, which …

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza Strip, Lebanon after rocket attack
1 year, 8 months ago

Israel launches air strikes on Gaza Strip, Lebanon after rocket attack

India Today  

Israeli forces launched air raids and struck Lebanon at dawn on Friday, hours after it struck Gaza following a spate of rocket launches after clashes at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque on Wednesday. Following rocket attacks on Thursday, Israel's local media showed smoke billowing in the northern Israeli border town of Shlomi and the Israeli airport authority even announced the suspension of …

Israel hits areas in Syria's Hama and Tartous countryside - Syrian state media
1 year, 9 months ago

Israel hits areas in Syria's Hama and Tartous countryside - Syrian state media

India Today  

Israel launched several rocket strikes on areas in Syria's Hama province and the coastal Tartous countryside on Sunday, Syrian state media reported. An Israeli air strike knocked Aleppo airport out of service on Tuesday and caused "material damage" to the airport, according to Syrian state media. Israel has in recent months intensified strikes on Syrian airports and air bases to …

Syria’s Damascus airport flights suspended after Israeli attack
2 years, 6 months ago

Syria’s Damascus airport flights suspended after Israeli attack

Al Jazeera  

Syrian state media also reported that one civilian was injured in an Israeli air attack. Syria has suspended all flights at Damascus International Airport after what a pro-government newspaper said was an Israeli air attack near the facility. The announcement came after state media reported that an Israeli missile had hit several targets in the Syrian capital Damascus, injuring at …

‘Israel targets groups linked to Iran in Syria’
3 years, 3 months ago

‘Israel targets groups linked to Iran in Syria’

The Hindu  

Israeli missile strikes hit military positions used by pro-Iran groups near the Syrian capital Damascus overnight, a war monitor said Friday. The strikes on the suburbs of Barzeh and Jamraya "targeted Syrian regime military positions that are used by pro-Iran groups" to store and develop weapons, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. "The Syrian army's air defences intercepted after …

Syria says its air defences intercepted Israeli missiles
3 years, 4 months ago

Syria says its air defences intercepted Israeli missiles

Al Jazeera  

Air raids came after Lebanese media outlets had reported low-flying Israeli jets over Beirut. Israeli air raids targeted the Damascus and Homs regions in Syria late on Thursday, official Syrian news agency SANA reported, saying that the country’s air defences intercepted several Israeli missiles. Lebanon’s civilian aviation chief Fadi al-Hassan told Aljadeed TV that two flights heading towards Beirut were …

Syria reports aerial attack by Israel in northern Aleppo province
3 years, 5 months ago

Syria reports aerial attack by Israel in northern Aleppo province

India Today  

Israel carried out an aerial attack southeast of Syria's northern Aleppo province late on Monday, a Syrian military official said. The unidentified military official, quoted by the state news agency SANA, said Syrian air defences shot down most of the missiles in the attack that occurred just before midnight. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a war monitor that …

Israel says it thwarts Hezbollah infiltration attempt
4 years, 4 months ago

Israel says it thwarts Hezbollah infiltration attempt

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The Israeli military on Monday said it thwarted an infiltration attempt by Hezbollah militants — setting off one of the heaviest exchanges of fire along the volatile Israel-Lebanon frontier since a 2006 war between the bitter enemies. “Hezbollah and the state of Lebanon bear full responsibility for this incident and any attack that comes from Lebanese territory against …

Iranian passenger plane 'harassed' by US fighter jets over Syria, Iran state media says
4 years, 5 months ago

Iranian passenger plane 'harassed' by US fighter jets over Syria, Iran state media says

ABC  

An Iranian passenger plane flying from Tehran to Beirut has been "harassed" by fighter jets, according to Iranian state media. Key points: The Mahan Air plane was heading from Tehran to Beirut Israel and the US have accused Mahan Air of ferrying weapons for Iranian-linked guerrillas in Syria Iran's Foreign Ministry said necessary legal and political action would be taken …

Iran-Israel Standoff Escalates in the Middle East, With Dozens of Rockets Fired Overnight
6 years, 7 months ago

Iran-Israel Standoff Escalates in the Middle East, With Dozens of Rockets Fired Overnight

India TV News  

A series of rocket attacks have escalated tensions between Israel and Iran in the Middle East. Israeli forces struck Iranian military targets in Syria, while Iran responded by firing missiles at Israeli positions in the Golan Heights. This escalation follows the recent announcement by US President Donald Trump to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, which has raised concerns about …

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