News Muncher - category israel

3 hours, 41 minutes ago

Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'

by Maher Al Mounes with Lisa Golden Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under state control. Sharaa spoke alongside Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, after earlier meeting with Lebanese Druze leaders and vowing to end "negative interference" …

Syria Turkey Country Iran Hezbollah Kurdish State Control

10 hours, 14 minutes ago

Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

Associated Press

BETHLEHEM, West Bank — The Nativity Store in Manger Square has sold handmade olive wood carvings and religious items to people visiting the traditional birthplace of Jesus since 1927. “Last year before Christmas, we had more hope, but now again we are close to Christmas and we don’t have anything,” said Rony Tabash, the third-generation owner of Nativity Store. A …

Tourism Christmas War City Families Salman Palestinian

11 hours, 35 minutes ago

Former Israeli spy agents describe attack using exploding electronic devices against Hezbollah

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Two recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria using exploding pagers and walkie talkies three months ago. One agent said the operation started 10 years ago using walkie-talkies laden with hidden explosives, which Hezbollah didn’t realize it was buying …

Attack Hezbollah Israel Hamas Lebanon Gabriel Mossad

15 hours, 23 minutes ago

Israel bombs al-Mawasi camps, school amid wave of attacks across Gaza

Al Jazeera

UN’s Lazzarini says world must not become ‘numb’ after Israeli strikes kill about 50 Palestinians within 24 hours. Israel pounded Gaza overnight with deadly attacks targeting displaced people in two camps and a school, as it ordered the forced evacuation of one of the last hospitals barely operating in the enclave’s besieged north. The military launched a wave of attacks …

Military Hospital Palestinian Gaza Israel Israeli Attacks

15 hours, 23 minutes ago

Gaza toddlers got the polio vaccine, then an Israeli bomb took their legs

Al Jazeera

Deir el-Balah, Gaza – Three-year-old Hanan al-Daqqi spends her days with her younger sister Misk, occasionally asking questions. “Where’s Mama?” “Where did my legs go?” The two toddlers have been in the hospital for four months since they were brought there, battered and bleeding from an Israeli bombing, and had their legs amputated. It killed 25-year-old Shaima and injured the …

Girls Hospital Legs Play Gaza Israel Israeli

15 hours, 23 minutes ago

Church holds Christmas mass amid horrors of Israel’s war in Gaza

Al Jazeera

Dozens of worshippers gathered at the Holy Family Church in Gaza City as Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa and other clergy celebrated mass. So the war will finish and we will rebuild,” the cardinal said, urging people in Gaza to never be afraid. His visit came as Pope Francis again criticised Israel’s actions in Gaza. The pope recently called for an investigation …

Gaza Israel Christmas Mass

Ex-Mossad agents reveal details of plan used to target Hezbollah through pagers

India Today

Two recently retired senior Israeli intelligence agents shared new details about a deadly clandestine operation years in the making that targeted Hezbollah militants in Lebanon and Syria using exploding pagers and walkie talkies three months ago. One agent said the operation started 10 years ago using walkie-talkies laden with hidden explosives, which Hezbollah didn't realize it was buying from Israel, …

Israel Hamas Lebanon Gabriel Mossad Pager Pagers

18 hours, 34 minutes ago

Weakened Iran could pursue nuclear weapon: White House's Sullivan

The Hindu

The Biden administration is concerned that a weakened Iran could build a nuclear weapon, White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday, adding that he was briefing President-elect Donald Trump's team on the risk. Iran says its nuclear program is peaceful, but it has expanded uranium enrichment since Trump, in his 2017-2021 presidential term, pulled out of a …

Nuclear Trump Iran Israel Tehran Sullivan Nuclear Weapon

1 day, 1 hour ago

El invierno azota Gaza: casi 2 millones de palestinos desplazados por la guerra padecen

Associated Press

JAN YUNIS, Franja de Gaza — El invierno azota la Franja de Gaza y muchos de los casi 2 millones de palestinos desplazados por la devastadora guerra de 14 meses con Israel batallan para protegerse del viento, el frío y la lluvia. El Comité Internacional de Rescate está batallando para entregar ropa de invierno para niños porque se necesitan muchos …

Gaza Israel Han Que Para Dijo Israelí

1 day, 1 hour ago

El papa Francisco pide alto al fuego en todos los frentes en su oración antes de Navidad

Associated Press

CIUDAD DEL VATICANO — El papa Francisco pidió un alto al fuego en todos los frentes de guerra en su oración del Ángelus dominical antes de Navidad, condenando la “crueldad” de bombardear escuelas y hospitales en Ucrania y Gaza. “¡Que las armas callen y que resuenen los villancicos!”, dijo Francisco, impartiendo su bendición dominical desde el interior debido a un …

Gaza Israel Los Que Las Francisco Ucrania

Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas

Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis called for a ceasefire on all war fronts in his Sunday Angelus prayer ahead of Christmas, condemning the “cruelty” of bombing schools and hospitals in Ukraine and Gaza. “Let the weapons fall silent and let the Christmas carols ring out!” Francis said, delivering his Sunday blessing from indoors due to a cold and as a …

Christmas Ukraine Gaza Israel Francis Vatican

1 day, 2 hours ago

Destacado político libanés conversa con líder insurgente en Siria

Associated Press

BEIRUT — Un prominente político libanés mantuvo conversaciones el domingo con el insurgente que lideró el derrocamiento del presidente sirio Bashar Assad, y ambos expresaron esperanzas de una nueva era en las relaciones entre sus países. El líder druso Walid Jumblatt, crítico de larga data de la intromisión siria en Líbano y que culpa al padre de Assad, el expresidente …

Israel Los Que Una Contra Fue Assad

1 day, 4 hours ago

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Associated Press

BEIRUT — A prominent Lebanese politician held talks on Sunday with the insurgent who led the overthrow of Syria’s President Bashar Assad, with both expressing hope for a new era in relations between their countries. He expressed hope that Lebanese-Syrian relations “will return to normal.” Jumblatt’s father, Kamal, was killed in 1977 in an ambush near a Syrian roadblock during …

Iran Hezbollah Israel House Lebanon Lebanese Khamenei

Al menos 22 muertos en ataques israelíes en Gaza; enviado del Vaticano celebra misa en el territorio

Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Franja de Gaza — Al menos 22 personas, entre ellas cinco niños, murieron en ataques israelíes en la Franja de Gaza que se prolongaron durante la noche y el domingo, informaron autoridades médicas palestinas, al tiempo que la pequeña comunidad cristiana de Gaza celebraba una misa prenavideña. Un ataque israelí contra una escuela que albergaba a personas desplazadas …

Gaza Israel Los Han Que Una Francisco

1 day, 8 hours ago

Missile Fired from Yemen Strikes Tel Aviv, 16 Injured

Deccan Chronicle

A missile fired from Yemen struck Tel Aviv early on Saturday, marking a rare instance of a failed interception over the city. The projectile landed in Tel Aviv’s southern Jaffa area, causing damage and injuring at least 16 people, according to Israeli emergency services. The Israel Defense Forces attempted to intercept the incoming missile, but the interception failed, a rare …

Defense Missile Yemen Israel Israeli Tel Aviv

1 day, 9 hours ago

US Fighter Jet Shot Down, Pilots Safe

Deccan Chronicle

One US Navy aircraft was shot down on Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent friendly fire incident, the US military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels. The guided missile cruiser USS Gettysburg, which is part of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, mistakenly …

Military Missile Aircraft Yemen Red Gaza Israel

Two Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ’friendly fire’ incident: U.S. military

The Hindu

Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S. military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. Both pilots were recovered alive, with one suffering minor injuries, but the incident underlines just how dangerous the Red Sea …

Military Missile Red Gaza Israel Hamas Houthis

1 day, 10 hours ago

Winter is hitting Gaza and many Palestinians have little protection from the cold

Associated Press

KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 14-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold and rain. Share Share Copy Link copied Email Facebook X Reddit LinkedIn Pinterest Flipboard Print One of Reda Abu Zarada’s grandchildren, displaced from Jabaliya …

Winter Palestinian Gaza Israel Palestinians Israeli Khan

1 day, 12 hours ago

Ejército EEUU: Derriban a 2 pilotos de Marina sobre Mar Rojo en aparente incidente de “fuego amigo”

Associated Press

DUBÁI, Emiratos Árabes Unidos — Dos pilotos de la Marina de Guerra de Estados Unidos fueron derribados sobre el Mar Rojo el domingo en un aparente incidente de “fuego amigo”, informó el ejército estadounidense, marcando el suceso más grave en más de un año en amenazar a las tropas durante sus ofensivas contra los rebeldes hutíes de Yemen. Ambos pilotos …

Yemen Gaza Israel Los Han Que Del

2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says

Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The U.S. military had conducted airstrikes targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the time of the …

Military Navy Iran Yemen Red Rebels Gaza

1 day, 15 hours ago

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 20, Palestinian officials say

New Indian Express

DEIR AL-BALAH: Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday killed at least 20 people, including five children, Palestinian medical officials said. Israeli authorities meanwhile allowed Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the leader of the Catholic Church in the Holy Land, to enter Gaza and celebrate a pre-Christmas Mass with members of the territory’s small Christian community. A strike on …

Strike Gaza Israel Hamas Israeli Killed Kill

1 day, 15 hours ago

2 U.S. Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, U.S. military says

LA Times

A fighter jet maneuvers on the deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on June 11. Two U.S. Navy pilots were shot down Sunday over the Red Sea in an apparent “friendly fire” incident, the U.S military said, marking the most serious incident to threaten troops in over a year of America targeting Yemen’s Houthi rebels. …

Military Navy Iran Yemen Red Rebels Gaza

1 day, 15 hours ago

Rebuilding Syria requires much more than bricks and mortar

Al Jazeera

Rebuilding Syria after more than a decade of devastating conflict is no simple task. As the global community keeps a close eye on Syria’s new leadership to ensure a smooth transition, it must also send a clear and forceful message to Israel. The global community may hesitate to fully lift sanctions due to uncertainty about Syria’s new leadership. Syria’s new …

Community Human Rights Society Syria Reconstruction Country Israel

1 day, 15 hours ago

What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy

Salon

Trying to make sense of what just happened in Syria — where the seemingly impregnable regime of Bashar Assad abruptly collapsed two weeks ago in the face of an unexpected rebel onslaught — runs straight into the central paradox of global affairs: Everyone believes they’re on the right side of history, and can tell the good guys from the bad …

War Ukraine Russia World Middle East Syria Trump

Filters

Articles for Israel

Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'

Bethlehem plans another somber Christmas under the shadow of war in Gaza

Former Israeli spy agents describe attack using exploding electronic devices against Hezbollah

Israel bombs al-Mawasi camps, school amid wave of attacks across Gaza

Gaza toddlers got the polio vaccine, then an Israeli bomb took their legs

Church holds Christmas mass amid horrors of Israel’s war in Gaza

Ex-Mossad agents reveal details of plan used to target Hezbollah through pagers

Weakened Iran could pursue nuclear weapon: White House's Sullivan

El invierno azota Gaza: casi 2 millones de palestinos desplazados por la guerra padecen

El papa Francisco pide alto al fuego en todos los frentes en su oración antes de Navidad

Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire on all fronts in his prayer ahead of Christmas

Destacado político libanés conversa con líder insurgente en Siria

Prominent Lebanese figure meets Syrian insurgent who led Assad’s ouster, seeking better relations

Al menos 22 muertos en ataques israelíes en Gaza; enviado del Vaticano celebra misa en el territorio

Missile Fired from Yemen Strikes Tel Aviv, 16 Injured

US Fighter Jet Shot Down, Pilots Safe

Two Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ’friendly fire’ incident: U.S. military

Winter is hitting Gaza and many Palestinians have little protection from the cold

Ejército EEUU: Derriban a 2 pilotos de Marina sobre Mar Rojo en aparente incidente de “fuego amigo”

2 US Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, US military says

Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 20, Palestinian officials say

2 U.S. Navy pilots shot down over Red Sea in apparent ‘friendly fire’ incident, U.S. military says

Rebuilding Syria requires much more than bricks and mortar

What just happened in Syria, and who benefits most? Well, that part is easy