Jerusalem, March 22 (IANS) Nearly 200 people were injured in Iranian strikes in Israel’s Dimona and Arad, with 11 of them seriously injured, according to medics, after Israeli air defences did not intercept at least two ballistic missiles, local media reported on Sunday. After the strikes, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lt General Eyal Zamir announced that Israel will continue to fight Iran’s enemies on “all fronts.” Later, the IDF said th…
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Jerusalem, March 18 (IANS) Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz on Wednesday said that Iran’s Intelligence Minister, Esmaeil Khatib, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Tehran overnight. Katz also warned of “significant surprises” across all arenas, local media reported. During a security assessment, he said, “On this day, significant surprises are expected across all arenas that will escalate the war we are conducting against Iran and Hezbollah in Lebanon,” according to remarks provided by …
Jerusalem, March 17 (IANS) Israel on Tuesday claimed that it has killed Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Larijani. In a statement shared on X, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) stated that Larjiani was considered one of the most senior figures in the Iranian regime leadership and a close associate of late Supreme Leader Ayotallah Ali Khamenei.”Ali Larijani, Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council and the regime’s effective leader, has been eliminated. Througho…
Tel Aviv, March 6 (IANS) David Mencer, the spokesman for the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office, has said that Operation ‘Roaring Lion’ launched by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) and US against Iran is making “great progress” as the conflict entered its sixth day on Friday. In an exclusive interview with IANS, Mencer said that Iranian ballistic missile sites, which were a threat to Israel and other countries in the region, have been destroyed. The IDF, Mencer told IANS, is now moving to the second…
Tel Aviv, March 6 (IANS) As many as 50 Air Force fighter jets were involved in the attack on Iranian regime’s leadership compound in Tehran on February 28 that led to the assassination of country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) revealed on Friday. “Approximately 50 Air Force fighter jets, with precise guidance from the Intelligence Directorate and in cooperation with the Anti-Terrorism Directorate, attacked Ali Khamenei’s underground bunker, which was bui…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are likely to cast a shadow on global equity markets, including India’s Dalal Street, market experts said on Saturday.Market experts noted that while the escalation in the Israel-Iran conflict may trigger caution among investors, the Indian stock market may open weak rather than witness heavy panic selling.The concerns came after Israel launched what it described as “preventive” strikes on Iran, sharply escalating ten…
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) Gold and silver prices are expected to open sharply higher on Monday as escalating tensions between Israel and Iran push investors towards safe-haven assets, market experts said on Saturday.Experts believed that rising uncertainty following Israel’s “preventive” strikes on Iran could drive investors towards gold and silver, boosting prices further.Tehran was rocked by massive explosions on Saturday after Israel launched what it described as “preventive” missile…
Mumbai, Feb 26 (IANS) Taking some time off from his busy schedule during his Israel visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the cast and crew of the popular Israeli show, “Fauda”. Not just that, PM Modi also posed for a selfie with the stars of the popular Netflix series on the second day of his visit to Israel.Publishing the selfie on his official X (Previously known as Twitter) handle, the PM quipped in the caption, “Thankfully, this interaction required only a selfie, no undercover work! (s…
Jerusalem, Dec 22 (IANS) The Israeli military carried out airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Monday, saying it targetted Hezbollah sites. “The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) struck several Hezbollah terrorists in the area of Sidon in southern Lebanon,” a military spokesperson said in a statement.On Friday, the two sides held talks again as part of a security dialogue, focusing on Hezbollah’s disarmament and the return of residents to their homes in Lebanon’s southern border villages, according to Is…