New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) India on Monday expressed regret over the renewed attacks in West Asia and called on all parties to de-escalate tensions while asserting that the fresh developments are a matter of utmost concern to the international community. “India deeply regrets the renewed attacks in West Asia. These developments are a matter of utmost concern to the international community. This conflict has now lasted over 100 days and has already caused immense human suffering. It has also had a …
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Aden (Yemen), June 8 (IANS) Yemen’s Houthi group has announced that it supports the military operation carried out by Iran against Israel, adding that the “axis of resistance” remains in continuous coordination to confront any developments. In a statement carried by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah TV on Sunday evening (local time), the group said the Iranian operation, a response to Israeli airstrikes in Beirut’s southern suburb earlier in the day, reinforced the “equation of unified fronts” and defie…
Jerusalem/Tehran, June 8 (IANS) Iran on Sunday evening launched several waves of missiles against Israel and warned the latter not to retaliate, in the first such strikes since a ceasefire was reached in April.The missiles triggered sirens across northern Israel. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said the military “will strike the enemy with determination as soon as the order is given.”Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guard Corp…
Tel Aviv, June 6 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has said that it detected surface-to-air missile launches by Hezbollah, targeting Israeli Air Force aircraft. In a statement Friday night, the IDF added that the incident concluded with no injuries or damage to the aircraft.The launch activated air raid sirens in the city of Kiryat Shmona and eight villages in northeast Israel, close to the Lebanese border, sending thousands of residents rushing to shelters, reports Xinhua news agency.The d…
Beirut, June 2 (IANS) Lebanese authorities have confirmed that Hezbollah has agreed to a US proposal for a “mutual cessation of attacks” with Israel, according to a statement by the Lebanese presidency, citing the Lebanese embassy in Washington. The statement, released on Monday (local time), said that the confirmation followed a phone call between Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, during which the situation in Lebanon and efforts to de-escalate tensions were …
Jerusalem, May 31 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday said it had captured Beaufort Castle after entering the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Saluki areas in southern Lebanon.According to the IDF, the operation is focused on establishing operational control over the Beaufort Ridge and the Wadi al-Saluki area, as well as degrading Hezbollah’s capabilities in the region.”Last night, our heroic fighters captured the Beaufort Castle. They proudly raised the flag of the State of Israel and th…
Beirut, May 28 (IANS) Israel’s military on Thursday issued an evacuation order for residents of the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon. The military said it would operate against the “Iran-backed group” Hezbollah in the area. “The IDF (Israel Defense Forces) is compelled to take forceful action against it,” said the order.Residents of the zone around certain buildings should leave and travel north of the Zahrani River, it added. Meanwhile, at least two people were killed and another wounded in an …
Jerusalem, May 18 (IANS) The Israel Defence Force (IDF) on Monday claimed that it has eliminated the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Commander of the Bekaa region in Lebanon.The IDF posted on X saying that “The IDF struck overnight in the Baalbek area and eliminated the terrorist Wael Mahmoud Abdel Halim, who served as the Palestinian Islamic Jihad commander of the Bekaa region in Lebanon.”According to IDF, Abdel Halim led the joining of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists in the fighting a…
Jerusalem, May 17 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Sunday claimed that it has eliminated the Hamas operations headquarters Commander who advanced terror plots against Israeli forces.”IDF forces in the Southern Command eliminated Bahaa Baroud yesterday, a commander in the operations headquarters of the Hamas terror organisation,” the IDF said on social media platform X.It detailed that Baroud operated throughout the war and particularly in recent times to plan and advance numerous terror…
Jerusalem, May 9 (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces on Saturday claimed that it had destroyed a Palestinian Islamic Jihad weapons production site and weapons storage facility in northern Gaza. The Israel Defense Forces stated that “the site had been used by the organisation’s production array, as well as by Hamas for the production of explosive devices and the storage of additional weapons intended to harm Israeli civilians and Israel Defence Forces troops.”The Israel Defense Forces un…