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The leader of the Islamist-led rebels in Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, Abu Mohammed al-Jolani, has bashed Israel for violating the 1974 armistice agreement. Al-Jolani, who now uses his real name Ahmed al-Sharaa, led the rebel movement that seized power from President Bashar al-Assad recently. He criticized Israel for its incursion into southern Syria this week but said that Syria …

Former world super-bantamweight champion Israel Vazquez has died aged 46. It was announced in November that the Mexican, who was nicknamed ‘Magnifico’, had been diagnosed with cancer. Vazquez held the IBF, WBC and The Ring super-bantamweight world titles in a 49-fight career that included 44 wins and five defeats. He had a famous rivalry with compatriot Rafael Marquez, with the …

The International Criminal Court, ICC, has issued warrants for the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.   Apart from Netanyahu, the ICC also issued a warrant for the arrest of his former defence chief, as well as a Hamas leader, Ibrahim Al-Masri.   The move came after the ICC prosecutor, Karim …

Hezbollah militant group said Wednesday, November 7, that tens of thousands of its militants were ready to fight Israel, adding that the US election result would have no effect on the war in Lebanon.   The Iran-backed group’s leader also warned that nowhere in Israel would be “off-limits” to attacks, as the Israeli military said about 120 projectiles had been …

On Wednesday, November 6, the Israeli army issued an urgent evacuation notice to residents in two neighborhoods of Beirut’s southern suburbs, warning of imminent strikes targeting Hezbollah facilities.    The message, delivered by Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee via a post on X (formerly Twitter), cautioned residents living near Hezbollah-affiliated sites to leave the area immediately.   “You are located …

In a significant escalation of Middle Eastern tensions, Israel launched targeted strikes on Iranian military sites Saturday, October 26,  responding to a series of missile attacks attributed to Tehran.    As explosions were heard across Tehran, Israel confirmed that its military initiated “precise strikes on military targets in Iran” following months of sustained threats from Iran.   The Israeli Defense …

Militant group, Hezbollah said Tuesday, October 8, that it is now ready to engage in cease-fire talks with Israel, after suffering serious blows to its leadership and ranks in the last three weeks. The terror group in Lebanon made the announcement after firing more than 100 rockets at the Jewish state hours earlier.   Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general, Naim Qassem, …

Hezbollah’s acting leader has issued a chilling threat to Israel as conflict between the IDF and the terror group gets more intense.     Acting leader Sheikh Naim Kassem, appointed following the IDF’s assassination of Hassan Nasrallah in an airstrike on September 27, said in a televised statement today that even more Israelis would be displaced as Hezbollah fires rockets further …

Iran has cancelled all flights at all airports amid increasing military tensions with Israel.   Iranian officials cancelled flights from all of its airports from 9pm tonight to 6am on Monday morning, according to the country’s media.      This decision comes after heightened security risks in the region following the anniversary of October 7 and potential retaliatory actions by …

Iran‘s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said that Tuesday’s Iranian attack on rival, Israel was the “least punishment.” and that the Islamic Republic will attack Israel again “if needs be.”     Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles toward Israel on Tuesday in what it said was a response to the killing of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and others. …