Netanyahu says Israel close to meeting its goals in Iran

Netanyahu says Israel close to meeting its goals in Iran

Israel is very close to completing its goal of removing the dual threats of Iran’s ballistic missiles and nuclear programme, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday. He promised not to let Israel be dragged into a war of attrition but also said he would not end the Iran campaign prematurely. “We won’t pursue our … Read more

US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages

US moving fighter jets to Middle East as Israel-Iran war rages

The US military is deploying more fighter aircraft to the Middle East and extending the deployment of other warplanes, bolstering U.S. military forces in the region as the war between Israel and Iran rages, three US officials said. One of the officials said the deployments include F-16, F-22 and F-35 fighter aircraft. Two of the … Read more

Israel and Iran exchange attacks; Trump vetoes plan to target Khamenei, US officials say

Israel and Iran exchange attacks; Trump vetoes plan to target Khamenei, US officials say

Israel and Iran launched fresh attacks on each other on Sunday, killing scores of civilians and raising fears of a wider conflict, and US President Donald Trump said it could be ended easily while warning Tehran not to strike any US targets. In Washington, two US officials told Reuters that Trump had vetoed an Israeli … Read more

Israel vows to intensify attacks as Iran calls off nuclear talks with US

Israel vows to intensify attacks as Iran calls off nuclear talks with US

Israel pounded Iran for a second day on Saturday and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said its campaign would intensify dramatically, while Tehran called off nuclear talks that Washington had held out as the only way to halt the bombing. A day after Israel wiped out the top echelon of Iran’s military command with a surprise … Read more

Israel strikes Iran nuclear facilities, draws missile fire

Israel strikes Iran nuclear facilities, draws missile fire

Israel launched blistering attacks on the heart of Iran’s nuclear and military structure Friday, deploying warplanes and drones previously smuggled into the country to attack key facilities and kill top Generals and scientists — a barrage it said was necessary before its adversary got any closer to building an atomic weapon. Late at night, air … Read more

France says it obtains Palestinian reform pledge ahead of conference

France says it obtains Palestinian reform pledge ahead of conference

France said on Tuesday it had obtained new commitments from the Palestinian Authority to reform, ahead of a conference next week at which Paris could become the most prominent Western power to back recognition of an independent Palestinian state. President Emmanuel Macron has received a letter from Mahmoud Abbas in which the Palestinian president condemns … Read more

Trump dismisses climate activist’s ‘kidnapped by Israel’ claim, says she needs anger management class

Trump dismisses climate activist’s ‘kidnapped by Israel’ claim, says she needs anger management class

US President Donald Trump dismissed Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg as a “young, angry person” on her claims of being kidnapped, after Israeli forces seized and diverted the Gaza-bound ship carrying her to the Israel. Thunberg, 22,  was among the 12 people part of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition who boarded the charity vessel with humanitarian aid … Read more

Trump says he believes a Gaza ceasefire deal is close

Trump says he believes a Gaza ceasefire deal is close

President Donald Trump said on Friday he believes an agreement is close on a Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas and that it could be announced soon. US officials have been waiting on a formal response from Hamas about what a source said is a proposed 60-day Gaza ceasfire deal. Trump, speaking to reporters … Read more

47 people injured while trying to get food aid in Gaza, UN rights office says

47 people injured while trying to get food aid in Gaza, UN rights office says

47 people were injured while trying to receive food aid on Tuesday at distribution sites in Gaza operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, the United Nations human rights office said on Wednesday. “47 people were injured due to gun shots,” Ajith Sunghay, Head of the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights … Read more

Turkish student at Tufts University returns to Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

Turkish student at Tufts University returns to Boston after release from Louisiana detention center

A Tufts University student from Turkey, Rumeysa Ozturk, returned to Boston on Saturday after spending over six weeks in Louisiana immigration detention center amid US President Donald Trump’s campaign to deport pro-Palestinian campus activists. Ozturk was arrested by the authorities after co-writing an opinion piece, wherein she criticized her school’s response to Israel’s war in … Read more