Israeli military says killed senior Hezbollah commander in Lebanon
Jerusalem, Nov 6 (IANS) Israeli warplanes struck Lebanon on Wednesday, killing Hussain Abd Al-Haleem Harb, Hezbollah’s commander in the Khiam region, Israel’s military reported. In a statement, the military said Harb “directed and executed many rocket attacks against communities in the Galilee, and against the area of Metula specifically”. Over the past 24 hours, the […]
Drone from Lebanon targets Netanyahu’s residence
Jerusalem, Oct 19 (IANS) A drone, launched from Lebanon on Saturday, was targeting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s private residence in the northern coastal town of Caesarea, the P:rime Minister’s office said. The office said Netanyahu and his wife were not at home at the time and the drone attack caused no casualties. According to […]
Gunmen crossing from Jordan wound two Israelis near Dead Sea
Jerusalem, Oct 18 (IANS) Two Israelis were wounded south of the Dead Sea by two or three gunmen who crossed the border from Jordan on Friday. According to the report, one injured was in moderate condition, while the other was slightly wounded. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the gunmen opened fire on Israeli forces […]
Israel: One killed, 10 injured in Houthi drone attack on Tel Aviv
Jerusalem, July 19 (IANS) A long-range drone exploded in central Tel Aviv on Friday in an attack claimed by Houthi forces that killed a man and injured at least 10 others, according to Israeli sources. At approximately 3 a.m. local time, the large drone exploded over Ben Yehuda Street, about 140 metres from the US […]
Israel’s Shin Bet chief visits Cairo for Gaza ceasefire talks
Jerusalem, July 9 (IANS) An Israeli delegation, headed by Shin Bet security service chief Ronen Bar, spoke in Cairo on a ceasefire deal with Hamas, the media reported. State-owned Kan TV reported on Monday that Bar also discussed with Egyptian officials the means to prevent weapons smuggling by Hamas from Egypt to Gaza. Bar later […]
Israel’s army defeats half of Hamas forces in Rafah: IDF
Jerusalem, June 18 (IANS) Israel’s military has said that its troops have defeated about half of the Hamas forces in Gaza’s Rafah. According to a statement issued on Monday by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), soldiers from the 162nd Division, which has been fighting in Rafah for more than 40 days, have killed about “550 […]
Israel rescues four hostages held by Hamas since October (Ld)
Jerusalem, June 8 (IANS) Israel on Saturday announced that its forces have in two separate special operations rescued four Israeli hostages, including 25-year-old Noa Argamani, held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7, last year. All four, including Argamani, Almog Meir Jan (21), Andrey Kozlov (27), and Shlomi Ziv (40) were rescued in a special […]