Middle East

e in Israel are pressing for an attack against Iran’s nuclear facilities now Tehran is at a disadvantage

Israel’s defense minister recently hinted at plans to strike the country’s installations, calling them an “existential threat”

The strikes targeted weapons used to attack shipping, the official said.

Lebanese Shiite movement Hezbollah has named deputy leader Sheikh Naim Qassem as its new secretary general, succeeding longtime leader Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli strike on Beirut last month.

IDF warplanes launched multiple missiles early on Saturday, targeting a number of facilities in the Islamic Republic

Huge explosions are being reported in Iran as Israel carries out airstrikes in a major escalation in the Middle East.

Hashem Safieddine died in an airstrike on Beirut three weeks ago, the IDF has said

The Israeli government’s “triumphalism” may be premature given the American track record on counterterrorism in the Middle East.

The air strike that killed the Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah shook the earth for hundreds of metres in every direction.

“...Somewhere in hell, Yahya Sinwar is sitting with the whole of Hamas’ leadership, looking up and thinking they should have released the hostages when they had the chance,” Eylon Levy wrote.

In what would be one of the biggest scalps claimed by Israel, the country’s military has said it’s checking if it killed the head of Hamas.

Netanyahu also said Israel had eliminated Safieddine's replacement. 

Hezbollah acting leader says its military capabilities still ‘fine’ as Israel sends more troops and keeps up airstrikes

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It has been exactly one year since Hamas’s horrific attacks on Israel. And now, a regional war is “no longer imminent – it is here”.

Israel's air defence system, with help from the U.S., helped thwart Iran's missile attack 

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is escalating his fight against Iran. With the US presidential election a month away, the Biden administration can’t — or won’t — stop him.

Trump's comments came in response to US President Joe Biden's earlier statements cautioning Israel against striking Iranian nuclear facilities.