israel – Page 18

When Trump was ‘disturbed’ by Netanyahu’s gift: It was a pager that Israel sold to Hezbollah

Trump was disturbed by Netanyahu’s gift of a gold-plated pager that he gave when he visited the White House in February. In September 2024, thousands of handheld pagers and walkie-talkies of Hezbollah operatives exploded simultaneously in two separate events across Lebanon and Syria. It was an Israeli attack nicknamed Operation Grim Beeper. Israel had secretly […]

Middle East crisis: Is Israel running out of missile interceptors? Bombshell report claims defence system nearing breaking point as war with Iran escalates

Israel’s Arrow anti-missile defence system Israel may be running dangerously low on its stock of Arrow missile interceptors, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal that cites a senior US official. The warning comes as Israel faces an unprecedented volume of ballistic missile attacks from Iran in the sixth day of full-blown conflict […]

Inside Trump’s Shifting Stance on Iran

President Trump spent the first months of his term holding back Israel’s push for an assault on Iran’s nuclear program. With the war underway, he has now expressed support for Israel. Jonathan Swan, a White House reporter for The New York Times, breaks down how the president got to this point. Source link

Qatar monitors radiation levels over Gulf, fears rise as Israel hits Iranian nuclear, energy sites | World News

Qatar warns that strikes on nuclear or energy sites could have unknown consequences for Gulf nations reliant on shared waters/ Image composite (File), PANA Amid heightened conflict between Israel and Iran, Qatar has stepped up monitoring of radiation levels in the Gulf, following Israeli airstrikes on Iranian nuclear and energy sites. On Tuesday, Qatari foreign […]

‘Obama will start Iran war for vote’: Trump’s 2011 claim resurfaces as he backs Israel; eyes US entry

As tensions flare between Israel and Iran, a 2011 post from US president Donald Trump has resurfaced, where he accused then-President Barack Obama of planning to start a war with Iran to win re-election. “In order to get elected, @BarackObama will start a war with Iran,” Trump wrote in the 2011 post.Between 2011 and 2012, […]

‘Pushing us to nuclear brink’: Israel PM Netanyahu accuses Iran of pushing ‘forever war’; watch video

Benjamin Netanyahu (AP photo) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday accused Iran of pushing the region toward a “forever war” and warned the situation is approaching the “brink of a nuclear war.”In a wide-ranging interview with ABC News, Netanyahu argued that the only way to end hostilities is by directly targeting the Iranian regime’s […]

‘Do not travel’: US issues level 4 advisory for Israel as tension escalates

American consulate in Tel Aviv sustained “minor damage from concussions” of an Iranian missile that hit nearby. The US State Department Monday raised its travel advisory for Israel to the highest level and asked Americans to not travel to the country due to “armed conflict, terrorism and civil unrest.” The level 4 advisory from the […]

Watch: Iran launches fresh strikes on Israel; missiles seen streaking across Jerusalem skies

In a dramatic escalation of tensions in the Middle East, Iranian missiles were seen flying over Jerusalem as Israel’s military reported detecting a new salvo of missiles from Iran.The video shared on social media showed bright yellow streaks from missiles lighting up the night sky.The Israel-Iran situation has intensified, with accusations from a senior Israeli […]

Israel and Iran trade heavy blows for fourth straight day; IDF targets weapon production sites – Key developments

An explosion is seen during a missile attack in Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday The Middle East stands on the brink of wider conflict as Israel and Iran continued exchange of missile strikes early Monday, ignoring global calls for de-escalation.Israel’s most aggressive military campaign to date inside Iran has targeted key nuclear and energy sites, while […]

Israel, Iran trade strikes for third day as hundreds reported dead

Fire and smoke rises from the Sharan Oil depot in Tehran, Iran 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 Trump said it could be ended easily while warning Tehran not to strike any US targets. Israel searches […]