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Gulf Insider
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Gulf Insider
Israel Unleashes Massive Strikes On Yemen With 30 Jets
In the wake of the unprecedented Sunday direct hit on Israel's Ben Gurion international airport by a ballistic missile launched by the Houthis of Yemen, Israeli leadership has vowed to hit back hard. 'The attack on Ben Gurion Airport has removed all restrictions from our perspective,' Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has stated. He emphasized, 'Whoever harms us will be harmed sevenfold' – amid an emergency meeting of Israel's security cabinet. Al Jazeera and regional media say that response has come on Monday. There are reports that 30 Israeli jets are bombing Yemen's main port, along with US military assistance: Al Jazeera's Ali Hashem has reported that Houthi-affiliated media has said a total of nine sites have been hit in Hodeidah. Israeli media has reported both at least 30 Israeli fighter jets were involved in strikes on Yemen, which come a day after the Houthis attacked the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv, with a missile landing near the facility. A senior US official has said the raids were being carried out in coordination with the US. Al Jazeera could not immediately confirm that information ⚡️Footage from the Israeli bombing of Hodeida port in Yemen — Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) May 5, 2025 Israeli Broadcasting Corporation said late Sunday the Israeli army was preparing for a wide-scale military response, also as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called out Iran for giving support to the Ansarallah movement (Houthis). Click here to read more Also read: Houthi Ballistic Missile Slams Into Israel's International Airport, Injuring Several
Yahoo
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
At least 281 injured after explosion at Iranian port
At least 281 people were injured after a large explosion rocked Shahid Rajaee port in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas state media reports. The blast occurred on Saturday as Iran began a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, although the cause of the explosion was not immediately clear. "The source of this incident was the explosion of several containers stored in the Shahid Rajaee Port wharf area," a local crisis management official told state TV. "We are currently evacuating and transferring the injured to medical centres." Huge explosion in Bandar Abbas, southwest Iran, reasons unknown. Glass shattered within the radius of several kilometers. — Ali Hashem علي هاشم (@alihashem_tv) April 26, 2025 Citing the spokesperson for first responders, state TV reported that at least 281 people had been injured. It was not yet clear whether there were any fatalities. The semi-official Tasnim news agency posted footage of injured men lying on the road being tended to amid scenes of confusion. Efforts were ongoing to extinguish a significant fire, with the port's customs saying that trucks were being evacuated from the area and that the container yard where the explosion occurred likely contained "dangerous goods and chemicals". State TV said: "negligence in handling flammable materials was a contributing factor" in the explosion. Oil facilities were not affected by the blast as the National Iranian Petroleum Refining and Distribution Company said. "The explosion and fire in Shahid Rajaee Port have no connection to refineries, fuel tanks, distribution complexes and oil pipelines related to this company," the statement said. The large blast shattered windows within a radius of several kilometres, Iranian media said, with footage shared online showing a mushroom cloud forming following the explosion. Fars news said the blast was heard in Qeshm, an island 26 kilometres south of Bandar Abbas. In 2020, computers at the same port were hit by a cyberattack that caused massive backups on waterways and roads leading to the facility. The Washington Post had reported that Iran's arch-foe Israel appeared to be behind that incident as retaliation for an earlier Iranian cyberattack. There was no immediate comment from Israeli military or Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office when asked for comment on whether Israel was in any way involved in the explosion.
Al Jazeera
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Israel launches first air strike on Lebanon's Beirut since November truce
Israel has carried out an air strike on Lebanon's capital for the first time since a fragile truce between the Israeli army and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah in November halted a war between the two. Residents fled as a building was flattened in the Hadath neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday when Israel carried out four strikes – an attack reminiscent of the months-long bombing campaign of last year when Israeli jets pounded the area. 'We are by the building attacked by Israel, and it is total destruction here,' Al Jazeera's Ali Hashem reported. 'It is a residential block in which many families lived, and many of them watched the building as Israeli warplanes destroyed it.' Hashem said surrounding apartments and shops were damaged in the attack. The Israeli military said the target was a Hezbollah military storage facility for drones. Israel launched the attack after rockets were fired from Lebanon towards Israeli territory, the second such incident in the past week. Hezbollah denied involvement both times, and no other group has claimed responsibility. Prime Minister Nawaf Salam told the Lebanese army to quickly identify and arrest those responsible for the rocket fire, saying it 'threatens Lebanon's stability and security', according to a statement from his office. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Lebanese government bears direct responsibility for the rocket fire and, as long as there was no peace in northern Israel, 'there will be no peace in Beirut either.' Israel and Hezbollah traded fire for more than a year after the Lebanese armed group started firing rockets towards northern Israel in October 2023 in what it said was solidarity with Hamas in Israel's war in the Gaza Strip. The exchanges of fire continued for months until Israel dramatically escalated the conflict in September and killed much of Hezbollah's leadership before the two parties signed a ceasefire on November 27. According to the United States- and French-brokered deal, Israel should have pulled out its troops from southern Lebanon, but it has failed to withdraw soldiers from five locations in Lebanon. For its part, Hezbollah agreed to move its fighters and weapons north of the Litani River to leave southern Lebanon under the sole military control of the Lebanese army. Speaking in Paris, Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said the strike on the Beirut suburbs was a continuation 'of Israel's violations of the agreement' sponsored by France and the US. During a joint news conference with Aoun, French President Emmanuel Macron called the attack 'unacceptable' and promised to address it with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump. United Nations Special Coordinator for Lebanon Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert said the escalation had created 'a critical period for Lebanon and the wider region'. Israel has promised a strong response to any threats to its security, prompting fears that last year's war – which displaced more than 1.3 million people in Lebanon and destroyed much of the country's south – could resume. Political analyst Yossi Beilin told Al Jazeera that 'the fact that Israel reacted in Beirut for the first time since the ceasefire is very relevant and consequential.' 'This is the time and place for the Americans and the French to put an end to the current situation,' Beilin said. 'Hezbollah is not Lebanon,' but it is a 'militia that is independent and that is the difficulty we are facing here', he said. Israel also carried out attacks in the town of Kafr Tibnit in southern Lebanon on Friday, killing three people and wounding 18, including children and women, according to Lebanon's Ministry of Public Health.
Al Jazeera
31-03-2025
- Politics
- Al Jazeera
Updates: Over 140,000 displaced since Israel resumed Gaza attacks
Update: Date: 28 Mar 2025 - 23:59 (23:59 GMT) Title: Thank you for joining us Content: This live page is now closed. For more on Israel's attack on the Lebanese capital, Beirut, read our story here. For a feature on how residents on northern Gaza's Beit Lahiya have been protesting Israel's ongoing assault, demanding an end to the suffering, read this. And for a piece on how illegal Israeli settlers take over Palestinian homes, read this. Update: Date: 28 Mar 2025 - 23:45 (23:45 GMT) Title: Here's what happened today Content: We will be closing this live page soon. Here is a recap of today's main events: Update: Date: 28 Mar 2025 - 23:30 (23:30 GMT) Title: Video shows arrival of wounded north Yemen hospital Content: Video shared on Telegram – and verified by Al Jazeera's fact-checking unit – shows the casualties from the latest round of US strikes on Houthi positions in Yemen. The hospital said that one person who was killed and three wounded people arrived at the Republican Hospital in Saada, in northern Yemen. The video was deemed too graphic for inclusion on this live page. Houthi-affiliated media reported that 14 US strikes hit various areas of Yemen. The Trump administration has given free rein to the US army to hit positions in Yemen after the Houthi rebels renewed their attacks on Israel and on shipping in the Red Sea. Update: Date: 28 Mar 2025 - 23:15 (23:15 GMT) Title: WATCH: Israel launches first air strike on Lebanon's Beirut since November truce Content: Israel has carried out an air strike on Lebanon's capital for the first time since a fragile truce between the Israeli army and the Lebanese armed group, Hezbollah, in November halted a war between the two. Residents fled as a building was flattened in the Hadath neighbourhood in Beirut's southern suburbs on Friday when Israel carried out four strikes – an attack reminiscent of the months-long bombing campaign of last year when Israeli jets pounded the area. Al Jazeera's Ali Hashem reports from southern Beirut: This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Update: Date: 28 Mar 2025 - 23:00 (23:00 GMT) Title: One killed in Israeli attack on south Gaza Content: Our colleagues on the ground in the Gaza Strip report that an Israeli attack on a home near Khan Younis has killed at least one person. At least seven others were wounded in the attack, which hit the town of al-Qarara. Update: Date: 28 Mar 2025 - 22:45 (22:45 GMT) Title: Over 200 groups urge South Africa to return to ICJ Content: Over 200 South African and Palestinian human rights organisations have urged South Africa to return to the International Court of Justice to ensure the implementation of the provisional measures previously issued by the court against Israel. In a statement, the groups thanked South Africa for being a 'staunch supporter and protector of the fundamental rights and interests of Palestinians'. But they indicated that Israel's resumed attacks on Gaza, as well as its ongoing military escalation in the occupied West Bank, amounted to a 'change in situation' that could trigger the court's prerogative to issue new or modify the existing measures. In January 2024, the ICJ ordered Israel to refrain from any acts that could fall under the Genocide Convention and to ensure its troops commit no genocidal acts against Palestinians in Gaza. In March 2024, it ordered Israel to take all the necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies arrive without delay to the Palestinian population in Gaza. And, in May 2024, the court ordered Israel to halt its offensive in Rafah and withdraw from the enclave. Since then, 'Palestinians in Gaza have been subjected to a further seven months of unrelenting bombardment, forced displacement, starvation and erasure before the brief ceasefire that was violated by Israel hundreds of times in its 42-day existence', the organisations wrote. This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. End of dialog window. This is a modal window. This modal can be closed by pressing the Escape key or activating the close button. Update: Date: 28 Mar 2025 - 22:30 (22:30 GMT) Title: Israeli forces raid towns in occupied West Bank, wounding several Content: Israeli forces stormed the town of Beit Ummar and the Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron in the West Bank, the Palestinian news agency Wafa reports. Israeli soldiers hurled tear gas canisters and fired live bullets towards residents. In Beit Ummar, at least two men sustained injuries after being shot in the legs and feet, and a third person, a woman, suffered tear gas inhalation, Wafa cited the Palestinian Red Crescent as saying. In Arroub refugee camp, it said two people suffered from tear gas inhalation. Elsewhere in the West Bank, Israeli forces detained a Palestinian man in Tubas, near Nablus. He has been identified as 67-year-old Khaled Issa Sawafta, who was taken while passing through the Qalandiya checkpoint. Israeli forces also stormed el-Bireh near Ramallah, and stationed themselves in the Am'ari refugee camp, Wafa said. It cited local sources as saying soldiers raided a commercial store and 'fired live rounds and sound bombs indiscriminately'. Update: Date: 28 Mar 2025 - 22:15 (22:15 GMT) Title: What is Al-Quds Day? Content: Palestine supporters across the world have marked 'Al-Quds Day' as Israel continues its attacks on Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Al-Quds Day (or, simply, 'Quds Day') is an annual, international day to express support for Palestine and oppose the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories. Large rallies are held, usually beginning after the communal prayers on the last Friday of Ramadan. 'Al-Quds' or 'Quds' is the Arabic name for Jerusalem. Hence, this event is also called 'Jerusalem Day'. Iran's first supreme leader, Ruhollah Khomeini, established Quds Day in 1979 shortly after the Iranian Revolution to show solidarity with Palestinians and reject Israeli occupation of East Jerusalem. It has since become a symbol of resistance though some observers have claimed that the event was initiated by Iran to further its own political interests of using proxies to fight against Israel and Western powers. Update: Date: 28 Mar 2025 - 22:00 (22:00 GMT) Title: Photos: Al-Quds Day protests in support of Palestine around the world Content: Protesters in countries around the world took to the streets for Al-Quds Day, a day of solidarity with the Palestinian resistance, on the last Friday of Ramadan. Update: Date: 28 Mar 2025 - 21:45 (21:45 GMT) Title: US strikes Yemen's Sadaa, killing one person: Report Content: US air strikes hit Yemen's Sadaa, killing one person and wounding four others, the Houthi-aligned Al Masirah TV reports. It said 14 raids were carried out by the US on the outskirts of Saada city. Meanwhile, the US military's Central Command (CENTCOM), which now has authority from the White House to strike offensively in Yemen without pre-approval, said its forces struck 'Houthti positions', without providing more details. The latest attack comes after the US targeted more than 40 locations across Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including in the capital, Sanaa, damaging multiple residential homes and shops earlier today.
