A US Navy warship in the Red Sea shot down a drone believed to have originated from Yemen, two US officials said on Wednesday, in the latest defensive move by the US military in the region in recent weeks. Washington is on heightened alert for activity by Iran-backed groups as regional tensions soar during the…
The Gaza hostage, recently released, revealed being held by a UNRWA teacher for nearly 50 days. Channel 13 journalist Almog Boker broke the story. The hostage stated that the teacher, a father of 10, provided minimal food and medical care and locked him away. Another hostage claimed a Gazan doctor held him while treating children….
The next Turkey maritime flotilla may challenge Israel’s blockade of Gaza. According to the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, it is uncertain whether the flotilla will pose a significant threat. The initial reports about the potential flotilla came out on November 20, with predictions of reaching 1,000 small vessels to challenge the Israeli…
The video footage released on Tuesday evening revealed the presence of Palestinian Islamic Jihad operatives in the handover of hostages by Hamas as part of a ceasefire deal in Gaza. The operatives were seen embracing their Hamas partners and walking with the hostages. This was meant to showcase the partnership between the two terrorist groups…
The Houthis criticized the G7 on Wednesday, stating that they have detained the Galaxy Leader ship due to the war in Gaza. The G7 foreign ministers emphasized the importance of maritime security after the hijacking. They called on the Houthis to cease attacks on civilians and threats to international shipping lanes and to release the…
Mosab Hassan Yousef, the son of Hamas co-founder Sheikh Hassan Yousef, called for Israel to set a time limit for Hamas to release the remaining hostages it is holding and to kill Hamas leaders, including his father, if they fail to do so, in a video posted on X on Tuesday. “Hamas has been waging…
Turkish President Erdogan urges UN to hold Israel accountable for Gaza war crimes. Erdogan spoke with UN Secretary-General Guterres ahead of a UN Security Council meeting on Gaza. Turkey criticized Israel’s attacks on Gaza and called for an immediate ceasefire to allow for discussions over a two-state solution to the wider Israel-Palestinian conflict. Erdogan has…
Hezbollah will adhere to the declared ceasefire if Israel does the same and any escalation by Israel in southern Lebanon or Gaza during the ceasefire will be met with a response from Hezbollah, according to a Hezbollah official who informed Al Jazeera. Prof. Amatzia Baram, a senior researcher on Middle East affairs, had previously claimed…
A Hamas senior official has invited Elon Musk to visit the Palestinian Gaza Strip to witness the destruction caused by Israeli bombardment. The official, Osama Hamdan, made the invitation during a press conference in Beirut, urging Musk to see the “extent of the massacres and destruction” in Gaza. Hamdan’s invitation comes after Elon Musk,…
The CIA and Mossad chiefs met with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman al-Thani in Doha to discuss extending the Israel-Hamas truce. The meeting aimed to build on the progress of the humanitarian pause agreement and to initiate further discussions about a potential deal. The outcome of the talks was unclear, and the CIA…
