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Yemen’s Houthi rebels have claimed responsibility for an attack on a U.S. Navy mobile base at sea, specifically targeting the USS Lewis B. Puller. The Puller functions as a floating landing platform and had been previously deployed in the Arabian Sea. This deployment was part of U.S. efforts to mitigate Houthi attacks on commercial vessels navigating through the Red Sea …

On Monday, Iran executed four men who had been convicted of planning sabotage and were alleged to have links with Israel’s Mossad secret service. The execution followed the men’s conviction for planning to target a factory belonging to Iran’s defense ministry in 2022, located in the central city of Isfahan. According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, the operation was …

An Israeli airstrike on Monday in the Sayyida Zeinab district, located to the south of Damascus in Syria, resulted in the death of six individuals, including pro-Iran fighters. This information comes from a report by a war monitoring group. Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, stated, “Israeli strikes targeted a base belonging to Hezbollah and …

Here’s a summary of the latest developments: In Khan Younis, located in southern Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have employed drones equipped with loudspeakers to instruct residents near Al-Amal hospital to evacuate. This development by the IDF was reported by the Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) on Monday amidst ongoing heavy fighting in the city. The IDF also reported …

Over a dozen nations have declared a halt to their contributions to UNRWA, the principal United Nations agency for Palestinian relief. This decision follows claims that 12 employees of the agency were implicated in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7. In response to these allegations, UNRWA has terminated several of its staff members. Key donors, including the United …

The European Commission is currently considering whether to continue funding UNRWA, the United Nations agency dedicated to Palestinian relief, pending the outcome of an investigation. This follows allegations from Israel claiming involvement of some UNRWA staff in the Hamas-led terror attacks on October 7, leading to the dismissal of several employees. As of now, the European Commission has stated that …

The Palestinian state news agency WAFA reported that at least 10 civilians lost their lives when Israeli artillery fire struck a school run by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in the Al-Rimal area of Gaza City on Monday. According to WAFA, Israeli military vehicles encircled the school, with soldiers engaging in heavy shelling and gunfire. This tragic …

Iran has officially distanced itself from the recent attack that resulted in the deaths of three United States troops at a US military outpost in Jordan. In a statement, Iran refuted claims linking it to the incident, describing these accusations as unfounded. Nasser Kanaani, a spokesperson for Iran’s Foreign Ministry, asserted on Monday that groups involved in “regional resistance” do …