We've collected the top geopolitical conflict articles from the Middle East and brought them all here. If you're tired of only having access to MSM versions of the story, you've found the right place. We’ll include all of the outlets we know of. For this post, we looked at 9 news sites and located 77 current articles out of 366 reviewed.
The IDF confirmed to The Jerusalem Post that a missile fragment struck Ramat David Airbase during the recent Iran escalation, causing minor damage but no injuries or disruption to flight operations.
Agricultural products originating in Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and the occupied Syrian Golan continue to enter European markets under false Israeli origin labels, according to a new investigation published on Wednesday, Anadolu reports. The report, Importing Occupation, published by the Global Echo Litigation Center, alleges that products from settlements are rout...
Iran’s Foundation of Martyrs and Veterans Affairs said on Wednesday that nearly 3,500 people have been killed in attacks by the US and Israel since the outbreak of hostilities on Feb. 28, Anadolu Agency reports. According to statistics released by the foundation, 3,499 people have been killed so far in the war launched by Washington and Tel Aviv. The dead included 2,988 men and 511 women, the foun...
The Israeli military said a Hezbollah fighter crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory before being killed in an exchange of fire with Israeli forces, triggering a major security alert across parts of northern Israel. In a statement, the army said its forces identified the fighter after he crossed the border in the Mount Ramim area and opened fire shortly afterwards. The military said ground tr...
Israeli lawmakers voted on Wednesday to advance a bill that would allow most ultra-Orthodox Jewish men to avoid military conscription, despite fierce opposition protests.Ultra-orthodox men have largely been exempted from service throughout Israel's modern history, but the Supreme Court has repeatedly challenged that status in recent years culminating in a 2024 ruling that the government must consc...
By Ali SawaftaTAYBEH, West Bank, June 10 - Israeli settlers obstructed Palestinians putting out a large blaze near a Christian village in the Israeli-occupied West Bank late on Tuesday, a local priest and Palestinian civil defence firefighters said.The incident comes amid rising strife in the West Bank, where some Western countries announced sanctions on settler groups this week over violent Israe...
Europe’s bid to reimpose UN sanctions on Tehran has ignited a fierce backlash, with Iran denouncing the move as “illegal” and vowing firm retaliation.
Israeli authorities have moved Dr Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, into solitary confinement after holding him for more than 500 days without charge. Abu Safiya, 53, was detained by Israeli forces on 27 December, 2024 while working at Kamal Adwan Hospital, which had continued operating through more than 80 days of siege and repeated Israeli attacks. Accordi...
The commander of the Aerospace Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Majid Mousavi, said that “the enemy will not be able to achieve at the negotiating table what it failed to achieve on the battlefield”. In a post on X on Tuesday, marking 100 days since the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Mousavi said Iran “will neither surrender nor gets deceived”, adding that Tehran “does not tr...
Mahdieh Esfandiari, an Iranian academic who lived in France for eight years, has been unjustly detained for condemning Israel’s actions in Gaza on social media.
Podcaster and Journalist Esha Krishnaswamy believes the U-S military buildup in the Caribbean region is aimed at regime change in Venezuela.
Netanyahu urged Lebanese citizens to reject Hezbollah's influence, saying the group is the only obstacle preventing peace, prosperity, and cooperation between Israel and Lebanon.
A group of more than 460 former European political figures has written an editorial calling on the EU to take tougher action against Israel over its military operations in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, Anadolu reports. The signatories include former Irish leaders Leo Varadkar and Eamon Gilmore, as well as former European Parliament President Pat Cox. Other former prime ministers include Italy’s...
A man identified as a Palestinian refugee from Syria with Ukrainian citizenship was detained by Hezbollah and accused by Lebanon of being part of an Israeli bombing and assassination plot. His subsequent escape and disappearance now put Lebanon in a quandary
The Israeli military is preparing for the potential resumption of large-scale combat in the Gaza Strip, amid ceasefires on the Iranian and Lebanese fronts and assessments indicating that Hamas has exploited the situation to rebuild its military capabilities. Israeli military sources told Haaretz that the so-called commander of the Southern Command claimed no international body has been able to dis...
Dina Rovner, legal advisor at UN Watch, said the reporting continues to reflect a persistent bias against Israel, as only 9% addresses Palestinian attacks against Israelis.
TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – A military source in Iran has told local media new details of the attack on Wednesday morning by the drone units of the Islamic Republic of Iran's army.
Tehran, IRNA – Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, referring to the US-Israeli imposed war on the country and the martyrdom of several commanders and scientists, says those great losses would not stop Iran from advancing on its scientific and defense deterrence capabilities.
The UN warned Tuesday of worsening humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip, as Israel reopened the only approved cargo crossing into the besieged territory amid food shortages and a sharp decline in meals to civilians, Anadolu reports. Citing the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, UN spokesperson Farhan Haq reported at a news conference that “Israeli authorities reopened the Ke...
By Joanna Plucinska and Christina AmannBERLIN, June 10 (Reuters) - Germany's ILA air show opened on Wednesday under the twin shadows of the Iran war and the collapse this week of a flagship Franco-German fighter jet project, clouding what is meant to be one of Europe's premier aerospace showcases.The Berlin event, which dates back to 1909, puts a large slice of Europe's defence industry on display...
Netanyahu's efforts to de-link Israel's conflict with Iran from Israel's fronts in Lebanon and Gaza, against groups funded by Tehran, have backfired. Can Israel get out of this mess or even spin it into a regional agreement?
B'Tselem footage from Hebron shows Israeli soldiers remaining nearby after a seven-month-old Palestinian infant was shot, as civilians tried to render aid. The family rejects the army's claim that there was any threat to the IDF soldiers
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Washington is compelled to respond to an alleged Iranian attack that brought down a US military helicopter, Anadolu reports. “I have just been informed by our great military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth ...
The Israeli military has approved plans for renewed fighting in Gaza, citing intelligence that Hamas has rebuilt parts of its infrastructure, including some tunnels. Israeli political sources stressed that the Netanyahu government has yet to approve another offensive
Israel uses war crimes to accelerate 'annexation agenda and settlement expansion' in occupied land, rights group says.
“We need to prevent Palestinian women from entering," said Reznik. "The state funds and allows this. By 2050, there will be a Palestinian majority in the Negev.”
Amnesty International UK on Tuesday urged the British government to impose sanctions on senior Israeli officials, arguing that new measures announced earlier in the day fail to hold the “architects” of settler violence in the occupied West Bank accountable, Anadolu reports. “Today’s announcements are a step, but they are not enough,” Kristyan Benedict, Amnesty International UK’s crisis response ma...
Saudi Arabia strongly condemned “blatant Iranian attacks” and violations of the sovereignty and airspace of Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, Anadolu Agency reports. “The continued attacks threaten regional and international security and undermine efforts to reduce escalation and restore security and stability in the region,” the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It reiterated the kingdom’s “f...
Israeli police said Wednesday that they arrested three ultra-Orthodox Jewish protesters following clashes in West Jerusalem during demonstrations against the detention of Haredi Jews opposed to military conscription, Anadolu reports. The protests were organized in response to the detention of several Haredi men arrested last week after attempting to storm the home of Israeli Supreme Court Deputy P...
Nothing but a perpetual party: Let back in to the famed internatioal art exhibition by a controversial Biennale president, Russia set up a non-stop party with regime-compliant musicians. The artists protesting outside tried to be louder
The big question in the Gulf is whether Iran will continue to carry out missile and drone attacks on Gulf countries. This includes threats to all the countries Iran has hit.
US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Iran took “too long to negotiate a deal” to end the hostilities between Washington and Tehran, warning that Iran “will have to pay the price,” Anadolu reports. “Iran’s Military is a complete and total mess. Much of it, like their Navy and Air Force, doesn’t even exist anymore – They have been completely defeated. Iran is all talk and no action,” Trump ...
Netanyahu responded by saying Erdoğan is an 'antisemitic dictator ... who is committing genocide against the Kurds, supports the Hamas terrorist organization, oppresses his own people and imprisons political rivals'
The ultra-Orthodox Jerusalem faction announced the escalation of protests in light of the decision to transfer 19 draft dodgers to the military police custody. About 150 protesters have blockd the entrance to Tel Aviv's Abu Kabir detention center
Amnesty International accused Israel on Wednesday of accelerating a state-driven campaign of “ethnic cleansing” and forcible transfer of Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, in a new 150-page report focused on Bedouin and herding communities in Area C of the territory, Anadolu reports. “Over the past three and a half years Israeli authorities have accelerated a state-sponsored campaign of ethni...
The activists face a maximum penalty of five years' imprisonment for conspiracy to transmit threats.
On the night of December 24, 2024, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) made history for all the wrong reasons. For the first time, a terrorist group in the Lake […]
An Israeli air strike kills a Palestinian groom in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, hours before his wedding, turning a planned celebration into a funeral.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud Party said Wednesday he will be a candidate in Israel’s upcoming elections, a day after US President Donald Trump questioned his re-election, Anadolu reports. “Prime Minister Netanyahu will run in the next elections — and, hopefully, will win,” the party said on the US social media platform X. During an interview with ABC News’ Jonathan Karl...
WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Wednesday said it was imposing sanctions against 11 people and entities, including several based in China and Hong Kong, for supporting weapons procurement by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian military.Nine of those designated were China- and Hong Kong-based individuals and companies that facilitated the procurement of w...
No Israeli soldiers were wounded in the incidents. Local residents were instructed to stay in their homes. The military says it is conducting searches for others who may have crossed the border fence
A Qatari delegation arrived in Tehran on Wednesday for talks on bilateral relations, regional developments and ongoing diplomatic efforts related to ending the conflict between Iran and the United States, Iranian media said. The delegation is expected to hold discussions with Iranian officials on issues of mutual interest as well as recent developments in the region, the state broadcaster IRIB rep...
Yemeni armed forces on Monday morning launched a ballistic missile strike targeting the occupied Palestinian territories.
TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Satellite images show apparent damage at the Israeli military's Ramat David Airbase in northern Israeli occupied territories following an Iranian ballistic missile attack launched in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut.
The Palestinian group Hamas has warned of Israeli demolition operations across the occupied West Bank, following new demolition notices affecting dozens of residential and commercial structures in the Hebron area, in the southern occupied West Bank. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Hamas said the demolitions form part of a broader effort to undermine the Palestinian presence in the occupied terri...
Some artillery batteries on the Hezbollah front report firing over 100 shells a day, costing hundreds of millions of shekels and leaving mass destruction in their wake ■ Meanwhile, two Israeli companies are reaping the financial benefits
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said on Wednesday it had expanded its response to US strikes on sites in southern Iran, claiming it had targeted the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain with drones, Jordan’s Azraq Air Base with long-range missiles, and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. Iranian state media quoted the Revolutionary Guard as saying the operation was carried out in response to what it described as “US...
President Joseph Aoun said Tuesday that an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory would enable the state to extend its authority across the country and remove the justification for any weapons outside state control, according to a statement from the Lebanese presidency, Anadolu reports. Aoun made the remarks during a meeting with a European parliamentary delegation led by French lawmaker Arnau...
Iranian academician states that Europe is not genuinely committed to labeling the IRGC as a “terrorist organization” and is facing significant pressure from the Israeli regime.
Gaza requires urgent international attention. What is happening in the besieged and devastated Strip at the moment by far exceeds an unfolding humanitarian disaster; it is a calculated geopolitical reshaping. Israel is actively executing a plan to permanently occupy the vast majority of Gaza, with consequences that require little elaboration considering what we already know about the ongoing geno...
There is also a separate exhibit item highlighting UNRWA workers who were likewise dual-hat operatives for Hamas, many of whom took part in the October 7 atrocities.
The Palestinian movement Hamas said Tuesday that “acceptable approaches” had been reached on the “contentious issues” of a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel following talks in Cairo. Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem told Anadolu that discussions in the Egyptian capital had produced “acceptable approaches from the parties participating in the talks regarding the contentious issues of the ceasefire a...
Many Tunisians view Iran’s response to Israeli attacks in Lebanon as justified amid repeated ceasefire violations.
The spokesman for Yemen's armed forces announces that navigation in the Red Sea for Israel is now completely prohibited.
Military officials warned that if this policy continues unchanged, it is likely to lead to an erosion in the deterrence Israel built over the past two-and-a-half years of war and harm Israel's freedom of action in the region
Alongside France, Canada, Australia and Norway, the U.K. is sanctioning groups linked to violent outposts and the forcible displacement of Palestinians • The U.K. advised businesses against trade with settlements • Israel said the measures 'fuel antisemitism'
In recent months, the neighborhood has absorbed hundreds of families displaced by Israeli strikes on villages and towns across southern Lebanon. The influx has strained local services and accommodation, but it has also strengthened Tyre's role as a refuge for those fleeing the fighting
From 1st January 2008 to 31st December 2025, Israeli settlers killed 61 Palestinians and injured 3,778. The findings of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, which partly discusses settler violence, note that “Israeli authorities have consistently acknowledged settler violence as a problem, while promoting s...
Palestinian Foreign Minister Varsen Aghabekian Shahin called Wednesday on the international community to take practical steps to stop illegal Israeli settlement activity in the occupied West Bank and displacement targeting Palestinians, Anadolu reports. Her appeal came during a field visit to the Khan al-Ahmar Bedouin community east of occupied East Jerusalem. She was accompanied by members of the...
Gaza’s resistance security forces said on Tuesday they had arrested several people they claim were working as agents for groups cooperating with Israel. The detainees are accused of planning sabotage and committing crimes inside the Gaza Strip. According to local media quoting the security sources, the suspects admitted during questioning that they had tried to create chaos and lure police officer...
Israel’s far-right national security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, has called for the seizure of Lebanese “women and youth” to exert pressure on Hezbollah. Ben-Gvir made the proposal during a security cabinet meeting on Tuesday, according to Israeli media, as ministers discussed expanding Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon despite a US-mediated ceasefire announced in April. “Let’s start thinking o...
Israeli attacks killed eight more Palestinians in the last 24 hours in the Gaza Strip, pushing the death toll since October 2023 to 72,988, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, Anadolu agency reported. Another 34 Palestinians were wounded by Israeli army fire during the same period, the ministry said in its daily statistical report. The ministry did not provide details on the circumstances of the cas...
Palestinians in Gaza have hailed Iran's missile strikes on Tel Aviv and other parts of the occupied territories, viewing them as a powerful act of resistance against Israel's ongoing aggression.
The bill originally equated the status of Torah students with that of Israelis in military service, though ministers requested that the comparison be removed. The vote is part of a broader effort by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to enshrine his preferred election date in October
Tehran - IRNA - Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has labeled Israel an obstacle to regional peace, warning that its military strikes on Syria and Lebanon pose also a direct threat to Turkey.
Christian religious leaders in the southern Lebanese city of Tyre have called for urgent international action to prevent an attack on the city’s Christian quarter after the Israeli military issued evacuation warnings covering the coastal area. In a joint statement on Tuesday, senior church leaders appealed to the international community and Lebanese authorities to intervene amid growing fears that...
Stray bullets and random shootings: a new threat facing Palestinians in Gaza, who are already struggling under ongoing Israeli airstrikes in their territory.
VIENNA, June 10 (Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear watchdog's 35-nation Board of Governors passed a U.S.-backed resolution on Wednesday telling Iran to declare its remaining enriched uranium stocks and let inspectors verify them, which could complicate Washington's talks with Tehran.The resolution submitted by the United States, Britain, France and Germany was passed with 21 votes in favour, three again...
The Turkish president has accused Israel of threatening Turkey through its military actions in Syria, Lebanon and the Eastern Mediterranean, triggering a sharp exchange with the Israeli prime minister.
Russian independent media site Agentstvo reported that this is the first instance in which the Kremlin refused to acknowledge the victim’s identity in the assassination of a Russian army official.
With the Iran war passing its 100-day mark, we take a bird’s-eye view of what this war has truly revealed. From its roots in the unresolved question of Palestine, to the limits of US power, fractures in the US-Israel relationship — including reports of Israeli intelligence spying on American negotiators — and the crisis of Zionism itself, we ask whether this war has backfired on its instigators an...
Russia said on Wednesday that the “possible restructuring” of its military facilities in Syria is being discussed, Anadolu reports. In remarks to journalists at a media briefing in Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Russia’s military presence in Syria is a topic of discussion in contacts with Damascus, including in the context of a “possible restructuring of the functionalit...
The war in Gaza has left behind a long-term environmental and health disaster, with experts warning that the damage will persist far beyond the fighting.
The death toll for the Lebanese army rose to 30 on Wednesday after a soldier died from wounds sustained in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon nearly three months ago, Anadolu Agency reports. A military statement said Mohammed Suleiman Al-Ahmad died from injuries he suffered in an Israeli strike that targeted him in the Qaqaait al-Jisr area of the Nabatieh district March 17. With his death, t...
A new video released on Tuesday by the Israeli Information Centre for Human Rights B’Tselem shows an Israeli soldier shooting a Palestinian baby, aged seven months, while he was in his mother’s arms in Hebron, southern West Bank, four days ago. B’Tselem said it obtained footage showing the shooting of the Abu Hikal family, which killed baby Sam Abu Hikal and injured his parents. The video clearly ...
Iran’s missile strikes on occupied territories shattered the enemy’s assumption of a sub-threshold response, proving that any future aggression against Lebanon will be met with decisive, swift, and direct military action, and that Iran’s condition for ending the war remains the complete cessation of aggression on its allies.
Satellite images released by Soar confirmed that the Ramat David base had been hit amid renewed hostilities between Iran and Israel, during which roughly 30 missiles were fired at Israeli targets. No casualties were reported in any of the barrages