How Hezbollah’s Mirsad-1 drone breached Israeli defenses in Binyamina

Hezbollah’s drone strike near Binyamina on Sunday, which left 67 people wounded, showcases the growing threat posed by drones in modern warfare. The drone used in this attack is believed to be the Mirsad-1, a drone that Hezbollah has deployed Read More …

Iraqi Counter-Terrorism forces arrest three terrorists, destroy multiple hideouts

On Saturday, Iraq’s Counter-Terrorism Service (CTS) announced that it had carried out several operations resulting in the arrest of terrorists and the destruction of numerous hideouts across different regions of the country. In a statement, CTS detailed that, in coordination Read More …

UNIFIL: Two peacekeepers injured after two explosions close to an observation tower in Naqoura

This morning, UNIFIL’s Naqoura headquarters was affected by explosions for the second time in the last 48 hours. Two peacekeepers were injured after two explosions occurred close to an observation tower. One injured peacekeeper was taken to a hospital in Read More …

Israel: 3 Israeli reserve soldiers killed by roadside IED in northern Gaza

Three Israeli reserve soldiers were killed in Gaza on Thursday when their Humvee drove over a roadside bomb and exploded, the IDF stated. Their death came amid a renewed push by Israeli forces in the northern Gaza Strip. All three Read More …

Israel: Haifa restaurant takes direct hit, nine wounded after Hezbollah rocket attack

Nine people were wounded following Hezbollah’s rocket attack in Israel’s north overnight between Sunday and Monday, eight of whom were wounded in Haifa and the ninth in Tiberias. The eight people in Haifa were evacuated to Rambam Health Care Campus Read More …

Dubai’s Emirates airline bans pagers, walkie-talkies after device attacks in Lebanon

Dubai’s Emirates airline has banned pagers and walkie-talkies from its planes, following last month’s attacks on such devices carried by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. “All Passengers travelling on flights to, from or via Dubai are prohibited from transporting pagers Read More …

Hamas built an underground war machine to ensure its own survival

Vowing self-sufficiency, Hamas turned a maze of tunnels in Gaza into weapons factories and well-stocked fortifications. A year after the war began, parts of the group remain deeply entrenched. Many analysts had believed that Hamas was heavily dependent on Iran Read More …

Iraq: Explosion in Kirkuk injures five people

Police are investigating an explosion in downtown Kirkuk that injured at least five people on Saturday. “Our forces have arrived in the area and launched an investigation. The explosion in the predominantly Turkmen downtown neighborhood of Musalla was caused by Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis release video of drone attack on oil tanker in Red Sea

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels released footage on October 3 showing an uncrewed surface vessel, or drone boat, striking a ship they described as a “British” oil tanker, the Cordelia Moon, in the Red Sea two days earlier on October 1. Read More …

Iraq: ISIS ambush kills four Iraqi soldiers in Kirkuk

At least four Iraqi soldiers were killed on Wednesday in a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) ambush in Kirkuk province, the army said, as Baghdad continues to battle jihadist remnants in the country. “At 10:00 am on Wednesday, a force from Read More …

Iran launches hundreds of rockets into Israel in massive aerial attack

Some 180 ballistic missiles were launched onto Israel on Tuesday night by Iran, leading to 1,800 rocket sirens sounding across the country. In a statement given to Israeli media following the attack, the IDF vowed that it would strike forcefully Read More …

Israel: Seven murdered in Jaffa terror shooting, many more wounded

Seven people were murdered and dozens were wounded in a terrorist shooting attack at a light rail station in Jaffa on Tuesday evening. Six people were taken to Ichilov Medical Center with at least two in critical condition with head Read More …

Red Sea: Drone boat hits merchant ship off the coast of Hodeidah puncturing ballast tank

Yemen’s Houthi rebels appear to have hit another merchant vessel in a multi-domain, multiple-attempt attack, according to the Royal Navy’s UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). At about 0140 hours GMT, UKMTO received a security report from an unnamed vessel about Read More …

Israel: IDF ground forces move into eastern Lebanon under air force cover

The IDF maneuvered into several villages in the eastern sector of Lebanon on Tuesday, where, according to intelligence, Hezbollah has terrorist infrastructure. IDF artillery also fired at the area, aiming to destroy terrorist infrastructure, kill Hezbollah terrorists, and disrupt terrorist Read More …

Canada supports peace and stability in Middle East, Africa and Central Asia

On September 30, 2024, the Government of Canada announced more than $38.3 million in funding for a total of 15 projects to support security, peace and stability in the Middle East and Central Asia. Through the Peace and Stabilization Operations Read More …

Yemen: IDF hits Houthis with most powerful strike of war

Israel’s military says it has launched a series of air raids on Houthi targets in Yemen, further heightening fears of a wider regional conflict in the wake of intensified Israeli attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. In a statement on Sunday, Read More …

Israel kills Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah in air strike on Beirut

Hezbollah’s leader Hassan Nasrallah has been killed in an air attack on Lebanon’s capital Beirut, according to Israel’s military and the Lebanese group, in what is a significant blow to Hezbollah as it reels from an escalating campaign of Israeli Read More …

Supporting humanitarian mine action in Yemen

UNOPS and the UN Resident Coordinator’s Office in Yemen are working to scale-up much-needed mine action operations across the country. Years of conflict in Yemen have left a devastating mark on the country, including the widespread contamination of explosive remnants Read More …

Qatar ‘trying to derail High Court case by intimidating victims’, court hears

Qatar has been accused of waging a “campaign of intimidation and apparent bribery” to derail a High Court case in which the country is accused of funding terrorism. They are among nine claimants originally from Syria who say they lost Read More …