Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has fired a missile from a helicopter targeting a replica aircraft carrier in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, in an exercise aimed at threatening the United States amid tensions between Tehran and Washington. The drill, on a waterway through which 20% of all traded oil passes, underscores …
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The Israeli army announced that it had foiled a “infiltration attempt” by Hezbollah along its northern border with Lebanon that led to an armed confrontation, an outbreak that occurs during a period of intense tensions between long-standing enemies. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, an army spokesman, said there were no Israeli …
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Israeli police deployed water cannons and arrested 55 people overnight in a protest in Jerusalem against the country’s accused prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic. A few thousand people had gathered in the city for what have become frequent protests against Benjamin Netanyahu. The …
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Iran’s supreme court has agreed to suspend the executions of three men sentenced to death for their participation in anti-government protests in November, whose sentences sparked an online protest last week. The men’s lawyers, Saeed Tamjidi, 26, Mohammad Rajabi, 28 and Amirhossein Moradi, 26, said in a statement on Sunday …
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“> The changes begin from this weekend, which in Israel begins on Friday afternoon, the eve of Jewish Saturday, and lasts until Sunday, the first business day of the week. The nurseries will remain open, although closures were being considered. Israel Radio reported that full blockades could be imposed, with …
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