Israel Hamas War
Israeli military strikes Hezbollah target in southern Lebanon
In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the move was in response "the infiltration of unidentified aerial objects into Israel and fire on an IDF UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle)", CNN reported. According to the IDF, the two "unidentified aerial objects" were intercepted above the northern city of Haifa, which is close to the Lebanese border.
We're working like hell to get missing Americans back: Joe Biden
In an interview with CBS News which will be aired on Sunday, the President said: "I say we're going to do everything in our power to find them. Everything in our power. And I'm not going to go into the detail of that, but there's -- we're working like hell on it." His remarks came after he spoke to the families of the missing Americans on Friday on a conference call.
Israel-Hamas war: EU reminds Pichai to remove disinformation on YouTube
In the letter, also addressed to YoutTube CEO Neal Mohan, Thierry Breton said that following the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas against Israel, “we are seeing a surge of illegal content and disinformation being disseminated in the EU via certain platforms”.
Israel's demand for Palestinians in Gaza to move south unacceptable: Turkey
"Forcing the 2.5 million people of Gaza, who have been subjected to indiscriminate bombing for days, collectively deprived of electricity, water, and food, to migrate in a highly restricted area, is not only a clear violation of international law but also has no place in humanity," the ministry said in a statement on Friday, TRT World reported.
Hezbollah claims responsibility for firing at Israeli army positions
Earlier on Friday, the IDF announced that it detected small-arms fire from Lebanese territory at several border posts, and that Israeli forces responded with artillery fire at Hezbollah positions and at the sources of the fire, Haaretz reported.
No direct evidence linking Iran to attack on Israel: US
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said there is no “direct evidence” linking Iran to attack on Israel by Hamas, even though they are known to have a close relationship.
Fears grow of second front if Hezbollah joins Hamas-Israel war
He warned that what he called “ongoing war crimes” against Palestinians in Gaza would “undoubtedly trigger a collective response from the resistance axis.”
Israeli embassy staff member attacked in Beijing, reason unclear for now
The embassy employee was attacked early afternoon (China time) in Beijing “not too far” from the Israeli embassy premises and is in hospital, a senior Israeli official at the Beijing embassy told IANS, without providing details.
Jordanian riot police disperse pro-Palestinian protesters trying to reach border with Israeli-occupied West Bank
Thousands held anti-Israel demonstrations across the country. Jordan was worried a regional widening of violence arising from the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could have repercussions for itself given that a large percentage of its population are Palestinians, Daily Mail reported.
Israeli flag carrier to fly home overseas reservists in mass mobilisation
The flights are intended for reserve soldiers who received an emergency call-up by the Israeli military, as well as other security and rescue personnel abroad whose presence in Israel is deemed essential, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying. It added that the flights are free of charge, with El Al covering the costs along with financial entities of the US.
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