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This live page will soon close. Before we go, here’s a look at the day’s main developments: Israeli forces have launched an operation in the occupied West Bank, storming the city of Hebron, following this morning’s shooting in which two Israeli soldiers were killed. Israeli military chief Eyal Zami…
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WATCH: Israel locks down occupied West Bank after Hebron shooting
Israel has imposed a lockdown across the occupied West Bank after a shooting near Hebron killed two Israeli soldiers. Israeli forces raided Palestinian homes and arrested residents. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened a military operation on a scale unseen since 1967. Watch below for more:
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What’s been happening in the occupied West Bank?
Here are some of the latest developments across the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian news agency Wafa: Israeli forces have imposed a sweeping closure across Hebron governorate, sealing roads and entrances following a deadly shooting attack. Reinforcements, including bulldozers, have ent…
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How has the US-Iran war changed since February?
When the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on February 28, negotiations between Washington and Tehran were focused on Iran’s nuclear programme and regional allies. Nearly eight months later, the landscape has changed dramatically, with new battlegrounds, mounting economic costs and growing pol…
Iranian president expected at gas summit in Moscow next week
Iran’s president, Pezeshkian, will attend the eighth Gas-Exporting Countries Forum in Moscow on October 27, according to Iran’s Fars news agency. Fars reports that Pezeshkian is scheduled to hold talks with Russian President Putin on the sidelines of the summit.
Yemeni forces claim attack on Houthis east of Taiz
Yemen’s armed forces have carried out air strikes against Houthi forces at the abandoned Sofitel hotel in Taiz, according to military spokesperson Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili. Al-Nuzaili said in a post on X that the strikes targeted Houthi tanks and artillery east of the city of Taiz “in response to t…
Israeli military says ‘targeted’ security operation under way in Hebron area
Israel’s military says it has launched a “counterterrorism” operation in the Hebron area in response to this morning’s shooting attack. In a statement, the military said Israeli soldiers, police and other security agents were engaged in the operation, which is aimed at identifying and dismantling “…
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Israeli forces raid towns near Bethlehem, Salfit: Palestinian news agency
In addition to their latest incursion into Hebron, Israeli forces have raided several other areas in the occupied West Bank, including in the governorates of Bethlehem and Salfit, reports the Wafa news agency. In Bethlehem governorate, soldiers stormed the towns of Beit Fajjar and Tuqu as well as t…
Israeli forces storm Hebron with 20 military vehicles
Israeli forces have stormed the city of Hebron in the occupied West Bank with approximately 20 military vehicles, our colleagues on the ground are reporting. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered a full lockdown of the occupied West Bank after a gunfight in Hebron killed two Israeli sol…
Israel carries out intense wave of bombing in southern Lebanon
Israel has carried out more attacks on the southern Lebanese municipality of Khiam, reports the official National News Agency (NNA). Israeli forces are also intermittently shelling several towns and villages in southern Lebanon, NNA reports. The towns of Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Mayfadoun, as well a…
As Israel approaches its elections, Gaza remains under pressure
Another Israeli attack, another residential neighbourhood left in ruins, and more families forced to flee. Here in Nuseirat refugee camp, the destruction is quite extensive. This neighbourhood has been badly damaged by a series of Israeli attacks, with many families being uprooted again. They are c…
Humanitarian access ‘urgently needed’ in Yemen’s Taiz, says UN
The UN’s humanitarian agency has warned that aid is urgently needed in the Yemeni city of Taiz, which Houthi fighters have besieged since early this month. “Safe, sustained and unimpeded humanitarian access is urgently needed so that essential supplies and life-saving assistance can reach people in…
Iranian trade official accuses Trump of reconsidering strikes over rising oil prices
The president of the Iran-China Chamber of Commerce and Industry has accused Trump of reconsidering military action against Iran because of rising oil prices. “That madman was bragging about attacking Iran until last night,” Majidreza Hariri said in a post on X. “Today, as oil prices approach $120,…
IRGC general: Iran will become a graveyard for foreign troops in case of ground invasion
Brigadier-General Yadollah Javani, head of the political bureau of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Iran will become a graveyard for the aggressors if the enemy launches a ground operation. According to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency, Javani said US forces are already facin…
Egypt, Saudi, Turkiye, Pakistan: Israel is the main source of instability in the region
The foreign ministers of Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan said the “Israeli occupation constitutes the fundamental source of instability in the region and beyond,” calling for the urgent implementation of a two-state solution, according to a joint statement issued after the R4 meeting…
Trump says US may conduct new military operation against Iran
US President Donald Trump has said he may launch another military campaign against Iran. Speaking during a rally in Florida, Trump said, “We may do another little epic fury,” using the codename of the US-Israeli war against Iran that started on February 28. He went on to urge Iranian officials to a…
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Iranian, Russian foreign ministers meet in Tehran, presidents to meet in Moscow
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov held detailed discussions in Tehran last week, Araghchi posted on Instagram. Central topics of discussion included expanding political and economic cooperation, implementing joint agreements and strengthening the compr…
Iraqi PM: We will consolidate all arms under state control, closing border with Iran not in our interest
Here are recent comments from Iraq’s Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi, made during an interview with Al Iraqiya television and reported by the official Iraqi News Agency (INA): We succeeded in sparing Iraq from falling into an international isolation that was only days away. Iraq was threatened with a b…
Central bank governor says Iran has sufficient reserves
The governor of the Central Bank of Iran says the country has sufficient reserves to finance imports for the remainder of Trump’s presidency and beyond. Abdolnaser Hemmati said Iran is still receiving foreign exchange earnings from oil exports, according to a government press release published toda…
Trump says he ‘doesn’t know anything’ about potential Iran strike this weekend
The US president has responded to comments made by US Ambassador Tom Barrack that the US could “absolutely” carry out a strike against Iran as soon as this weekend. Asked about Barrack’s remark, Trump said, “If that’s the case, I don’t know anything about it.”
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Failed Houthi missile launch kills family in Sanaa, coalition claims
Failed ballistic missile launches by the Houthis have inflicted damage on civilians and civilian infrastructure, the official spokesperson for the Yemeni Armed Forces claimed in a statement posted to X. According to the spokesperson, Majed Abdullah al-Nuzaili, a failed Houthi missile launch killed…
US could maintain Iran blockade for ‘foreseeable future’, says UN ambassador
US Ambassador to the UN Mike Waltz says the naval blockade of Iran could be maintained for the “foreseeable future”. Waltz made the comments in an interview with the Financial Times. He also said the so-called maximum pressure campaign is only tightening and that the Iranian government is continuin…
Israeli leaders openly planning ‘collective punishment’ in Hebron: Rights group
Israeli rights group B’Tselem has warned that Israeli leaders are planning to forcibly displace Palestinians and carry out extensive destruction in the Hebron area following today’s attack, acts it says would amount to collective punishment and potential war crimes. “This is a further escalation of…
Israeli bulldozers demolish Palestinian businesses in Hebron
Israeli bulldozers are demolishing and razing business establishments in the north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank, our colleagues on the ground have reported. Israeli machinery has been demolishing Palestinian homes following a shooting in Hebron.
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US envoy Tom Barrack says US could ‘absolutely’ strike Iran in coming days
US Ambassador to Turkiye Tom Barrack has said the US could carry out a strike against Iran as early as this weekend. Asked during an interview with online podcast host Mario Nawfal about the potential for more US strikes, Barrack, who is also a special envoy to Syria and Iraq, said: “Could there be…
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Global oil prices continue to climb after reaching four-year high
Global oil prices reached as high as $117.30 per barrel during Friday trading, after surpassing their highest levels in more than four years earlier today. Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose by around 4 percent amid renewed fears that the US-Israeli war on Iran will soon resume. US benc…
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Israel using Gaza tactics in West Bank
Right now, the occupied West Bank is under lockdown. Movement from one city to another is extremely difficult and people are not braving the roads. In Hebron itself, it is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to get out of the district, especially if you are in a car. Some of the military checkp…
Bessent says Iran’s oil lifeline has been ‘decimated’
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the economic campaign against Iran has “decimated every layer of Iran’s oil lifeline”. “Its shadow tanker fleet stands depleted. Its main oil terminal sits empty. And its offshore reserves are now exhausted,” Bessent posted on X. “Meanwhile, ordinary Iranian…
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‘Foreign policy is the economy’: How Iran war is shaping US midterm vote
Detroit, Michigan – The first question in the United States Senate debate in Michigan between Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed and his Republican rival Mike Rogers was about the issue that appears to matter most to voters – the economy. El-Sayed quickly drew a contrast between himself and Rogers…
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