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JERUSALEM (AP) — Netanyahu says Iran "made a big mistake" in attacking Israel with missiles and "will pay for it."
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The HillOpinion - Is the day of reckoning for the Islamic Republic of Iran finally here?
Unlike the Israeli response in April, this response will probably not be aimed at sending a message to Iranian leadership; rather, at removing it.
- The Telegraph
Five shot dead in car by Israeli special forces in West Bank
Five Palestinian terrorists were killed by special forces during a raid in a camp in the West Bank on Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
- Euronews
Tehran's missile count significantly depleted after strike on Israel, reports claim
Israeli media outlet Kan 11 claimed Iran used about a third of its advanced ballistic missiles in last week's huge and unprecedented attack on Israel.View on euronews
- The Guardian
Iran general’s whereabouts in question after Israeli strikes on Hezbollah
Conflicting reports include house arrest of Esmail Ghaani, who was in Beirut at time of Hassan Nasrallah’s killing
- Business Insider
Ukraine hit 2 Russian ammunition depots in 2 days — hammering the latest in a deep strike on a military airfield
Ukraine said it has caused damage at a key Russian ammunition depot, a drone storage facility, and now an airfield over the past two days.
- Business Insider
Ukraine says it struck a Russian ammo depot where North Korean weapons and devastating glide bombs were stored
The attack overnight marks the latest in a string of Ukrainian drone strikes on key Russian arsenals.
- The Independent
Ukraine-Russia war latest: Zelensky says Putin’s war can be stopped in 2025 as Kyiv destroys 400 Russian drones
Ukrainian president calls on European countries to invest in weapons production in Ukraine
- Euronews
Can Lebanon finally free itself from Hezbollah's grip?
The renewed war on Lebanon's well-trodden battlefront could escalate far beyond what we are witnessing now. Yet, even one decisive blow after another will not bridge the deep ideological chasm and decades of enmity that fuel this conflict, Brent Sadler writes.View on euronews
- Reuters
Ukraine's military says it struck airfield in Russia's North Caucasus
The Ukrainian military said on Thursday it had struck an ammunition depot overnight at an airfield in Russia's Adygeya region in the North Caucasus, about 450 km (280 miles) from the frontline in eastern Ukraine. Some 57 Russian combat and training aircraft and helicopters, including Su-34s, Su-35s and Mi-8s, were stationed at Khanskaya airfield during the drone attack, a source in Ukraine’s state security service (SBU) told Reuters. "Russia is using this airfield in Krasnodar Krai ... for refueling and missile and bomb attacks on the units of the Defence Forces and Ukrainian settlements," the source said.
- Reuters
Russia declares local emergency in region where Ukraine says it hit weapons arsenal
Authorities declared a state of emergency on Wednesday in a western region of Russia where Ukraine said it had struck a weapons arsenal overnight. The local branch of the Emergencies Ministry said an emergency had been declared in one district of the Bryansk region following "detonations of explosive objects". Ukraine's military said it had struck an arsenal storing ammunition for missiles and artillery weapons, including those delivered from North Korea, as well as guided aerial bombs.
- Reuters
Dutch state sued over alleged failure to stop Israel's violations of international law
Palestinian and Dutch organisations on Thursday filed a legal complaint against the state of the Netherlands over its alleged failure to prevent Israel from committing possible genocide in Gaza and other violations of international law. The case argues that the Netherlands has a legal obligation to do everything in its power to stop alleged violations of international law and the 1948 Genocide Convention by Israel.
- Reuters
US calls out Israel at UN for 'catastrophic conditions' in Gaza
Israel needs to address urgently "catastrophic conditions" among Palestinian civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip and stop "intensifying suffering" by limiting aid deliveries, its ally the United States told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday. "We call on Israel to take urgent steps to do so," she said in a blunt statement.
- Euronews
Hezbollah steps up rocket fire and border clashes with Israeli army
The Iran-backed militant group's acting leader insisted Hezbollah will not agree to a ceasefire unless Israel withdraws from Gaza, as IDF rolls more troops into Lebanon.View on euronews
- Reuters
Angry Italy protests to Israel after shots fired at UN in Lebanon
Israeli forces have acted illegally by shooting at positions used by U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon, Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto said on Thursday, denouncing it as a possible war crime. The U.N. peacekeeping mission known as UNIFIL is stationed in southern Lebanon to monitor hostilities along the demarcation line with Israel -- an area that has seen serious clashes between Israeli troops and Iran-backed Hezbollah fighters.
- Evening Standard
Joe Biden and Benjamin Netanyahu speak as Yoav Gallant warns of ‘deadly’ surprise attack on Iran
Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant vowed an Israeli strike against Iran will be ‘lethal, precise and surprising’
- The Hill
Opinion - North Korea wades into Ukraine
North Korea has entered the Ukraine war by providing artillery ammunition and military technology to Russia, and is now deploying soldiers to the Donetsk Oblast to assist in rebuilding infrastructure in Donetsk City.
- Reuters
Six wounded in stabbing attack in Israel, police say
At least six people were wounded, two of them seriously, in a stabbing attack in the Israeli city of Hadera on Wednesday, Israeli authorities said. "The terrorist has been neutralized," police said in a statement. "Four separate locations have been identified, resulting in six victims with stab wounds."
- Associated Press
Turkey's navy starts to evacuate its citizens from Beirut as Israel battles Hezbollah
Over 2,000 Turkish citizens and some foreign nationals started boarding a Turkish military ship late Wednesday that brought in aid and will take them out of a country being hit by Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah. Zehra Cibbin, an ethnic Arab from the southeastern Turkish city of Mardin who lives in Beirut with her Lebanese husband, got off a bus packed with the other evacuees, her two children in tow and luggage in hand.
- Time
Biden Can End His Failure in the Middle East
He just needs to listen to the American public that demand a change in policy toward Israel and the Palestinians.
- AFP
'Like a quake': Beirut shaken after deadliest strikes on centre
Loud bangs sounded, thick columns of smoke rose and ambulance sirens rang throughout the night as deadly Israeli strikes hit residential areas of central Beirut on Thursday evening.Two other strikes have hit central Beirut in the past few weeks.