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The Israeli government says it’s weighing its options amid calls from allies to de-escalate tensions.The smoke has cleared and the dust has settled after Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel. The weekend attack – the first direct military action targeting Israel from Iranian soil – was, says Iran, proportional retaliation for the bombing of its consulate in Syria. Israeli leaders have vowed to respond. Fears are growing of an escalation into a regional war. Are those fears justified? And what would a direct confrontation between the regional rivals mean for an already volatile Middle East? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Randa Slim…

Several allies warn against an escalation after Iran’s weekend attack on Israel increases fears of wider regional war.Several Western countries have urged Israel to avoid an escalation of the conflict in the Middle East as the war cabinet debates how to respond to Iran’s weekend attack on the country. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu summoned his war cabinet for the second time in less than 24 hours on Monday over Iran’s missile and drone attack. “We’re on the edge of the cliff and we have to move away from it,” Josep Borrell, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security…

Hezbollah says it detonated ‘explosive devices’ targeting soldiers who crossed the border into Lebanon.Several Israeli soldiers have been wounded in a blast in Lebanon near the Israeli border, according to the Israeli military and the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, which claimed responsibility for the attack. Iran-backed Hezbollah said on Monday that it had detonated “explosive devices” targeting Israeli soldiers who crossed into Lebanese territory. In a statement, the group said its fighters planted explosive devices in the Tel Ismail area in southern Lebanon, near the border with Israel. It said its fighters detonated the devices when a patrol of Israeli…

PodcastPodcast, The TakeIran launches a direct military attack in response to Israel’s strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. Iran launched a direct attack on Israel on Saturday for the first time, firing more than 300 drones and missiles. Most were intercepted by Israel and its allies. What exactly happened, and how might Israel respond? In this episode:  Episode credits: This episode was produced by Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters and David Enders with Natasha Del Toro in for Malika Bilal. Amy Walters fact-checked this episode. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya…

NewsFeedIsraeli soldiers opened fire on displaced Palestinians as thousands of people attempted to return to their homes in north Gaza.Published On 15 Apr 202415 Apr 2024 Source link

EXPLAINERFrom cyberattacks and assassinations to drone strikes, Israel-linked plots have targeted Iran and its nuclear programme for years.Israel’s leaders have signalled that they are weighing their options on how to respond to Iran’s attack early Sunday morning, when Tehran targeted its archenemy with more than 300 missiles and drones. Iran’s attack, which followed an Israeli strike last week on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, Syria, that killed 13 people was historic: It was the first time Tehran had directly targeted Israeli soil, despite decades of hostility. Until Sunday, many of Iran’s allies in the so-called axis of resistance — especially the…

As Israel continues its war on Gaza into a seventh month, about two hours north, it has been fighting a parallel war along the border with Lebanon that threatens a wider regional conflict. Since October 8, when Hezbollah – a Lebanese Iran-backed Shia armed group and political party – launched attacks on Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people, Israel has attacked it nearly 4,000 times along the 120km (75-mile) border. Hezbollah formed in 1982 to fight Israel’s invasion and occupation of southern Lebanon. In 2006, the group fought a 34-day war widely regarded as a strategic and military failure…

Stock markets in Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore and South Korea fall after Iran’s attack on Israel.Stocks have tumbled in Asia after Iran ramped up Middle East tensions by launching a barrage of missiles and drones at Israel over the weekend, heightening fears of a wider conflict in the volatile region. However, while Israel called the attack – which Tehran said was in response to an earlier strike on its Syrian embassy – an escalation of hostilities, analysts said there was hope among traders that the crisis could be contained. That sliver of optimism helped drag oil prices lower. Saturday’s…

Despite warning on all-out war with Iran, US renews efforts to push stalled funding package for Israel.The US is renewing efforts to push through stalled funding package for Israel, despite stressing it will not help with any counteroffensive measures against Iran. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call late on Sunday that the US will take no part in any retaliatory strike in response to Iran’s air attack the previous day. Despite the US president joining global calls for restraint, the rising tensions in the Middle East look set to accelerate approval of a…