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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…

Apple CEO is expected to meet programmers, students and content creators during two-day visit.Apple has announced plans to boost spending in Vietnam, as CEO Tim Cook arrived in the Southeast Asian country for a two-day visit. The California-based tech giant said in a statement on Monday that it would boost spending on suppliers in the country but did not elaborate on the amount it would spend or where the money would be focused. The iPhone maker said it has spent nearly 400 trillion dong ($16bn) since 2019 through supply chains in Vietnam and more than doubled annual spending in the…

Thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have flooded the coastal road northwards after hearing that several people managed to cross a closed checkpoint towards Gaza City, despite Israel denying it was open. Those making the journey on Sunday hoped to cross a military checkpoint on al-Rashid Street, south of Gaza City, but the Israeli army said that reports the route was open were “not true”. On the other side, desperate families waited for their loved ones in the rubble of the battered main city in the besieged Palestinian territory. Mahmoud Awdeh said he was waiting for his wife, who has been…

Iran launched hundreds of drones and missiles at Israel, although almost all were intercepted.Iran has launched a direct attack on Israel for the first time, firing a barrage of drones and missiles in retaliation for a strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. Most were shot down, but the world is watching with deepening concern. Who will be saying what to whom to try to bring calm? Presenter:  James Bays Guests:  Mohammad Marandi – Professor at the University of Tehran Yossi Mekelberg – Associate fellow at the British think-tank Chatham House Akbar Shahid Ahmed – Senior diplomatic correspondent at HuffPost…

Israel strikes Gaza refugee camps as UN chief urges peace in UN Security Council meeting on Iran’s Israel strikes. Source link

NewsFeedIran’s ambassador to the United Nations says his country’s drone and missile attack against Israel was ‘in the exercise of Iran’s inherent right to self-defence’. Saeid Iravani told the UN Security Council Iran is not seeking to escalate conflict in the region.Published On 15 Apr 202415 Apr 2024 Source link

US Central Command says it hit more than 80 one-way attack drones aimed at Israel.The United States has destroyed dozens of drones and at least six ballistic missiles aimed at Israel from Iran and Yemen, its military has said. US forces hit more than 80 one-way attack drones, including seven UAVs targeted on the ground prior to launch, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Monday. “Iran’s continued unprecedented, malign, and reckless behaviour endangers regional stability and the safety of U.S. and coalition forces,” CENTCOM said in a post on X “CENTCOM remains postured to support Israel’s defense against these dangerous…

NewsFeedThe United States is warning Iran that if it or its proxies attack the United States or Israel, it will be held responsible. The warning came during a UN Security Council meeting Sunday in which the US condemned what it called Iran’s ‘unprecedented’ drone and missile attack on Israel.Published On 14 Apr 202414 Apr 2024 Source link