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In a major regional fallout of Israel’s catastrophic war on Gaza, the Houthi rebels in Yemen have hit Tel Aviv for the first time, as the Israeli forces extensively damage the crucial port of Hodeidah in response. Since November last year, the Iran-aligned Houthis, who control large parts of Yemen, have been attacking commercial and military vessels linked to Israel to show their support for the Palestinians. They say their attacks will continue until there is a ceasefire in Gaza. Here’s everything you need to know about the latest attacks, and why they matter. Who are the Houthis? The Houthis,…

Netanyahu to travel to US as Israeli troops vaccinated for polio found in Gaza under Israel’s siege and bombardment. Source link

The Turkish president accuses Greece of wanting to establish a naval base of its own in Cyprus.President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is ready to build a naval base in Cyprus, half a century after its forces invaded the now-divided island. “If necessary, we can construct a base and naval structures in the north” of Cyprus, Turkey’s official Anadolu news agency quoted the leader as saying on Sunday. Erdogan said he flew back to Turkey after visiting Northern Cyprus on Saturday to mark 50 years since Turkey’s invasion. He also accused rival Greece of wanting to establish a naval base…

Sudan broke off relations with Iran in 2016 after Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Tehran was attacked.Sudan’s de facto leader has received an Iranian ambassador and sent his own to Tehran, cementing a rapprochement after an eight-year rupture. Sudan’s army chief Abdel Fattah al-Burhan on Sunday received Hassan Shah Hosseini, the new Iranian ambassador, in Port Sudan and sent Abdelaziz Hassan Saleh as the African country’s ambassador to Tehran. Sudan and Iran agreed last October to resume diplomatic relations, as the army-aligned government scrambled for allies during its war with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The Sudanese government has been…

On July 20, the Israeli air force attacked the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, controlled by the Yemeni militia, Ansar Allah, also known as the Houthis. Local media reported a large explosion at a fuel storage facility and a power plant and the death of at least six people. The air raid came in retaliation for the long-range drone launched from Yemeni territory that struck Tel Aviv on July 19, killing one person. The Houthi attack achieved a technological and symbolic victory, as the group managed to penetrate Israeli territory, dodging the Israeli air defence system and inflicting damage for the first time…

UN special rapporteur says Israel’s mass destruction of homes in Gaza should be considered a crime against humanity.If it’s a war crime to destroy one house with no military justification, what’s the legal response to Israel’s industrial-scale destruction of homes and neighbourhoods in Gaza? This is the question posed by United Nations Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing Balakrishnan Rajagopal. Rajagopal, an associate professor at MIT, tells host Steve Clemons that Israel’s destruction of Gaza is unprecedented, both in the percentage of homes destroyed in a short span, and in the fact that Palestinians cannot flee the confined space of the…

NewsFeed“We are seeing a widening of the conflict,” says Middle East Studies Professor Marc Owen Jones as he analyses the rising attacks between Yemen’s Houthis and Israel.Published On 21 Jul 202421 Jul 2024 Source link

NewsFeedIsrael says the unprecedented Houthi attack on Tel Aviv was a result of a reengineered drone, which flew 500 kilometres longer than its known range. It’s the first known Houthi strike on the city and has put the Houthis’ growing capabilities in the spotlight, as Soraya Lennie explains.Published On 21 Jul 202421 Jul 2024 Source link

Attacks come as countries called for end to Israel’s impunity following a ‘landmark’ ruling from ICJ. Source link

Israeli attacks kill dozens, including local journalist, as Palestinian death toll in besieged territory nears 39,000.The Israeli military has continued its relentless bombardment of Gaza with strikes hitting the southern, central and northern parts of the territory. The Palestinian Civil Defence said on Saturday that its crews retrieved the bodies of 12 people who were killed in separate Israeli attacks on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The Israeli army had bombed a residential tower in the area. The Civil Defence also documented the killing of six Palestinians in the neighbouring Bureij camp, while 10 others were killed in…