North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, Japan says
By REUTERS Published: JULY 18, 2023 21:56 Updated: JULY 19, 2023 01:03
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Syria accuses Israel of carrying out airstrikes on capital, wounding two soldiers
Alleged Israeli attack in Damascus also causes material damage to targets, sets off air defenses By EMANUEL FABIAN 19 July 2023, 1:32 am This image circulating online purports to show flames and smoke rising from a site in Damascus following an alleged Israeli airstrike in Syria, early July 19, 2023 (Social media; used in accordance with […]
Exclusive: US issues new 120-day waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity
By Arshad Mohammed July 18, 20239:55 PM UTC WASHINGTON, July 18 (Reuters) – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday signed a new national security waiver letting Iraq pay Iran for electricity that for the first time allows such payments to go to accounts at non-Iraqi banks, a U.S. official told Reuters. The official, […]
Alleged Israeli airstrikes target Damascus area
That airstrike came shortly after reports of alleged Israeli airstrikes in the Homs Governorate in central Syria. TZVI JOFFREPublished: JULY 19, 2023 00:39 Syrian air defenses were activated in response to alleged Israeli airstrikes in the Damascus area on Tuesday night, according to the Syrian state news agency SANA. The last Israeli airstrikes to hit […]
Reports in Syria of explosions heard in Damascus
Jul 19, 2023, 12:38 AM (GMT+3) Syrian media on Tuesday night reported explosions that were heard in the vicinity of the capital Damascus, as a result of an “Israeli attack”.
Netanyahu to Biden: We won’t advance more settlement housing plans in 2023
The Biden administration has been sharply critical of the accelerated settlement activity that has occurred under Netanyahu, including policy changes that have fast-tracked the approval process. JERUSALEM POST STAFFJULY 18, 2023 18:47 Israel doesn’t plan to advance any more plans for West Bank settler homes this year, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told US President Joe […]
IDF chief: Reservists’ refusal to serve harms military, national security
Lt. Gen. Halevi says goal is to maintain high level of both competence and cohesion within the army, amid national tensions over judicial overhaul Emanuel FabianToday, 11:35 am Speaking at a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting on Tuesday morning, military chief Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi said calls by reservists to refuse to serve […]
F-35s, F-16s, more ships: The US keeps bolstering Middle East military – analysis
There is no shortage of US Air Force assets and other weapons within the CENTCOM area. However, the decision to keep releasing details on these deployments is clear messaging to Iran and Russia. SETH J. FRANTZMANJULY 18, 2023 11:11 Days after US officials said that the US would send F-16s to the region, and the […]