Day: October 14, 2023
Alleged Israeli airstrikes target Aleppo airport
By JERUSALEM POST STAFFOCTOBER 14, 2023 23:45Updated: OCTOBER 14, 2023 23:50Alleged Israeli airstrikes targeted the Aleppo International Airport on Saturday night, according to initial reports from Syrian media. The strikes reportedly targeted the runway at the airport which was repaired today after being damaged in earlier alleged Israeli airstrikes on Thursday.
North Korea rips US aircraft carrier’s visit to South Korea, warns of ‘catastrophic circumstances’
by Sarah Fortinsky – 10/13/23 12:30 PM ET North Korea on Friday warned of “catastrophic circumstances” after an American aircraft carrier arrived in South Korea on Thursday. The statement comes after the USS Ronald Reagan and its battle group docked at the South Korean port of Busan. The deployment is part of a pledge with […]
Countries that harbor Hamas must be sanctioned, Netanyahu says
A flurry of intense diplomatic activity to free hostages and allow Gazans into Egypt TOVAH LAZAROFF OCTOBER 14, 2023 23:24 Sanctions must be imposed on countries that harbor Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said as he told world leaders that Israel was battling the ISIS-like terror group on behalf of the civilized world. “This is […]
Israel on Guard for Hezbollah Chemical Weapons Attack
Israel Radar August 13, 2023 Indications are growing that Hezbollah could use chemical weapons to attack Israel in the next war. The group has access to a Syrian military research site that runs an active non-conventional weapons program, a new report warns. Israeli officials said previously that Syria was purchasing large quantities of chemical substances […]
Israeli envoy slams UN official: ‘Don’t forget to wash babies’ blood off your hands’
Gilad Erdan rages at Tor Wennesland for meeting with Iranian FM and shaking his hand following Hamas massacre of civilians ToI StaffToday, 10:37 pm Israeli Ambassador to the UN Gilad Erdan on Saturday slammed UN special coordinator for the Middle East Tor Wennesland for meeting with the foreign minister of Iran, and said he was […]
Scoop: Iran warns Israel through UN against ground offensive in Gaza
Barak Ravid Iran sent a message to Israel on Saturday stressing that it does not want further escalation in the Hamas-Israel war, but that it will have to intervene if the Israeli operation in Gaza continues, two diplomatic sources with knowledge of the situation told Axios. Why it matters: The fighting between Hamas and Israel will turn into a […]
Rocket sirens sound in Galilee, Golan Heights after IDF, Hezbollah clash
The IDF struck two terrorist cells attempting to attack Israel from Lebanon on Saturday. TZVI JOFFRE OCTOBER 14, 2023 15:46 Updated: OCTOBER 14, 2023 22:24 Rocket sirens sounded in the Galilee and Golan Heights on Saturday evening, hours after Hezbollah and the IDF exchanged fire along the Lebanese border as the conflict between Israel and […]
Rocket impacts reported in Bat Yam, Ashkelon, no injuries
JERUSALEM POST STAFF OCTOBER 14, 2023 21:22 Rocket impacts were reported in Bat Yam, Ashkelon, and a number of other cities after a barrage of rockets was fired toward southern and central Israel on Saturday evening, according to initial reports. No injuries have been reported as of yet.
Netanyahu aide says Israel got no concrete warning of Hamas attack
REUTERS OCTOBER 14, 2023 19:04 Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s national security adviser said on Saturday that Israel received no concrete warning, including from Egypt, of the Oct 7 onslaught by Hamas from Gaza. The chief of Israel’s Shin Bet domestic security service was summoned for an unusual 4 a.m. briefing that day – 2.5 hours […]
Nine hostages, including four foreign nationals executed by Hamas
JERUSALEM POST STAFF WALLA! OCTOBER 14, 2023 15:39 Updated: OCTOBER 14, 2023 17:03According to an Al Jazeera report, nine prisoners, including four foreign nationals, were executed today by Hamas. Hamas claims that this is revenge for the Israeli bombings of Hamas military buildings. Hamas’ armed wing had originally said on Saturday that nine captives including […]
IDF forces eliminate head of Hamas’s Air Force in Gaza
JERUSALEM POST STAFF OCTOBER 14, 2023 08:21 Updated: OCTOBER 14, 2023 08:27IDF personnel eliminated Murad Abu Murad, the head of Hamas’s Air Force, in Gaza City on Friday, Hebrew media reported. Murad largely took part in directing terrorists in the murderous attack last Saturday. Murad’s death came as the IDF attacked Hamas’s operational headquarters in […]
Russia slams Israel for alleged airstrike on Syrian airports
Israel’s airstrikes on Syrian airports are “a flagrant violation of Syria’s sovereignty and of the basic principles of international law,” Russia said. JERUSALEM POST STAFF OCTOBER 13, 2023 19:41 Updated: OCTOBER 13, 2023 20:27 Smoke rises from shelling on the road to Aleppo international airport.(photo credit: REUTERS/Ammar Abdullah) Israeli Air Force strikes on Syrian airports […]