Iran stations warship in Red Sea as US aircraft carrier leaves Middle East – analysis

The story about the US carrier leaving the region was covered in Al-Mayadeen media, which is pro-Iran, showing that pro-Iran figures in the region are watching. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 1, 2024 13:58 Updated: JANUARY 1, 2024 15:20 Iran’s Alborz warship has passed through the Bab al-Mandab Strait and entered the Red Sea, the country’s […]

‘Steadfastness’ and retaliation: Iranian media respond to Arouri assassination

Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri was born in 1966 and detained in the 1990s by Israel. He eventually left prison and moved to Turkey before migrating to Qatar and Lebanon. SETH J. FRANTZMAN JANUARY 3, 2024 01:26 Pro-Iranian media in the Middle East have reacted to the killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri. The […]

Turkey says it rounds up 33 suspected spies for Israel’s Mossad

Turkey has harshly criticized Israel for its bombardment of Gaza in its war with Hamas, with Erdogan and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly exchanging barbs last week. JERUSALEM POST STAFF JANUARY 2, 2024 11:20 Updated: JANUARY 2, 2024 16:55 Turkish authorities have detained 34 people suspected of being linked to Israel’s Mossad intelligence service […]

US slams Israeli ministers’ statements on resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza

REUTERS JANUARY 2, 2024 22:45    The US State Department on Tuesday slammed recent statements from Israeli ministers Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir that advocated for the resettlement of Palestinians outside of Gaza, calling the rhetoric “inflammatory and irresponsible.” Finance Minister Smotrich, one of the senior figures in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing […]

Senior Hamas military officials Samir Findi, Azzam Al-Aqraa identified among dead along with Arouri

Today, 9:20 pm     People inspecting body parts following a massive explosion in the southern suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Senior Hamas military officials Samir Findi and Azzam Al-Aqraa have been identified among the five killed along with Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in an alleged Israeli airstrike […]

Netanyahu spokesman on Arouri killing: ‘Whoever did this, it’s not an attack on Lebanon or Hezbollah’

Today, 9:35 pm     Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foreign media spokesman Mark Regev is interviewed on MSNBC on January 2, 2024. (Screen capture/X) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s foreign media spokesman Mark Regev is asked during an MSNBC interview about the alleged Israeli assassination of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in Lebanon. While stammering significantly in […]

Hamas’s Haniyeh: No hostage release without complete ceasefire

REUTERS JANUARY 2, 2024 17:07 Updated: JANUARY 2, 2024 17:11  Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said the movement had delivered its position to Qatar and Egypt which is based on “a complete cessation of the aggression” against the Palestinians, helping them and responding to their demands. “Hostages will not be released except under the resistance’s conditions,” […]

Katz warns ‘we’re in the middle of WWIII’ on first day as foreign minister

“This doesn’t look like WWI or WWII,” he said, explaining that Israel was in the forefront of this war, “we are there for everyone.” TOVAH LAZAROFF JANUARY 2, 2024 20:47 World War III against the dangerous radical Islamic belief perpetuated by Iran has already begun, newly installed Foreign Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday as […]

Lebanese Officials Had Requested Arrest of Hamas Leader Killed in Strike: Report

Hezbollah members hold flags marking Resistance and Liberation Day, in Kfar Kila near the border with Israel, southern Lebanon, May 25, 2021. Photo: Reuters/Aziz Taher Security officials in Lebanon had previously called on Hezbollah to arrest Hamas terrorists operating within the country, including Samir Pandi, who was killed alongside Salah al-Arouri, the deputy head of […]

IDF confirms strikes in Syria overnight, says it hit Syrian Army ‘infrastructure’

By EMANUEL FABIAN Today, 10:38 am     The IDF confirms it carried out strikes on Syria overnight in response to rocket fire on northern Israel. In a short statement, the IDF says it struck “infrastructure” belonging to the Syrian Army. It does not elaborate further on where the targets were located, or how the strikes were carried […]

Kim tells army to ‘annihilate’ South Korea, US if they initiate conflict

January 1, 2024 4:49 am North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his top military officers to use maximum force against South Korea and the United States if they initiate a military confrontation, state media reported Monday. Seoul and Washington have ramped up defence cooperation in the face of a record-breaking series of weapons tests […]

Hamas waives demand for IDF withdrawal, open to hostages-for-prisoners deal – report

By MAARIV ONLINE JANUARY 2, 2024 10:25   Hamas negotiators have waived the condition of a final ceasefire and the withdrawal of IDF forces from Gaza in the ongoing talks with Israel for a second hostage release, according to a report by the Arab World News Agency (AWP), citing sources in Hamas. The terrorist group […]

Syria claims: Israel attacked near Damascus

Alleged Israeli airstrikes cause damage at several locations near Damascus, Syrian media claims. Israel National NewsJan 2, 2024, 9:56 AM (GMT+2) Airstrikes in SyriaAli Syria/Flash90 Syria’s SANA on Tuesday morning reported that Israel attacked the country from the direction of the Golan. According to SANA, the “aerial act of aggression” occurred at 4:35 a.m. and […]