New Iran-Backed Group Emerges in Syria to Confront Israel

by Ailin Vilches Arguello Khaled Brigade, a part of Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), hold a military parade, after Syria’s Bashar al-Assad was ousted, in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 27, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh An armed organization calling itself the “Islamic Resistance Front in Syria” has demanded that Israeli forces withdraw from southern Syria and the […]

Houthi leader issues ultimatum to Israel over Gaza aid blockade

Leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels says his group will resume attacks against Israel if the blockade preventing aid from reaching Gaza is not lifted within four days. Elad Benari, Canada   Mar 7, 2025, 10:30 PM (GMT+2)   HouthisReuters The leader of Yemen’s Houthi rebels, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, declared on Friday that his group would resume […]

Iran FM says no to nuclear talks with US under Trump’s ‘maximum pressure’ policy

Araghchi says nuclear program cannot be destroyed in a military attack and warns any Israeli attempt to do so will ‘turn into a widespread fire in the region’ By Rania Sanjar7 March 2025, 7:14 pm   Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks to AFP during an interview at the Iranian consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on […]

Trump warns Hamas: Release all the hostages now, or it is over for you

Mar 5, 2025, 11:50 PM (GMT+2) US President Donald Trump issued another warning to Hamas on Wednesday. “’Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye – You can choose. Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you. Only […]

Report: Trump to apply ‘Gaza plan’ to Judea and Samaria

 March 6, 2025 A new neighborhood under construction in Maale Hever, Judea and Samaria, on Dec. 28, 2022. (Gershon Elinson/Flash90) In early February, Trump hinted that annexation of Judea and Samaria was on the agenda. By World Israel News Staff The Trump administration may recognize Israeli sovereignty over Judea and Samaria, while encouraging Palestinians in that […]

US Rejects Arabs’ Plan for Gaza, Says Strip Is ‘Uninhabitable’

By David Israel  – 5 Adar 5785 – March 5, 2025 National Security Spokesperson Brian Hughes stated on Wednesday that the proposal put forward by Arab states for Gaza’s reconstruction “does not address the reality that Gaza is currently uninhabitable and residents cannot humanely live in a territory covered in debris and unexploded ordnance.” Hughes […]

IAF drone strike kills top Hezbollah naval commander

 March 5, 2025 An IAF drone strike on a Hezbollah terrorist’s vehicle, on March 4th, 2025 (Screenshot/X) Images of an upside, burning car posted online by Lebanese media outlets showed the aftermath of the strike. By World Israel News Staff A Hezbollah naval commander planning attacks against the Jewish State was assassinated in a drone strike, […]

Donald Trump promised news about Israeli annexation of the West Bank. His deadline is now.

Israel’s far-right finance minister, a leading advocate of annexation, is meeting with Trump administration officials this week. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump speak during a joint press conference in the East Room of the White House on Feb. 4, 2025. (The White House, via Wikipedia) By Ben Sales March 4, 2025 3:46 pm […]

Syrian President demands immediate Israeli withdrawal from south

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa urges international community to pressure Israel into an “immediate” withdrawal from the south of the country. Israel National News   Mar 5, 2025, 5:42 AM (GMT+2)   Syria’s President Ahmed al-SharaaReuters Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa urged the international community on Tuesday to pressure Israel into an “immediate” withdrawal from the […]

Houthis claim to have downed US drone over Yemen

Iran-backed Houthi rebels claim they successfully intercepted a US MQ-9 reconnaissance drone which was “violating Yemeni airspace and conducting hostile operations”.   Mar 5, 2025, 6:21 AM (GMT+2)   MQ-9 droneiStock Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed on Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a US MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over the Red Sea, near the strategic port city […]

Hezbollah Admits Fall of Assad Regime in Syria a ‘Major Strategic Loss’ for Terror Group

by Ailin Vilches Arguello Funeral ceremony for former Hezbollah leaders Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine, outskirts of Beirut, Feb. 23, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani Hezbollah views the collapse of Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria as “a major strategic loss” that weakens its efforts against Israel, according to a co-founder of the Iran-backed Lebanese terrorist group, which continues […]

Russian missile experts flew to Iran amid clashes with Israel

The seven weapons experts were booked to travel from Moscow to Tehran aboard two flights on April 24 and September 17 last year. By REUTERSMARCH 4, 2025 10:00  A man walks next to the apparent remains of a ballistic missile, as it lies in the desert near the Dead Sea, following a massive missile and drone […]

Iran’s VP Zarif steps down amid pressure from hard-liners

Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former Foreign Minister and current Vice President, tenders his resignation following mounting pressure from hard-liners. Elad Benari   Mar 4, 2025, 6:55 AM (GMT+2)   Mohammad Javad ZarifReuters Mohammad Javad Zarif, Iran’s former Foreign Minister and current Vice President, on Monday tendered his resignation from the government of President Masoud Pezeshkian, The Associated […]

Arab leaders set to huddle in Cairo over alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan

Proposal would see interim international rule of Strip in place of Hamas and PA, wouldn’t require displacement of Palestinians By Agencies and ToI StaffToday, 9:17 am   Palestinians refill on water next to a destroyed mosque at the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on March 3, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP) Arab leaders were set […]