Eight wounded in Israeli attack on southern Lebanon's Burj Shemali as talks enter third day Eight people have been wounded in an Israeli strike on the southern Lebanese town of Burj Shemali, the country's health ministry is reporting. Earlier today, Israeli forces escalated attacks on southern Lebanon, with state media reporting a "wide-scale aggression" on the city of Tyre. MEE reported earlier that, as a result of the strikes across several areas in the city, four people were wounded and transferred to nearby hospitals.
Settler terrorism is the modern incarnation of the Zionist dream Submitted by Fadi Zatari on Tue, 08/04/2026 - 16:22 Israel's brutal campaign of apartheid and displacement is putting unbearable pressure on the indigenous Palestinian population An armed Israeli settler is seen in the occupied West Bank village of Ras Ein al-Auja, whose Bedouin community was displaced earlier this year, on 22 April 2026 (Ilia Yefimovich/AFP) On Decades before the Zionist movement’s inception in the late 19th century, the German Jewish thinker Moses Hess proposed in his contentious manuscript Rome and Jerusalem: The Last National Question (1862) that a Jewish state be established through settlements in Palestine as “socialist agricultural communities”. He promoted the colonisation of Palestine, viewing the Holy Land as a forgotten corner of the Ottoman Empire; merely an empty land that should be utilised in the interests of the “Jewish nation”. Twenty years later, in 1882, the Russian Jewish thinker Leon Pinsker published a pamphlet titled “ Auto-Emancipation ”, in which he pronounced: “The land which we are about to purchase must be productive and have a good situation, and an area sufficient to allow the settlement of several millions.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A member of Yemen’s Ansarullah emphasized that Yemen will not back down from its equations and that the only way for Saudi Arabia is to end the current crisis is to give back Yemenis’ rights.
Washington DC [US], August 6 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has slammed reports claiming that American military stockpiles have been significantly depleted during the Iran conflict, saying the United States has 'massive amounts' of munitions and warning that individuals who leaked information about military inventories would face prosecution and lengthy prison sentences.
President Donald Trump earlier suggested that the incompetence of local authorities was behind the problems, rather than Iran Hackers have targeted water and wastewater utilities in at least a dozen US states, ABC News has reported, citing multiple sources.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – US President Donald Trump believes Secretary of War Pete Hegseth misled him about American weapons stockpiles depleted during the war against Iran, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday, citing sources in the US administration.
Morning update Good morning Middle East Eye readers, Here are some the latest updates from across the region: US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Washington is holding talks with Tehran and would prefer an agreement over further military action against Iran. "I would rather make a deal with Iran because I don’t want to kill people," he said during an event in in Las Vegas. A tanker 9 nautical miles south east of Oman's Kumzar reported hearing two blasts while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said early on Thursday.
Israel considering military escalation in south Lebanon, despite peace talks Israeli reports are suggesting that there are considerations for additional military attacks in Lebanon, as the army prepares for further escalation in the country despite ongoing peace talks. Israel's public broadcaster said that the army's response to what it described as Hezbollah violation "has not ended", with "sensitive operations" likely underway. Plans for an escalation in southern Lebanon has been brewing across Israeli news media, with Channel 13 reporting plans on additional strikes in the coming hours.
Israeli violence escalating in the West Bank, several left wounded in settler arson attacks An uptick of Israeli violence against Palestinians in the West Bank has been reported by local media, with overnight raids leaving several injured, properties damaged and water supplies disrupted. A number of residents - including children and women - were wounded and faced suffocation after settlers launched arson attacks on Khirbet al-Tuwaiba in Masafer Yatta, south of Hebron. Settlers have fenced off land belonging to Palestinians in the northern part of the Jordan Valley.
Israeli army escalates strikes in south Lebanon, at least four wounded The Israeli army escalated its attacks on southern Lebanon, with state-media noting a "wide-scale aggression" in Tyre. As a result of the strikes across several areas in the city, four people were wounded and transferred to nearby hospitals. Residents in these areas were also displaced.
An Israeli attack that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and seriously wounded camerawoman Zeinab Faraj in south Lebanon on 22 April 2026 was a direct attack on civilians which should be investigated as a war crime, said Amnesty International today. Testimonies from the sole survivor and first responders, corroborated by audiovisual material, coordination records, and […] The post Lebanon: Deadly Israeli attack on journalist Amal Khalil must be investigated as a war crime appeared first on Amnesty International .
Trump slams reports on munition shortages, says US army has 'massive amounts' of weapons Donald Trump has hit back on media reports of depleting munitions, insisting that the army has large stockpiles and expaning manufacturing. "The U. S.
New posts 08:20 2 Explosions Reported Near Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Organization (UKMTO) announced on August 6 that an oil tanker had reported several explosions while passing through the Strait of Hormuz near the coast of Oman.
Washington DC [US], August 6 (ANI): Tensions over US military stockpiles amid its conflict with Iran have reportedly escalated at Camp David last week, where President Donald Trump confronted his War Secretary Pete Hegseth over concerns about severe munitions shortages that could limit Washington's future military options over the Islamic Republic, according to a report by The Washington Post.
Nearly 80% of US army's interceptors for a key missile defense system depleted: Report The US army has used up nearly 80 percent of its interceptors for a key missile defence system, CNN reported citing several sources familiar with the matter. According to the report, senior US military officials warned that the Pentagon’s munitions stockpile is "dangerously low," with key air defence systems particularly depleted during the war on Iran. The US military exhausted nearly four-fifths of its THAAD missile inventory compared to pre-war figures.
Trump clashed with Hegseth over munition shortage amid war on Iran: Report US President Donald Trump confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over Washington's critical shortage during the war on Iran, The Washington Post reported. According to the newspaper citing sources, Trump demanded answers during a cabinet meeting last week after finding out about the deficit in vital weapons, despite his understanding that the issue had been addressed. The report cited the shortage in munitions as one of the reasons behind Trump's decision to pause large-scale strikes against Iran.
Vessel reports hearing two blasts in Hormuz Strait, UKMTO says A tanker 9 nautical miles southeast of Oman's Kumzar reported hearing two explosions while transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said early on Thursday. According to the UKMTO advisory, the vessel and its crew were reported safe, with no environmental damage indicated.
Footage shows Israeli forces beating Palestinian during raid Israeli forces were seen beating a Palestinian man while they were conducting a raid on the Qalandiya refugee camp in the occupied West Bank early on Wednesday. Soldiers deployed across several neighbourhoods as home raids and searches continued. Palestinian sources said troops raided the headquarters of the camp's Popular Committee and forcibly removed several residents from their homes.
Israeli military chief says army will continue Gaza operations despite peace plan Israeli army chief Eyal Zamir said that the army will continue what he described as “proactive” operations in Gaza to “remove threats and defend Israeli communities and residents,” according to a statement released by the military on Wednesday. This comes just days after the US-led Board of Peace’s Gaza representative, Nikolay Mladenov, met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and urged Israel to halt its attacks on Gaza.
Turkish Foreign Minister warns Israeli expansionism could cause global crisis Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday that Israel has “no intention or plan for peace” and is using diplomatic platforms to advance what he described as its “illegal strategies” aimed at expansion. “If regional countries and the international community do not take the necessary diplomatic measures to curb Israel’s expansionist policies, this will produce not only a regional crisis but a global one,” he added in remarks delivered after attending meetings with Arab countries to discuss the Gaza peace plan and wider regional tensions in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
