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Jerusalem: The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs has condemned the satellite launch by Iran on Wednesday, as they called for more sanctions against Tehran because of this space activity. According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry, the Iranian launch of the satellite is a ‘cover’ to develop advanced missile technology in …

Damascus: The Syrian air defenses were activated last night when several missiles fired from an aircraft heavily targeted their troops in the eastern countryside of the Homs Governorate. According to a field source, the Syrian air defenses were able to down some of the missiles, while a few others managed …

A Palestinian legislator says Israeli authorities have recently intensified their acts of aggression and suppressive measures against Palestinian prisoners in light of the novel coronavirus pandemic. Ahmad Attoun, a member of the Change and Reform Bloc in the Palestinian Legislative Council, described in press remarks the arbitrary decisions against Palestinian …

Lebanon says Israeli reconnaissance aircraft have entered the country’s airspace and flown over the capital Beirut and its southern suburbs in flagrant violation of a UN Security Council resolution.The state-run National News Agency reported that the aircraft circled over Beirut and Dahiyeh neighborhood at medium altitude throughout Sunday night and …

TEL AVIV: Palestinian prisoners in Israel have threatened to go on an open-ended hunger strike in protest at a ban on meeting attorneys, lack of protective measures by guards during searches in their cells, and denial of medical protection gear in the wake of rising cases of COVID-19, the disease …

TEL AVIV: Israel’s president on Sunday tapped ex-military chief Benny Gantz to form a government, calling for an end to a year of political stalemate to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Reuven Rivlin’s announcement was a blow to right-wing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, 70, who is fighting for his political …

TEL AVIV: Israel is considering declaring a state of emergency over the coronavirus outbreak that has infected dozens in the occupied territories. Israel’s public security minister Gilad Erdan said he was going to consider the need to announce a state of emergency, which would give the regime enhanced powers to …

TEL AVIV: Israeli military helicopters have attacked Syrian army positions in the Arab country’s southwestern province of Quneitra near the occupied Golan Heights as tensions soar between the Tel Aviv regime and the Damascus government over an earlier airstrike. Syria’s official news agency SANA reported the aircraft fired missiles at …

TEL AVIV: In a signal of warming ties between the regimes of Israel and Saudi Arabia, Tel Aviv has officially allowed Israelis to travel to Saudi Arabia for the first time as the two sides speed up normalization efforts. On Sunday, Israel’s interior ministry announced that Interior Minister Arye Dery …

TEL AVIV: The annual report of the Zionist intelligence drew a number of foggy and pessimistic conclusions regarding the strategic security of the occupation entity in 2020. The report stressed Hezbollah is a force that cannot be messed with due to its permanent readiness for war, adding that the group …