By Carrie Keller-Lynn, Saeed Shah and Anat Peled Updated Jan. 1, 2024 2:45 pm ET Listen to article (2 minutes) TEL AVIV—Israel began preparations for prolonged fighting in the Gaza Strip, reshuffling forces as it weighs how to sustain lower-intensity fighting over the long term. Israel’s top general said that it would take at least … Read more
Updated Dec. 26, 2023 5:24 pm ET Jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny resurfaced on social media Tuesday, telling his supporters not to worry about him a day after his associates confirmed he has been traced to a remote penal colony in Russia’s Far North. “I am fine,” Navalny said in his first comments since … Read more
Updated Dec. 26, 2023 10:15 am ET Iran has tripled production of nearly weapons-grade uranium in a move likely to deepen its confrontation with the West as Tehran helps allied militias to attack Israel and U.S. forces in the region. Iran’s decision to triple its production rate of near-weapons-grade uranium marks the collapse of quiet … Read more
A chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean was struck by a drone launched directly from Iran early Saturday, the Pentagon said, signaling a widening risk to shipping after Yemeni rebels started attacking vessels in the Red Sea. “The motor vessel Chem Pluto, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) TEL AVIV—The Israeli military said it is approaching what it calls full operational control in the northern Gaza Strip and ordered tens of thousands of residents who have already been displaced to evacuate again, to another central area. Israeli military analysts said Israel’s control over the north doesn’t mean the … Read more
Updated Dec. 22, 2023 4:08 pm ET Iran’s paramilitary forces are providing real-time intelligence and weaponry, including drones and missiles, to Yemen’s Houthis that the rebels are using to target ships passing through the Red Sea, Western and regional security officials said. Tracking information gathered by a Red Sea surveillance vessel controlled by Iran’s paramilitary … Read more
Updated Dec. 22, 2023 11:13 am ET TOKYO—Japan will provide Patriot missiles to the U.S., bolstering global stocks as Ukraine defends itself from a new wave of Russian missile attacks, the U.S. and Japanese governments said. Tokyo is set to transfer dozens of the interceptor missiles, which are used to shoot down ballistic missiles and other aerial threats, … Read more
Updated Dec. 22, 2023 11:08 am ET North Korea appears to be operating a more powerful reactor for producing plutonium at its main nuclear site for the first time, the United Nations atomic agency said late Thursday, days after Pyongyang tested an intercontinental ballistic missile that could reach across the U.S. International Atomic Energy Agency … Read more
Listen to article (2 minutes) TEL AVIV—The Israeli military is pouring resources into the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis to neutralize Hamas’s top brass as the death toll from the operations surpasses 20,000, according to the enclave’s authorities. Over a nearly two-month-long ground offensive, Israel has taken over much of Gaza City, eroded … Read more
Opinion | Hezbollah Has Already Opened the Northern Front The Wall Street Journal Israel and Hezbollah trade fire in escalating conflict PBS NewsHour Israeli strike kills elderly woman in southern Lebanon – state news agency Reuters Hamas, Hezbollah claim credit for attacks in south, north The Times of Israel Hezbollah’s threat to Israel is formidable Miami Herald Source link