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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers and members of the Lebanese army, pictured in Qasmiyeh, Lebanon, April 16, 2026; illustrative. (photo credit: REUTERS/Louisa Gouliamaki) A United Nations Security Council statement on the recent  death of a UN peacekeeper  in Lebanon failed to condemn Hezbollah, Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon pointed out on X/Twitter on Wednesday. "When a UN peacekeeper dies in southern Lebanon, and the Security Council still fails to explicitly condemn Hezbollah for violating Resolution 1701, it reflects a profound failure by the international community," Danon stated. Go to the full article > >

Two US Air Force F-35A stealth fighter jets fly over the Middle East during a patrol in a photo shared by US Central Command on June 7, 2026. (photo credit: SCREENSHOT X/ @CENTCOM) US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it launched “self-defense strikes” against multiple targets in Iran at the direction of  US President Donald Trump  in a post on X/Twitter on Wednesday. According to Iranian state media reports, after the strikes were announced, explosions were heard in western  Tehran  and the southern Iranian cities of Sirik and Minab. CENTCOM stated that it targeted Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communications systems, and air defense sites across   Iran   with precision munitions. The sites targeted posed a threat to US forces in the region and commercial ships attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to the US military. Those strikes that will happen tonight will be strong and clear, and if they have to happen tomorr...

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth described Israel as a true ally during a press conference at the Pentagon on March 2, in Arlington, Virginia. (photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images) US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that it has begun launching “self-defense strikes” against multiple targets in Iran at the direction of US President Donald Trump on Wednesday. The strikes were announced shortly after US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, during a security cabinet meeting with Trump, stated that the US was “going to hit Iran hard” on Wednesday. Go to the full article > >

Ramat David Airbase. (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT) Ramat David Airbase in northern Israel was hit by a missile fragment overnight between Sunday and Monday during the  escalation  between Israel and  Iran , the IDF confirmed to  today,  Wednesday. Initial reports in Israeli media and  the  Post  on Tuesday highlighted that the base appeared to have been hit, citing satellite imagery published by Soar Atlas on X/Twitter earlier that day. The military told the  Post  that no injuries were caused and that no damage was done to structures that affect flight operations. However, some minor damage was caused to equipment and other support facilities, possibly damaging a road or pathway within the air base. Investigations remain underway as to the cause of the incident.

Synagogue targeted in first such arson attack in modern N. Macedonian history, April 12, 2026. (photo credit: North Macedonian Jewish Community Board) Twenty-two countries across North America, Europe, and Australia condemned and demanded an end to Iranian regime  attacks against Jewish, Israeli, and Iranian dissident sites  and individuals within their territories, in a joint statement on Wednesday, in the wake of a series of attacks by  Harakat Ashab al-Yamin al-Islamiya  (HAYI), allegedly an Iranian front group. The US, the UK, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden condemned the “lethal plotting” and other “malign actions” by the  Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps  (IRGC) and its subsidiary bodies. We stand united in our determination to protect our countries and our people against thes...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of male and female dormitories at Bogazici University, in Istanbul, Turkey, February 13, 2026. (photo credit: UMIT BEKTAS/REUTERS) Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israel's attacks on Syria and  Lebanon  had reached a point where they also threaten Turkey, adding Israel's "aggression" posed a threat to the whole world and must be stopped. NATO member Turkey has been one of the fiercest critics of Israel's assaults on Iran,  Gaza , and Lebanon, saying Israel was the biggest obstacle to regional peace. It has halted all trade with Israel and called for measures against it at international courts. "The attacks by (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu and his network of murder on Lebanon and Syria have brought the issue to a point where it also threatens Turkey,"  Erdogan  told lawmakers from his ruling AK Party in parliament, and added that Anka...

Two crew members were missing on Wednesday after a fire started in the engine room of a tanker 20 nautical miles northeast of Oman's Sohar, The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said. UKMTO reported one casualty, without giving further details, and did not report the cause of the fire.