Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacks - AP News

Iran remains a stubborn foe after absorbing massive US-Israeli attacks  AP News

Israel says it will keep control over part of southern Lebanon after war with Hezbollah ends

Defence Minister Israel Katz also says houses in Lebanese villages near the Israeli border will be demolished.

Israel Signals Plans to Occupy Southern Lebanon After Ground Invasion

Israeli forces will control “the entire area” from the border to the Litani River, some 20 miles to the north, the defense minister said. He indicated troops would remain after the ground invasion ends.

By Euan Ward

'With God's help, we will kill our enemies': Israel introduces the death penalty for Palestinians accused of 'terrorist' murder

The law was passed by 62 lawmakers to 48, marking a turning point in Israel's penal policy and further weakening the rule of law in the country.

The Guardian view on Israel’s death penalty: capital punishment is always wrong. This new law is doubly so | Editorial

Palestinians convicted of lethal attacks deemed terrorism face execution – while settlers enjoy impunity despite soaring West Bank violence The death penalty is morally repugnant. How much more so, then, when it is made the default, must be speedily carried out, cannot be subject to clemency, and is blatantly discriminatory – not merely in practice but inherently. The law passed by Israel’s Knesset on Monday is worded to effectively apply only to Palestinians, entrenching what many – includin...

By Editorial

Iran war live: Trump says deal ‘irrelevant’; steel plants in Isfahan hit

US-Israeli strikes continue across Iran, with pharmaceutical companies and steel plants in Isfahan and Farokhshar hit.

Israel's new death penalty 'systematically targets Palestinians': Minister Anand

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada is condemning Israel's new death penalty law, saying it "systematically targets Palestinians."

Iran says it has ‘will’ to end war, as Trump zigzags on escalation

Iran has the “necessary will” to end the war with the US and Israel, President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Tuesday, stressing that Tehran was seeking guarantees the conflict would not flare up again. The comment by the head of state – which boosted markets in the US – came after a day of heavy strikes on Iran and followed a tough warning from the powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The Guards threatened to retaliate against leading US tech firms such as Google, Meta and Apple from...

By Agence France-Presse

Lebanon condemns Israel’s 'clear intention' to impose new occupation of its territory

Lebanon said Israeli strikes hit near Beirut’s airport road on Tuesday as the UN Security Council met after three peacekeepers were killed. Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said troops would occupy parts of southern Lebanon post-war, prompting Beirut to warn of a “clear intention” to impose a new occupation.

By FRANCE 24

Fifa president Gianni Infantino has ‘spoken to Iran players’ about playing World Cup games in US

Fifa’s president is confident that Middle East crisis will not impact this summer’s tournament

By Alan Smith

Israeli chess player expected a forfeit, her Iranian opponent showed up

Yarden Bloch said she had assumed the game would not take place because Iranian athletes have often been prevented from competing against Israelis. Israeli chess player Yarden Bloch of Kiryat Haim faced an Iranian opponent in an official international tournament in Budapest earlier this month, in a rare matchup between players from the two countries amid open conflict between Israel and Iran.

Netanyahu says building 'new alliances with important countries' in West Asia amid Iran war

In an address in Hebrew ahead of Pesach, Netanyahu said the Iranian regime would collapse “sooner or later” and that Israel is building “new alliances with important countries in the region” to counter Tehran. He did not name the countries but said he hopes that “soon, I will be able to tell you more about these vital alliances”.

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Netanyahu Declines to Set Timeline for Ending Iran War in pro-Trump Outlet - Haaretz

Netanyahu Declines to Set Timeline for Ending Iran War in pro-Trump Outlet  Haaretz

Netanyahu says Israel will continue to ‘crush Iran's terror regime’ - The Straits Times

Netanyahu says Israel will continue to ‘crush Iran's terror regime’  The Straits Times

‘Iran left us no choice’: Israeli Consul General defends joint operation with US

By Shubham Kurale

WATCH: IDF strikes, dismantles missile launchers in southern Lebanon

The launchers were used in the terror group's latest barrage against Israel, which left three people injured, including a 6-year-old child.

Netanyahu Says Israel Will Continue To "Crush Iran's Terror Regime"

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday that Israel would press ahead with its military campaign against Tehran, declaring that it would continue to "crush Iran's terror regime".

‘What can you expect from a govt with people like Netanyahu?’: Palestinians horrified by Israel’s new death penalty law

Fear for her son’s fate kept Maisoun Shawamreh awake through the night in the occupied West Bank following the Israeli parliament’s approval of a law permitting the execution of Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks. “The mothers of prisoners — none of us slept last night,” Shawamreh told AFP as she joined a protest in Ramallah against the law on Tuesday. Her son has been in detention for three years, awaiting sentencing on charges of attempted murder. “He may or may not be subject to exec...

By none@none.com (AFP)

Infantino insists Iran 'will play at the World Cup'

Iran "will play at the World Cup" despite the ongoing conflict with tournament co-hosts the United States, FIFA president Gianni Infantino has said.

Details of foreign military presence around Cyprus unclear

Questions remain over the scope, mandate and duration of the foreign military presence around Cyprus, established as the Israeli-US-war on Iran broke out, a source close to the government said on Tuesday. Warships from at least six countries – including France, Italy, Spain and the Netherlands – are operating south west of the island, alongside […]

Netanyahu says Israel will continue to 'crush Iran's terror regime'

The campaign against Tehran is “not over”, said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, as he vowed to continue to “crush Iran’s terror regime.”

‘Cruel’: UN warns Israel that applying new death penalty in West Bank would be a war crime

The new law passed yesterday has also been criticised by Irish politicians.

Israeli strike hits apartment north of Beirut: state media - Arab News

Israeli strike hits apartment north of Beirut: state media  Arab News

Jailed Palestinians fear death by hanging without due process under new Israeli law

Law likely to be struck down by Israel court, executions unlikely, experts say

By Reuters

Damage check: How much has Netanyahu cost Israel?

Few politicians have dominated their country’s political landscape as thoroughly as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Over the past three years, he has not only shaped Isr...

Orphaned by Israeli strike, Syrian girl in Beirut wants to return to friends and school - thedailystar.net

Orphaned by Israeli strike, Syrian girl in Beirut wants to return to friends and school  thedailystar.net

Katz: Israeli Forces Will Stay in Southern Lebanon to Secure Border - dailystar.com.lb

Katz: Israeli Forces Will Stay in Southern Lebanon to Secure Border  dailystar.com.lb

UN warns Israel against new death penalty law

The United Nations on Tuesday harshly criticised the Israeli parliament's approval of a "cruel and discriminatory" new death penalty bill, warning that applying it in occupied Palestinian territory "would constitute a war crime". The post UN warns Israel against new death penalty law appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Emmanuel Okogba

Chaos in Beirut: Israeli bombardment in Dahieh near the Iranian embassy, armed men in the streets and gunfire, watch video

Multinational consortium for the Strait of Hormuz: What Trump’s proposal presented by Rubio at the G7 includes The post Chaos in Beirut: Israeli bombardment in Dahieh near the Iranian embassy, armed men in the streets and gunfire, watch video appeared first on ProtoThema English.

By Electra Delavogia

Global Outcry as Israel Passes Death Penalty Law for Convicted Palestinians

Israel’s Knesset passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of deadly attacks on Monday, with observers warning the move could further inflame tensions in an already volatile region. The post Global Outcry as Israel Passes Death Penalty Law for Convicted Palestinians appeared first on Morocco World News.

By Audrey Rose Davis

Israeli projectile hits open area in Mar Roukoz-Dekwaneh, circumstances unclear - Naharnet

Israeli projectile hits open area in Mar Roukoz-Dekwaneh, circumstances unclear  Naharnet