Air Strikes

Israeli air force strikes Gaza amid violence in occupied West Bank

Israeli warplanes target Gaza following a deadly week of escalated violence in the occupied West Bank, where 10 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces.

What does Russia stand to gain from a ceasefire in Ukraine?

Recent history demonstrates that Russian commitments to ceasefires and humanitarian corridors are tentative at best and deliberately manipulative at worst.

Syrian regime 'shoots down' Israeli missiles above Damascus

Syrian regime claims it intercepted Israeli missiles over and around the capital while Israeli military allegedly hits Syrian missile batteries and radar in a fresh bout of skirmishes between the Middle East rivals.

Saudi Arabia claims it has killed scores of Houthi fighters in raids

Saudi-led coalition says it has killed hundreds of fighters in near-daily strikes since the Houthis renewed a major push to seize Yemen’s Marib city.

US air strikes potentially killed 48,000 civilians since 9/11

UK watchdog Airwars accounted for at least 22,679 civilian victims of Washington’s so-called ‘war on terror’, while over 370,000 civilians were killed by all parties over two decades.

US asks Israel for 'justification' as AP calls for Gaza air strike probe

Top US diplomat Antony Blinken says he has not seen any information from Israel, echoing AP executive editor's comments that no clear evidence was seen on legitimacy of air strikes on Al Jalaa Tower housing AP and other media outlets.

Israel's relentless bombardment of Gaza enters second week

Palestinian Health Ministry says 212 people have been killed so far, including 61 children and 36 women since the start of Israel's attack on blockaded Gaza.

Egypt accepts Gaza's wounded, urges UN to solve crisis

Three convoys transporting a total of 263 Palestinians cross into Rafah in the restive North Sinai region, sources say. Meanwhile, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry says "concessions must be made in order to achieve peace."

Israel steps up Gaza bombardment as regional powers seek to restore calm

Israeli air strikes on blockaded Gaza have killed 133 people, including 36 children and 20 women, and has wounded 950 others, Palestinian medics said.

Gazans flee homes as death toll from Israeli attacks soars to 126

Days of deadly violence have seen Israeli soldiers massing on the edge of the Palestinian territory, although the army stressed there had been no ground incursion despite an earlier statement that troops were carrying out an attack in Gaza.

Saudi offers peace plan to end Yemen war, Houthis say nothing new on offer

The initiative would include a UN-supervised nationwide ceasefire and reopening of air and sea links blockaded by the Saudi-led coalition, main pre-conditions of the Iran-backed rebels before any peace deal.

Saudi-led coalition strikes Houthi targets in Yemen's Sanaa

The raids in Yemen's rebel-held capital come after the coalition said it intercepted 10 drones launched by the rebels on Sunday, in a sharp escalation in cross-border attacks on the kingdom.