Israeli forces have dismantled a roughly two-kilometre Hamas tunnel in southern Gaza, highlighting one of the most difficult security issues facing the area even under the current ceasefire framework. The operation involved soldiers from the Givati Brigade and the elite Yahalom combat engineering unit, operating under the Southern Command. According to the Israeli military, the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused some European leaders of preparing for war with Russia, while insisting that Moscow has no plans to attack Europe and remains open to restoring relations with its neighbours. Speaking at Russia’s Military-Industrial Commission, Putin said European politicians were using the conflict in Ukraine and fears about Russia to justify…
Saudi Arabia is seeking air-defense assistance from France, Britain, Pakistan and Egypt as its supply of missile interceptors comes under pressure from renewed Houthi attacks from Yemen. The kingdom is particularly concerned about protecting military facilities, government buildings and oil infrastructure as the Houthis expand their activity along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Saudi officials have…
The recovery of hundreds of human remains from Gaza rubble has triggered a fresh call from the United Nations for international investigators to gain access to the territory, as concerns grow that important evidence could disappear before it is properly examined. The latest development shifts attention from the immediate destruction caused by the war to…
Ukraine is being pushed into a new phase of the war as Russia Ukraine drone attacks become faster, more frequent and harder to stop. Ukrainian officials say Russia launched more than 2,800 jet-powered Shahed drones during August, while Kyiv and Odesa have faced almost daily strikes. The latest assault on Tuesday killed at least 12…
The war in Ukraine is once again forcing the world to confront a difficult question: should war ever reach places where ordinary people live, shop and go about their daily lives? At least 15 people were killed and more than 130 injured after Russian drones struck a shopping centre in Kryvyi Rih, the hometown of…
North Korea has fired about 10 short-range ballistic missiles into the sea, adding fresh tension to the Korean Peninsula just days after US President Donald Trump signalled that he wants to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong Un again this year. South Korea’s military said the missiles were launched from the Pyongyang area towards North…
The latest escalation between Iran and the United States is creating a new problem for Gulf countries: staying out of the war may no longer be enough to keep them safe. Iranian armed forces have warned Gulf states against providing any assistance to the US military, saying that allowing American forces to use their territory,…
Six months into the war between Iran and the US-Israel alliance, Tehran is presenting the conflict as a victory, but the claim says more about Iran’s political strategy than it proves about the battlefield. Major General Ahmad Vahidi, commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), said Iran had defeated what he described as the…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that Moscow would retaliate if Western countries seize Russian commercial vessels, raising the stakes in an already increasingly aggressive campaign against Russia’s so-called shadow fleet. Putin’s warning comes as Western governments have become more willing to intercept and seize vessels suspected of helping Russia circumvent sanctions. The UK, for…
