A pro-government Syrian radio station reported Israeli forces carried out a “kidnapping operation” in the country’s south.
His speech came as Iranian officials increase threats to launch yet another strike against Israel after the latter’s October 26 attack on the Islamic republic.
The latest violence comes as the Biden administration renews its diplomatic push,days before the US election,for temporary ceasefire deals.
Israel’s main ally the United States said it was concerned by the high casualty toll,with medics saying at least 20 children were among the dead.
Photographer Kate Geraghty returns to the Middle East to show the human toll of a conflict causing grief,loss and anger.
Matthew Knott and Kate Geraghty spent 16 days in Israel and Lebanon as the conflict raged between the two countries.
If Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have any hope that the warring parties will silence their guns before the US election,there was no sign that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent trip could pave the way for that.
Here’s a look at everything we know about the Israeli military action against Iran and the events that brought the countries to this point.
The Islamic Republic has always threatened a “decisive,definitive,and regretful” response if the Israelis hit Iranian assets. And now the ball is in Iran’s court.
The attack risks pushing the arch enemies closer to all-out war at a time of spiralling violence across the Middle East.
Iran has not faced such a significant external threat since a war with Iraq ended more than three decades ago.