In its first attack directly against Iran on Friday, Israel used missiles that evaded Iran’s radar detection and damaged an S-300 system in an air base at Isfahan, according to The New York Times.
According to Western officials, Israel intended to send a message to Iran that it can bypass its defense systems and strike undetected.
The wealthy Gulf State of Qatar has hosted the Hamas terror organization's top political leadership for years, including Khaled Mashaal and Ismail Haniyeh, and has also been a major financial supporter of Hamas and its acts of terrorism.
Despite these close ties, Hamas leaders are now considering leaving Qatar and looking for an alternative residence, The Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday.
More than 2,100 people living near an erupting volcano on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island were evacuated on Friday due to the dangers of ash, falling rocks, hot volcanic clouds and the possibility of a tsunami.
Indonesia’s volcanology centre recorded at least three eruptions since Friday afternoon, with the maximum height of the eruption column reaching 1,200 metres (3,900 ft).
Iran threatened to change its “nuclear doctrine,” as Israel mulls how to respond to the massive missile and drone barrage launched from Iran towards Israeli territory over the weekend.
According to a report by Iran’s semi-official Tasnim media outlet Thursday, Ahmad Haghtalab, chief of security for Iran’s nuclear program within the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, hinted that an Israeli reprisal for Saturday’s attacks could cause Iran to drop its self-imposed limits to its nuclear program.
Numerous world leaders warned against an escalation of the situation in the Middle East on Friday, after Israel struck an Iranian military site in the city of Isfahan earlier in the morning.
Fears of a regional escalation caused oil prices to surge by several percent following reports of the Israeli strike, while several markets in Asia dropped, and European stock exchanges like the German DAX started trade with significant drops on Friday.
An Iranian military airbase near the city of Isfahan was struck by Israeli missiles that were fired from "long-distance aircraft" early on Friday morning, sources told The Jerusalem Post.
Israeli and Iranian officials had informed the New York Times earlier that the explosions reported near the town of Isfahan in central Iran were attributed to an Israeli assault.
China expressed "grave concern" on Thursday at the deployment of a U.S. missile system to the edge of the South China Sea, potentially putting Chinese territory within striking range.
The U.S. Army this month hailed the "historic first" arrival of a medium or mid-range capability launcher in the northern Philippines as part of an ongoing military exercise.
Only 38% of American adults engage with the Bible, according to a new survey conducted by the American Bible Society, a non-profit organization that advocates Bible engagement among Americans. The latest figure represents a small decrease compared to 2023 (40%).
About 15% of the respondents said the Bible became more important in their lives during the past year, however, the latest poll figures reinforce last decade’s dramatic decline in the number of adult Americans who believe the study of the Word is a significant part of their lives.
After an unusually strong storm battered the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, major cities continued to report disruptions on Thursday morning.
Dubai International Airport announced it had resumed some operations, however, it continued to warn of flight delays.
American military and intelligence officials believe that Israel will strike Iran directly, rather than targeting Iranian proxies and assets in third countries, as a response to a massive aerial barrage launched by Tehran overnight Saturday.
Following the unprecedented aerial assault, which included some 300 drones, ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles, Israel has vowed to respond, though it was initially unclear what such a counter-attack would look like.
(April 17, 2024 / JNS) Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said he believed “there’s some truth” to reports that U.S. President Joe Biden negotiated in advance with Iran on the extent of its massive missile attack on Israel on Saturday night.
During the Tuesday edition of the New York City-based radio show, “Sid & Friends in the Morning,” host Sid Rosenberg said he believed that Biden was “behind the whole thing” referring to the missile barrage on Israel.
The Iranian missile attack in the early hours of Sunday morning publicly revealed the Middle East Air Defense Alliance (MEAD) for the first time. This defense partnership has the potential to significantly reshape the Middle East in the foreseeable future.
The Israeli aerial defense array made military history by thwarting 99% of an Iranian attack by shooting down around 170 drones, 30 cruise missiles, and a reported 115 out of 120 ballistic missiles.
(April 16, 2024 / JNS) United Nations inspectors were set to resume work at Iranian nuclear facilities on Tuesday after a two-day hiatus due to “security considerations” in the wake of Tehran’s massive drone and missile strike on Israel overnight Saturday.
International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi noted on Monday that Israel could still target Iranian nuclear facilities, saying, “We are always concerned about this possibility.”
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s military chief said Monday that his country will respond to Iran’s weekend attack, but he did not elaborate on when and how as world leaders urged against retaliation, trying to avoid a spiral of violence in the Middle East.
The Iranian attack on Saturday came in response to a suspected Israeli strike two weeks earlier on an Iranian consular building in the Syrian capital of Damascus that killed two Iranian generals. It marked the first time Iran has launched a direct military assault on Israel despite decades of enmity dating back to the country’s 1979 Islamic Revolution.
(April 14, 2024 / JNS) U.S. President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a phone call on Saturday that Washington will not support an Israeli retaliatory attack for Iran’s drone and missile assault on the Jewish state, Axios reported, citing a senior White House official.
Iran fired more than 300 missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles from its territory toward Israel on Saturday night, in what Tehran says was retaliation for the April 1 killing of several IRGC officers in Syria by Israel.
Dozens of surface-to-surface missile launches from Iran were detected approaching Israeli territory on Saturday night in response to the assassination of IRGC senior commander Mohammad Reza Zahedi.
There were also approximately 170 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) launched from Iran towards Israel. According to the IDF, none of the UAVs entered Israeli airspace.
April 15 (Reuters) - An earthquake of 6.2 magnitude struck the New Britain Region in Papua New Guinea, on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ)) said.
The earthquake was at a depth of 79 km (49.1 miles), GFZ added.
(April 13, 2024 / JNS) Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps naval forces hijacked the Israeli-linked MSC Aries container ship close to the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
Foreign Minister Israel Katz slammed Tehran for seizing the Portuguese-registered cargo vessel, which is operated by the Mediterranean Shipping Company and associated with London-based Zodiac Maritime, according to the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — At this hour, 10 million Israelis are bracing for an attack by air that is already in motion.
U.S. and Israeli intelligence sources indicate that at least 100 military drones or UAVs — unmanned aerial vehicles — have been fired at Israel.
The United States Navy remains on high alert and repositioned at least two of its warships ahead of the expected Iranian attack on Israel, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Friday.
The move comes as U.S. CENTCOM Commander General Erik Kurilla arrived in Tel Aviv on Thursday to begin coordinating a potential joint military response to an Iranian attack.
