Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu Heads to Washington to Discuss Gaza
By James Mackenzie
JERUSALEM, July 22 (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Washington this week, under pressure to end the Gaza war both from Israelis who want hostages brought home and from a U.S. administration focusing increasingly...
Israeli Jets Strike Houthi Targets in Yemen After Tel Aviv Attack
By Ari Rabinovitch and Enas Alashray
JERUSALEM/CAIRO, July 20 (Reuters) - Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen's Hodeidah port on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 87, a day after a drone...
Islamic Republic Backed-Houthis Step up Attacks
By Hatem Maher and Lisa Baertlein
CAIRO/LOS ANGELES, July 19 (Reuters) - Yemen's Houthi rebels hit and damaged a Singapore-flagged container ship with two missiles on Friday as they escalate attacks on global shipping over Israel's war in...
Israeli Strike Kills Field Commander in Elite Hezbollah Unit, Sources Say
BEIRUT, July 18 (Reuters) - A field commander in Hezbollah's elite Radwan forces was killed in an Israeli strike on south Lebanon, two security sources said on Thursday, the latest senior member of the group to...
Tel Aviv Hit by Drone Attack Claimed by Islamic Republic-Backed Houthis
By Rami Amichay
TEL AVIV, July 19 (Reuters) - A long-range Iranian-made drone hit the centre of Tel Aviv in the early hours of Friday, in an attack claimed by the Yemen-based Houthi militia that killed one man and slightly wounded four...
Disruptions to Shipping by Islamic Republic-Backed Groups Have Expanded, Maersk Says
STOCKHOLM, July 17 (Reuters) - Denmark's A.P. Moller-Maersk MAERSKb.CO said on Wednesday that the disruptions to its container shipping via the Red Sea had extended beyond trade routes in far Eastern Europe to its entire ocean network.
"The cascading impact of...
Israel Launches New Gaza Strikes After Weekend Attack Kills Scores in Safe Zone
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed
CAIRO/GAZA, July 15 (Reuters) - Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip on Monday to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group's leadership, which killed scores...
Syria Holds Parliamentary Vote With No Surprises Expected
DAMASCUS, Syria, July 15 (Reuters) - Syrians in government-held areas headed to the polls on Monday to elect a new parliament, a vote expected to yield few surprises and labelled a farce by political opposition groups.
Voters...
Vessel Reports Being Attacked off Yemen, UK Maritime Body Says
July 15 (Reuters) - A merchant vessel in the Red Sea reported three missiles had exploded nearby on Monday, after the ship earlier came under attack by three small craft, Britain's maritime agency and security firm...
Syria Says Soldier Killed, Three Wounded in Israeli Strikes
July 14 (Reuters) - One Syrian soldier was killed and three others were injured in Israeli air strikes against military sites and a residential building in Damascus early on Sunday, the Syrian army said.
The army said...