Earlier on Thursday, Mehr News Agency reported that the Aq Tekeh Khan Bridge in the northern Golestan province had been struck by a projectile.
A US official told Axios that the American military targeted two railway bridges in northern Iran with cruise missiles as part of Wednesday‘s strikes.
The attack marked the first reported US strike on Iranian transportation infrastructure since the ceasefire took effect on April 8.
The report did not specify what type of weapon had struck the building, but it came as the neighboring UAE reported air defenses were working to intercept Iranian missile and drone attacks.
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The incident occurred in the Tebat area of Bukha Governorate, which is in an Omani enclave hemmed in by the Strait of Hormuz to the north and UAE territory to the south.
(November 30, 2023)
The document circulated widely among Israeli military and intelligence leaders, but experts determined that an attack of that scale and ambition was beyond Hamasâs capabilities, according to documents and officials. It is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other top political leaders saw the document, as well.
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Last year, shortly after the document was obtained, officials in the Israeli militaryâs Gaza division, which is responsible for defending the border with Gaza, said that Hamasâs intentions were unclear.
âIt is not yet possible to determine whether the plan has been fully accepted and how it will be manifested,â read a military assessment reviewed by The Times.
On paper, there is a wide mismatch between the military capabilities of two sides. At 172,000, the Taliban have less than a third of Pakistan‘s personnel.
The Taliban do possess at least six aircraft and 23 helicopters but their condition is unknown and they have no fighter jets or effective air force.
Pakistan‘s armed forces include more than 600,000 active personnel, have more than 6,000 armoured fighting vehicles and more than 400 combat aircraft, according to 2025 data from the International Institute for Strategic Studies.
Afghanistan said its military launched its attack across the border into Pakistan late Thursday in retaliation for deadly Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan border areas Sunday, and claimed to have captured more than a dozen Pakistani army posts.
Pakistanâs government, which had described last Sundayâs airstrikes as an attack on militants harbored in the area, described Thursdayâs Afghan attack as unprovoked, and dismissed claims that army posts had been captured.
The Pentagon accidentally shot down a US Customs and Border Protection drone on the Texas border with Mexico using a high-energy laser, according to people familiar with the matter, weeks after another incident led to confusion and exposed communication lapses among several US agencies.
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(February 16, 2026)
Epstein was keen to profit from armed conflicts on the African continent. While negotiating DP Worldâs access to Nigeria, he was also helping Zeitlin navigate around U.S. sanctions on Ivan Glasenberg, the Israeli-South African CEO of mining giant Glencore, and Oleg Deripaska, then-chairman of the Russian aluminum titan Rusal. Glencoreâs operations had been disrupted by a fraud probe into their dealings with Israeli mining kingpin Dan Gertler in Congo-Kinshasa. âDo you know Oleg Deripaska or Ivan Glasenberg?â Zeitlin asked Epstein. âEasy,â Epstein replied.
The American financier had deep ties to Israeli mining and military outfits in Africa, which he helped support alongside former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barakâa close associate with whom Epstein corresponded almost daily. âWith civil unrest exploding in ukraine syria, somolia, libya, and the desperation of those in power,â Epstein wrote in a 2014 email to Barak, âisnât this perfect for you.â Barak replied, âYouâre right [in] a way. But not simple to transform it into a cash flow.â
(November 30, 2023)
The document circulated widely among Israeli military and intelligence leaders, but experts determined that an attack of that scale and ambition was beyond Hamasâs capabilities, according to documents and officials. It is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other top political leaders saw the document, as well.
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Last year, shortly after the document was obtained, officials in the Israeli militaryâs Gaza division, which is responsible for defending the border with Gaza, said that Hamasâs intentions were unclear.
âIt is not yet possible to determine whether the plan has been fully accepted and how it will be manifested,â read a military assessment reviewed by The Times.
(today)
Colombia will continue to work with the United States to fight drug trafficking using Washingtonâs intelligence and technology, it said yesterday.
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âThe fight against drug trafficking must continue to be waged jointly with technology, with all the advances in cooperation that the US government can give us. We will continue to emphasise the fight against this scourge, particularly on the Colombian-Venezuelan border,â Idarraga said.
An armed conflict between the US and Venezuela would have disastrous consequences for the border region, which relies on trade between the two neighbors and is partly controlled by illegal armed groups like the ELN and the Tren de Aragua.
Fighting has broken out in Yemenâs Hadramout province that borders Saudi Arabia, between forces loyal to the regionâs Saudi-backed governor and the separatist Southern Transitional Council (STC).
A sixth child has died in Gaza this month as the enclaveâs people continue to endure dire living conditions linked to freezing rains and the Israel-Hamas war, the UN Childrenâs Fund (UNICEF) has announced. The development comes as aid agencies urged Israeli authorities to reconsider revoking the licences of dozens of humanitarian partners that provide assistance across the devastated enclave from 1 January.
RAMALLAH, November 15, 2025 (WAFA) â The Palestinian Presidency has appealed to the international community, particularly the U.S. administration and the guarantor states of the Gaza ceasefire agreement, to pressure Israel to expedite the entry of mobile houses and tents into the Gaza Strip.
This request comes in response to the severe weather conditions currently threatening the lives of Gaza‘s residents. The remaining tents in Gaza are old, torn, and inadequate, failing to prevent rain from entering and offering little protection to civilians.
Israel is playing a secondary role to the US at the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) in Kiryat Gat, where the Gaza ceasefire is being monitored by at least a dozen nations, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel on Friday.
The compound in southern Israel is intended as a hub for the International Stabilization Force (ISF) set to take the reins of Gaza as part of US President Donald Trumpâs comprehensive ceasefire plan, which the US is seeking to enshrine into international law via a UN Security Council vote.
The U.S. military-led âcoordination centerâ charged with implementing President Donald Trumpâs peace plan in the Gaza Strip is replacing Israel as the overseer of humanitarian aid to the enclave, even as multiple people familiar with the centerâs first weeks of operations have described it as chaotic and indecisive.
In a transition that was completed Friday, the Israelis are still âpart of the conversation,â but decisions will be taken by the wider body, a U.S. official said, referencing the shift from COGAT, the unit within the Israel Defense Forces responsible for regulating and facilitating aid in Gaza, to the Civil-Military Coordination Center set up in southern Israel near the Gaza border.
Cogat said the restrictions were being taken because „Hamas violated the agreement regarding the release of the bodies of the hostages.“
Olga Cherevko, a spokesperson for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in Gaza, was asked by a reporter during a press briefing whether Israeli officials had informed the UN that the expected number of trucks would be delayed or reduced due to the number of hostages so far released.
In response, Cherevko said: âWe have received this communication from the Israeli authorities and of course we continue to encourage the parties to adhere to the agreements that have been set out in the ceasefire parameters,â in comments first reported by Reuters.
Der Vernichtungskrieg gegen die Hamas und Gaza sei alternativlos und aus Notwehr erfolgt, behauptet Israels MinisterprĂ€sident Netanjahu. Was aber, wenn sich der Terroranschlag vom 7. Oktober 2023 hĂ€tte verhindern lassen? Vieles spricht dafĂŒr, dass seine rechtsgerichtete Regierung die Dinge hat geschehen lassen. MĂŒsste die Geschichte dann nicht umgeschrieben werden, fragt sich Ralf Wurzbacher.
(August 20, 2025)
President NicolĂĄs Maduro announced on Monday, August 18, that he is activating âover 4.5 million militia members across the entire national territoryâ of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in response to the US deployment of three Navy guided-missile destroyers and 4,000 military personnel to the Caribbean. The White House has described the deployment as an anti-drug trafficking operation in the region, while some analysts have called it a new threat against Venezuela â the country with the largest oil reserves in the world.
The US military deployment comes after Washington raised its bounty on the Venezuelan president from USD 25 million to USD 50 million, alleging links to drug cartels.
(August 18, 2025)
USA stufen Venezuelas PrĂ€sidenten als Gefahr fĂŒr nationale Sicherheit ein. Caracas warnt vor Intervention
Washington has accused Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro of leading a drug cartel and has doubled the bounty for his capture to $50 million.
The U.S. has, however, made no public threat to invade Venezuela.
Caracas announced on Monday the deployment of 15,000 security forces to the Colombian border for anti-drug trafficking operations.
A day later, Venezuela announced that it would patrol its territorial waters with drones and navy ships.
(August 3, 2025)
Speaking at the United Nations, the British foreign secretary, David Lammy, cited another century-old document in arguing that recognition would redress a historical injustice: the Balfour Declaration, issued a year after the signing of Sykes-Picot, which endorsed âthe establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people.â It had a proviso that ânothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine.â
Das Sykes-Picot-Abkommen vom 16. Mai 1916 war eine geheime Ăbereinkunft zwischen den Regierungen GroĂbritanniens und Frankreichs, durch die deren koloniale Interessengebiete im Nahen Osten nach der erwarteten Niederlage des Osmanischen Reiches im Ersten Weltkrieg festgelegt wurden. Die arabischen Provinzen des Osmanischen Reiches wurden in vier permanente Einflusszonen aufgeteilt.
Das Abkommen wurde im November 1915 von dem französischen Diplomaten François Georges-Picot und dem britischen Diplomaten Mark Sykes ausgehandelt.
The German aircraft are currently deployed to Romania as part of NATO‘s Enhanced Air Policing missions, which were introduced along the bloc‘s eastern flank after Russia‘s seizure of Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine in 2014.
Romania‘s „aerial surveillance system“ identified „groups of drones launched by the Russian Federation that attacked Ukrainian ports on the Danube,“ the ministry said. „During the mission, there were no penetrations of aircraft in the national airspace.“
North Sinai has long been floated as a possible destination for displaced Palestinians, an idea that has resurfaced multiple times over the decades. Cairo, however, continues to view such a scenario as a red line.
Earlier this year, speculation reignited when US President Donald Trump suggested that Egypt and Jordan should accept Palestinians fleeing the war.
(November 30, 2023)
The document circulated widely among Israeli military and intelligence leaders, but experts determined that an attack of that scale and ambition was beyond Hamasâs capabilities, according to documents and officials. It is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other top political leaders saw the document, as well.
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Last year, shortly after the document was obtained, officials in the Israeli militaryâs Gaza division, which is responsible for defending the border with Gaza, said that Hamasâs intentions were unclear.
âIt is not yet possible to determine whether the plan has been fully accepted and how it will be manifested,â read a military assessment reviewed by The Times.
Among marchers: Hadash MK Ofer Cassif and internationally well-known singer Noa (Achinoam Nini). Noa wrote today on X, âYesterday at the protest march on the Gaza border, we called for an end to this terrible and brutal war that is killing hostages and soldiers, and starving, burning, and murdering endless children and innocent people. Enough, enough, enooough!!!â âWe brought food, signs, words, we brought our pain and love. There were speeches. One person read a heartbreaking letter from a friend in Gaza. There were also silent circles, singing (I sang through a megaphone), and cries of anguish⊠I felt there was no other place I wanted or could be. The conscience and heart of an entire country was reduced to a thousand people in white who refuse to let their hearts â our hearts â turn to stone.â
Several hundreds of Israeli protestors gathered near the border with Gaza on Friday, May 23, calling for an end to the deadly war and ethnic cleansing. âOnly people can stop the criminal madness of the far-right government. We need to do everything to stop the massacre and the Trumpâs imperialist eviction plan to expel Palestinians from their lands,â said Hadash MK Ofer Cassif to journalists.
Protesters chanted for peace and justice for both Israelis and Palestinians and held banners in Hebrew, Arabic and English, reading âPalestinian Lives Matter,â âNo in My Name,â âEnd the War for All Our Sakes,â and âRefuse.â They held, also, pictures of murdered Gaza children.
(May 23, 2025)
Israelis assembled near the border with the Gaza Strip on Friday to demand peace and justice for both Israelis and Palestinians. The Israeli government has pushed ahead with a renewed offensive in the destroyed territory despite mounting criticism at home and abroad.
(November 30, 2023)
The document circulated widely among Israeli military and intelligence leaders, but experts determined that an attack of that scale and ambition was beyond Hamasâs capabilities, according to documents and officials. It is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other top political leaders saw the document, as well.
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Last year, shortly after the document was obtained, officials in the Israeli militaryâs Gaza division, which is responsible for defending the border with Gaza, said that Hamasâs intentions were unclear.
âIt is not yet possible to determine whether the plan has been fully accepted and how it will be manifested,â read a military assessment reviewed by The Times.
The investigation into the decision-making process made by top officials on the eve of the attack found that the IDF identified five signs of unusual Hamas activity the night before the terror groupâs October 7 onslaught, but believed they did not indicate an imminent attack.
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This investigation also found that the IDFâs conduct, decision-making, and intelligence assessments on the night between October 6 and 7 were based on the result of years of false assessments about Hamas.
As a result, intelligence officials on all levels failed to provide a warning for what would come.
Hamas had studied Nahal Oz from afar for years prior to launching the deadly assault and was intimately familiar with the layout of the base, including âwhere every room was,â the report says. It adds that the terror group knew that the base would be operating at a reduced capacity due to the Jewish holiday of Simhat Torah, which fell on a Saturday that year.
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The probe also reportedly addresses the impact that the incessant rocket fire had on the devastation inside the military outpost, as terrorists were able to easily kill large groups of soldiers who had gathered in bomb shelters.
(November 30, 2023)
The document circulated widely among Israeli military and intelligence leaders, but experts determined that an attack of that scale and ambition was beyond Hamasâs capabilities, according to documents and officials. It is unclear whether Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or other top political leaders saw the document, as well.
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Last year, shortly after the document was obtained, officials in the Israeli militaryâs Gaza division, which is responsible for defending the border with Gaza, said that Hamasâs intentions were unclear.
âIt is not yet possible to determine whether the plan has been fully accepted and how it will be manifested,â read a military assessment reviewed by The Times.
Organi is a Sinai businessman, politician and tribal leader allied with President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi. Organi‘s name has become synonynous with unofficial profits made out of the suffocating Gaza blockade, particularly from desperate Palestinians attempting to flee the fighting.
MEE last year revealed that Organi made at least $2m daily from Palestinians who left the Gaza Strip via the border crossing point with Egypt, the only one not directly controlled by Israel at the time. Another report revealed that Organiâs companies charged aid trucks $5000 to enter Gaza.
Sheinbaum made the announcement on social media Monday morning, roughly 12 hours before the tariffs were set to take effect. Trump and Sheinbaum spoke on Monday and agreed that Mexico will do more to combat drug trafficking into the U.S., and that the U.S. will step up efforts to block the flow of firearms into Mexico.
Sheinbaum also said officials with the U.S. and Mexico were beginning talks on wider trade and security issues.
srael Hayom has learned that IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi participated in a Chiefs of Staff conference in Britain over the past two days. This is considered an unusual step, amid the ongoing war in Gaza and Lebanon.
Halevi departed two days ago and returned last night (Monday-Tuesday). During his two-day visit, against the backdrop of de-escalation efforts in northern Israel, Halevi met with Chiefs of Staff from various countries and provided an overview of the situation in the Middle East.
US troops are set to oversee the deployment of Lebanon‘s army to southern Lebanon and Israel‘s withdrawal from the area as part of a looming ceasefire deal, according to a Monday report on Israel Hayom news.