Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a US-backed 15-point proposal aimed at ending the conflict in Gaza, despite the plan receiving support from Hamas and strong backing from US President Donald Trump. Speaking during a cabinet meeting on Sunday, Netanyahu made it clear that Israel would not accept any arrangement that requires its military…
Nigeria and Israel have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, with both countries identifying security, defence, agriculture, food security, technology, innovation and healthcare as priority areas for deeper collaboration. The commitment was made during the valedictory visit of the outgoing Israeli Ambassador to Nigeria, Michael Freeman, to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, at…
United States President Donald Trump has pledged Washington’s support for Lebanon’s efforts to achieve lasting peace with Israel, reaffirming America’s commitment to the country’s security, stability, and sovereignty. Speaking during a meeting at the White House with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, Trump described Lebanon as a nation that has endured decades of hardship and promised…
Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that Israel, alongside the United States, has dealt the “heaviest blow” ever to Iran’s leadership, as the country begins its annual Holocaust Remembrance observance. Speaking at a state ceremony at Yad Vashem in Jerusalem, Netanyahu said Iran’s regime is now “weaker than ever before.” Israel has been engaged in a multi-front conflict since the October 7 attacks,…
The United States and Israel carried out an airstrike on the Amir Kabir Petrochemical facility in Mahshahr, southwest Iran, on Tuesday. Iranian authorities reported no casualties from the latest attack. This follows a previous strike on the site last Saturday, which killed five people, according to local officials. Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor of Khuzestan province, confirmed the attack via state media, describing the perpetrators…
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on Thursday that an Israeli airstrike killed Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards’ navy, along with senior officers of the naval command. Katz described the operation as “precise and lethal,” saying Tangsiri was directly responsible for operations that mined and blocked the Strait of Hormuz, threatening shipping in…
US President Donald Trump claimed on Tuesday that negotiations with Iran to end the Middle East conflict are underway “right now,” even as fresh strikes continued between Tehran and Israel. Trump stated that Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are involved. He also hinted that Iran offered a “very big present” related to oil and gas,…
Iran has declared that not a single litre of oil will be exported from the Gulf while its conflict with the Donald Trump administration and Israel continues. The warning comes after a series of attacks on oil infrastructure and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, a critical passage for nearly 20% of global crude oil…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared on Saturday that Israel will press ahead “with all our force” in its war against Iran, claiming near-total control of Tehran’s skies after a week of joint strikes with the United States. In a televised address, Netanyahu said Israel has a “systematic plan to eradicate the Iranian regime,” adding that…
Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon killed at least 31 people on Monday following rocket fire from the Tehran-backed militant group Hezbollah. The attacks targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs and southern Lebanon, areas under Hezbollah influence, and left at least 149 injured. Hezbollah said its attack on Israel was “retaliation for the pure blood” of Iran’s supreme leader…
