Israel claimed on Thursday that it killed Hamas’ top military commander, Mohammad Deif, during a strike earlier in July. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said it launched a strike in Gaza on July 13 while targeting two top Hamas leaders. Deif, who the IDF said was the mastermind behind the Hamas-led attack on Israel on...
In the biggest prisoner swap with Moscow since the Cold War, the Biden administration on Thursday secured the liberation of 16 American and German nationals held prisoner in Russia and Belarus in exchange for the release of eight Russians. The top of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s list was hit man Vadim Krasikov, who used the...
Russia received eight criminals in a historic prisoner swap that saw a total of 24 detainees released in a complex deal involving seven nations, including the U.S. and Germany. Here is a look at the faces of evil that were allowed to return to Russia in the largest prisoner swap since the Cold War: Vadim...
The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh was carried out in Tehran this weekusing an explosive device that was hidden months ago inside the guesthouse where he was staying, a report says. The bomb ended up being remotely detonated around 2 a.m. local time Wednesday, killing Haniyeh and a bodyguard at the compound protected...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday warned that those who attack the Jewish state will pay a “very high price” after confirming that Israel killed top Hezbollah and Hamas commanders in recent strikes. Netanyahu held an in-depth assessment at Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Home Front Command with generals and senior officers following the confirmed...
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has commanded Iranian forces to launch a “direct” attack against Israel, according to a report Wednesday. Three Iranian officials confirmed the situation to The New York Times. The news comes hours after Hamas’ leader, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Tehran on Wednesday. The White House has been unable to independently verify Haniyeh’s...
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Iran on Wednesday, and several foreign governments criticized the attack as a “heinous crime” that will “lead to further escalation of tensions” in the region. Nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attack, but Israel was quickly blamed after pledging to kill Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the...
Hundreds of rescue workers searched through mud and debris Wednesday from multiple landslides that have killed at least 151 people in southern India, police said. The landslides occurred after torrential rains triggered torrents of mud and water that swept through tea estates and villages. Another 186 people were injured by the landslides that hit hilly...
Hezbollah confirmed the death of its “No. 2” commander, a man with a history that includes helping orchestrate one of the deadliest days for the U.S. Marine Corps in history, after an IDF strike on Beirut. “The latest information out of Beirut suggests that he did succumb to his injuries after being taken to a...
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard announced Wednesday, but nobody immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Israel was immediately blamed for the assassination after pledging to kill Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders over the terrorist group’s Oct. 7 attack on the Jewish State, which killed 1,200 people and roughly...
