Airstrike

Israeli airstrike kills businessman sanctioned by US for ISIS links, Syrian media reports

CNN — An Israeli airstrike near the Lebanese-Syrian border has killed a prominent Syrian businessman who was sanctioned by the United States, local media reported Monday. Mohammad Baraa Qatarji died when the strike hit the car he was traveling in on the al-Saboura highway near Damascus, according to Syrian state-aligned newspaper al-Watan. Qatarji had been sanctioned in …

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Egypt Independent July 18, 2024

Israeli airstrike kills 8 Palestinians east of Rafah, hospital officials say

An Israeli airstrike killed at least eight Palestinians east of Rafah on Monday, the European Hospital Media Unit told CNN. The “civilian volunteers” were securing commercial trucks in the area, it said. The hospital officials said it was in an Israeli airstrike, citing witnesses who arrived with the injured people and those who helped to pull the …

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Egypt Independent June 19, 2024

Rafah camp bombing: World leaders ‘horrified’ by Israeli air strike

Rafah camp bombing: World leaders ‘horrified’ by Israeli air strike Arab and Western leaders denounce the attack that killed dozens

Middle East Eye May 28, 2024

Russia pounds Ukraine with biggest airstrikes in weeks

CNN — Russia carried out a “massive” missile attack on Ukrainian energy infrastructure overnight into Wednesday, according to local authorities, in the biggest aerial onslaught by Russian forces for weeks. Russia used 76 air attack weapons in the assault, including 55 missiles and 21 drones launched from Russia and Russian controlled areas, according to Ukrainian Air Force …

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Egypt Independent May 8, 2024

‘My whole family has perished:’ 22 killed in Israeli airstrike on Rafah, hospital staff say

Editor’s Note: Warning: This story has graphic content. Rafah, Gaza CNN — Twenty-two people, including at least one infant and a toddler, have been killed in an Israeli airstrike over Rafah, Gaza, overnight into Monday, according to hospital officials. The deceased were brought into Abu Youssef Al Najjar hospital in Rafah following the attack, as their …

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Egypt Independent April 30, 2024

Israeli airstrike kills three sons of Hamas political leader in Gaza as ceasefire talks stutter

Three sons of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza Wednesday, with Haniyeh insisting their deaths would not affect ongoing ceasefire and hostage talks. Four of Haniyeh’s grandchildren were also killed in the attack, according to Hamas, which comes amid fresh efforts in Cairo to bring a temporary halt …

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Egypt Independent April 11, 2024

War on Gaza: Palestinian journalist Saher Akram Rayan killed in Israeli air strike

War on Gaza: Palestinian journalist Saher Akram Rayan killed in Israeli air strike The Wafa news agency correspondent was killed

Middle East Eye March 26, 2024

Lebanese news agency says Israeli airstrikes killed 12 people in southern Lebanon

A series of Israeli airstrikes across southern Lebanon killed 12 people, including children, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported on Wednesday. Seven members of the same family were killed in a residential building in Nabatieh, the third time the southern Lebanese city has been targeted since October, according to the agency. A child who survived the …

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Egypt Independent February 16, 2024

Iranian press review: IRGC faces backlash over Pakistan air strikes

Iranian press review: IRGC faces backlash over Pakistan air strikes Meanwhile, there is anger over the execution of an anti-government

Middle East Eye January 26, 2024

The UK gave the Huthis “warning after warning” before it carried out airstrikes, UK Foreign Secretary says

The UK gave the Huthis “warning after warning” about their actions in the Red Sea before it carried out airstrikes on Yemen alongside the US earlier this week, the UK’s Foreign Secretary said on Sunday. “We’ve given warning after warning,” David Cameron said on the BBC’s “Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg,” adding that “yet the attacks continued… We’ve …

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Egypt Independent January 15, 2024

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