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Israeli air defense have intercepted two “suspicious aerial targets” launched from Lebanon that triggered warning alarms in northern Israel. Israel’s military wrote on Telegram that the unidentified incoming projectiles were identified in the border area with Lebanon. The incident is under investigation, it added. Read More…
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US President Donald Trump said that it was too late for talks with Iran even though Tehran wants them. "Their air defense, Air Force, Navy, and Leadership is gone. They want to talk. I said ‘Too Late!’" Trump wrote in a Truth Social post, two days after saying he had agreed to talks, amid the joint Israeli-US bombardment of Iran. Read More…
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The Israeli army said its air defense system intercepted five rockets that crossed from Rafah into communities near the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The army added in a statement that it struck and killed the "terrorists" who carried out the launches. The air force also struck "terror" targets in the area from which the launches were carried out, it added. Read More…
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Israel night confirmed a Houthi cruise missile had landed near the city of Eilat in the country’s south, the first time the group successfully breached Israeli air defenses. “A cruise missile coming from the direction of the Red Sea fell in an open area, the target was being monitored by Air Force forces,” said a statement from the Israeli military. "There were no casualties and no damage was caused. The incident is being investigated," it added. Read More…
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Syria’s military said its air defense system downed a number of Israeli rockets early this morning, according to a statement published by the Syrian news agency (Sana). “At approximately 4:20 am today, the Israeli enemy launched an air aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a number of points south of Damascus,” the military said. The losses were limited to material losses, according to the Syrian military. Read More…
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Syria's air defense intercepted Israeli rockets fired at the surroundings of the capital Damascus, Syrian state media said. Other missiles not intercepted caused some damage, the army said in a statement. No further details were given on the targets, or any injuries or damage. Read More…
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Israel's air defense systems intercepted a missile launched from the Red Sea region at Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli military said. Fighter jets also shot down other targets in the area, the military added. Earlier on Tuesday, Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they fired drones towards Israel in retaliation for its war against Hamas. "These drones belong to the state of Yemen," Abdelaziz bin Habtour, prime minister of the Houthi government, told AFP when asked about the launch towards Eilat in southern Israel. Read More…
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About 900 more US troops have arrived in the Middle East or are heading there to bolster air defenses for US personnel amid a surge in attacks, the Pentagon said on Thursday. As tensions soar over the Israel-Hamas war, the United States and coalition troops have been attacked at least 12 times in Iraq and four times in Syria in the last week, Pentagon spokesperson Brigadier General Patrick Ryder told reporters. Read More…
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The Pentagon stepped up its military readiness in the Middle East, ordering the activation of air defenses "throughout" the region and bringing additional US forces to an alert. Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin said that the moves were in response to "recent escalations by Iran and its proxy forces across the Middle East". Washington told an unspecified number of troops to prepare, as well as moving aircraft carrier groups to the Eastern Mediterranean, the statement said. Read More…
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Ukraine's air defenses downed 24 of 29 Russian drones launched in attacks on its territory overnight, the Ukrainian general staff said on Thursday. Ukraine's Air Force said that the drones were destroyed over southern Odesa and Mykolaiv regions, as well as central Kirohovrad region. "The enemy continues its attempts to destroy the port and other infrastructure of the south, is terrorizing the central regions as well," Ukraine's southern command said. Read More…
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