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LBCI
15-07-2025
- Politics
- LBCI
Israeli airstrikes kill 12 in Lebanon's Bekaa, including Syrian refugees
Lebanon's National News Agency (NNA) reported that Israeli warplanes launched airstrikes on the Wadi Faara area in northern Bekaa on Tuesday, with one of the raids targeting a Syrian refugee camp. At least 12 people were killed in the attack, including seven Syrian nationals, while eight others were wounded.
Al Bawaba
14-07-2025
- Politics
- Al Bawaba
Over 60 killed in Gaza in one day as Israel escalates strikes on civilians
Published July 14th, 2025 - 05:43 GMT In one of the deadliest incidents, at least 14 Palestinians were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a five-storey residential building in the Al-Rizqa area, northeast of Gaza City. ALBAWABA- Israeli airstrikes continued relentlessly across the Gaza Strip on Monday, killing more than 60 Palestinians and injuring dozens more, according to the Palestinian Red Crescent. Also Read 82 killed, 247 wounded in Gaza today amid ongoing Israeli assault The day's escalating attacks included multiple deadly strikes on residential buildings, shelters, and public spaces, bringing the total death toll to 53 by midday, with the number rising throughout the afternoon. In one of the deadliest incidents, at least 14 Palestinians were killed when Israeli warplanes bombed a five-storey residential building in the Al-Rizqa area, northeast of Gaza City. Another 10 people lost their lives, and 25 were injured in an airstrike that hit a home south of Gaza City. Elsewhere, at least 10 Palestinians were killed and many others wounded in a strike on a residential building in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, southwest Gaza City. In Deir al-Balah, central Gaza, an Israeli bombing of the Abu Issa café left at least three civilians dead and several others injured. In Al-Bureij refugee camp, five civilians were killed and four injured in another airstrike. Meanwhile, in Mawasi, Khan Younis, a drone attack on a tent sheltering displaced families killed five Palestinians, including children, and injured at least 17. Graphic footage from the GHF aid center in Rafah circulated online showing American and Israeli forces reportedly opening fire on starving civilians waiting for food parcels in the Al-Shakoush area. Since the U.S.-supported aid operation began in May, over 600 Palestinians have been killed while attempting to access food, according to local sources. American and Israeli forces at the GHF aid center in the Al-Shakoush area of Rafah opened fire on the starved crowds as they waited to receive a single food parcel. Since the American Foundation started operating in May, over 600 Palestinians have been killed in cold blood,… — Quds News Network (@QudsNen) July 14, 2025 Human rights advocates have also condemned what they describe as 'systematic thirst warfare,' with Israeli forces accused of targeting civilians fetching water. Also Read Israeli forces strike Syrian tanks amid clashes in Suwayda These attacks have reportedly killed more than 700 people—most of them children, in 112 separate strikes. Meanwhile, Israeli Energy Minister Eli Cohen stirred international outrage by declaring that Gaza 'should remain destroyed for decades,' and that Israel has no intention of contributing to the territory's reconstruction following the war. Commenting on the deteriorating situation, UN Secretary-General António Guterres stated that a ceasefire in Gaza would not be sufficient, calling instead for a long-overdue political solution that grants Palestinians the right to an independent state alongside Israel. © 2000 - 2025 Al Bawaba (
Wall Street Journal
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Israel Tests Theory That War Can't Be Won With Air Power Alone
Since last week, wave upon wave of Israeli warplanes has hit targets across Iran—testing the limits of what air power alone can achieve in conflict. Conventional wisdom among military thinkers has long been that missiles and bombs, while essential to modern warfare, are seldom enough to achieve victory on their own, especially if the strategic aims of the warring states are expansive.
Japan Times
17-06-2025
- Politics
- Japan Times
Iraq treads a tightrope to avoid spillover from Israel-Iran conflict
In Iraqi airspace, Iranian missiles and drones have crossed paths with Israeli warplanes, forcing Baghdad to step up efforts to avoid being drawn into the region's latest conflict. But with Baghdad both an ally of Iran and a strategic partner of the United States, Israel's closest supporter, it may struggle to avoid the fighting spreading to its territory. "There is a sizable risk of a spillover escalation in Iraq," said political analyst Sajad Jiyad.
Malay Mail
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Malay Mail
When smoke rises, so does the lie — Che Ran
JUNE 16 — I once shared tea with a war survivor in Tehran. His hands shook, not from fear, but from memory. 'Every war,' he said, 'starts with a lie. And the lie always comes dressed as a question: What if? What if they strike first? What if they have weapons?' This past month, that old ghost was revived, wrapped in air raid sirens and flaming headlines. Israeli jets lit the sky above Iran, targeting what they called 'imminent nuclear threats'. But behind the military jargon and global spin cycle, a darker truth stirs — one that demands more than our attention. It demands outrage. Let's get something straight. Iran has never declared war on any country in modern history. Not during the Shah's era. Not under the Islamic Republic. It's a regime with deep flaws, yes. But not a regime with a track record of invasion. The eight-year Iran-Iraq War of the 1980s? That was Saddam Hussein's doing. Iran bled in defence. And while Tehran has undeniably backed militias and proxies across the region, its strategy has been reactive, not expansionist. Israel, meanwhile, bombed first. Again. With chilling precision, Israeli warplanes pounded Iranian territory, targeting suspected nuclear facilities and military leadership. The message was clear: pre-emption, not diplomacy. The justification? A cocktail of assumptions, none publicly backed by hard proof. In retaliation, Iran unleashed drones and missiles in the hundreds. Some were intercepted, others found their mark. What followed wasn't diplomacy, but silence. From Washington. From Brussels. From Canberra. The so-called defenders of international law looked the other way — again. And yet, in a quiet office at The Hague, the scales of justice tilted for a moment. In retaliation, Iran unleashed drones and missiles in the hundreds. Some were intercepted, others found their mark. What followed wasn't diplomacy, but silence. — Reuters pic The International Criminal Court — that long-maligned, often-ignored institution — issued arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. The charges? War crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza, including the use of starvation as a weapon and the deliberate targeting of civilians. The ink on the warrants is barely dry. But the implications are seismic. These are not rogue rebels. These are leaders of a country that claims moral superiority at every international podium. A country that invokes the Holocaust to justify occupation. A nation armed to the teeth with Western-made weapons, playing the eternal victim while turning entire neighbourhoods into rubble. And where is Iran in all this, legally speaking? Absent from the ICC docket. No warrants. No trials. No charges. Let's not romanticise Tehran. This isn't about sainthood. This is about consistency. If a state can bomb civilian infrastructure in a sovereign country without consequence — because it's an ally — then the whole system of international justice collapses into farce. The double standards reek. And the rest of the world — especially the Global South — can smell it. The truth is, we're being played. Not just by military strategists in Tel Aviv or the clerics in Qom. But by every polished diplomat who tells us that some lives are worth more than others. By every editor who buries war crimes under euphemisms like 'surgical strike.' By every leader who offers condolences instead of accountability. So, what will it take? How many more children buried under concrete in Gaza? How many more scientists assassinated in Tehran? How many more cameras capturing the moment a hospital goes dark, again? We can't afford to wait for a reckoning that never comes. Justice doesn't need permission from powerful allies. And history — real history — doesn't care who funded the bombs. The madness won't stop until we stop pretending this is normal. Until we stop accepting the script that says some wars are righteous, and others are terror. Until we stop letting one country bomb its neighbours with impunity while another is choked for simply existing. We were told that justice is blind. But right now, it looks the other way. And when that happens, all that's left is smoke — and the lie it carries with it. * This is the personal opinion of the writer or publication and does not necessarily represent the views of Malay Mail.
