07-07-2025
West Asia News Live: Netanyahu reportedly receives medical report on all living hostages
West Asia News Live: Welcome to our West Asia News Live blog that brings you the latest developments from West Asia. Stay updated on key shifts in regional geopolitics, oil and energy markets, diplomacy, security tensions, economic reforms, civil movements and religious dynamics. Track the evolving roles of regional powers be it Iran or Israel and their responses to various external and internal challenges: read more
Tensions remain high across West Asia this morning, as regional actors respond to escalating conflict and diplomatic strain. Yemen's Ansarullah leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi has renewed calls for resistance against US and Israeli actions, reinforcing the group's alignment with the Palestinian cause amid the continuing war in Gaza. His remarks come amid a wave of Israeli airstrikes that have killed at least 33 people in the territory. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly received medical assessments of hostages still held in Gaza as negotiations for a partial release gather momentum. In Iran, the deaths of two Revolutionary Guards members and the disappearance of a French national add to growing tensions, while new revelations about a controversial Gaza redevelopment plan linked to the Tony Blair Institute have sparked international outrage:
West Asia: A region gripped by fire and fallout
West Asia News Live: Welcome to our West Asia News Live blog that brings you the latest developments from West Asia. Stay updated on key shifts in regional geopolitics, oil and energy markets, diplomacy, security tensions, economic reforms, civil movements and religious dynamics. Track the evolving roles of regional powers be it Iran or Israel and their responses to various external and internal challenges: