Israel & Palestinian Territories

15+ min ago   (707+ words) President Donald Trump reportedly called off planned U.S. airstrikes against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis at the last minute Sunday, even as American personnel were loading bombs onto aircraft, The New York Times reported. The Trump administration had prepared to launch the strikes…...

46+ min ago   (1076+ words) RIYADH, Saudi Ara­bia – Houthi fight­ers pushed to seize stra­tegic heights in Yemen on Sept. 21 to cut off the Red Sea coast from remain­ing areas held by Saudi-backed forces, after a report that Pres­id­ent Don…...

21+ min ago   (412+ words) 'Strictly defensive': French backing offered as Saudi seeks to bolster energy defences France is ready to work on "securing" Saudi energy infrastructure targeted by Iran-backed Houthis, adopting a "strictly defensive approach," a diplomatic source said Monday. "France is ready to…...

21+ hour, 35+ min ago   (735+ words) Mohamed al-Bukhaiti, a member of the Houthis' political bureau, said Washington reached out to the rebels after their rapid advance down Yemen's western coast to the Bab el-Mandeb Strait earlier this month. “We confirmed that we are not targeting the…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (367+ words) FavorFlav.com Food storiesBen & Jerry’s calls for a ceasefire between Israel and GazaFew brands take a clear position on the issue between Israel and Gaza, much to the frustration of many consumers Chains such as McDonald’s and Starbucks…...

50+ min ago   (157+ words) Israeli forces detained a shepherd today west of Saida al-Hanout in the Quneitra countryside during a military incursion into the area involving five vehicles, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. The reasons for the shepherd’s detention and where…...

4+ hour ago   (258+ words) Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repeal attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Burnham told reporters as he flew to the United Nations General Assembly in New York…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (306+ words) British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has confirmed that Britain has agreed to provide limited military support to Saudi Arabia to repel attacks by the Houthis. Burnham told reporters aboard his flight to the United Nations General Assembly in New York…...

50+ min ago   (213+ words) Houthi control of Yemen’s western coast raises stakes for shipping and regional security Another global chokepoint is under threat. For more than a decade, the war in Yemen was viewed as a contained regional conflict. Now it has extended into…...

2+ hour, 13+ min ago   (76+ words) Middle East Eye Saudi air strike targets a local market in a village near Bab al-Mandeb in Yemen Footage released by Yemen’s Houthis shows what they say is a Saudi air strike targeting a local market in a village near…...