Qatar has condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firmly for what it termed reckless and perilous remarks aiming to justify attacks on the territory of Qatar. In a statement, Qatar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) stated Netanyahu's comments regarding Doha's hosting of the political office of Hamas were an attempt to justify what it termed a "cowardly attack" and direct threats of future invasions of Qatar's sovereignty
The UK has signed an agreement with Mauritius to secure the future of the strategically critical UK-US military base on Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean. This new deal ensures its continued operation for at least the next century
About ten armed North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the military demarcation line into South Korea on April 8, prompting warning shots and a broadcast alert from the South Korean military. The incursion took place around 5:00 p
An Israeli airstrike targeted a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) clinic in Jabalia, Gaza, killing at least 19 people, including nine children. The facility was sheltering displaced families amid ongoing Israeli military operations
An Israeli flag was briefly raised and later burned by Druze residents in Suwayda, southern Syria, amid ongoing tensions between Syria's new rulers and the Druze minority, according to reports.
Hungary is finalizing preparations for its first battalion equipped with Lynx infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), marking the units initial operational readiness. The
Israeli forces have announced the capture of over 3,300 weapons and military equipment from Syrian territory, including two tanks, following the fall of Syria's former President Bashar al-Assad in December last year. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the captured arsenal includes heavy weaponry such as two tanks, 20 anti-aircraft missiles, and 1,500 RPGs
Israel carried out a series of airstrikes across Syria overnight, targeting military assets and air defenses near Damascus, Hama, and Homs, according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR). The strikes, which reportedly began Saturday night and lasted for eight hours, were part of an ongoing campaign aimed at preventing military assets from falling into the hands of extremist groups amid Syria's post-Assad transition
Israel has seized control of parts of Syrian territory in the Golan Heights as its military issued warnings to residents of five Syrian villages near the Israeli-occupied zone. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirmed the decision to take over a buffer zone established under a 1974 ceasefire agreement after Syrian opposition forces advanced rapidly, leading to the collapse of President Bashar al-Assads government
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported that since October 2023, Israel has forcibly displaced approximately 1.9 million Palestinians—over 90% of Gazas population—in a large-scale, intentional campaign that HRW claims amounts to war crimes and crimes against humanity