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Trump Orders Planning for 'Iron Dome' Missile Shield for US
Trump Orders Planning for 'Iron Dome' Missile Shield for US

President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to start planning for an "Iron Dome" air defense system for the United States, like the one that Israel has used to intercept thousands of rockets. Trump ordered the defense secretary to submit within 60 days an implementation plan for the "next-generation missile defense shield" designed ...

Trump Reiterates Wish to Move Gazans to Egypt, Jordan
Trump Reiterates Wish to Move Gazans to Egypt, Jordan

US President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated his desire to move Palestinians from Gaza to "safer" locations such as Egypt or Jordan, and said he would meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington "very soon." The president on Saturday floated the idea to "clean out" Gaza after more than 15 months of war between Israel and ...

West Bank: Israeli Military Targets Jenin, Claims Elimination of 15 \
West Bank: Israeli Military Targets Jenin, Claims Elimination of 15 "Terrorists"

The Israeli military on Monday said it had "eliminated over 15 terrorists" and arrested 40 wanted people during a major raid that began last week in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. The raid began two days after a truce took hold in the Gaza Strip. The military said in a statement that during the Jenin operation troops seized dozens of ...

Houthis Branded as \
Houthis Branded as "Terrorists": A Turning Point for Yemen?

US President Donald Trump's decision to re-designate Houthis as a foreign terrorist organisation could have deep implications for aid and the peace process in the war-shattered country. Already the Arabian Peninsula's poorest country before the war broke out a decade ago,Yemen is now suffering one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, with ...

Pentagon: The U.S. Military Will Maintain Its Support for \
Pentagon: The U.S. Military Will Maintain Its Support for "Mass Expulsions"

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday the military will keep assisting President Donald Trump's "mass" migrant deportations, as he arrived for his first formal day of work at the Pentagon. Hegseth -- confirmed by Republicans despite concerns over his inexperience, and alleged record of heavy drinking and domestic violence -- is one of ...

Syria: The EU Agrees on a Roadmap to Ease Sanctions
Syria: The EU Agrees on a Roadmap to Ease Sanctions

EU foreign ministers on Monday agreed to begin easing sanctions on Syria after the ouster of Bashar al-Assad, as the West looks to build bridges with the war-ravaged country's new leadership. "This could give a boost to the Syrian economy and help the country get back on its feet," foreign affairs chief Kaja Kallas said after a ...

Imminent Execution Threat for Two Iranian Opposition Members
Imminent Execution Threat for Two Iranian Opposition Members

Two Iranian men convicted of membership of the People's Mujahedin opposition group, outlawed by the Islamic republic, are at imminent risk of execution after being transferred to a different prison, the organisation and activists said on Monday. The men, Behrouz Ehsani, 69, and Mehdi Hassani, 48, a father of three, were moved without prior notice ...

Eight Hostages Dead Among Those Expected in the Israel-Hamas Agreement
Eight Hostages Dead Among Those Expected in the Israel-Hamas Agreement

Eight of the hostages set to be released in the first phase of the truce agreement between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip have died, Israeli government spokesperson David Mencer announced on Monday. “The families have been informed of their loved ones’ situation,” Mencer stated during a press briefing. This means that out of ...

Palestinians Return to North Gaza after Breakthrough in Hostage Diplomacy
Palestinians Return to North Gaza after Breakthrough in Hostage Diplomacy

Palestinians began returning to the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages. The breakthrough preserves a fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war, which has devastated the Gaza Strip and displaced nearly all its residents, paving the way for more ...

Kremlin Awaiting 'Signals' from US on Possible Putin-Trump Meeting
Kremlin Awaiting 'Signals' from US on Possible Putin-Trump Meeting

The Kremlin said Monday it was still waiting for "signals" from the United States about a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and newly-inaugurated US counterpart Donald Trump. The leaders of both countries said last week they were ready for contact but neither side has indicated when or how. "So far, we have not received ...

Iran Deploys AI-Equipped missiles During Drills in Gulf
Iran Deploys AI-Equipped missiles During Drills in Gulf

Iran's Revolutionary Guards have deployed missiles featuring artificial intelligence technology during military drills in the Gulf, state media reported Monday. The Guards' naval force "fired Ghaem and Almas missiles equipped with artificial intelligence from advanced Mohajer-6 and Ababil-5 drones", the IRNA state news agency said. The report ...