News

Human Rights Watch says Israel used white phosphorus in Lebanon Human Rights Watch on Monday said Israel used white phosphorus munitions over residential areas in the southern Lebanese town of Yahmar on 3 March. The rights group said the shells were fired from the air and landed near homes in the town. The organisation said the use of white phosphorus in populated areas violates international humanitarian law because of the risk of severe burns and fires.

Hezbollah said on Monday it was engaging Israeli forces who landed in eastern Lebanon by helicopter across the Syrian border, the second such operation since the outbreak of the latest conflict with Israel. Lebanon was drawn into the Middle East war last week when Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah attacked Israel in response to the killing of Iranian supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during US-Israeli strikes.

Tensions are ramping up at the Israel-Lebanon border, with Hezbollah claiming responsibility for a Wednesday evening attack in northern Israel that left multiple people injured.

submitted by /u/AeroFred to r/geopolitics [link] [comments]

Office of Iraq’s top Shia cleric Sistani says attending pro-Iran rallies is 'collective duty' Office of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, Iraq’s top Shia cleric, in Najaf, said on Sunday that Iranians' popular public support for Iran during the current crisis is a "collective duty", according to a statement circulated by his office. The fatwa, responding to a question about whether it was obligatory to take part in public gatherings in Iran to counter what were described as efforts by “agitators” to sow disorder, said participation and presence in such circumstances are an obligation. His office, citing the fatwa, said followers should seek parental approval for attending gatherings when possible, but that if that is not feasible, participation takes precedence. The ruling, circulated by media and social channels linked to Shia groups, said the obligation applies amid what it described as sensitive conditions and the need to uphold societal stability in the face of unrest and perceived threats. An Iraqi woman walks past a portrait of Iraq's top Shiite cleric Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani and Iran's former supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during march in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad on 21 June 21, 2025. (Ahmad Al-Rubaye / AFP)

Analysts say Israel's actions in Lebanon, including mass displacement, are an effort to reshape the country.

The UN Security Council adopted a resolution proposed by the United States for a permanent ceasefire and release of the hostages in Gaza.

President Joe Biden has laid out a three-phase proposal to end the conflict in Gaza, as global condemnation of Israel's offensive in Rafah grows.

submitted by /u/TORUKMACTO92 to r/worldnews [link] [comments]

The Israeli military says it rescued four hostages from central Gaza on Saturday. Palestinians report scenes of horror on the ground, and Gaza hospital officials say more than 200 people were killed.

Women journalists in Gaza have paid a heavy price for refusing to stay silent and continuing to expose Israel’s crimes.

The Latest: Israel hits Lebanon and Tehran oil depot as desalination plants become targets  The Washington Post

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has disbanded the country's war cabinet, an Israeli official says, just over a week after opposition leader Benny Gantz withdrew from the body.

The US-backed Gaza ceasefire proposal doesn't meet Hamas' demands for an end to the war, a senior official has told CNN. Osama Hamdan also said that "no one has an idea" how many of the hostages held in the enclave are alive.

Gaza faces a "dire" food situation as barely more than 300 aid trucks have entered the strip since Israel began its offensive in Rafah, a UN agency said in a report published Friday. Follow live updates.

Starmer has faced another round of criticism from the US president over his approach to the war in the Middle East

Israel is hitting southern Lebanon, Beirut and targets in Iran as the war enters its second week

Gaza's fishing industry collapses under Israeli blockade, leaving fishermen risking their lives for minimal catches.

Why Yemen’s Houthis are staying out of Israel-US fight with Iran – for now  Al Jazeera

Communities across huge swathes of Lebanon have been told by Israel to leave their homes due to military action against Hezbollah.