Toxic gas released in Jordan port kills 13, injures 250
Chlorine cloud in Aqaba did not impact neighboring Eilat.
June 29, 2022Middle East
Jordan vows inquiry into deadly gas release at Red Sea port
Thirteen people were killed and some 250 sickened when a crane loading chlorine tanks onto a ship on Monday dropped one of them, releasing a large plume of toxic yellow smoke.
June 28, 2022
Cyberattack forces Iran steel company to halt production
Production lines at Iran's state-owned Khuzestan Steel Company grinds to a halt.
June 27, 2022
Iranian cyber-attackers trying, and so far failing, to create panic in Israel
'Capabilities are always developing, for attackers and defenders.'
June 27, 2022
Iran removes commander of unit protecting Ayatollah Khamenei
Amid wave of mysterious high-profile deaths, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps continues to shake up security leadership.
June 26, 2022
Hezbollah increases presence on Israeli border under guise of environmental work
Green Without Borders is a front group for Hezbollah’s efforts to monitor the IDF's border positions.
June 26, 2022
Biden admin softens entry ban on members of Iranian terror group
Despite being designated as a terror organization, the Biden administration will allow some former members of IRGC to enter the U.S.
June 26, 2022
EU and Iran agree to resume nuclear talks in Vienna
Nuclear talks in Vienna poised to resume this week, fueling major concerns in Israeli security establishment.
June 26, 2022
Iranian intel chief sacked amid series of failures and mysterious deaths blamed on Israel
The move follows a string of intelligence failures over the past several weeks, both inside and outside Iranian territory.
June 25, 2022
Turkish intelligence busts Iranian terror cell targeting Israelis
Wife of a retired Israeli diplomat reportedly among those targeted.
June 23, 2022
Syrian intel officer wounded in mysterious explosion
Car carrying Syrian intelligence official bombed in city near Jordanian border, with shooting reported after explosion.
June 23, 2022
Biden admin drafting ‘road map’ for Israeli-Saudi normalization
White House working to bring Saudi Arabia into the Abraham accords.
June 23, 2022
Iran executes more than 100 people within three months
Many of the executed were women, children, and migrants.
June 22, 2022
Hezbollah members given life terms for assassination of Lebanese prime minister
Neither of the convicted men has been arrested. They were tried in their absence and remain at large.
June 22, 2022
WATCH: Jewish-Bahraini lawmaker discusses Abraham accords
Jewish-Bahraini parliamentarian Nancy Khedoury discusses the Abraham accords and what they mean for the Gulf state's Jewish community.
June 22, 2022
Top Lebanese cleric wants ‘final solution’ for Palestinian refugees
Patriarch Cardinal Boutros al-Rahi also claimed that the world had disavowed the Palestinian right of return.
June 22, 2022
Hamas to end 10-year feud with Syria, restore relations
After backing anti-Assad rebels and abandoning Damascus headquarters, Hamas looks to restore ties with Syria.
June 21, 2022
WATCH: Israeli air raid sirens triggered in suspected Iranian cyberattack
Air raid sirens went off in parts of Jerusalem and Eilat and Sunday in what authorities believe was an Iranian cyberattack.
June 21, 2022
Israeli Interior Minister Ayelet Shaked kicks off official visit to Morocco
Agenda includes plan to bring Moroccans to Israel to work in nursing and construction sectors.
June 21, 2022
IAEA reports advancing uranium enrichment at Iran’s Fordow facility
Advanced IR-6 centrifuges will allow Iran to easily switch between enrichment levels at the underground facility.
June 21, 2022
Israel and Saudis are getting closer, regardless of Biden’s trip to the Middle East
'This is not a breakthrough, but another stage in the tightening relationship between the two countries.'
June 21, 2022
For first time in 10 years, Egyptian trade delegation arrives in Israel
Egyptian delegation meeting with Israeli government officials and businessmen, also visiting industrial plants.
June 21, 2022
Iran: ‘Sabotage’ responsible for nuclear scientist’s death
The comments contradict reports blaming Israel for poisoning Ayoob Entezari.
June 20, 2022
Iran gives up demand to remove Revolutionary Guards from US terror blacklist
In return, Tehran is asking that Washington lift sanctions.
June 20, 2022
Lapid to visit Turkey amid threats of looming Iranian attack
The visit comes as Israeli tourists in Istanbul are under an immediate threat of a terrorist attack by Iranian agents.
June 20, 2022
Palestinian security forces beat reporter, say coverage harms PA
Fatah dominates security agencies that operate in the parts of Judea and Samaria where the PA has autonomy.
June 19, 2022
Biden defends meeting with ‘pariah’ Saudis after outcry from liberal lawmakers
Biden was slammed as a 'betrayer' for visiting Riyadh after promising to make 'human rights the center of his foreign policy.'
June 19, 2022
Paraguay intelligence chief: Iranian on grounded plane in Argentina is Quds Force officer
The detained Iranians were planning to carry out attacks on Israeli and Jewish targets in Argentina, an Israeli TV report said.
June 19, 2022
WATCH: 15 years of Hamas rule – a look back
i24News Defense Correspondent Jonathan Regev describes Gaza in 2022, “with no apparent change in sight.'
June 18, 2022
Exposed: Iran digging massive tunnel network for nuclear enrichment
This appears to be Tehran’s biggest effort yet to build nuclear facilities so deep in the mountains that they can withstand bunker-busting bombs and cyberattacks.
June 17, 2022
Senior ISIS leader captured in Syria by U.S.-led coalition forces
U.S.-led coalition forces detain 'experienced bombmaker' and 'top leader' of Islamic State in overnight raid.
June 16, 2022
Iran says rocket launch coming after photos show preparation
A satellite launch vehicle 'shortens the timeline' to an intercontinental ballistic missile for Iran because they use similar technologies.
June 15, 2022
Iran guards who died over weekend were arming Hezbollah – report
The deaths are the latest in a string of mysterious killings in the Islamic Republic.
June 14, 2022
Israel warns citizens not to travel to Turkey amid elevated Iranian threat
Israel’s National Security Council raised its travel warning for Istanbul to its highest level, level 4.
June 13, 2022
Biden says visit to Mideast in July will focus on ‘national security’ for Israelis
The trip is being couched as a presidential effort to help 'bring stability to the Middle East.'
June 13, 2022
Two prominent Iranian scientists mysteriously die within hours of each other
Prominent Iranian scientists involved in country's UAV and missile programs killed in mysterious car accidents within hours of each other, after a string of killings that some attribute to Israel.
June 13, 2022
WATCH: Abraham Accords will expand, Pompeo predicts
The Abraham Accords will be expanded 'because they make sense,' Mike Pompeo tells Tikvah Fund Jewish Leadership Conference.
June 13, 2022
Biden administration bolsters Palestinian ties, renames Jerusalem office, reversing Trump policy
The Palestinians will now deal directly with the U.S. State Department in Washington rather than first go through the American ambassador to Israel.
June 9, 2022
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Iran not scared of US,’ Biden is to blame, says former ambassador Friedman
As the UN nuclear watchdog calls Iran's latest actions a "fatal blow," Trump's former ambassador says Biden squarely to blame. By Debbie Reiss The Biden administration has emboldened Iran to unprecedent...
June 9, 2022
UN watchdog says Iran plans to ramp up uranium enrichment
Naftali Bennett welcomes IAEA's rebuke that 'exposes Iran's true face.'
June 9, 2022
Israel and Tunisia exploring peace possibilities – report
Tunisian President Kais Saied reportedly wants closer ties with Israel, but fears repercussions from neighboring Algeria.
June 8, 2022
Iran turns off UN surveillance devices at Natanz nuclear facility
Two devices monitoring activities at the uranium enrichment site were deactivated, though other cameras continue working.
June 8, 2022
Dead or alive? Palestinian leader Abbas absent from key event
Palestinians on social media demanded the PA president post a picture holding today's newspaper in order to prove that he's still alive,
June 8, 2022
‘No trip to announce’: Biden visit to Middle East ‘delayed’ or just not happening?
A coalition crisis in Jerusalem and U.S. election be combining to push off the trip, but White House press secretary says there's no trip at all to announce.
June 7, 2022
Iran confirms ‘martyrdom’ of aerospace scientist who died in suspicious circumstances
Officials presented scientist's family with with a certificate confirming his “martyrdom,” a label not used for accidental deaths.
June 6, 2022
Israeli forces fire warning shots after Lebanese troops cross Blue Line
Sunday incident was the third time in seven days that Israeli and Lebanese forces came into close contact.
June 6, 2022
WATCH: Israel alerts travellers abroad over fears of Iranian attack
Iran is threatening revenge on Israel, but that doesn't necessarily mean an attack inside the Jewish state, i24news defense correspondent Jonathan Regev explains.
June 6, 2022
Iran not waiting for nuclear weapons to destabilize the Middle East
Tehran spreads its aggression like a deadly virus to other Muslim nations.
June 6, 2022
Assassinated? Iranian scientist mysteriously dies of ‘food poisoning’
Aerospace engineer Dr. Ayoob Entezari was said to have died of food poisoning by various Farsi-language outlets, but commentators and analysts cast doubt on that version of events.
June 5, 2022
UAE free-trade deal not only first with Arab country, but fastest in Israel’s history
Diamonds account for more than half of the trade between the UAE and Israel, said Economy Ministry official.
June 5, 2022
WATCH: What is Biden’s main goal ahead of visit to Middle East?
Former Israeli Ambassador Danny Ayalon discusses the Biden administration’s steps to improve ties with the PA before the president's visit to Israel.
May 31, 2022
Israelis warned to leave Turkey amid ‘concrete and immediate’ Iranian threat
'Evidently, there is [Iranian] infrastructure that has planned to act right now.'
May 30, 2022
Israel and Saudi Arabia laying groundwork for ‘major diplomatic meeting’
Report says meeting will focus on economics and defense.
May 30, 2022
Iranian video boasts of underground drone base
'Our capability to upgrade drones is unstoppable.'
May 29, 2022Israel bracing for Iranian revenge for IRGC officer’s assassination
Israelis traveling to the Gulf states, Azerbaijan and Turkey are urged to be cautious.
May 27, 2022
Jerusalem livid about US leak that Israel killed senior Iranian operative
“This kind of publicity endangers Israel,” said the country's defense officials.
May 26, 2022
WATCH: Turkish Foreign Minister’s landmark trip to Israel
Mevlut Cavusoglu is the first Turkish Foreign Minister to visit Israel in 15 years.
May 25, 2022
Turkey pledges support for Palestinians despite improved ties with Jerusalem
'Our support for the Palestinian cause is completely independent of the course of our relations with Israel,' Cavusoglu said.
May 24, 2022
Revenge ‘inevitable’ for IRGC colonel’s assassination, Iran threatens
'I insist on the serious pursuit of the perpetrators of this crime by security officials, and I have no doubt that revenge for the blood of this great martyr is inevitable,' Raisi said.
May 23, 2022
1st time in 40 years: Israeli orchestra plays Middle Eastern music in Egypt
The Israeli foreign ministry stated that the orchestra’s visit and performances seek to help expand connections between the Israeli and Egyptian peoples.
May 23, 2022