
Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich calls for war in occupied West Bank
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich publicly called for military escalation in the occupied West Bank as authorities announced closures for the Sukkot holiday.
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Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich publicly called for military escalation in the occupied West Bank as authorities announced closures for the Sukkot holiday.

Poland's border regions with Russia and Belarus face growing security concerns as local authorities and NATO allies fear potential spillovers from the ongoing war in Ukraine.

Yemeni government forces launched multiple air and ground operations against Houthi positions across Taiz over a 24-hour period.

Intensified Russian airstrikes across Ukraine have killed at least four people, while international leaders urge renewed diplomatic efforts to settle the conflict.

The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza conflict surpassed 74,000 according to the local health ministry, amid ongoing Israeli military strikes despite a prior ceasefire.

A military plane carrying a Congolese delegation crashed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, resulting in 17 fatalities, including four civilians.

UK police evacuated homes and arrested several men on explosives offences near the Royal Air Force Fairford base used by the US military.

Iran is exploring alternative trade and oil export routes through the Caspian Sea as US blockades and conflict impair southern ports in the Strait of Hormuz.

A Northern Ireland court permitted a Protestant Orange Order parade to proceed through a controversial Catholic area for the first time in nearly 30 years amid local protests.

Two separate mass shootings in South Africa near Johannesburg and Cape Town left at least 27 people dead amid an ongoing struggle against armed gang violence.