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<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n%22,%22hashtag%22:null,%22createdAt%22:1713215205,%22updatedAt%22:1713297901,%22publishedAt%22:1713270964,%22firstPublishedAt%22:1713270967,%22lastPublishedAt%22:1713297901,%22expiresAt%22:0,%22images%22:[{%22sourceUrl%22:null,%22sourceCredit%22:null,%22callToActionUrl%22:null,%22captionCredit%22:%22Markus Schreiber\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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It is time to capitalise on this opportunity for real political gains, Samuel J. Hyde writes.","leadin":"The entire region just witnessed the whimper of the Tehran regime and the bang of Israel and its allies. It is time to capitalise on this opportunity for real political gains, Samuel J. Hyde writes.","summary":"The entire region just witnessed the whimper of the Tehran regime and the bang of Israel and its allies. It is time to capitalise on this opportunity for real political gains, Samuel J. Hyde writes.","keySentence":"","url":"an-arab-israel-axis-against-the-islamic-republic-is-now-a-reality","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/15\/an-arab-israel-axis-against-the-islamic-republic-is-now-a-reality","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The arsenal fired at Israel by the regime in Tehran in the early hours of Sunday morning was blunted not just by Israeli technology but also by an alliance of Western powers\u00a0\u2014\u00a0the US, the UK, and France\u00a0\u2014\u00a0working alongside friendly Arab nations.\u00a0 \n\nThe full details of how these Arab states aided in protecting Israel, undoubtedly saving Israeli lives from IRI missiles and drones, may not be known for a while. Regardless, this moment marks a historic shift. \n\nWhether you credit Yitzhak Rabin and Bill Clinton for the peace agreement with Jordan in 1994, or Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump for the more recent Abraham Accords, the result is the same: the blustering Islamic regime in Iran has been humiliated by a regional coalition.\u00a0 \n\nBenny Gantz, the \"babysitter\" in the war cabinet, also deserves credit for having pushed the Middle East Air Defence alliance, which has now proved the concept's validity. \n\nOn the other hand, others interpret the attack in stark difference: they argue that the Islamic Republic is not deterred by the defensive excellence of the US-Arab-Israeli partnership, but is evidently encouraged like never before.\u00a0 \n\nIt's noteworthy that no country has directly attacked Israel for 33 years, since Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War. Therefore, a swift and strong military response should be considered. \n\nWar is temporary, politics reigns eternal \n\nWhatever happens next, it is important to remember that war alone is a short-term endeavour, even in cases of prolonged wars, while politics is an ongoing experiment.\u00a0 \n\nYou experiment with various policies and ideas, observe the outcomes, and then decide whether to continue down that path or to reverse course and try something different.\u00a0 \n\nThe joint experiment between the Jewish state and its regional Arab allies is proving to be a net positive, despite the \"politicking\" from some Arab leaders over the last six months.\u00a0 \n\nListening to their pronouncements, one would have thought they were attending a lecture by professors of Kantian morality and Feuerbachian humanism.\u00a0I\u2019m not sure who they were trying to convince with their haze of humanist rhetoric, but no rational person took them seriously.\u00a0 \n\nNevertheless, the cooperation against the Iranian attack proves that the trend in the region is still toward an Arab-US-Israeli alliance against the Islamic Republic in Iran and its proxies. \n\nThe birth of the 'Axis of Renaissance' \n\nIt is true that none of this cooperation depicts the dream of peace promised by the Oslo process, and the threats to Israel may have actually increased since then because the Arab enemy of yesterday was far less dangerous than the Islamist extremist enemy of today.\u00a0 \n\nNone of this means that the radicals fighting Israel are any less determined or ruthless in their pursuits to end Jewish sovereignty, nor does it mean that the Palestinians have effectively ended their century-long war against Zionism. \n\nWhat it does mean is that Israel has broken the pan-Arab front against it and has convinced enough Arab countries that a strong Israel is not a threat but an essential condition for their survival.\u00a0 \n\nThe axis of struggle is no longer between Israel and the Arabs; instead, it is between\u00a0an Arab-Israeli coalition, which I call the Axis of Renaissance, and the Ayatollah\u2019s Islamic Revolution and its terror proxies, who shamelessly call themselves the Axis of Resistance. \n\nA whimper and a bang \n\nThe unprecedented attack by the Islamic Republic is an inflexion point for Israel and its allies, offering the possibility of becoming a regional game-changer in Israel's favour \u2014 but only if PM Netanyahu makes the right moves.\u00a0 \n\nWith Netanyahu resembling a character from a Shakespearean tragedy, and his far-right governing coalition clueless yet dangerously in power, there is every chance that Israel could squander this opportunity.\u00a0 \n\nFailing to follow up on any military response, should there be one, with concrete diplomatic elements and political plans after the support Israel just received from its neighbours, will waste a historic chance to mount a much more effective front against the Islamic Republic of Iran. \n\nIn critical moments like these, where the stakes are high, we gain a rare moment of clarity about who stands where with whom.\u00a0Many Arab countries have made their positions clear.\u00a0 \n\nThe Ayatollah and his camp have handed Israel and these Arab states the opportunity of a lifetime to change the course of the region after six months of brutal war and the worst attack in Israel's history.\u00a0 \n\nThe entire region just witnessed the whimper of the Tehran regime and the bang of Israel and its allies.\u00a0 \n\nIt is time to capitalise on this opportunity for real political gains.\u00a0 \n\nNormalisation with Saudi Arabia would be a devastating blow to the Islamic Republic and the defeat of one of Hamas\u2019 7 October objectives. \n\nSamuel J. Hyde is a fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem. \n\nAt Euronews, we believe all views matter. Contact us at view@euronews.com to send pitches or submissions and be part of the conversation. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The arsenal fired at Israel by the regime in Tehran in the early hours of Sunday morning was blunted not just by Israeli technology but also by an alliance of Western powers\u00a0\u2014\u00a0the US, the UK, and France\u00a0\u2014\u00a0working alongside friendly Arab nations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The full details of how these Arab states aided in protecting Israel, undoubtedly saving Israeli lives from IRI missiles and drones, may not be known for a while. Regardless, this moment marks a historic shift.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you credit Yitzhak Rabin and Bill Clinton for the peace agreement with Jordan in 1994, or Benjamin Netanyahu and Donald Trump for the more recent Abraham Accords, the result is the same: the blustering Islamic regime in Iran has been humiliated by a regional coalition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Benny Gantz, the \"babysitter\" in the war cabinet, also deserves credit for having pushed the Middle East Air Defence alliance, which has now proved the concept's validity.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, others interpret the attack in stark difference: they argue that the Islamic Republic is not deterred by the defensive excellence of the US-Arab-Israeli partnership, but is evidently encouraged like never before.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It's noteworthy that no country has directly attacked Israel for 33 years, since Saddam Hussein's Iraq during the 1991 Gulf War. Therefore, a swift and strong military response should be considered.<\/p>\n<h2>War is temporary, politics reigns eternal<\/h2><p>Whatever happens next, it is important to remember that war alone is a short-term endeavour, even in cases of prolonged wars, while politics is an ongoing experiment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You experiment with various policies and ideas, observe the outcomes, and then decide whether to continue down that path or to reverse course and try something different.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">In critical moments like these, where the stakes are high, we gain a rare moment of clarity about who stands where with whom. Many Arab countries have made their positions clear.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//37//23//22//808x539_cmsv2_e5210c0a-b7e4-5805-b54e-006c7278fc3f-8372322.jpg/" alt=\"A man walks past a mural depicting the US President Joe Biden as a superhero defending Israel on a street in Tel Aviv, April 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/23\/22\/384x256_cmsv2_e5210c0a-b7e4-5805-b54e-006c7278fc3f-8372322.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/23\/22\/640x427_cmsv2_e5210c0a-b7e4-5805-b54e-006c7278fc3f-8372322.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/23\/22\/750x500_cmsv2_e5210c0a-b7e4-5805-b54e-006c7278fc3f-8372322.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/23\/22\/828x552_cmsv2_e5210c0a-b7e4-5805-b54e-006c7278fc3f-8372322.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/23\/22\/1080x720_cmsv2_e5210c0a-b7e4-5805-b54e-006c7278fc3f-8372322.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/23\/22\/1200x800_cmsv2_e5210c0a-b7e4-5805-b54e-006c7278fc3f-8372322.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/23\/22\/1920x1281_cmsv2_e5210c0a-b7e4-5805-b54e-006c7278fc3f-8372322.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A man walks past a mural depicting the US President Joe Biden as a superhero defending Israel on a street in Tel Aviv, April 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Leo Correa<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The joint experiment between the Jewish state and its regional Arab allies is proving to be a net positive, despite the \"politicking\" from some Arab leaders over the last six months.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Listening to their pronouncements, one would have thought they were attending a lecture by professors of Kantian morality and Feuerbachian humanism.\u00a0I\u2019m not sure who they were trying to convince with their haze of humanist rhetoric, but no rational person took them seriously.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8371906,8373008\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//14//how-world-leaders-responded-to-irans-drone-attack-on-israel/">How world leaders responded to Iran's drone attack on Israel?<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//15//un-secretary-general-urges-de-escalation-in-middle-east/">Iran will 'face consequences' for attack, vows Israeli military chief<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless, the cooperation against the Iranian attack proves that the trend in the region is still toward an Arab-US-Israeli alliance against the Islamic Republic in Iran and its proxies.<\/p>\n<h2>The birth of the 'Axis of Renaissance'<\/h2><p>It is true that none of this cooperation depicts the dream of peace promised by the Oslo process, and the threats to Israel may have actually increased since then because the Arab enemy of yesterday was far less dangerous than the Islamist extremist enemy of today.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>None of this means that the radicals fighting Israel are any less determined or ruthless in their pursuits to end Jewish sovereignty, nor does it mean that the Palestinians have effectively ended their century-long war against Zionism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-quotation\n widget--size-fullwidth\n widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__content\">\n <blockquote class=\"widget__quote\">\n <span class=\"widget__quoteText\">The Ayatollah and his camp have handed Israel and these Arab states the opportunity of a lifetime to change the course of the region after six months of brutal war and the worst attack in Israel's history.<\/span>\n <\/blockquote>\n <cite class=\"widget__author\">\n <\/cite>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//37//48//70//808x539_cmsv2_a7049e5c-79d6-5cb0-97ed-4dfbc26a1719-8374870.jpg/" alt=\"An Israeli soldier walks near the Israeli-Gaza border, April 2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/48\/70\/384x256_cmsv2_a7049e5c-79d6-5cb0-97ed-4dfbc26a1719-8374870.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/48\/70\/640x427_cmsv2_a7049e5c-79d6-5cb0-97ed-4dfbc26a1719-8374870.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/48\/70\/750x500_cmsv2_a7049e5c-79d6-5cb0-97ed-4dfbc26a1719-8374870.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/48\/70\/828x552_cmsv2_a7049e5c-79d6-5cb0-97ed-4dfbc26a1719-8374870.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/48\/70\/1080x720_cmsv2_a7049e5c-79d6-5cb0-97ed-4dfbc26a1719-8374870.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/48\/70\/1200x800_cmsv2_a7049e5c-79d6-5cb0-97ed-4dfbc26a1719-8374870.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/48\/70\/1920x1281_cmsv2_a7049e5c-79d6-5cb0-97ed-4dfbc26a1719-8374870.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">An Israeli soldier walks near the Israeli-Gaza border, April 2024<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Leo Correa<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>What it does mean is that Israel has broken the pan-Arab front against it and has convinced enough Arab countries that a strong Israel is not a threat but an essential condition for their survival.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8372174,8371050\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//13//dont-bidens-one-word-warning-for-iran-over-retaliatory-attack-on-israel/">'Don't': Biden's one-word warning for Iran over possible retaliatory attack on Israel<\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//14//revenge-geopolitics-and-ideology-why-did-iran-attack-israel/">Revenge, geopolitics and ideology: Why did Iran attack Israel?<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The axis of struggle is no longer between Israel and the Arabs; instead, it is between\u00a0an Arab-Israeli coalition, which I call the Axis of Renaissance, and the Ayatollah\u2019s Islamic Revolution and its terror proxies, who shamelessly call themselves the Axis of Resistance.<\/p>\n<h2>A whimper and a bang<\/h2><p>The unprecedented attack by the Islamic Republic is an inflexion point for Israel and its allies, offering the possibility of becoming a regional game-changer in Israel's favour \u2014 but only if PM Netanyahu makes the right moves.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Netanyahu resembling a character from a Shakespearean tragedy, and his far-right governing coalition clueless yet dangerously in power, there is every chance that Israel could squander this opportunity.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Failing to follow up on any military response, should there be one, with concrete diplomatic elements and political plans after the support Israel just received from its neighbours, will waste a historic chance to mount a much more effective front against the Islamic Republic of Iran.<\/p>\n<p>In critical moments like these, where the stakes are high, we gain a rare moment of clarity about who stands where with whom.\u00a0Many Arab countries have made their positions clear.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Ayatollah and his camp have handed Israel and these Arab states the opportunity of a lifetime to change the course of the region after six months of brutal war and the worst attack in Israel's history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The entire region just witnessed the whimper of the Tehran regime and the bang of Israel and its allies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is time to capitalise on this opportunity for real political gains.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Normalisation with Saudi Arabia would be a devastating blow to the Islamic Republic and the defeat of one of Hamas\u2019 7 October objectives.<\/p>\n<p><em>Samuel J. Hyde is a fellow at the Jewish People Policy Institute in Jerusalem.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>At Euronews, we believe all views matter. 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Applicants are accepted from most EU countries as well as the UK, USA and Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Additional prerequisites include holding a university degree, having an employment or business contract and being able to prove a monthly income of $3,000 (\u20ac2,800) or an annual one of $36,000 (\u20ac33,800).<\/p>\n<h2>How can you apply for T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s digital nomad visa?<\/h2><p>Applicants can register and upload their documents - including a passport with six-month validity and a photo - on the dedicated Digital Nomad GoT\u00fcrkiye website.<\/p>\n<p>If the application is accepted, you will be issued a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//11//10//which-digital-nomad-visas-offer-the-longest-stays-lowest-fees-and-easiest-applications/">Digital Nomad<\/strong><\/a> Identification Certificate which you can then take to a Turkish visa centre or consulate in your place of residence.<\/p>\n<h2>The best locations for digital nomads in T\u00fcrkiye<\/h2><p>The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//02//05//always-wanted-to-live-in-japan-a-new-digital-nomad-visa-is-launching-next-month/">digital nomad<\/strong><\/a> website also promotes destinations around the country as prime spots for <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2023//08//25//want-to-move-to-czech-republic-a-new-digital-nomad-visa-hopes-to-attract-skilled-workers/">remote workers<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Istanbul is \u201ca business centre with large companies and small start-ups, a metropole of 20 million inhabitants, a meeting point of different cultures [and] a historical centre where the paths of millennia-old civilisations converge.\u201d<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"7143882,6826906\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//04//08//italys-digital-nomad-visa-when-it-will-be-available-and-who-can-get-it-according-to-an-exp/">Italy has launched its digital nomad visa: Here\u2019s who is eligible and how to apply <\/a> <\/li><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//04//15//want-to-move-to-europe-here-are-all-the-digital-nomads-visas-available-for-remote-workers/">Want to move to Europe? 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UN AND OTHER REAX","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Iran will 'face consequences' for attack, vows Israeli military chief","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"Iran will 'face consequencess' for attack: Israeli military chief","titleListing2":"Iran will 'face consequences' for attack, vows Israeli military chief","leadin":"Israeli Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said Tehran's missile and drone attack \u201cwill be met with a response\u201d, though he did not elaborate further.","summary":"Israeli Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said Tehran's missile and drone attack \u201cwill be met with a response\u201d, though he did not elaborate further.","keySentence":"","url":"un-secretary-general-urges-de-escalation-in-middle-east","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/15\/un-secretary-general-urges-de-escalation-in-middle-east","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Israel\u2019s military chief said on Monday that Israel will retaliate to Iran\u2019s weekend strike, but did not immediately elaborate when and how. \n\nLieutenant General Herzi Halevi said Israel is still considering its next steps.\u00a0 \n\nBut he assured the Iranian missile and drone attack \u201cwill be met with a response\u201d during a visit to the Nevatim air base in southern Israel. \n\nIn a video message posted on the IDF's X account, Halevi thanked Israel's international partners, after the US, UK and France helped thwart Tehran's Saturday strikes.\u00a0 \n\nHe also praised the effectiveness of Israel's Iron Dome defence system, which the IDF claims intercepted 99% of Iran's missiles. \n\nHalevi maintained that Iran would \"face the consequences of its actions.\" \n\nPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been huddling with top officials to discuss a possible response to Iran\u2019s attack, involving more than 300\u00a0 drones, ballistic missiles and cruise missiles. \n\nWorld leaders encourage restraint \n\nLeaders across the globe have urged Israel not to retaliate, meanwhile.\u00a0 \n\nBritish Foreign Secretary David Cameron told the BBC on Monday the UK does not support a retaliatory strike by Israel.\u00a0 \n\nFrench President Emmanuel Macron said Paris will try to \u201cconvince Israel that we must not respond by escalating.\u201d\u00a0 \n\nUN Secretary-General Ant\u00f3nio Guterres called for \u201cmaximum restraint\u201d and de-escalation in the region.\u00a0 \n\n\"We have a shared responsibility\" to de-escalate tensions and work for peace, he said while\u00a0opening the emergency session of the Security Council on Sunday. \n\n\u201cIt's time to step back from the brink. It's vital to avoid any action that could lead to measured\u00a0military confrontations on multiple fronts in the Middle East. Civilians are already bearing the\u00a0brunt and paying the highest price. And we have a shared responsibility to actively engage all\u00a0parties concerned to prevent further escalation.\u201d \n\nUS President Joe Biden also does not want an escalation in the regional conflict or a \u201cwider war\u201d with Iran and is \u201cworking on the diplomatic side of this personally,\" the\u00a0White House national security spokesman John Kirby told NBC News on Sunday. \n\n\"The president has been very clear. We don't seek a war with Iran. We are not looking for escalation here. 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It said any agreement must end Israel's war in Gaza.","summary":"Hamas said it had handed its response to mediators in Egypt and Qatar. 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The majority were on their feet, while others took donkey carts. \n\nDisplaced Palestinian Hanaa Abu Humaeidan from Jabaliya said her life in central Gaza has been ''very miserable''. \n\n''All the necessities of life are non-existent in this area, and of course we are deprived of our children, our husbands, and our families. We are deprived of all the pleasures of life, and we are trying, at the risk of ourselves, to return to the places we were in before and meet our families and children who remained there and to meet our loved ones.'' \n\nAreej Abu Ouda wants to return home to the Shati refugee camp, also located in the north. \n\n''We want our homes. We want our lives. We want to return, whether with a truce or without a truce. We want to return. It's enough. We are bored and tired.'' \n\nNorthern Gaza, including Gaza City, was the first target of Israel's operation against Hamas. \n\nThe Israeli military has sealed off the northern half of the strip and forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to leave their homes and head to Gaza\u2019s southern parts. \n\nIn its efforts to ''eradicate'' Hamas, the Gaza health ministry said Israeli troops have killed at least 33,729 Palestinians. \n\nIsrael's army (IDF) said it has killed as many as 13,000 Hamas fighters and allies. \n\nThe conflict was triggered when Hamas invaded Israel on 7 October and killed 1,139 Israelis and foreigners. The gunmen also kidnapped 253 Israelis and foreigners, some of whom have died in Gaza or been freed. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A statement from Israeli intelligence agency\u00a0Mossad\u00a0said ''The rejection of the proposal by the three mediators, which included the most significant flexibility on Israel's part, proves that (Yahya) Sinwar does not want a humanitarian deal and the return of the hostages, is continuing to exploit the tension with Iran, and is striving to unite the sectors and achieve a general escalation in the region.''<\/p>\n<p>The statement was published on the <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.gov.il//en//pages//spoke-office140424/">Prime Minister's Office<\/a> web page.\u00a0Yahya Sinwar\u00a0is the highest-ranking Hamas official in Gaza and the territory's de facto ruler.<\/p>\n<p>The statement also said Israel would continue to strive to realise ''the objectives of the war with Hamas with full force, and leave no stone unturned to return the 133 hostages from Gaza forthwith.''<\/p>\n<p>Israel's frequent bombardment of the strip has decimated homes and businesses across the territory, and displaced around 1.9 million Palestinians, according to the UN.<\/p>\n<p>Many who have been sheltering in central Gaza are defying the Israeli military's repeated warning not to go to their homes in the north of the strip, telling them it remains a war zone.<\/p>\n<p>Video captured by the Associated Press on Sunday showed dozens of displaced families heading north through the coastal Rashid road, one of the two main thoroughfares linking southern Gaza to the north. The majority were on their feet, while others took donkey carts.<\/p>\n<p>Displaced Palestinian Hanaa Abu Humaeidan from Jabaliya said her life in central Gaza has been ''very miserable''.<\/p>\n<p>''All the necessities of life are non-existent in this area, and of course we are deprived of our children, our husbands, and our families. We are deprived of all the pleasures of life, and we are trying, at the risk of ourselves, to return to the places we were in before and meet our families and children who remained there and to meet our loved ones.''<\/p>\n<p>Areej Abu Ouda wants to return home to the Shati refugee camp, also located in the north.<\/p>\n<p>''We want our homes. We want our lives. We want to return, whether with a truce or without a truce. We want to return. It's enough. We are bored and tired.''<\/p>\n<p>Northern Gaza, including Gaza City, was the first target of Israel's operation against Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military has sealed off the northern half of the strip and forced hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to leave their homes and head to Gaza\u2019s southern parts.<\/p>\n<p>In its efforts to ''eradicate'' Hamas, the Gaza health ministry said Israeli troops have killed at least 33,729 Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Israel's army (IDF) said it has killed as many as 13,000 Hamas fighters and allies.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict was triggered when Hamas invaded Israel on 7 October and killed 1,139 Israelis and foreigners. The gunmen also kidnapped 253 Israelis and foreigners, some of whom have died in Gaza or been freed.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1713100719,"updatedAt":1713128766,"publishedAt":1713128343,"firstPublishedAt":1713128348,"lastPublishedAt":1713128348,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Euronews","altText":"Palestinians are trying to leave central Gaza and return to their homes in the north of the strip, in defiance of an Israeli military warning not to.","callToActionText":null,"width":1920,"caption":"Palestinians are trying to leave central Gaza and return to their homes in the north of the strip, in defiance of an Israeli military warning not to.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/24\/70\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e74d34d9-535d-505d-9e5c-631c9d803638-8372470.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":1080},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Mahmoud Issa\/Copyright 2024 The AP All rights reserved","altText":null,"callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":null,"url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/15\/84\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_dcc6f610-3e27-5d2e-a6c9-0030aa343496-8371584.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683}],"authors":{"journalists":[],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"israel-hamas-war","titleRaw":"Israel Hamas war","id":29226,"title":"Israel Hamas war","slug":"israel-hamas-war"},{"urlSafeValue":"israeli-palestinian-conflict","titleRaw":"Israeli-Palestinian conflict","id":14470,"title":"Israeli-Palestinian conflict","slug":"israeli-palestinian-conflict"},{"urlSafeValue":"hamas","titleRaw":"Hamas","id":8079,"title":"Hamas","slug":"hamas"},{"urlSafeValue":"benjamin-netanyahu","titleRaw":"Benjamin Netanyahu","id":5412,"title":"Benjamin Netanyahu","slug":"benjamin-netanyahu"},{"urlSafeValue":"ceasefire","titleRaw":"Ceasefire","id":5110,"title":"Ceasefire","slug":"ceasefire"}],"widgets":[],"related":[{"id":2505956},{"id":2527398}],"technicalTags":[],"externalPartners":{"dailymotionId":"x8wtcn8","youtubeId":"x7ymq7M2TM0"},"video":1,"videos":[{"duration":60000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":7801169,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/med\/EN\/NW\/SU\/24\/04\/14\/en\/240414_NWSU_55293574_55293616_60000_191020_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"md"},{"duration":60000,"editor":"","filesizeBytes":11934545,"format":"mp4","type":"normal","url":"https:\/\/video.euronews.com\/mp4\/EN\/NW\/SU\/24\/04\/14\/en\/240414_NWSU_55293574_55293616_60000_191020_en.mp4","expiresAt":0,"quality":"hd"}],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":"AP","additionalSources":"","additionalReporting":"Euronews","freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":1,"title":"News","slug":"news"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":344,"urlSafeValue":"gaza","title":"Gaza","url":"\/news\/asia\/gaza"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gb_death_injury_high_med','gb_death_injury_high_med_low','gb_death_injury_news-ent','gv_military','gt_negative','gb_safe_from_high','gs_war_conflict','gs_politics'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/2024\/04\/14\/hamas-rejects-latest-gaza-truce-proposal-demands-permanent-ceasefire","lastModified":1713128348},{"id":2521234,"cid":8372174,"versionId":5,"archive":0,"housenumber":"240414_NWSU_55292767","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT IRAN ATTACK","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"Revenge, geopolitics and ideology: Why did Iran attack Israel?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":"","titleListing2":"Revenge, geopolitics and ideology: Why did Iran attack Israel?","leadin":"Iranian missiles and drones rained down on Israel on Saturday, tipping the pair close to war. But why? What is driving hostility between Israel and Iran?","summary":"Iranian missiles and drones rained down on Israel on Saturday, tipping the pair close to war. But why? What is driving hostility between Israel and Iran?","keySentence":"","url":"revenge-geopolitics-and-ideology-why-did-iran-attack-israel","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/14\/revenge-geopolitics-and-ideology-why-did-iran-attack-israel","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"The Middle East is currently on high alert, bracing for more potential violence between Israel and Iran.\u00a0\u00a0 \n\nThis heightened state of readiness comes in the wake of an unprecedented Iranian attack on Israel overnight from Saturday to Sunday, with Tehran launching hundreds of drones and missiles. \n\nBut why? What has pushed the two powers into direct confrontation?\u00a0 \n\nRecent events in Syria \n\nA recent airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria has reignited hostilities between the regional rivals.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael is suspected of being behind the attack, though has not claimed responsibility.\u00a0 \n\nSeveral senior military officers, including two top Iranian Revolutionary Guard commanders, were killed in the strike, with Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei threatening to \"slap\" Israel in retaliation.\u00a0 \n\nHowever, the incident underscored\u00a0deep-seated animosity between the two nations, rooted in decades of geopolitical rivalry and ideological differences. \n\nInitially, during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran, bilateral relations were relatively peaceful. Iran was even one of the first Muslim-majority countries to recognise Israel's statehood. \n\nThis suited Israel's diplomatic stance toward creating ties with non-Arab neighbours, as the Arab nations surrounding Israel were hostile after events like the \u2018Nakba\u2019 and the Six-Day War. \n\nThe dynamics shifted dramatically with the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the establishment of the anti-Western Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini.\u00a0 \n\nThis regime change led to the severance of diplomatic ties between Iran and Israel, with Iran's new theocratic rulers not recognising the legitimacy of Israel.\u00a0 \n\nThey rallied in support of fellow Muslims in Palestine and denounced Israel as an imperialist creation of the US.\u00a0 \n\nA cold peace followed. However, the onset of Yitzhak Rabin's government in Israel in the early-mid 1990s saw an adoption of a more assertive stance towards Iran. \n\nOne reason was the defeat of Iraq by the US in the Gulf War, which shifted regional power towards Israel and Iran. \n\nThe rhetoric between the two nations then intensified during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran in the 2000s, who made inflammatory statements against Israel, exacerbating bilateral tensions. \n\nIran's pursuit of nuclear technology since the 2000s has raised alarm bells in Israel and beyond, with fears of a potential nuclear arms race in the region. \n\nSpheres of influence \n\nOne of the key drivers of conflict between Iran and Israel is their pursuit of influence in the Middle East through proxy wars. \n\nIran has a long history of supporting militant groups such as Hezbollah in the 2006 Lebanon War and Hamas in Gaza, both of which have engaged in armed conflict with Israel.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael has conducted numerous military strikes against Iranian targets in Syria, perceiving Tehran's presence as a direct threat to its security.\u00a0 \n\nIran and Israel have been engaged in a prolonged proxy conflict since 1985, significantly shaping the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. Both countries have provided support to opposing factions in Syria and Yemen. \n\nIn Syria, Iran backed the Syrian government, while Israel has supported opposition groups.\u00a0 \n\nIn Yemen, Iran has supported the Houthi rebels, while Israel has assisted the Saudi-led coalition against the rebels. \n\nThese conflicts are driven by geopolitical interests with each state trying to undermine the other or achieve goals that would enhance their position.\u00a0 \n\nHostilities have extended into realms such as cyber-attacks and sabotage, targeting each other's infrastructure, including nuclear facilities and oil tankers. \n\nEntanglement in the Israel\u2013Hamas war \n\nThe ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has further heightened tensions in the region. \n\nIranian leaders have openly criticized Israel's military operations in Gaza, expressing support for Hamas and other groups engaged in attacks against Israeli targets. \n\nThe recent escalation of violence in Gaza has exacerbated the already volatile situation, raising concerns about the potential for further conflict across the Middle East. \n\nThe conflict between Iran and Israel holds significant implications not only for the region but also for international actors like the United States.\u00a0 \n\nWith Israel being a key ally of the US, any escalation in tensions could draw American involvement, impacting broader strategic interests in the Middle East. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>The Middle East is currently on high alert, bracing for more potential violence between Israel and Iran.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This heightened state of readiness comes in the wake of an unprecedented Iranian attack on Israel overnight from Saturday to Sunday, with Tehran launching hundreds of drones and missiles.<\/p>\n<p>But why? What has pushed the two powers into direct confrontation?\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Recent events in Syria<\/strong><\/h2><p>A recent airstrike on the Iranian consulate in Syria has reignited hostilities between the regional rivals.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel is suspected of being behind the attack, though has not claimed responsibility.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Several senior military officers, including two top Iranian Revolutionary Guard commanders, were killed in the strike, with Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei threatening to \"slap\" Israel in retaliation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the incident underscored\u00a0deep-seated animosity between the two nations, rooted in decades of geopolitical rivalry and ideological differences.<\/p>\n<p>Initially, during the reign of the Pahlavi dynasty in Iran, bilateral relations were relatively peaceful. Iran was even one of the first Muslim-majority countries to recognise Israel's statehood.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//27//51//42//808x539_cmsv2_01198b44-d5c7-52a6-ad0c-8e88f625f6b6-8275142.jpg/" alt=\"People walk past a state-organized, anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 19, 2023.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/27\/51\/42\/384x256_cmsv2_01198b44-d5c7-52a6-ad0c-8e88f625f6b6-8275142.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/27\/51\/42\/640x427_cmsv2_01198b44-d5c7-52a6-ad0c-8e88f625f6b6-8275142.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/27\/51\/42\/750x500_cmsv2_01198b44-d5c7-52a6-ad0c-8e88f625f6b6-8275142.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/27\/51\/42\/828x552_cmsv2_01198b44-d5c7-52a6-ad0c-8e88f625f6b6-8275142.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/27\/51\/42\/1080x720_cmsv2_01198b44-d5c7-52a6-ad0c-8e88f625f6b6-8275142.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/27\/51\/42\/1200x800_cmsv2_01198b44-d5c7-52a6-ad0c-8e88f625f6b6-8275142.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/27\/51\/42\/1920x1281_cmsv2_01198b44-d5c7-52a6-ad0c-8e88f625f6b6-8275142.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">People walk past a state-organized, anti-U.S. mural painted on the wall of the former U.S. Embassy in Tehran, Iran, on Aug. 19, 2023.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This suited Israel's diplomatic stance toward creating ties with non-Arab neighbours, as the Arab nations surrounding Israel were hostile after events like the \u2018Nakba\u2019 and the Six-Day War.<\/p>\n<p>The dynamics shifted dramatically with the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which saw the establishment of the anti-Western Islamic Republic under Ayatollah Khomeini.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This regime change led to the severance of diplomatic ties between Iran and Israel, with Iran's new theocratic rulers not recognising the legitimacy of Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>They rallied in support of fellow Muslims in Palestine and denounced Israel as an imperialist creation of the US.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-freeform\nwidget--size-fullwidth\nwidget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What are Israel's air defences? And why are they so effective? <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////t.co//72WbCO8KgV/">https:////t.co//72WbCO8KgV <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////t.co//PuB6PRE5IQ/">pic.twitter.com//PuB6PRE5IQ— euronews (@euronews) <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//euronews//status//1779458417922379932?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\%22>April 14, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////platform.twitter.com//widgets.js/" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>A cold peace followed. However, the onset of Yitzhak Rabin's government in Israel in the early-mid 1990s saw an adoption of a more assertive stance towards Iran.<\/p>\n<p>One reason was the defeat of Iraq by the US in the Gulf War, which shifted regional power towards Israel and Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The rhetoric between the two nations then intensified during the presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran in the 2000s, who made inflammatory statements against Israel, exacerbating bilateral tensions.<\/p>\n<p>Iran's pursuit of nuclear technology since the 2000s has raised alarm bells in Israel and beyond, with fears of a potential nuclear arms race in the region.<\/p>\n<h2>Spheres of influence<\/h2><p>One of the key drivers of conflict between Iran and Israel is their pursuit of influence in the Middle East through proxy wars.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has a long history of supporting militant groups such as Hezbollah in the 2006 Lebanon War and Hamas in Gaza, both of which have engaged in armed conflict with Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel has conducted numerous military strikes against Iranian targets in Syria, perceiving Tehran's presence as a direct threat to its security.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6474609375\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//37//21//74//808x525_cmsv2_b30edf5c-36b1-5f35-a664-3bdd735feaf2-8372174.jpg/" alt=\"FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2019 file photo, Chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami speaks in a ceremony.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/74\/384x249_cmsv2_b30edf5c-36b1-5f35-a664-3bdd735feaf2-8372174.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/74\/640x414_cmsv2_b30edf5c-36b1-5f35-a664-3bdd735feaf2-8372174.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/74\/750x486_cmsv2_b30edf5c-36b1-5f35-a664-3bdd735feaf2-8372174.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/74\/828x536_cmsv2_b30edf5c-36b1-5f35-a664-3bdd735feaf2-8372174.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/74\/1080x699_cmsv2_b30edf5c-36b1-5f35-a664-3bdd735feaf2-8372174.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/74\/1200x777_cmsv2_b30edf5c-36b1-5f35-a664-3bdd735feaf2-8372174.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/74\/1920x1243_cmsv2_b30edf5c-36b1-5f35-a664-3bdd735feaf2-8372174.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2019 file photo, Chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami speaks in a ceremony.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Iran and Israel have been engaged in a prolonged proxy conflict since 1985, significantly shaping the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East. Both countries have provided support to opposing factions in Syria and Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>In Syria, Iran backed the Syrian government, while Israel has supported opposition groups.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In Yemen, Iran has supported the Houthi rebels, while Israel has assisted the Saudi-led coalition against the rebels.<\/p>\n<p>These conflicts are driven by geopolitical interests with each state trying to undermine the other or achieve goals that would enhance their position.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hostilities have extended into realms such as cyber-attacks and sabotage, targeting each other's infrastructure, including nuclear facilities and oil tankers.<\/p>\n<h2>Entanglement in the Israel\u2013Hamas war<\/h2><p>The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in Gaza has further heightened tensions in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian leaders have openly criticized Israel's military operations in Gaza, expressing support for Hamas and other groups engaged in attacks against Israeli targets.<\/p>\n<p>The recent escalation of violence in Gaza has exacerbated the already volatile situation, raising concerns about the potential for further conflict across the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>The conflict between Iran and Israel holds significant implications not only for the region but also for international actors like the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Israel being a key ally of the US, any escalation in tensions could draw American involvement, impacting broader strategic interests in the Middle East.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1713085942,"updatedAt":1713102795,"publishedAt":1713098195,"firstPublishedAt":1713098225,"lastPublishedAt":1713102795,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Vahid Salemi\/Copyright 2019 The AP. All rights reserved.","altText":"A woman walks past a new anti-U.S. mural on the wall of former US embassy in Tehran, 2019. ","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"A woman walks past a new anti-U.S. mural on the wall of former US embassy in Tehran, 2019. ","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/74\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_c52e98b2-974f-5dc5-9ab3-edabde21c47c-8372174.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":686},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi","altText":"FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2019 file photo, Chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami speaks in a ceremony. ","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"FILE - In this Nov. 2, 2019 file photo, Chief of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Gen. Hossein Salami speaks in a ceremony. ","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/74\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_b30edf5c-36b1-5f35-a664-3bdd735feaf2-8372174.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":663},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"AP\/AP","altText":" Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated a promise to retaliate against Israel over the killings of Iranian generals in Syria","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":" Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei reiterated a promise to retaliate against Israel over the killings of Iranian generals in Syria","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/74\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_7fed3964-116a-5414-afad-aab2e868c6de-8372174.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":673}],"authors":{"journalists":[{"urlSafeValue":"harper","twitter":null,"title":"Daniel Harper"}],"producers":[],"videoEditor":[]},"keywords":[{"urlSafeValue":"iran","titleRaw":"Iran","id":153,"title":"Iran","slug":"iran"},{"urlSafeValue":"israel-hamas-war","titleRaw":"Israel Hamas war","id":29226,"title":"Israel Hamas war","slug":"israel-hamas-war"},{"urlSafeValue":"israel","titleRaw":"Israel","id":157,"title":"Israel","slug":"israel"},{"urlSafeValue":"middle-east","titleRaw":"Middle East","id":11950,"title":"Middle East","slug":"middle-east"}],"widgets":[{"count":2,"slug":"image"},{"count":1,"slug":"html"}],"related":[{"id":2523640}],"technicalTags":[{"path":"euronews.byenglishwebteam"},{"path":"euronews"}],"externalPartners":[],"video":0,"videos":[],"liveStream":[{"endDate":0,"startDate":0}],"scribbleLiveId":0,"scribbleLiveRibbon":0,"isLiveCoverage":0,"sourceId":1,"sources":[],"externalSource":null,"additionalSources":null,"additionalReporting":null,"freeField1":null,"freeField2":"","type":"normal","displayType":"default","program":{"id":"world","urlSafeValue":"world","title":"world news","online":1,"url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/programs\/world"},"vertical":"news","verticals":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":1,"title":"News","slug":"news"},{"urlSafeValue":"my-europe","id":2,"title":"My Europe","slug":"my-europe"}],"primaryVertical":{"id":1,"slug":"news","urlSafeValue":"news","title":"News"},"themes":[{"urlSafeValue":"news","id":"news","title":"World","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"},{"urlSafeValue":"europe-news","id":"europe-news","title":"Europe News","url":"\/\/www.euronews.com\/news\/international"}],"primaryTheme":{"id":1,"urlSafeValue":"news","title":"World"},"advertising":0,"advertisingData":{"startDate":0,"endDate":0,"type":null,"slug":null,"title":null,"disclaimerLabelKey":null,"sponsor":null,"sponsorName":null,"sponsorUrl":null,"sponsorLogo":"","sponsorLogoReverse":"","isDfp":0},"geoLocation":{"lat":0,"lon":0},"location":1,"continent":{"id":12,"urlSafeValue":"asia","title":"Asia"},"country":{"id":157,"urlSafeValue":"israel","title":"Israel","url":"\/news\/asia\/israel"},"town":[],"grapeshot":"'gv_military','gb_safe_from_high','gb_safe_from_high_med','gs_politics','gs_war_conflict','gb_death_injury_edu','gb_death_injury_high_med_low','gv_crime'","versions":[],"programDeliverable":{"slug":"sujet","format":"default"},"showOpinionDisclaimer":0,"allViews":0,"allViewsMeta":{"pointOfView":[],"survey":[],"tweetId":0,"tweet2NdId":0,"displayOverlay":0},"storyTranslationMethod":[],"localisation":[],"path":"\/2024\/04\/14\/revenge-geopolitics-and-ideology-why-did-iran-attack-israel","lastModified":1713102795},{"id":2521230,"cid":8372156,"versionId":2,"archive":0,"housenumber":"240414_NWSU_55292721","owner":"euronews","isMagazine":0,"isBreakingNews":0,"daletEventName":"ISRAEL DEFENCE SYSTEM EXPLAINER","channels":[{"id":1},{"id":2},{"id":3},{"id":4},{"id":5},{"id":10},{"id":12},{"id":14}],"status":2,"title":"What are Israel's air defences? And why are they so effective?","titleSeo":null,"titleListing1":null,"titleListing2":"What are Israel's air defences? And why are they so effective?","leadin":"Israel claims it intercepted 99% of the missiles and drones launched by Iran overnight.","summary":"Israel claims it intercepted 99% of the missiles and drones launched by Iran overnight.","keySentence":"","url":"what-are-israels-air-defences-and-why-are-they-so-effective","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/14\/what-are-israels-air-defences-and-why-are-they-so-effective","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Israel has one of the world's best air defence systems.\u00a0 \n\nOvernight from Saturday to Sunday Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel, which is already dealing with incoming aerial attacks from Gaza and Lebanon, but Israeli officials reported very little damage.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael's air defence system is multi-layered, but its centrepiece is the Iron Dome.\u00a0 \n\nUsing radar to detect and intercept short-range rockets, missiles and drones, the Iron Dome air defence system began operating in 2011.\u00a0 \n\nLong pushed by Israeli defence officials, it was finally initiated in response to the 2006 war that ended with Hamas taking control of Gaza the following year.\u00a0 \n\nThe system is made of up a series of truck-towed mobile units scattered across the country in strategic locations.\u00a0When a threat is detected, military personnel analyse it at a \"battle management centre\" manned 24 hours a day.\u00a0They then decided which launcher to use to intercept.\u00a0 \n\nSecondary missiles are fired to ensure a threat is properly neutralised.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael says it has a success rate of over 90%, destroying projectiles from a distance of 4 to 70 km away.\u00a0Response times are in a matter of seconds.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael developed it with US backing.\u00a0Washington contributed $1.6 billion (\u20ac1.5 billion) to create the system between 2011 and 2021, while the US Congress approved another $1 billion (\u20ac940 million)\u00a0in 2022. \n\nIn the early 1990s, Israel suggested the idea of developing a short-range anti-missile system, though US defence officials at the time said it would be doomed to fail.\u00a0 \n\n\nOne weakness of the Iron Dome system is that it cannot protect more than 100 - 150 square km, limiting its effectiveness for larger countries.\u00a0 \n\n\nEven in Israel, a relatively small country, batteries have to be moved around according to the perceived risk of attack.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael has exported the technology to some countries around the world, including the US, Romania, India and Azerbaijan.\u00a0 \n\nWashington uses it to protect its overseas military bases. \n\nIsrael's air defences are multi-layered \n\nBut the Iron Dome forms only part of Israel's air defences.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael uses the Arrow to intercept long-range missiles, including those Iran said it launched against the country on Saturday.\u00a0 \n\nThe Arrow, which operates outside the atmosphere, has been used in the current war to intercept long-range missiles launched by Houthi militants in Yemen. \n\nIt was again developed with US support.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael's air defences also involve David's Sling - designed to intercept medium-range missiles like those passed by Hezbollah in Lebanon - and Patriot missiles, the oldest component of the country's defences.\u00a0 \n\nPatriots were first used during the First Gulf War in 1991 to intercept Scud missiles fired by Iraq\u2019s leader at the time, Saddam Hussein.\u00a0 \n\nThe Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates that each Patriot battery costs about $1.1 billion (\u20ac1 billion): $400 million (\u20ac375 million) for the system, $690 million (\u20ac647 million) for the missiles \u2013 the cost of a single missile is estimated at $4.1 million (\u20ac3.8 million).\u00a0 \n\nPatriots are now mainly used to shoot down aircraft, including drones. Ukraine's military uses it for a similar purpose against the Russian invasion.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael is developing a new system known as Iron Beam to intercept incoming threats with laser technology.\u00a0 \n\nIt is not yet operational, however.\u00a0 \n\nIsraeli officials say this system will be a game changer because it is much cheaper to operate than existing systems. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Israel has one of the world's best air defence systems.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Overnight from Saturday to Sunday Iran fired more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel, which is already dealing with incoming aerial attacks from Gaza and Lebanon, but Israeli officials reported very little damage.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel's air defence system is multi-layered, but its centrepiece is the Iron Dome.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Using radar to detect and intercept short-range rockets, missiles and drones, the Iron Dome air defence system began operating in 2011.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Long pushed by Israeli defence officials, it was finally initiated in response to the 2006 war that ended with Hamas taking control of Gaza the following year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The system is made of up a series of truck-towed mobile units scattered across the country in strategic locations.\u00a0When a threat is detected, military personnel analyse it at a \"battle management centre\" manned 24 hours a day.\u00a0They then decided which launcher to use to intercept.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1779418764104147127\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Secondary missiles are fired to ensure a threat is properly neutralised.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel says it has a success rate of over 90%, destroying projectiles from a distance of 4 to 70 km away.\u00a0Response times are in a matter of seconds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel developed it with US backing.\u00a0Washington contributed $1.6 billion (\u20ac1.5 billion) to create the system between 2011 and 2021, while the US Congress approved another $1 billion (\u20ac940 million)\u00a0in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>In the early 1990s, Israel suggested the idea of developing a short-range anti-missile system, though US defence officials at the time said it would be doomed to fail.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//37//21//14//808x539_cmsv2_00a6ea1b-9768-54af-b0c6-1da70da7e7e7-8372114.jpg/" alt=\"FILE - A battery of Israel's Iron Dome defense missile system, deployed to intercept rockets, sits in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Aug. 7, 2022.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/14\/384x256_cmsv2_00a6ea1b-9768-54af-b0c6-1da70da7e7e7-8372114.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/14\/640x427_cmsv2_00a6ea1b-9768-54af-b0c6-1da70da7e7e7-8372114.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/14\/750x500_cmsv2_00a6ea1b-9768-54af-b0c6-1da70da7e7e7-8372114.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/14\/828x552_cmsv2_00a6ea1b-9768-54af-b0c6-1da70da7e7e7-8372114.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/14\/1080x720_cmsv2_00a6ea1b-9768-54af-b0c6-1da70da7e7e7-8372114.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/14\/1200x800_cmsv2_00a6ea1b-9768-54af-b0c6-1da70da7e7e7-8372114.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/14\/1920x1281_cmsv2_00a6ea1b-9768-54af-b0c6-1da70da7e7e7-8372114.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE - A battery of Israel's Iron Dome defense missile system, deployed to intercept rockets, sits in Ashkelon, southern Israel, Aug. 7, 2022.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Ariel Schalit\/Copyright 2022 The AP All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>One weakness of the Iron Dome system is that it cannot protect more than 100 - 150 square km, limiting its effectiveness for larger countries.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p>Even in Israel, a relatively small country, batteries have to be moved around according to the perceived risk of attack.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel has exported the technology to some countries around the world, including the US, Romania, India and Azerbaijan.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Washington uses it to protect its overseas military bases.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Israel's air defences are multi-layered<\/strong><\/h2><p>But the Iron Dome forms only part of Israel's air defences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel uses the Arrow to intercept long-range missiles, including those Iran said it launched against the country on Saturday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Arrow, which operates outside the atmosphere, has been used in the current war to intercept long-range missiles launched by Houthi militants in Yemen.<\/p>\n<p>It was again developed with US support.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel's air defences also involve David's Sling - designed to intercept medium-range missiles like those passed by Hezbollah in Lebanon - and Patriot missiles, the oldest component of the country's defences.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//37//21//56//808x539_cmsv2_7563e686-7df0-5549-a1e5-55efd0a45f2d-8372156.jpg/" alt=\"FILE - Israeli Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, Monday, Nov. 20, 2023.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/56\/384x256_cmsv2_7563e686-7df0-5549-a1e5-55efd0a45f2d-8372156.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/56\/640x427_cmsv2_7563e686-7df0-5549-a1e5-55efd0a45f2d-8372156.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/56\/750x500_cmsv2_7563e686-7df0-5549-a1e5-55efd0a45f2d-8372156.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/56\/828x552_cmsv2_7563e686-7df0-5549-a1e5-55efd0a45f2d-8372156.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/56\/1080x720_cmsv2_7563e686-7df0-5549-a1e5-55efd0a45f2d-8372156.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/56\/1200x800_cmsv2_7563e686-7df0-5549-a1e5-55efd0a45f2d-8372156.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/21\/56\/1920x1281_cmsv2_7563e686-7df0-5549-a1e5-55efd0a45f2d-8372156.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE - 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All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Patriots were first used during the First Gulf War in 1991 to intercept Scud missiles fired by Iraq\u2019s leader at the time, Saddam Hussein.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) estimates that each Patriot battery costs about $1.1 billion (\u20ac1 billion): $400 million (\u20ac375 million) for the system, $690 million (\u20ac647 million) for the missiles \u2013 the cost of a single missile is estimated at $4.1 million (\u20ac3.8 million).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Patriots are now mainly used to shoot down aircraft, including drones. Ukraine's military uses it for a similar purpose against the Russian invasion.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel is developing a new system known as Iron Beam to intercept incoming threats with laser technology.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It is not yet operational, however.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israeli officials say this system will be a game changer because it is much cheaper to operate than existing systems.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1713085759,"updatedAt":1713089992,"publishedAt":1713089564,"firstPublishedAt":1713089611,"lastPublishedAt":1713089787,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Tsafrir Abayov\/Copyright 2023 The AP All rights reserved","altText":"FILE - Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system fires interceptors at rockets launched from the Gaza Strip, in Ashkelon, southern Israel. 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20.","keySentence":"","url":"dont-bidens-one-word-warning-for-iran-over-retaliatory-attack-on-israel","canonical":"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/2024\/04\/13\/dont-bidens-one-word-warning-for-iran-over-retaliatory-attack-on-israel","masterCms":"v2","plainText":"Joe Biden said the US is \u201cdevoted\u201d to defending Israel and \u201cIran will not succeed.\u201d \n\nIsrael is bracing for a possible Iranian attack after an airstrike killed two Iranian generals in Syria at the beginning of the month.\u00a0 \n\nIran has blamed Israel for the airstrike and vowed revenge, though Israel has not commented on the strike. \n\nAt a press conference on Friday, the US president gave Iran a stern warning over the potential strike: \u201cDon\u2019t.\u201d \n\n\u201cWe are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel,\u201d Biden said when asked about the possibility of deploying additional US troops to the Middle East. \n\n\u201cWe will help defend Israel, and Iran will not succeed,\u201d he added, ignoring a question about what would trigger a direct US military response.\u00a0 \n\nAsked how imminent an Iranian attack on Israel was, Biden said \u201cbut my expectation is sooner than later.\u201d \n\nMore aid for embattled Gaza, claims Israel \n\nIsrael said it opened a new crossing for aid trucks into hard-hit northern Gaza on Friday as part of efforts to \"enhance the humanitarian aid corridors,\" the IDF wrote on X .\u00a0 \n\nBut the United Nations says persistent distribution difficulties are plaguing deliveries.\u00a0 \n\nCommissioner General of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRA) Phillippe Lazzarini\u00a0said the planned increased aid deliveries are not \"tangible, sustained or uninterrupted.\"\u00a0 \n\nThe UN has warned that distributing aid within Gaza is perilous and plagued by lengthy delays at inspection checkpoints.\u00a0 \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s very easy for Israel to say, \u2018We\u2019ve sent you 1,000 trucks so please deliver them inside Gaza,\u2019\u201d said Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories.\u00a0 \n\nMcGoldrick said delivering aid to the northern part of the territory, where famine is imminent, is especially challenging, with only one or two roads to the north open at any time. \n\nSeveral aid organisations have suspended their convoys north after an Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen aid mission killed seven aid workers. \n\nIsrael, facing mounting US pressure to improve the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, has pledged this week to increase aid to the strip dramatically. \n\nIsraeli settlers storm Palestinian village \n\nDozens of Israeli settlers stormed the village of\u00a0al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank on Friday, shooting and setting houses and cars on fire.\u00a0 \n\nThe rampage killed a Palestinian man and wounded 25 others, health officials said. \n\nAn Israeli rights group said the settlers were searching for a missing 14-year-old boy from their settlement.\u00a0 \n\nIsraeli troops said they were still searching for the teen after the disorder.\u00a0 \n\nThe killing came after an Israeli raid killed two Palestinians, including a Hamas militant, in a confrontation with Israeli forces. \n\nPalestinian health officials say more than 460 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces since the war erupted in October. \n\nThe deceased man was later identified by his family as 26-year-old Jehad Abu Alia. His father, Afif Abu Alia, said he was shot and killed but was unsure whether the fatal bullet was fired by an armed settler or an Israeli soldier. \n\n\u201cMy son went with others to defend our land and honour, and this is what happened,\u201d Afif Abu Alia said from a hospital in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where his son\u2019s corpse had been transported. \n\nThe Israeli army said its forces had opened fire when stones were hurled at soldiers by Palestinians.\u00a0 \n\nIt said \u201chits were identified\u201d and that soldiers had cleared Israeli settlers from the village. \n\n\u201cAs of this moment, the violent riots have been dispersed and there are no Israeli civilians present within the town,\u201d the IDF said. \n\nUS President Joe Biden has raised repeated concerns about a surge in settler violence against Palestinians in the West Bank. Rights groups have long accused the military of failing to halt settler violence or punish soldiers for wrongdoing. \n\nIsrael's military assault on Gaza has killed more than 33,600 Palestinians and wounded more than 76,200, according to the enclave's Health Ministry.\u00a0 \n\nThe ministry doesn\u2019t differentiate between civilians and combatants in its tally but says women and children make up two-thirds of the dead. \n\nThe war started on October 7 when Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis in a surprise attack, mostly civilians. Around 250 people hostage were also taken hostage by Palestinian militants. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Joe Biden said the US is \u201cdevoted\u201d to defending Israel and \u201cIran will not succeed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel is bracing for a possible Iranian attack after an airstrike killed two Iranian generals in Syria at the beginning of the month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Iran has blamed Israel for the airstrike and vowed revenge, though Israel has not commented on the strike.<\/p>\n<p>At a press conference on Friday, the US president gave Iran a stern warning over the potential strike: \u201cDon\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are devoted to the defence of Israel. We will support Israel,\u201d Biden said when asked about the possibility of deploying additional US troops to the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will help defend Israel, and Iran will not succeed,\u201d he added, ignoring a question about what would trigger a direct US military response.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Asked how imminent an Iranian attack on Israel was, Biden said \u201cbut my expectation is sooner than later.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>More aid for embattled Gaza, claims Israel<\/h2><p>Israel said it opened a new crossing for aid trucks into hard-hit northern Gaza on Friday as part of efforts to \"enhance the humanitarian aid corridors,\" the IDF wrote on <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////twitter.com//IDF//status//1778744868367421856/">X./u00a0/n
But the United Nations says persistent distribution difficulties are plaguing deliveries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner General of United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRA) Phillippe Lazzarini\u00a0said the planned increased aid deliveries are not \"tangible, sustained or uninterrupted.\"\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1778830740681064522\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The UN has warned that distributing aid within Gaza is perilous and plagued by lengthy delays at inspection checkpoints.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very easy for Israel to say, \u2018We\u2019ve sent you 1,000 trucks so please deliver them inside Gaza,\u2019\u201d said Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>McGoldrick said delivering aid to the northern part of the territory, where famine is imminent, is especially challenging, with only one or two roads to the north open at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Several aid organisations have suspended their convoys north after an Israeli strike on a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//05//lethal-gaza-aid-convoy-strike-sparks-row-between-poland-and-israel/">World Central Kitchen<\/strong><\/a> aid mission killed seven aid workers.<\/p>\n<p>Israel, facing mounting US pressure to improve the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, has pledged this week to increase aid to the strip dramatically.<\/p>\n<h2>Israeli settlers storm Palestinian village<\/h2><p>Dozens of Israeli settlers stormed the village of\u00a0al-Mughayyir in the occupied West Bank on Friday, shooting and setting houses and cars on fire.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rampage killed a Palestinian man and wounded 25 others, health officials said.<\/p>\n<p>An Israeli rights group said the settlers were searching for a missing 14-year-old boy from their settlement.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israeli troops said they were still searching for the teen after the disorder.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The killing came after an Israeli raid killed two Palestinians, including a Hamas militant, in a confrontation with Israeli forces.<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian health officials say more than 460 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank by Israeli forces since the war erupted in October.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1778819037637623991\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The deceased man was later identified by his family as 26-year-old Jehad Abu Alia. His father, Afif Abu Alia, said he was shot and killed but was unsure whether the fatal bullet was fired by an armed settler or an Israeli soldier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy son went with others to defend our land and honour, and this is what happened,\u201d Afif Abu Alia said from a hospital in the West Bank city of Ramallah, where his son\u2019s corpse had been transported.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli army said its forces had opened fire when stones were hurled at soldiers by Palestinians.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It said \u201chits were identified\u201d and that soldiers had cleared Israeli settlers from the village.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs of this moment, the violent riots have been dispersed and there are no Israeli civilians present within the town,\u201d the IDF said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//37//10//50//808x539_cmsv2_6cb69948-400e-5040-8547-d43ef1fd246a-8371050.jpg/" alt=\"A Palestinian wounded in a settler rampage at the Palestine Medical Complex in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, April 12, 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/10\/50\/384x256_cmsv2_6cb69948-400e-5040-8547-d43ef1fd246a-8371050.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/10\/50\/640x427_cmsv2_6cb69948-400e-5040-8547-d43ef1fd246a-8371050.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/10\/50\/750x500_cmsv2_6cb69948-400e-5040-8547-d43ef1fd246a-8371050.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/10\/50\/828x552_cmsv2_6cb69948-400e-5040-8547-d43ef1fd246a-8371050.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/10\/50\/1080x720_cmsv2_6cb69948-400e-5040-8547-d43ef1fd246a-8371050.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/10\/50\/1200x800_cmsv2_6cb69948-400e-5040-8547-d43ef1fd246a-8371050.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/37\/10\/50\/1920x1281_cmsv2_6cb69948-400e-5040-8547-d43ef1fd246a-8371050.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">A Palestinian wounded in a settler rampage at the Palestine Medical Complex in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Friday, April 12, 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>US President Joe Biden has raised repeated concerns about a surge in <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//my-europe//2023//12//09//eu-mulls-sanctioning-violent-israeli-settlers-tougher-restrictions-on-hamas/">settler violence<\/strong><\/a> against Palestinians in the West Bank. Rights groups have long accused the military of failing to halt settler violence or punish soldiers for wrongdoing.<\/p>\n<p>Israel's military assault on Gaza has killed more than 33,600 Palestinians and wounded more than 76,200, according to the enclave's Health Ministry.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ministry doesn\u2019t differentiate between civilians and combatants in its tally but says women and children make up two-thirds of the dead.<\/p>\n<p>The war started on October 7 when Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis in a surprise attack, mostly civilians. 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God willing, we will safely rescue all of them.\" the Mayor added. \n\nFive of the injured were airlifted off the mountain, and efforts were ongoing to evacuate the remaining two, according to the\u00a0Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. He also shared on the social media site X that the rescue operation included over 160 first responders, such as air crews from the Coast Guard and mountaineering teams from various regions of Turkey. \n\n\nImages in Turkish media showed the damaged car hanging from dislodged cables on the side of a rocky mountain while medics attended to the wounded. \n\nFriday was the final day of a three-day public holiday in Turkey marking the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which sees families flock to coastal resorts. \n\nThe cable car carries tourists from Konyaalti beach to a restaurant and viewing platform at the summit of the 618-metre Tunektepe peak.\u00a0 \n\n","htmlText":"<p>One person died and seven were injured on Friday when a cable car pod struck a pole and burst open in southern Turkey, causing passengers to fall to the mountainside below, according to officials and local media.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The incident also left scores stranded for hours as it halted the entire cable car system. <\/p>\n<p>Mayor of Antalya, Muhittin B\u00f6cek said that efforts are ongoing to rescue 184 people trapped in the cable car.<\/p>\n<p>Rope systems are being used for the rescue operations and night-vision helicopters are heading to the area, B\u00f6cek said.\u00a0\"There are currently 184 of our citizens in 25 cabins. God willing, we will safely rescue all of them.\" the Mayor added.<\/p>\n<p>Five of the injured were airlifted off the mountain, and efforts were ongoing to evacuate the remaining two, according to the\u00a0Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya. 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He also said that Israel\u2019s military chief has completed a situation assessment with the head of the US Central Command Erik Kurilla who is visiting Israel. \n\n\u201cOur defenses are ready and know how to deal with every threat separately,\u201d Hagari told reporters. \u201cNext to defense, we are prepared to attack. We are ready to attack with a range of capabilities and we know how to act and protect the people of Israel.\u201d \n\nIsrael has been bracing for a possible Iranian attack since an airstrike killed two Iranian generals in the Syrian capital of Damascus last week. \n\nHagari said the visit by Kurilla is meant to \u201cguarantee that the coordination between us is tight.\u201d \n\nIsraeli settlers storm West Bank village \n\n\n\nDozens of Israeli settlers rampaged through the village of al-Mughayyir in search of a missing 14-year-old Israeli boy, according to rights group Yesh Din. The group said that settlers were shooting and setting houses on fire in the village. \n\nPalestinian health officials said one Palestinian was killed and 18 were wounded. \n\nVideos posted to X, formerly Twitter, by the rights group showed dark clouds of smoke billowing from burning cars as gunshots rang out. \n\nThe Palestinian Health Ministry reported that one man was declared dead upon arrival at a hospital, though details were not provided. At least 18 injured Palestinians were treated at hospitals, with the Palestine Red Crescent Society noting eight of the wounded had suffered gunshot wounds from settlers. \n\nIsrael\u2019s military said it was looking into reports of the incident. \n\nIsrael opens new aid truck crossing \n\nIsrael opened a new crossing for aid trucks into northern Gaza as its efforts to ramp up aid to the besieged enclave came under criticism from a top United Nations official. \n\nTel Aviv, facing mounting US pressure to improve the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, has pledged this week to dramatically increase aid to the strip. \n\nThe military said that trucks carrying food passed the newly opened northern crossing on Thursday. It said the aid was inspected at its Kerem Shalom crossing near the Egyptian border before being transported inside Israel to the crossing. The new system aims to provide an alternative to the risky and difficult task of transporting aid across Gaza from north to south. \n\nIsrael plans to open its southern Ashdod port for additional aid shipments in the coming days. Currently, most aid enters through land routes from neighbouring Egypt. \n\nHowever, according to the UN, the surge of aid is not being felt in Gaza because difficulties persist in distributing the aid. \n\n\u201cIt\u2019s very easy for Israel to say, \u2018We\u2019ve sent you 1,000 trucks so please deliver them inside Gaza,\u2019\u201d said Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories. \n\nThe UN has warned that distributing aid within Gaza is perilous and plagued by lengthy delays at inspection checkpoints. McGoldrick said delivering aid to the northern part of the territory, where famine is imminent, is especially challenging, with only one or two roads to the north open at any time. \n\nSeveral aid organizations have suspended their convoys north after an Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen aid mission killed seven aid workers. \n\nProtesters turn to U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv \n\nDemonstrators rallied outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday to call for the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. \n\nProtesters carried large photos of hostages as well as signs with slogans, calling for help from US President Joe Biden. \n\n\"Help us, Biden,\" one protester said into a megaphone at the rally, while another held up a sign reading \"Stop sacrificing the hostages.\" \n\n\"Our only hope is international intervention, mainly the US administration,\" said Zahiro Mor, the nephew of Avraham Munder, one of the hostages. \n\nOn 7th October, Hamas militants stormed into southern Israel, killing over 1,200 people and taking about 250 hostages. \n\nHamas is believed to be holding roughly 100 hostages, as well as the remains of about 30 people who were killed on the 7th October or who have died in captivity. \n\n","htmlText":"<h2><\/h2><p>Israel\u2019s military says it has prepared plans to respond to a possible Iranian attack.<\/p>\n<p>The army\u2019s spokesman, Daniel Hagari, said late Friday that Israel is ready for a \u201cwide variety of scenarios\u201d that include both defensive and offensive actions. He also said that Israel\u2019s military chief has completed a situation assessment with the head of the US Central Command Erik Kurilla who is visiting Israel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur defenses are ready and know how to deal with every threat separately,\u201d Hagari told reporters. \u201cNext to defense, we are prepared to attack. We are ready to attack with a range of capabilities and we know how to act and protect the people of Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel has been bracing for a <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//12//israel-vows-to-defend-itself-against-looming-iranian-attack/">possible Iranian attack<\/strong><\/a> since an airstrike killed two Iranian generals in the Syrian capital of Damascus last week.<\/p>\n<p>Hagari said the visit by Kurilla is meant to \u201cguarantee that the coordination between us is tight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israeli settlers storm West Bank village<\/p>\n<p>Dozens of Israeli settlers rampaged through the village of al-Mughayyir in search of a missing 14-year-old Israeli boy, according to rights group Yesh Din. The group said that settlers were shooting and setting houses on fire in the village.<\/p>\n<p>Palestinian health officials said one Palestinian was killed and 18 were wounded.<\/p>\n<p>Videos posted to X, formerly Twitter, by the rights group showed dark clouds of smoke billowing from burning cars as gunshots rang out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1778819037637623991\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that one man was declared dead upon arrival at a hospital, though details were not provided. At least 18 injured Palestinians were treated at hospitals, with the Palestine Red Crescent Society noting eight of the wounded had suffered gunshot wounds from settlers.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s military said it was looking into reports of the incident.<\/p>\n<h2>Israel opens new aid truck crossing<\/h2><p>Israel opened a new crossing for aid trucks into northern Gaza as its efforts to ramp up aid to the besieged enclave came under criticism from a top United Nations official.<\/p>\n<p>Tel Aviv, facing mounting US <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//12//us-officials-warn-aid-is-not-reaching-gaza/">pressure to improve the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, has pledged this week to dramatically increase aid to the strip.<\/p>\n<p>The military said that trucks carrying food passed the newly opened northern crossing on Thursday. It said the aid was inspected at its Kerem Shalom crossing near the Egyptian border before being transported inside Israel to the crossing. The new system aims to provide an alternative to the risky and difficult task of transporting aid across Gaza from north to south.<\/p>\n<p>Israel plans to open its southern Ashdod port for additional aid shipments in the coming days. Currently, most aid enters through land routes from neighbouring Egypt.<\/p>\n<p>However, according to the UN, the surge of aid is not being felt in Gaza because difficulties persist in distributing the aid.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s very easy for Israel to say, \u2018We\u2019ve sent you 1,000 trucks so please deliver them inside Gaza,\u2019\u201d said Jamie McGoldrick, the UN humanitarian coordinator for the Palestinian territories.<\/p>\n<p>The UN has warned that distributing aid within Gaza is perilous and plagued by lengthy delays at inspection checkpoints. McGoldrick said delivering aid to the northern part of the territory, where famine is imminent, is especially challenging, with only one or two roads to the north open at any time.<\/p>\n<p>Several aid organizations have suspended their convoys north after an Israeli strike on a World Central Kitchen aid mission killed seven aid workers.<\/p>\n<div\n data-stories-id=\"8342334\"\n data-event=\"widget_related\"\n class=\"widget widget--type-related widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <ul class=\"widget__related_list\"><li class=\"widget__related_listItem\"> <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//01//israel-sees-largest-anti-government-protest-since-hamas-war-began/">Israel sees largest anti-government protest since Hamas war began<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2>Protesters turn to U.S. embassy in Tel Aviv<\/h2><p>Demonstrators rallied outside the US Embassy in Tel Aviv on Friday to call for the release of dozens of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Protesters carried large photos of hostages as well as signs with slogans, calling for help from US President Joe Biden.<\/p>\n<p>\"Help us, Biden,\" one protester said into a megaphone at the rally, while another held up a sign reading \"Stop sacrificing the hostages.\"<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6666666666666666\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//37//07//20//808x539_cmsv2_07ea575d-1f2f-556b-83d3-cfc0f142a53d-8370720.jpg/" alt=\"Relatives of hostages held 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There were scuffles between police and some protesters. \n\nIsrael\u2019s Supreme Court last month ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who do not serve in the army.\u00a0 \n\nThe ruling could have far-reaching consequences for the government and the tens of thousands of religious men who refuse to take part in mandatory military service. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protested in Jerusalem on Thursday over a court ruling that could end their exemptions from mandatory service in the Israeli military.<\/p>\n<p>Carrying signs that read \u201cto jail, not to the army,\u201d they rallied in front of Israel\u2019s military enlistment office. There were scuffles between police and some protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Israel\u2019s Supreme Court last month ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who do not serve in the army.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ruling could have far-reaching consequences for the government and the tens of thousands of religious men who refuse to take part in mandatory military service.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712924238,"updatedAt":1712932564,"publishedAt":1712932179,"firstPublishedAt":1712932194,"lastPublishedAt":1712932194,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ohad Zwigenberg\/Copyright 2024 The AP. 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Israel has not commented on the matter.\u00a0 \n\nIsrael has called up additional air defence units and activated other troops in anticipation of an attack by either Iran or the many proxy militant groups it supports in the region. \n\nThe army\u2019s chief spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters on Thursday that an attack from Iranian territory \u201cwould be clear proof of Iranian intentions to escalate the Middle East and stop hiding behind the proxies.\u201d \n\nIsrael has improved its offensive and defensive capabilities in recent months and \u201cwe will know how to act where needed,\" he said, adding the\u00a0head of the US military\u2019s Central Command Erik Kurilla arrived in Israel for a strategic assessment with Israeli military leaders. \n\nUS President Joe Biden said this week that US commitment to Israel\u2019s security remains ironclad. \n\nIncreased tensions have sparked international concern that Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza could spill out into the Middle East. \n\nSix months of fighting in Gaza have pushed the Palestinian territory into a humanitarian crisis, leaving more than one million people on the brink of starvation.\u00a0 \n\nHead of the US Agency for International Development, Samantha Power, told lawmakers on Wednesday she accepted \u201ccredible\u201d reports that famine is now occurring in hard-hit northern Gaza. President Joe Biden said this week that Israel is not doing enough to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. \n\nIsraeli bombardments and ground offensives have killed at least 33,360 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 74,993, the Health Ministry says. The ministry doesn\u2019t differentiate between civilians and combatants in its tally, but says women and children make up two-thirds of the dead. \n\nThe war started on October 7 when Hamas killed 1,200 Israeli's in a surprise attack, mostly civilians. Palestinian militants took around 250 people hostage. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Israel\u2019s military said on Thursday it was prepared defend itself and strike Iran if it retaliates for a deadly airstrike on the Iranian Consulate in Syria.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Twelve people, including two Iranian generals and five officers, were killed on the April one\u00a0<a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//01//israeli-air-strike-destroys-iranian-consulate-in-damascus-killing-senior-commander-syria-s/">attack on the Iranian Consulate, according to Syrian and Iranian officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Tehran holds Israel responsible for the attack, which the US military believes Israel carried out. Israel has not commented on the matter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Israel has called up additional air defence units and activated other troops in anticipation of an attack by either Iran or the many proxy militant groups it supports in the region.<\/p>\n<p>The army\u2019s chief spokesman Daniel Hagari told reporters on Thursday that an attack from Iranian territory \u201cwould be clear proof of Iranian intentions to escalate the Middle East and stop hiding behind the proxies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israel has improved its offensive and defensive capabilities in recent months and \u201cwe will know how to act where needed,\" he said, adding the\u00a0head of the US military\u2019s Central Command Erik Kurilla arrived in Israel for a strategic assessment with Israeli military leaders.<\/p>\n<p>US President Joe Biden said this week that US commitment to Israel\u2019s security remains ironclad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//36//87//30//808x539_cmsv2_b4906758-aa43-5fef-9c79-dd2f058e40f5-8368730.jpg/" alt=\"President Joe Biden, left, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a meeting in the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 11, 2024.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/87\/30\/384x256_cmsv2_b4906758-aa43-5fef-9c79-dd2f058e40f5-8368730.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/87\/30\/640x427_cmsv2_b4906758-aa43-5fef-9c79-dd2f058e40f5-8368730.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/87\/30\/750x500_cmsv2_b4906758-aa43-5fef-9c79-dd2f058e40f5-8368730.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/87\/30\/828x552_cmsv2_b4906758-aa43-5fef-9c79-dd2f058e40f5-8368730.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/87\/30\/1080x720_cmsv2_b4906758-aa43-5fef-9c79-dd2f058e40f5-8368730.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/87\/30\/1200x800_cmsv2_b4906758-aa43-5fef-9c79-dd2f058e40f5-8368730.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/87\/30\/1920x1281_cmsv2_b4906758-aa43-5fef-9c79-dd2f058e40f5-8368730.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">President Joe Biden, left, and Secretary of State Antony Blinken at a meeting in the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 11, 2024.<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Mark Schiefelbein\/Copyright 2023 The AP. All rights reserved<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Increased tensions have sparked international concern that Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza could spill out into the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p>Six months of fighting in Gaza have pushed the Palestinian territory into a humanitarian crisis, leaving more than one million people on the brink of starvation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Head of the US Agency for International Development, Samantha Power, told lawmakers on Wednesday she accepted \u201ccredible\u201d reports that <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//2024//04//12//us-officials-warn-aid-is-not-reaching-gaza/">famine is now occurring in hard-hit northern Gaza. President Joe Biden said this week that Israel is not doing enough to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1762135723522613539\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Israeli bombardments and ground offensives have killed at least 33,360 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 74,993, the Health Ministry says. The ministry doesn\u2019t differentiate between civilians and combatants in its tally, but says women and children make up two-thirds of the dead.<\/p>\n<p>The war started on October 7 when Hamas killed 1,200 Israeli's in a surprise attack, mostly civilians. Palestinian militants took around 250 people hostage.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712898491,"updatedAt":1712923754,"publishedAt":1712911299,"firstPublishedAt":1712911304,"lastPublishedAt":1712912139,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Tsafrir Abayov\/Copyright 2024 The AP. All rights reserved.","altText":"An Israeli tank moves near the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel, Thursday, April 11, 2024.","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"An Israeli tank moves near the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel, Thursday, April 11, 2024.","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/87\/30\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_e76c7dfe-fcb5-5d19-869e-a44c4a7da1d8-8368730.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Mark Schiefelbein\/Copyright 2023 The AP. 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than ever before into the besieged enclave. \n\nBut\u00a0 there are few signs of those promises materialising and international officials say starvation is widespread in hard-hit northern Gaza. \n\nSamantha Power, administrator of the US Agency for International Development, said this week she accepted \u201ccredible\u201d reports that famine is now occurring in the area and urged Israel to take further steps to expedite humanitarian aid shipments. \n\nPower is not the first senior US official to describe the situation of hunger and malnutrition in Gaza. Last week in Brussels, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that all Gazans were suffering from severe food insecurity. \n\n\"100 per cent of the population of Gaza is experiencing acute levels of food insecurity. 100% of the population is in need of humanitarian aid,\" Blinken said. \n\nIn addition, US President Joe Biden said this week that Israel is not doing enough to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza. \n\nIsraeli shelling and ground offensives have killed at least 33,360 Palestinians in Gaza and injured 74,993, according to the Gazan health ministry, which adds that women and children account for two-thirds of the dead. \n\nIsrael says it is prepared to defend and counterattack if Iran retaliates \n\nMeanwhile, the shadow of war looms over the region. On Thursday, Israel's military said it is prepared to defend the country and counterattack if Iran retaliates for a deadly air strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria. \n\nTehran blames Israel for the attack earlier this month, which the Pentagon also believes was carried out by Israel, although Tel Aviv has not commented. The heightened tensions have raised international concern that Israel's devastating war against Hamas in Gaza could spread to the rest of the Middle East. \n\nIsrael faces opposition from ultra-Orthodox Jews \n\nAlso on Thursday, thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protested in Jerusalem over a court ruling that could end their exemptions from compulsory service in the Israeli army. \n\nHolding signs saying \"to jail, not to the army\", they demonstrated outside Israel's military enlistment office. There were clashes between police and some of the protesters. \n\nLast month, Israel's Supreme Court ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who do not serve in the army. The ruling could have far-reaching consequences for the government and the tens of thousands of religious men who refuse to participate in compulsory military service. \n\nMost Jewish men are required to serve nearly three years in the army, followed by years of reserve service. Jewish women serve two mandatory years. \n\nExemptions for the ultra-Orthodox, along with the government stipends many seminary students receive until age 26, have angered much of the general public. \n\nThese long-standing tensions have only increased in the six months of war in Gaza. The ultra-Orthodox say that joining the army will threaten their way of life, which has been maintained for generations. The army, for its part, has said it is suffering manpower shortages due to the war. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Under heavy US pressure, Israel has promised to ramp up aid to Gaza dramatically, saying last week it would open another cargo crossing and surge more trucks than ever before into the besieged enclave.<\/p>\n<p>But\u00a0 there are few signs of those promises materialising and international officials say starvation is widespread in hard-hit northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Samantha Power, administrator of the US Agency for International Development, said this week she accepted \u201ccredible\u201d reports that famine is now occurring in the area and urged Israel to take further steps to expedite humanitarian aid shipments.<\/p>\n<p>Power is not the first senior US official to describe the situation of hunger and malnutrition in Gaza. Last week in Brussels, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that all Gazans were suffering from severe food insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>\"100 per cent of the population of Gaza is experiencing acute levels of food insecurity. 100% of the population is in need of humanitarian aid,\" Blinken said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, US President Joe Biden said this week that Israel is not doing enough to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Israeli shelling and ground offensives have killed at least 33,360 Palestinians in Gaza and injured 74,993, according to the Gazan health ministry, which adds that women and children account for two-thirds of the dead.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-tweet widget--size-fullwidth widget--align-center\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio\u2014auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <div class=\"widget__tweet\" data-tweet-id=\"1778531046096789545\"><\/div>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Israel says it is prepared to defend and counterattack if Iran retaliates<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the shadow of war looms over the region. On Thursday, Israel's military said it is prepared to defend the country and counterattack if Iran retaliates for a deadly air strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria.<\/p>\n<p>Tehran blames Israel for the attack earlier this month, which the Pentagon also believes was carried out by Israel, although Tel Aviv has not commented. The heightened tensions have raised international concern that Israel's devastating war against Hamas in Gaza could spread to the rest of the Middle East.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6669921875\">\n <div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n <div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n <div class=\"widget__contents\">\n <figure class=\"widget__figure\">\n <img class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////static.euronews.com//articles//stories//08//36//85//14//808x539_cmsv2_077b8765-6a87-57a1-868a-2f8f64b9f0ae-8368514.jpg/" alt=\"Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/85\/14\/384x256_cmsv2_077b8765-6a87-57a1-868a-2f8f64b9f0ae-8368514.jpg 384w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/85\/14\/640x427_cmsv2_077b8765-6a87-57a1-868a-2f8f64b9f0ae-8368514.jpg 640w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/85\/14\/750x500_cmsv2_077b8765-6a87-57a1-868a-2f8f64b9f0ae-8368514.jpg 750w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/85\/14\/828x552_cmsv2_077b8765-6a87-57a1-868a-2f8f64b9f0ae-8368514.jpg 828w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/85\/14\/1080x720_cmsv2_077b8765-6a87-57a1-868a-2f8f64b9f0ae-8368514.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/85\/14\/1200x800_cmsv2_077b8765-6a87-57a1-868a-2f8f64b9f0ae-8368514.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/85\/14\/1920x1281_cmsv2_077b8765-6a87-57a1-868a-2f8f64b9f0ae-8368514.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 95vw, (max-width: 1024px) 80vw, (max-width: 1280px) 55vw, 728px\"\/>\n <figcaption class=\"widget__caption\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionWrap\">\n <span class=\"widget__captionText\">Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem<\/span>\n <span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">Ohad Zwigenberg\/AP<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><strong>Israel faces opposition from ultra-Orthodox Jews<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also on Thursday, thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protested in Jerusalem over a court ruling that could end their exemptions from compulsory service in the Israeli army.<\/p>\n<p>Holding signs saying \"to jail, not to the army\", they demonstrated outside Israel's military enlistment office. There were clashes between police and some of the protesters.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Israel's Supreme Court ordered an end to government subsidies for many ultra-Orthodox men who do not serve in the army. The ruling could have far-reaching consequences for the government and the tens of thousands of religious men who refuse to participate in compulsory military service.<\/p>\n<p>Most Jewish men are required to serve nearly three years in the army, followed by years of reserve service. Jewish women serve two mandatory years.<\/p>\n<p>Exemptions for the ultra-Orthodox, along with the government stipends many seminary students receive until age 26, have angered much of the general public.<\/p>\n<p>These long-standing tensions have only increased in the six months of war in Gaza. The ultra-Orthodox say that joining the army will threaten their way of life, which has been maintained for generations. The army, for its part, has said it is suffering manpower shortages due to the war.<\/p>\n","hashtag":null,"createdAt":1712871791,"updatedAt":1712916365,"publishedAt":1712900659,"firstPublishedAt":1712900669,"lastPublishedAt":1712900858,"expiresAt":0,"images":[{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ohad Zwigenberg\/AP","altText":"Israeli border police officers push back Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem","callToActionText":null,"width":1024,"caption":"Israeli border police officers push back Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men during a protest against army recruitment in Jerusalem","url":"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/08\/36\/85\/14\/{{w}}x{{h}}_cmsv2_5c6f6b56-9b7a-5883-98d4-86210bc01d37-8368514.jpg","captionUrl":null,"height":683},{"sourceUrl":null,"sourceCredit":null,"callToActionUrl":null,"captionCredit":"Ohad Zwigenberg\/AP","altText":"Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against army 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It will be a crucial tool for people to see and get to know the culture.\u201d \n\nThe first passenger service is expected to begin on 19 April departing from Ankara with the return journey from Diyarbak\u0131r on 21 April. \n\nNew Turkish tourist train takes travellers around cultural treasures \n\nThe Mesopotamia Express has nine sleeping cars and one dining carriage and has a maximum capacity of 180 passengers. \n\nThe cabins sleep two people and prices start at TL 9,000 (\u20ac257) for the outbound journey and TL 8,000 (\u20ac230) for the return. \n\nPassengers can expect seats that convert into beds overnight plus amenities including a fridge, sink, wardrobe and heating. \n\nDuring the 1,051-kilometre journey, you can wend through rugged desert landscapes and past the snow-dusted peak of Mount Erciyes, a dormant volcano that reaches an altitude of 3,916 metres. \n\nThe train makes three stops along the way. Passengers have three hours to explore Kayseri and Malatya and a four-hour stop in Elaz\u0131\u011f. \n\nDuring the stops, travellers can taste regional dishes and visit archaeological attractions. \n\nKayseri, the historic capital of Cappadocia , is renowned for its Seljuk-era sites - mosques , tombs and theological schools dating from the 13th century. \n\nThe city is home to T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s oldest Seljuk mosque dating from 1238 - the Hunat Hatun Mosque complex still includes a working hamam with separate sections for men and women. \n\nNear Malatya, another ancient city, passengers can visit the UNESCO-designated Arslantepe Mound, an open-air museum of palaces, temples, mural paintings and statues dating as far back as 3000 BC. \n\nThe Malatya region is known as the \u2018land of apricots\u2019 and supplies around 50 per cent of T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s fresh apricots and 95 per cent of its dried. \n\nIn Elaz\u0131\u011f, travellers can find one of the richest cuisines in T\u00fcrkiye. Look out for Keleco\u015f, fried meat and onion served on flatbread softened in yoghurt, I\u015fk\u0131n yeme\u011fi, a wild rhubarb dish and K\u00f6mme, baked filo pastry rounds stuffed with layers of meat and walnut paste. \n\n","htmlText":"<p>Travellers to T\u00fcrkiye will soon be able to explore some of its historic treasures and culinary delights with a new tourist train.<\/p>\n<p>The Mesopotamia Express departs from the capital Ankara and meanders through the country\u2019s inner, eastern and southeastern Anatolian regions.<\/p>\n<p>The train stops at destinations including Kayseri, Malatya and Elaz\u0131\u011f with enough time for sightseeing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is crucial for developing tourism in our city and region,\u201d Mehmet Kaya, president of the Diyarbak\u0131r Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told Turkish media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have made every effort to ensure people see and get to know the region. It will be a crucial tool for people to see and get to know the culture.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first passenger service is expected to begin on 19 April departing from <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//10//12//turkey-is-open-for-european-travellers-here-are-the-five-best-things-to-do/">Ankara with the return journey from Diyarbak\u0131r on 21 April.<\/p>\n<h2>New Turkish tourist train takes travellers around cultural treasures<\/h2><p>The Mesopotamia Express has nine <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//03//25//european-sleeper-new-brussels-prague-night-train-aims-to-hit-the-tracks-next-year/">sleeping cars and one dining carriage and has a maximum capacity of 180 passengers.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2024//02//20//good-night-train-visit-seven-of-europes-top-cities-on-this-new-sleeper-route/">cabins sleep two people and prices start at TL 9,000 (\u20ac257) for the outbound journey and TL 8,000 (\u20ac230) for the return.<\/p>\n<p>Passengers can expect seats that convert into beds overnight plus amenities including a fridge, sink, wardrobe and heating.<\/p>\n<p>During the 1,051-kilometre journey, you can wend through rugged desert landscapes and past the snow-dusted peak of Mount Erciyes, a dormant volcano that reaches an altitude of 3,916 metres.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=https://www.euronews.com/"https:////www.euronews.com//travel//2022//09//14//slow-travel-this-32-hour-train-journey-lets-you-take-in-the-sights-and-party-on-board/">train makes three stops along the way. 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Israeli authorities say 1,200 people, mostly civilians, were killed in Hamas\u2019 surprise assault.\u00a0 \n\nMany of the thousands who came to Khan Younis by foot or on carts on Monday have been sheltering in Rafah. Israel's withdrawal allowed them to see the wreckage of their homes and retrieve some possessions.\u00a0 \n\nThey said they had little immediate chance to return, with the city now unlivable. \n\nOne woman clambered over collapsed concrete slabs that were once her home. Her son crawled under the rubble and twisted rebar, clearing away concrete blocks. \n\n\u201cThere are no words to describe the pain inside me,\u201d she said, her voice breaking. \u201cOur memories, our dreams, our childhood here, our family \u2026 It\u2019s all gone.\u201d \n\n","htmlText":"<p>A city shattered beyond recognition awaited Palestinians who returned to Khan Younis on Monday, following the withdrawal of Israeli troops.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stunned civilians filed home to recover what they could from the immense destruction left after months of fighting and bombardment by Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Families sifted through swathes of rubble and debris - once people's homes and businesses - along streets bulldozed to dirt.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Buildings that still stood were gutted and burned out from shelling, riddled with bullet holes. 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All rights reserved.<\/span>\n <\/span>\n <\/figcaption>\n <\/figure>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Returning to Khan Younis Magdy Abu Sahrour was shocked to see his house in ruins.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI couldn\u2019t find my home because of all the destruction,\u201d he said, standing in front of the rubble. \u201cWhere is my place, where is my home?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Israeli troops stormed Khan Younis in December as part of their blistering ground offensive, following Hamas' 7 October attack on southern Israel.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The war has killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to local health authorities. 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