Tag Archives: conflicts

Navy prepares for China conflict with newly announced strategy

The United States Navy has released documents outlining its goals for meeting the growing threat of Chinese military power in the coming years. The Navigation Plan for America’s Warfighting Navy, published Thursday, is designed to bring the Navy into a stronger position against the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) by 2027 via bolstered recruitment and strategic technological advancement. “This Navigation Plan …

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Russia condemns exploding pagers that wounded Hezbollah members across Lebanon: 'Explosive situation'

The Russian government is speaking out against the apparent use of exploding pagers to simultaneously strike thousands of individuals connected with a terrorist group in Lebanon. Over 3,000 members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group were injured on Tuesday after a near simultaneous detonation of the organization’s pagers erupted across Lebanon, killing at least 12. “What has happened, whatever it …

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UN resolution demanding Israel exit 'occupied territories' can hurt 'highly volatile' situation, expert says

The United Nations on Wednesday passed a Palestinian-drafted resolution demanding Israel withdraw from the “Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months, with Israel’s new ambassador calling the measure “shameful.” “This is a shameful decision that backs the Palestinian Authority’s diplomatic terrorism,” Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon said after the vote. “Instead of marking the anniversary of the Oct. …

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Israel degrades Iran-backed Hezbollah terrorists in spectacular pager explosion operation: experts

JERUSALEM — The Jewish state’s James Bond-style alleged hack attack on Tuesday that caused explosions of handheld pagers carried by thousands of members of the U.S.-designated terrorist movement Hezbollah was a devastating setback for the Lebanon-based organization. Fox News Digital spoke to leading U.S. and Israeli experts about the setback for the Iranian regime proxy. According to a Reuters report, …

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UN ambassador criticizes Israeli military, calls for 'fundamental changes'

The United States’ Ambassador to the United Nations is expressing frustration with the Israeli military following strikes that killed multiple UN-aligned personnel in the region. Amb. Linda Thomas-Greenfield spoke out at the U.N. Security Council meeting on Monday, where she lamented the “preventable” loss of life caused by the conflict. “We will continue to raise the need for Israel to …

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Lebanon explosions: Hezbollah apparently targeted as pagers detonate, several dead, thousands hurt

At least nine people were killed and thousands of others were injured when handheld pagers exploded across Lebanon on Tuesday in an apparent targeting of Hezbollah members, according to Hezbollah officials. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency initially reported that “the handheld pagers system was detonated using advanced technology, and dozens of injuries were reported” in Beirut’s southern suburbs and other …

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Israel's UN ambassador slams world body, says UNRWA taken over by Hamas terrorists in Gaza

JERUSALEM – Israel’s ambassador to the world body, Danny Danon, issued a scathing indictment of theUnited Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), declaring Hamas terrorists are running the organization in the Gaza Strip. Danon’s remarks came after last week’s Israeli air strike that hit the UNRWA al-Jaouni school in a Gaza refugee camp. Danon questioned, “How long …

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Israel struck by long-range missile from Yemen, 40 projectiles from Lebanon in early morning attacks

A long-range missile fired from Yemen early Sunday landed in central Israel, according to the Israeli military. The attack prompted air raid sirens in the region and local media aired photos of what appeared to be a fragment from a missile or interceptor that landed on a train station in the central town of Modiin. There were no reports of …

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Philippines deploys new coast guard ship to Sabina Shoal, defying China's demands for withdrawal

The Philippines said it was sending a vessel to Sabina Shoal to replace a coast guard ship that returned to port on Sunday after a five-month deployment at the contested feature in the South China Sea, in a swap that would likely irk China. Beijing had demanded the Philippines withdraw the 318-foot coast guard vessel Teresa Magbanua it claimed was …

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Military experts reject Harris' claim of 'no US soldiers in combat zones' as misleading

Critics have offered a fact-check on Vice President Kamala Harris’ claim that the U.S. has “not one member of the United States military who is on active duty” in a combat zone “for the first time this century,” indicating that the statement is misleading. Harris made the claim in Tuesday’s debate with former President Trump. While her phrasing left room …

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