Israeli commandos have attacked a flotilla of aid-carrying ships off the coast of the Gaza Strip, killing up to 19 people on board.
Dozens of others were injured when troops raided the convoy of six ships, dubbed the Freedom Flotilla, early on Monday.
Israel said activists on board attacked its commandos as they boarded the ships, while [...]
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Any move by Syria to transfer Scud missiles to Lebanon’s Hezbollah fighters would be regarded as an “incendiary” provocation, the US has warned.
The comments from Jeffrey Feltman, the US assistant secretary of state for the Middle East, came during a congressional hearing in Washington on Wednesday following Israeli accusations that Syria was supplying the missiles [...]
Saad al-Hariri, the Lebanese prime minister, has denied Israeli allegations that Hezbollah, the Lebanese group, has obtained Scud missiles.
Hariri said the charges by Shimon Peres, the Israeli president, accusing Syria of supplying Hezbollah with Scuds, are similar to the “weapons of mass destruction” claims that led to the invasion of Iraq.
“The media suddenly started reporting [...]