New york: Air-raid sirens sounded across central Israel on Thursday as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was holding a press conference, following missile launches from Iran. A military statement said that it had identified missiles launched f…

Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Thursday urged all involved parties to press the “stop button” on military operations in the Middle East. An immediate ceasefire is the universal consensus of the international community, he emphasized duri…

Jerusalem: Israeli officials are holding discussions regarding the launch of a large-scale ground operation in Lebanon, which could take place within a week, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN said on Thursday. The aim of the operation ‘is to take contro…