Tag: Mideast
Israeli Airstrikes Target Iranian Forces Inside Syria | NBC News NOW
“We will not allow Iranian military entrenchment against us in Syria,” said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “Whoever tries to attack us or attacks us…
Protesters Condemn Pompeo’s Visit To Israeli West Bank Settlement | NBC News NOW
“He is trying to give legitimacy to the settlement activities in the West Bank, against all rules and resolutions passed by the United Nations,” said…
Pompeo Visits Annexed Golan Heights, Says, ‘This Is A Part Of Israel’ | NBC News NOW
“President Trump just recognized the basic fact,” said the secretary of state. “Imagine with Assad in control of this place, the risk, the harm to…
Iran Holds Funeral For Slain Nuclear Scientist, Vows To Respond | NBC News NOW
Iran held a funeral service Monday for Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, the scientist who founded its military nuclear program two decades ago, with the Islamic Republic’s defense…
Rabbi Laid To Rest, Paramedic Describes Scene Of Israel Stampede | NBC News
“I had to just tell people to stop performing CPR because the people just suffocated to death and we had no way to help them,”…
Watch: Israeli Airstrike Levels Gaza Apartment Building | NBC News
The 12-story tower, part of which was used by Hamas officials, collapsed following multiple explosions. Residents of the block had reportedly been warned to evacuate….
Video Shows Rockets Being Fired Toward Jerusalem From Gaza | NBC News
Hamas militants fired dozens of rockets towards Jerusalem on Monday, in a dramatic escalation of a tense standoff between Palestinians and the Israeli government. The…
Tensions Boil Over As Palestinians, Israeli Forces Clash On Jerusalem Day | NBC News
Hundreds of Palestinians were hurt during clashes with Israeli forces at a Jerusalem holy site on Monday, on the anniversary of Israel’s capture of the…
Israeli Airstrikes After Hamas Rockets Overshadow Eid Holiday In Gaza
There were few signs of traditional celebrations as Gaza residents marked the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan with the Eid al-Fitr holiday….
14-story Building In Gaza Collapses After Israeli Airstrikes
As the deadly exchanges between Israel and Palestinians continue, video captured the collapse of a 14-story building in Gaza following Israeli airstrikes. One of the…
WATCH: Huge Explosion As Israel Destroys Hamas-Affiliated Bank
A crowd watched as warning missiles struck a high-rise housing the Intaj Bank in Gaza City, before an airstrike leveled the entire building. » Subscribe…
Israeli Bombardment Of Gaza Appears To Intensify | NBC News
Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza early Friday in what appeared to be intensified attacks as Hamas militants fired more rocket salvos toward Israel. » Subscribe to…
Israeli Bombardments Strike At Gaza’s Fragile Infrastructure
A barrage of Israeli artillery shells and airstrikes in response to militants’ rocket salvos have disrupted Gaza’s roads, water supplies and “basic needs,” one resident…
Palestinians Celebrate Gaza Cease-Fire But Israelis Remain Cautious
There were celebrations across the Gaza Strip and in West Bank towns when the cease-fire with Israel came in effect. Residents of Tel Aviv voiced…
Secretary Blinken Heading To West Bank, Israel Amid Mideast Tensions
Secretary of State Antony Blinken is heading to the Middle East amid turmoil between Israel and Palestinians. Erin McLaughlin reports on Blinken’s agenda in Israel,…
Israeli Nationalist Flag March Draws Angry Palestinian Protest
“This provocative march is a translation of the occupation of East Jerusalem,” said Arab Israeli lawmaker Ahmad Tibi. “It seems that in these issues there…
WATCH: Israel Bombs Hamas In Gaza In Response To Incendiary Balloons
Israeli aircraft carried out a series of airstrikes at militant sites in the Gaza Strip early Wednesday, the first such raids since a cease-fire ended…
How Integrated Jewish-Arab Schools In Israel Are Building Trust
Tensions between Israelis and Palestinian Arabs reached another boiling point recently, but some organizations are working to create peace for future generations. News NOW takes…
Israeli Police Use Stun Grenades To Prevent Clashes In Sheikh Jarrah
Israeli police used force to intervene between Palestinian and Jewish groups who had gathered in east Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, where Palestinian families face eviction…
After Airstrikes, American Forces In Syria Come Under Fire
American forces in Syria came under rocket fire following U.S. airstrikes on Iranian-backed militia groups near the Iraq-Syria border. NBC News’ Ali Arouzi breaks down…
