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Israel Officer, 6 Soldiers Killed in Hamas Ambush

CrossFireArabia
June 25, 2025

The Israeli occupation army acknowledged that one officer and six soldiers were killed in battles in the southern Gaza Strip. Their acknowledgement came after Israeli media reported that four soldiers were killed and 17 wounded in a “complex ambush” in Khan Yunis.

The Israeli army also admitted that 16 other soldiers from the 605th Combat Engineering Battalion were wounded in the Khan Yunis resistance ambush. The army noted that the seven soldiers were completely burned after an explosive device detonated in a Puma armored vehicle in Khan Yunis, and that evacuating them from the scene was difficult.

Israeli media described their deaths as one of the most difficult incidents the army experienced in recent months.

Yedioth Ahronoth reported that an initial investigation revealed that the tanker burned down along with the soldiers inside, and that it took the army hours to identify them after the incident. It noted that the evacuation helicopters returned empty to bases after the army was forced to evacuate the armored personnel carrier and its passengers into Israel.

The newspaper also reported that the army has not yet found the fighters who planted the explosive device. Israeli media reported that fierce fighting took place at the site and that Palestinian resistance fighters targeted the rescue force.

Israeli media reported, Tuesday, that soldiers were missing at the ambush site in Khan Yunis and indicated that the air force was intensifying its flights to evacuate the wounded and attempt to locate the missing soldiers.

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the Hamas military wing, announced that its fighters carried out a complex ambush targeting an Israeli force, killing and wounding its members in Khan Yunis.

The Brigades said via Telegram that its fighters targeted the Israeli force inside a house south of Khan Yunis with an Al-Yasin 105 missile and an RPG, killing and wounding Israeli soldiers.

The developments in Khan Yunis come amid repeated attacks by Palestinian resistance fighters on occupation forces in the southern and northern Gaza Strip.

The Al-Qassam Brigades also announced that they had targeted a Merkava tank south of Khan Yunis. The Brigades stated, via their Telegram account, that they had targeted the tank with a Shawaaz IED and a Yassin 105 shell in the old licensing area south of Khan Yunis.

For its part, the Al-Quds Brigades announced that they had shelled gatherings of Israeli soldiers in the “Western Line” area north of Khan Yunis with mortar shells. They stated that they had observed shells falling among Israeli soldiers and the movement of military vehicles and helicopters to evacuate the dead and wounded. They confirmed that their fighters had destroyed an Israeli military vehicle with a high-explosive device in the center of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.

The Al-Qassam Brigades announced earlier today that they had killed three Israeli soldiers in Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip according to Al Jazeera.

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Military Expert: Iran Plans for Long Battle

CrossFireArabia
June 22, 2025

Military and strategic expert Major-General Fayez al-Duwairi believes that Iran is planning a long-term war, while Washington and Tel Aviv are planning to stop the war as quickly as possible, using the principle of “force imposes peace.”

US President Donald Trump announced early Sunday morning that US forces carried out a successful airstrike on three nuclear facilities in Iran. He noted that the sites bombed included Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, hours after several US Air Force B-2 bombers took off from a base in the United States and crossed the Pacific Ocean.

In response, Iran declared the US attack on its nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan a “brutal act that violates international law,” and called for an emergency meeting of the Security Council to condemn the attack.

Major General al-Duwairi said that Iran’s strikes against Israel today were not a response to the US strike. He described the response as clear, powerful, and effective, and a clear message from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard that Iran has the ability to respond and continues to rely on timing, diversity, and a refusal to wait.

Iran launched two missile salvos at Israel on Sunday morning, causing extensive damage to several sites. This came hours after the US Air Force bombed three Iranian nuclear facilities.

According to Al-Duwairi, in its response to Israel, Iran is obligated to rationalize the number of missiles, focus on their type, and find loopholes through which they can deliver them to their targets. It must also utilize its capabilities in an optimal and intelligent manner, as it is unable to confront Israel and the United States on an equal footing, given the balance of power.

Characteristics of the “Khaybar Shekan” missile that Iran used today, Major General Al-Duwairi explained that this missile is considered one of the most modern missiles and that its official announcement began in 2022. He noted that it has historical and ideological connotations, as its name means “Khaybar Breaker,” a reference to the Battle of Khaybar that led to the expulsion of the Jews from the Arabian Peninsula.

The Khaybar Shekan missile features a multi-warhead, maneuverable, solid-fuel missile with a reduced weight. Its speed ranges between Mach 7 and 9, its range is 1,450 kilometers, and it carries over 1,000 kilograms of high explosives. The Khaybar Shekan is also a derivative of the Fateh 110 missile.

On the other hand, Major General Al-Duwairi points out the importance of focusing Iranian missiles on central and northern Israel, given that these areas represent Israel’s strategic center of gravity.

Since June 13, Israel, with US support, has been waging an aggression against Iran, targeting nuclear facilities, missile bases, military leaders, and nuclear scientists.

Tehran responded by launching ballistic missiles and drones into Israeli territory, in the largest direct confrontation between the two sides amid rounds of negotiations as reported in Jo24.

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UN Condemns US Attack on Iran’s Nuk Sites

CrossFireArabia
June 22, 2025

The UN Secretary-General António Guterres described the United States’ bombing of three nuclear sites in Iran as a “dangerous escalation” on Saturday following eight days of deadly strikes and counter strikes between Tehran and Tel Aviv.

“I am gravely alarmed by the use of force by the United States against Iran today,” said the UN chief, reiterating that there is no military solution.

“This is a dangerous escalation in a region already on the edge – and a direct threat to international peace and security.”

President Donald Trump delivered a televised address to the nation from the White House at 10pm local time and said that Iran’s nuclear facilities at Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan had been “totally obliterated” describing the long-range bombing raid as a “spectacular military success.”

President Trump called on Iran’s leadership to now “make peace” and return to negotiations over its nuclear programme or suffer a far greater wave of attacks.

Iranian authorities have yet to confirm the extent of the damage to the three sites in central Iran. Earlier in the day, Iran’s foreign minister reportedly warned the US against any involvement in the Iran-Israel conflict which erupted on 13 June.

Deadly strikes

At least 430 Iranians are believed to have been killed during waves of strikes since then with around 3,500 injured, according to figures from the Iranian health ministry.

In Israel, 24 civilians have died in the retaliatory attacks according to local authorities with more than 400 missiles reportedly fired towards the country.

B-2 bombers were involved in the US strikes, President Trump confirmed, dropping so-called “bunker buster” bombs on the uranium enrichment site at Fordow which is buried deep inside a mountain south of the capital Tehran.

‘Avoid a spiral of chaos’

In his statement, the Secretary-General reiterated his concerns voiced in the Security Council during Friday’s emergency meeting on the crisis that the conflict “could rapidly get out of control – with catastrophic consequences for civilians, the region, and the world.”

He called on all Member States to de-escalate the situation which threatens the stability of the Middle East and beyond, calling for everyone to uphold their obligations under the UN Charter and international law.

“At this perilous hour, it is critical to avoid a spiral of chaos,” he added calling for an immediate return to negotiations between the warring parties.

“There is no military solution. The only path forward is diplomacy. The only hope is peace.”

The UN human rights chief Volker Turk echoed the UN chief’s statement on social media early on Sunday saying that it was now “of utmost importance for all parties to exercise the fullest restraint in order to avoid the untold human rights impacts of a widening conflict on civilians across the region.”

UPDATE: No sign of radiation level increase beyond sites

Meanwhile, the head of the UN’s atomic energy agency, IAEA, said in a statement on Sunday that there was no sign of any health-impacting radiation resulting from the US strikes beyond the three Iranian sites targeted, citing Iranian nuclear energy authorities.

Director General Rafael Grossi noted that the sites had all contained enriched uranium verified by IAEA inspectors “to different levels” and confirmed that “radioactive and chemical contamination” may have occurred inside the facilities hit.

Read our UN News explainer on the role and importance of the IAEA here.

“In view of the increasingly serious situation in terms of nuclear safety and security, the Board of Governors will meet in an extraordinary session tomorrow, which I will address,” Mr. Grossi said.

“As of this time, we don’t expect that there will be any health consequences for people or the environment outside the targeted sites,” he added as reported by UN News.

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US Right-wingers Blast Netanyahu

CrossFireArabia
June 20, 2025

Former Trump strategist and a key voice in the Make America Great Again (MAGA) orbit, Steve Bannon, has delivered a scathing broadside against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, questioning whether Israel was dictating American foreign policy as President Donald Trump weighs military action against Iran.

“Who in the hell are you to lecture the American people?” Bannon said on his widely followed War Room podcast, referring to Netanyahu.

“Who are you to lecture the American people? The American people are not going to tolerate it. Not going to put up with it.”

Steve Bannon’s Full Rant on Israeli Manipulation and the Betrayal of America First pic.twitter.com/4EnCAcllrb
— Grace Chong, MBI (@gc22gc) June 19, 2025

Bannon, an influential voice in the American right, who served as chief strategist during Donald Trump’s first administration, was seen entering the White House on Thursday morning for a reported lunch with the president.

He has emerged as one of the loudest critics of US support for Israel’s military campaign, which has escalated alongside fears that Trump may green-light direct strikes on Iran.

Alongside right-wing firebrands like Tucker Carlson, Bannon has warned that Trump risks shattering the “America First” base that helped power his rise and could lose the presidency if he’s seen as starting a new Middle East war.

“President Trump may come to that conclusion, but it’s not something he would just say… ‘Oh yeah, let’s go bomb ‘em and take care of it.’ He’s going to do it because he’s got to weigh the options now that you’ve gotten us into it,” Bannon said.

“Quit coming to us to finish it,” he added, directing his remarks squarely at Netanyahu.

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‘We just got out of 20 years of it’

Bannon accused the Israeli prime minister of sabotaging previous negotiations over Iran’s nuclear deal to push his own agenda of “regime change and regime destruction.”

“That’s what he was pitching the other night,” Bannon said.

“That’s exactly where we are, and people should be truthful with each other, particularly in these tough decisions. That’s what allies do. Allies don’t manipulate and don’t inextricably draw people into situations from which the other party has to get them out of.”

Netanyahu has defended his stance, warning MAGA-aligned critics of intervention:

“Today, it’s Tel Aviv. Tomorrow, it’s New York… I understand ‘America First.’ I don’t understand ‘America Dead.'”

But that message has sparked deep divisions inside Trump’s base and fury from key voices on the right who see the war as political suicide.

Tucker Carlson & Steve Bannon say Trump getting involved in Iran would precipitate the DOWNFALL of the “American Empire” and destroy his legacy

I agree and have said this many times, anyone who is honest and not an idiot knows this

THE US CANT AFFORD IT
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— ADAM (@AdameMedia) June 16, 2025

“It’s just propaganda, propaganda, propaganda and Lindsey Graham, Lindsey Graham, Lindsey Graham,” Bannon fumed, referring to the pro-war senator from South Carolina.

Before Israel launched its aggression, Bannon said he urged Netanyahu to “read the room” and rethink his threats.

“It’s gonna drag us into a regional war,” Bannon said.

“We just got out of 20 years of it….but…if they go it alone, it’s the end of the American relationship with Israel. It’s just the end of it.”

TRT World

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Iran Strikes Mossad Center

CrossFireArabia
June 18, 2025

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced, Tuesday it had directly targeted and struck two high-level intelligence facilities inside Israel, including the headquarters of Israel’s Military Intelligence Directorate (Aman) and a Mossad operational center.

The announcement came after a wave of Iranian ballistic missiles struck central areas of the occupied territories early Tuesday morning.

🚨 Iran hit the Aman Intelligence Logistics Center at Israel’s Glilot base near Tel Aviv — a strategic facility housing Unit 8200 and other core intelligence units.

Mossad sites were also among the targets. pic.twitter.com/ZHZ0vlxzUi
— Shah Faisal AfRidi (@Sfaisalafridi) June 17, 2025

Israeli media confirmed at least five missiles hit targets across the Tel Aviv metropolitan area, with one reportedly landing in Herzliya—a coastal city that hosts key Israeli security and intelligence infrastructure.

A separate strike targeted the Glilot area, a highly sensitive site believed to house core logistical operations for Aman.

Military censorship was swiftly imposed on coverage of that location, though images published by Israeli outlets suggest a large warehouse or command center was hit.

The IRGC stated that the precision strikes were part of its ongoing Operation True Promise 3, which aims to deliver “precise and painful blows” to the Israeli occupation in retaliation for recent attacks on Iranian cities and infrastructure.

The broader missile barrage included the launch of 20 to 30 ballistic missiles from Iran toward central and southern areas of the occupied territories.

Air raid sirens were heard across Tel Aviv, Gush Dan, and surrounding towns as Israeli air defenses attempted interception.

Despite those efforts, multiple explosions were recorded across the region. Israeli media reported loud blasts in Herzliya, Ramat HaSharon, and Ra’anana, with several buildings damaged and injuries reported.

According to Magen David Adom, ten Israelis were injured while rushing to shelters.

Fires, Evacuations, and Structural Damage

The Fire and Rescue Authority responded to at least eight incidents in the Hasharon region and greater Gush Dan.

Over 20 firefighting teams were deployed to contain fires caused by falling debris and missile shrapnel. A blaze was also reported in Kfar Saba after Iranian projectiles impacted the area.

Three additional Iranian missiles reportedly struck targets in southern “Israel”, including near Beer al-Sabe’ (Beersheba) in the western Naqab.

Authorities are investigating reports that some Israelis may be trapped beneath rubble in the Tel Aviv area, though official casualty counts have not been released.

Israeli media reported a delay in the missile alert system, with detection occurring only two minutes before impact. Sirens were reportedly triggered just three minutes before the strikes, prompting criticism of the so-called Home Front Command.

Iran Responds

Iranian officials said the missile operation was a direct response to the Israeli occupation’s continued bombing of Iranian hospitals, media buildings, and residential neighborhoods.

While Israeli authorities claim to be targeting “military sites,” the rising civilian death toll inside Iran has drawn international condemnation.

The missile strikes appear intended to demonstrate Iran’s capacity to hit deep inside the occupied territories with precision, targeting not only population centers but also high-value strategic and intelligence locations.

The IRGC confirmed the launch of the ninth wave of Operation True Promise 3 on Monday night, stating that strikes would continue through dawn on Tuesday. Iran’s Tasnim News Agency published footage showing missiles traversing the skies over the occupied West Bank.

Separately, the IRGC said it had struck the same base from which Israeli aircraft had launched an attack on Iran’s state broadcasting authority days earlier.

Air raid sirens were also activated across the north, from Nahariya to Caesarea and Haifa, as well as in the occupied Syrian Golan, amid fears of further drone or missile attacks according to the Palestine Chronicle.