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"The giant LPG gas transporter called 'NV Sunshine' and belonging to the Natwit company, intent on crossing the illegal route south of the Strait of Hormuz, was hit and was affected by a large fire in the engine room and propulsion system", reads an official statement released by the Tasnim agency. Three Saudis killed and several foreign residents injured in two raids conducted by the Houthis against Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport
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The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Navy announced that it had struck a gas tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. "The giant LPG gas transporter called 'NV Sunshine' and belonging to the Natwit company, intent on crossing the illegal route south of the Strait of Hormuz, was hit and was affected by a large fire in the engine room and propulsion system", reads an official statement released by the Tasnim agency.
Three dead and several foreign citizens resident in Saudi Arabia injured in the two attacks carried out yesterday by the Houthis against King Khalid airport in Riyadh. The attack, military spokesman Yahya Saree wrote on X, was "successful" and caused "damage and disruption of air traffic".
Three aircraft carriers will soon arrive in the Middle East, and the Defense Department has drawn up plans to strike Iran's arsenal of drones and missiles, as well as energy facilities and other military sites. The New York Times reports this, citing some sources, according to which various options have been developed for a campaign of attacks lasting three days. However, in the last few hours Donald Trump has denied that there will be an attack on Iran before the mid-term elections.
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October 7, 2023, what happened on the day of the Hamas attack on Israel
The devastation of the Gaza Strip, new before and after images
What does the new Israel-Lebanon agreement that Hezbollah rejects provide?
Iran, how mines work in the Strait of Hormuz and why it is difficult to remove them
War in Iran, how much have the US and Israel spent so far?
War in Iran and inflation, who risks being most affected by the increase in prices
Pasdaran, who are the Guardians of the Iranian Revolution
War in Iran, the history of crises and conflicts in the Gulf from 1979 to today
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From fuels to energy, the impact of the war in Iran on Italians
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From fuels to energy, the impact of the war in Iran on Italians
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Trump: "Houthi attack? I'm not happy"
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, said he was "not happy" with the news of the Houthi attack on the airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This is how he responded to journalists who asked him for comment as he left the White House.
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GB, the Greens vote to classify Zionism as racism
The vote drew strong criticism from Jewish organisations, the British government and Israel. Tel Aviv called the text "anti-Semitic" and banned green leader Zack Polanski from entering the country.
GB, the Greens vote to classify Zionism as racism
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Flydubai, the co-pilot: "I did it to avenge Gaza"
Hammam Al-Hammami, the Omani who attempted to hijack the Tel Aviv-bound Flydubai flight, admitted his plan during questioning with UAE investigators. In Israel, meanwhile, they are trying to understand whether he acted alone or whether someone else was behind the incident.
Flydubai, the co-pilot: 'I did it to avenge Gaza'
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Israel-Hamas, from war to peace plan: what happened in 3 years
On 7 October 2023, Hamas terrorists entered southern Israel, attacking young Israelis gathered for a rave party and the kibbutzim near the border with the Gaza Strip, killing families and kidnapping people. The victims of the massacre, in total, were approximately 1,300. Israel responded by launching Operation "Iron Swords" with massive bombings of Gaza, which was then followed by a ground offensive that led to the invasion of the Strip. There are almost 80 thousand deaths. Over the months, the conflict has spread across the Middle East. The White House, in September 2025, published a 20-point peace strategy. However, the entry into force of the ceasefire has not completely stopped hostilities in the last year, with several Israeli raids hitting Gaza in recent months. The work of the Peace Council wanted by Trump has not yet achieved the objectives of disarming Hamas and withdrawing Israeli troops from the Strip.
Israel-Hamas, from war to peace plan: what happened in 3 years
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Houthis: "Two dead in a Saudi air raid at Sana'a airport"
Saudi raids on the airport of Sana'a, in Yemen, caused two victims: this was announced by the Houthi broadcaster, in the aftermath of the lethal attacks launched by pro-Iranian fighters against the main airport of Riyadh, in Saudi Arabia. A "Saudi attack on Sana'a airport, which occurred this afternoon, caused two deaths and two injuries among staff", reported the Al-Masirah broadcaster, citing an airport manager in the capital, controlled by the Houthis at war against the Yemeni government supported by Riyadh.
October 7, 2023, the day of the Hamas attack on Israel: what happened
October 7, 2023 is a date imprinted in the history of Israel. That morning 3 years ago, the "Al-Aqsa Flood" operation began, long planned in secret by the Hamas group. The South of Israel, at the first light of dawn, was taken by surprise: while rockets began to be launched from the nearby Gaza Strip towards the Jewish State, the terrorists entered Israel by land, on foot, with homemade aircraft or motorcycles, carrying out massacres in the kibbutzim, even attacking a music festival, and killing and kidnapping those they found along their way. To date it is estimated that the victims have been over 1,200. Those events had - and still have - an enormous impact on Israel and the rest of the Middle East
October 7, 2023, the day of the Hamas attack on Israel: what happened
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October 7, three years later: a Middle East without peace
Three years after October 7, what has changed in Israel, Gaza and the Middle East? Between unresolved wars, devastation of the Strip and expansion of the conflict to Iran and the Gulf, the region remains far from peace.
October 7, three years later: a Middle East without peace
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Gaza, the unfulfilled promises of the Trump plan
The plan imposed by the US president included a series of points (20 in total) which for the most part remained unfulfilled. Starting from the fundamental one, the fourth, which provided for an immediate ceasefire in exchange for the return of the hostages (or their bodies) by Hamas to Israel.
Gaza, the unfulfilled promises of the Trump plan
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Yemen, Tajani: "Italy alongside Saudi Arabia, unacceptable attacks"
"It is crucial to maintain the freedom and safety of navigation in the Red Sea and through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Italy stands alongside Saudi Arabia and its people. It is essential to guarantee the security and stability of the entire region, avoiding any further escalation. I condemn the new attacks against Saudi Arabia's civil infrastructure, including Riyadh airport. These attacks are unacceptable and must stop immediately". This was stated in a note by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani who also reiterated Italian support for the action of the United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, to relaunch the political process, guaranteeing the protection of the Yemeni civilian population.
Netanyahu increasingly under siege: "His staff changed the cards on October 7"
Eighteen days after the vote, new revelations about the failure of October 7, 2023 - the crux of the elections - are once again dividing Israel. Netanyahu's former military secretary, General Avi Gil, broke three years of silence with a bombshell interview with Channel 12 and Israel Ayom. This is the first time a man directly involved in the chain of command publicly reveals details about the night before the massacre and the undeciphered signals. As well as Netanyahu's management of the war. “Only part of the truth has been presented to the public,” Gil said of the 55-page document the premier handed over to the State Comptroller's investigation. A version that seems to convey the image that the prime minister has never been alerted, over the years, of the possibility of a land assault coming from Gaza. The general who telephoned Netanyahu to alert him at 6.29am on October 7, once the attack had begun, reveals in the interview that at 3.55am that night his office received "suspicious signals of unusual activity from Gaza". But the assessment was that this was not something imminent. The general himself is woken up at 6.12am by the Shin Bet, but not even 20 minutes after the attack will the update be classified as urgent. Only at 6:29, when his cell phone is hit by anti-missile alerts like every Israeli, he calls Netanyahu to wake him up and tell him to be ready on the red line. When he calls him again at 6:41, he tells him: "We are at war." In the interview, Gil does not comment on Netanyahu's reaction. Heavy revelations concern what happened next. Gil says that the prime minister's political staff was immediately engaged in an "anomalous collection of protocols", in violation of procedures. He accuses Tzachi Braverman, Bibi's loyal chief of staff, of a "criminal modus operandi" because he tried to push the time of the 6:41 phone call to 6:29. Why? “Perhaps even then they were working on the narrative that we see today, that the prime minister was the only one who acted rationally when the chaos began,” says the former military secretary. And launches a hypothesis. "Or, if you anticipate the phone call on the red line by 11 minutes, you can argue that there was someone in the military ranks who knew. That is, that there was a betrayal."
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Emirates Prosecutor's Office: "FlyDubai co-pilot wanted to hit Ben Gurion, he was inspired by 9/11"
The Omani co-pilot of the Flydubai flight bound for Tel Aviv - who at the end of September had attacked the pilot, forcing the plane to make an emergency landing in Saudi Arabia - was planning a suicide attack on Ben Gurion airport. The United Arab Emirates prosecutor said this on Friday. The man was inspired by the September 11 attacks and "claimed to have acted alone, without the involvement of other people", the UAE Attorney General Hamad Saif Al Shamsi said in a statement, adding that the investigations are continuing "to verify this claim".
Iran, Trump: "All this will end soon"
US President Donald Trump spoke about the conflict with Iran during his Columbus Day speech at the White House, saying: "We stopped Iran from getting nuclear weapons, fuel prices are going to collapse and this is all going to end soon, one way or another. They don't have an army. They don't have a navy. They don't have an air force. They don't have air defense systems. Nobody can cross the Strait of Hormuz."
Trump: "28 million barrels passed through Hormuz yesterday, never so many"
"Yesterday we passed 28 million barrels" through the Strait of Hormuz. "I think we took more than we had ever taken at any other time, even before the war. We imposed a naval blockade, no one gets through." Donald Trump said this when speaking about the war on Iran during Columbus Day at the White House. "It's almost as if I had entrusted the blockade to the Italians. Maybe the Italians would do it even better, but they would do it in a very violent way. We don't want this", added the tycoon, with a joke in clear reference to the event which celebrates the Italian-American heritage which drew a laugh from the participants in the East Room.
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"We've put up a blockade in Iran. Nobody can get through. It's almost like I made the Italians do it. The Italians could even do it better, but you do it very violently." American President Donald Trump stated this, jokingly with the audience during his speech at the White House for Columbus Day.
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"We, the member States of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court (ICC), reaffirm our continued and unwavering support for the independence, impartiality
