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QUDS, Aug. 17 (YPA) - Israeli occupation’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir called for intensified airstrikes on the Gaza Strip and for killing 30 to 40 Palestinians every night without exception. In a statement, he also…

SANAA, Aug. 17 (YPA) - The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sanaa stated on Monday that the simplest and least costly option for Riyadh is to meet Yemen’s legitimate demands, lift the blockade, and refrain from interfering in Yemeni affairs,…

SAADA, Aug. 17 (YPA) - Saudi Arabia has continued its attacks on Yemen’s border areas, targeting residential areas in Saada province in northern Yemen. A security source in the province said on Monday Saudi forces shelled residential…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (YPA) - US President Donald Trump has warned that the United States could strike targets in Oman if Muscat interferes with US operations in the Strait of Hormuz, amid heightened tensions with Iran. In an interview with…

SNAAA, Aug. 17 (YPA) – Yemen’s Sanaa-based armed forces declared on Monday they had targeted a weapons depot belonging to Saudi-backed military forces at the Sahn al-Jinn camp in Marib province. military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Yahya Sarie,…

SANAA, Aug. 17 (YPA) – Yemen’s Sanaa-based armed forces announced on Monday that they had set fire to a Saudi military vessel and sunk several boats off the coast of Mocha in western Yemen. In a military statement, Sanaa forces said they…

JENIN, Aug.17 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces today continued their raid on the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, amid a military deployment in several parts of the town. Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces raided the town…

TEHRAN, Aug. 17 (YPA) – The 60-day deadline for the US-Iran memorandum of understanding (MoU), known as the Islamabad Memorandum, expired on Monday, August 17, 2026, without a final agreement. The deadline expired amid uncertainty over the…

QUDS, Aug. 17 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces this morning demolished a two-story home in Qalandia village, northwest of occupied Quds (Jerusalem). Palestinian sources reported that Israeli forces raided the al-Bariyat area of the village…

BETHLEHEM, Aug. 17 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces raided the towns of Al-Shawawra and Za'tara, east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, on Monday morning, according to local Palestinian sources. Military vehicles entered both towns…