The wide-scale Israeli raids in the West Bank overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday stand in stark contrast to Israel’s response to Jewish settler violence in the area, which has surged during the nearly 11-month-long war in the Gaza Strip.
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Greece, in cooperation with Saudi Arabia, is leading the effort to evacuate and tow the Greek-owned oil tanker Sounion, which was attacked last week in the Red Sea by the Houthis, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.
The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen’s Houthis is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.
Cruise company Celestyal has announced the cancellation of its repositioning cruises from Athens to Doha and the return voyage from Doha to Athens, which were originally scheduled to depart on October 26, 2024, and March 8, 2025, respectively.
Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos has said that Nicosia has completed preparations for potential evacuations of foreigners from Lebanon and Israel, amid fears of a potential escalation in the Middle East.
Cyprus’ government on Friday refuted reports widely circulated on social media that Cyprus is allowing countries involved in the Middle East conflict access to its military facilities.
Greek-owned crude oil tanker Delta Blue has reported four attacks off Yemen’s port of Mokha during the last 24 hours, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said on Friday, and the vessel’s manager said the ship and its crew were safe.
Athens is preparing for a potential evacuation of Greek nationals from the Middle East as regional tensions escalate.
A memorial service for Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader killed in a strike in Tehran, was held Friday at Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, Turkey.
Cyprus rejected reports of an airspace closure on Friday, confirming that flights to and from the island are operating normally.
Athens is gravely disturbed about the upheaval in the Middle East, further augmented by the assassinations of Hamas political head Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Lebanon.
Greece’s main opposition party SYRIZA expressed grave concern Wednesday over the escalating violence in the Middle East, calling for immediate international intervention to prevent further turmoil.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan condemned the assassination of Palestinian militant group Hamas’ leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and said the killing would not break Palestinians’ will.
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Wednesday he was “deeply saddened” to hear that Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh had been “martyred,” adding that he had become a symbol of Palestinian resistance.
Turkey condemned on Wednesday the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, the Iranian capital, saying the attack aimed to spread the war in Gaza on a regional level.
About a week before Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan latest threats to intervene militarily in Israel on behalf of the Palestinians, reports indicate that Israel had foiled a major terrorist attach orchestrated by Hamas operatives in Turkey.
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