All articles tagged with #military engagement
The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz as three U.S. Navy destroyers transited the waterway; CENTCOM says it intercepted Iranian missiles, drones, and small boats in self-defense and struck Iranian launch sites, while Iran says the U.S. struck an Iranian tanker and Iran retaliated against U.S. vessels, highlighting a fragile ceasefire amid ongoing conflict and possible diplomacy.
Israel’s top West Bank commander Avi Bluth defends looser engagement rules and a discriminatory approach toward Palestinians, claiming deaths are at levels not seen since 1967, as UN data show over a thousand Palestinians killed in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since Oct 2023; the piece also highlights settler violence and outposts, and a government grant to settlers that Peace Now says expands settlements, drawing criticism and calls to fire Bluth.
Ukraine's Defense Minister Rustem Umerov has confirmed a "small-scale" military engagement with North Korean troops, marking the first such encounter. This development suggests North Korea's involvement in Russia's war against Ukraine, as reported by South Korea's KBS.