Israel says no aerial infiltration from Syria or Lebanon after alert

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A picture taken from the southern Lebanese plain of Khiam shows military armoured vehicles in the northern Israeli town of Metulla, on October 10, 2023. (AFP)
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A view shows a border wall as seen from the Lebanese town of Khiam, near the border with Israel in southern Lebanon, October 10, 2023. (Reuters)
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Updated 10 October 2023
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Israel says no aerial infiltration from Syria or Lebanon after alert

JERUSALEM: The Israeli military said on Tuesday it had found no aerial infiltration from Syria or Lebanon after scrambling forces in response to a report it had received.
Israel is on high alert for any spread of its Gaza war to the north, where on Monday it repelled a Lebanese border incursion. 


Turkey and Hamas discuss reaching second phase of Gaza peace plan, Turkish sources say

Updated 21 December 2025
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Turkey and Hamas discuss reaching second phase of Gaza peace plan, Turkish sources say

  • They also discussed ⁠measures to be taken to resolve existing issues for proceeding to the second phase of the plan, the sources also said, without giving details

ANKARA: Turkey’s MIT intelligence agency chief met Hamas' ​negotiating team head Khalil Al-Hayya on Saturday and discussed necessary measures to be taken for proceeding to the ‌second phase ‌of the ‌Gaza ⁠peace ​plan, ‌Turkish security sources said.
The sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said MIT chief Ibrahim Kalin met the ⁠Hamas delegation in Istanbul ‌within the scope ‍of the ‍Gaza ceasefire agreement, ‍and they discussed steps to be taken to prevent what they ​said were Israel's ceasefire violations.
They also discussed ⁠measures to be taken to resolve existing issues for proceeding to the second phase of the plan, the sources also said, without giving details.