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Middle East

Acute malnutrition doubles within one month among children in northern Gaza: UNICEF

The United Nations agency for children has reported an increase in acute malnutrition rates among children in the northern Gaza Strip, with figures doubling within just one month.

Turkish police detain Iranian betting sites head

Turkey has arrested the Iranian ringleader of a betting, gambling and organized crimes site, the Turkish interior minister has announced.

Israeli PM approves plans for military operation in Rafah, Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the latest truce and prisoner-exchange proposal by Palestinian group Hamas and has approved the army plan to launch a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

UN estimates nearly 23mn tonnes of debris spread across Gaza Strip due to war

More than five months of Israeli military onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip have left nearly 23 million tonnes of debris, according to the United Nations.

US announces more sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank amid violence against Palestinians

The US State Department has announced new sanctions on three Israeli settlers and two farms in the occupied West Bank. Washington remains Israel's staunch supporter in its genocidal campaign against Gaza.

Iran vice president insists on ceasefire in Gaza

The Iranian vice president for women and family affairs says Iran is adamantly pursuing efforts to help establish a truce in Gaza after months of unrelenting Israeli strikes against the Palestinians in the besieged territory.

Israeli PM, defense chief at odds over humanitarian aid to Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant got into an argument over the delivery of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, Israel's Channel 12 has reported.

UN chief warns Gazans are living in one waking nightmare

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that "the people of Gaza are living in one waking nightmare." More than 31,000 Gaza residents have been slaughtered by Israel since early October last year.

Palestinian FM says Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war to stay in power

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war in the besieged Gaza Strip in order to stay in power, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has said.

Report: US privately tells Israel it will accept small-scale raid on Rafah

A report from US news site Politico says that senior American officials have told their Israeli counterparts that the administration of President Joe Biden will support hitting “high-value Hamas targets in and underneath Rafah” in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israel breached international law in killing Reuters journalist in Lebanon: UN

A United Nations probe determined that an Israeli army tank caused the death of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah in Lebanon in October by launching two shells at a group of "clearly identifiable journalists", in breach of international law.

Many killed, injured in Israeli strike on UN food distribution center in Rafah

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced at least five people, including a staff member, were killed and 22 others wounded after Israeli soldiers targeted a food distribution center in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Veteran Iranian journalist demands Tehran send aid ships to Gaza

The chief editor of principlist Persian newspaper Kayhan says Iran ‘can and should’ deliver humanitarian supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip through maritime routes amid the months-long Israeli genocidal campaign.

US asked Iran to rein in Yemen’s Houthi strikes in secret talks: Report

Washington has asked Tehran to rein in Yemen's Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea during secret indirect talks held in Oman earlier this year. The talks marked the first time the US and Iran have held negotiations in 10 months, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Israel will lose Gaza war even if it invades Rafah: Hezbollah leader

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says the Israeli army, which is waging a genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, is in a state of exhaustion. He added even if the regime goes to Rafah, it has lose the war and cannot eliminate Hamas movement.

Report finds Israel’s dishonest use of ‘humanitarian protective measures’ resulted in killing of more Palestinians in Gaza

A report published by the research group Forensic Architecture has called into question Israel’s argument at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it had introduced measures to safeguard civilian life in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Iraqi security advisor does not rule out presence of Mossad agents in Erbil

Iraq’s national security advisor Qassam Al-Araji has indicated that the presence of the Israeli spy agency Mossad in the Kurdistan region cannot be discounted.

Iran: Israel actions in Gaza have sounded alarm for “most unprecedented humanitarian disaster” of century

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has written separate letters to UN chief, the president of the UN security Council, the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as the foreign ministers of Muslim and non-Muslim countries on the recent developments in the Gaza Strip, warning that the Israeli actions in the besieged enclave have raised the alarm for the most unprecedented humanitarian disaster in this century.

White House trying to walk back Biden’s remarks about Rafah onslaught being a red line for US

The White House has attempted to walk back comments US President Joe Biden made over the weekend saying that an Israeli offensive of Rafah in the Gaza Strip would be a red line.

UN says more children killed in Gaza war than in 4 years of worldwide conflict

More children have been reported killed in the war raging in the besieged Gaza Strip than in four years of conflict around the globe, the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday.

Israel, Hamas “nowhere near a deal” over Gaza: Qatar

Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari has declared that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is not imminent.

Democratic senators ask Biden halt military aid to Israel amid Gaza war

A group of Senate Democrats led by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) have demanded President Joe Biden comply with the Foreign Assistance Act and cut off military aid to Tel Aviv. More than 31,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli onslaught against Gaza.

Iran Leader says Palestine to bring Israel to its knees

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stated the resistance and steadfastness of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip will bring the Zionist regime to its knees.

11 killed in US-UK strikes on Yemen

Air raids carried out by the US and UK have hit port cities and small towns in western Yemen, killing at least 11 people and injuring 14, a spokesperson for Yemen’s internationally recognised government has told the Reuters news agency.

2,000 medical staff in northern Gaza need food: Health Ministry

The Ministry of Health in Gaza has renewed its call for humanitarian aid for more than 2,000 medical personnel in northern Gaza who are facing famine like many other residents of the besieged enclave.

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