Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war in the besieged strip in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flatly ruled that out.
Several rockets that Hamas launched at the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing between Gaza and Israel have left three Israeli soldiers dead and 11 others wounded, according to the regime's military.
Al Jazeera Media Network has deplored the Israeli government’s move to close its operations as a “criminal act” and warned that Tel Aviv’s suppression of the free press “stands in contravention of international and humanitarian law”.
The US will not enter into a defense pact with Saudi Arabia unless the kingdom recognizes the state of Israel, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has stated. However, Riyadh has made any recognition deal is contingent on the Israelis agreeing to work toward the formal establishment of an independent Palestinian state.
Mohammad Eslami, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, announced that the construction of the first nuclear concreting island at the Karun site in southern Iran will commence in the fall.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted unanimously to close Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, a government statement said on Sunday.
Pro-Palestinian activists have launched encampments at more than 70 campuses to bring attention to Israel’s months-long military onslaught on the Gaza Strip. The nationwide movement has led to clashes with police and more than 2,300 protesters have been detained in the past few weeks, according to an NBC News tally.
Iran’s president Ebrahim Raisi says the country has been promoted to the top of the list of regional and world powers after its retaliatory operation against Israel last month.
Northern Gaza is experiencing a “full-blown famine”, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stated, warning that it is “moving its way south”.
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan has considered the continuation of the Tehran-Riyadh collaboration necessary to counter Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's warmongering plots in West Asia.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared on the Russian Interior Ministry’s wanted list on Saturday. The exact offense he is charged with remains unclear.
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has stated that the new assistance to Kiev recently approved by Washington will not be able to prevent "Russian advances in the coming period" on the battlefield, the Financial Times newspaper has reported.
NATO’s largest exercise since the Cold War are being held near Russia's border, indicating that the US-led bloc is “seriously preparing” for a potential conflict with Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated.
High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has admitted that not every EU member state agrees to view Russia as Europe’s “most existential threat”. He argued that such differences are jeopardizing the bloc’s policies, especially the resolve to provide military aid to Ukraine.
Doha could close the political office of Hamas as part of a broader review of its role as a mediator in the war between Israel and the Palestinian group, according to an official familiar with the Qatari government's reassessment.
Tel Aviv could offer to share control over the Gaza Strip with the US and a coalition of Arab nations, after the current devastating war against the besieged enclave ends, the New York Times has reported, citing officials.
A group of mourners took to Imam Reza’s shrine in the northeastern Iranian city of Mashhad on Saturday to commemorate the sixth Shia Imam, Ja’afar al-Sadiq, on his martyrdom anniversary.
The Ukrainian government is angering its citizens living abroad by its attempts to pressure them to return, enlist in the military, and fight Russian army, according to The Washington Post.
The United Nations has issued a stark warning on the potential consequences of an Israeli military ground operation in the city of Rafah, emphasizing the grave threat it poses to the lives of some 600,000 children in the city in Gaza.
