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New year in Gaza starts with shelling as Israel announces partial troop withdrawal from besieged strip

The new year began with continued Israeli bombardment flattening homes across the Gaza Strip and a flurry of rockets targeting Tel Aviv at midnight.

Iranian warship enters Red Sea amid regional tensions

Iran’s Alborz destroyer has passed through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea amid rising tensions in West Asia.

IRGC military advisor’s assassination will not help Israel survive: Iran

Israel’s assassination of a senior military advisor of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Syria will in no way help Tel Aviv continue to survive, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani said on Monday.

Number of Palestinians killed in 2023 largest since Nakba: Report

The Palestinian death toll in the year of 2023 was the largest Palestine had witnessed since the 1948 Nakba, according to a report.

Hamas slams Israel call to displace 2 million in Gaza as war crime

Hamas has announced Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call to displace 2 million Palestinians from Gaza and keep about 200,000 inside the strip is “a war crime accompanied by criminal aggression”.

Palestinians won’t accept displacement from Gaza: President Abbas

On the 59th anniversary of the founding of the Fatah party, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has stated Palestinian people will not accept displacement from their land.

Reunification with Taiwan ‘inevitable’: China’s Xi

Chinese President Xi Jinping has declared that the reunification of Taiwan and the Chinese mainland is a “historical inevitability”. He made the comments as the island prepares to hold contentious parliamentary and presidential elections.

Russia not to back down: Putin

Russia can solve the most difficult problems and will never back down, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in his New Year’s address, stressing that nothing can divide the people of Russia.

UK preparing to conduct attacks on Yemen’s Houthis: Report

Britain is reportedly preparing to launch a wave of air strikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen as they keep targeting Israel-bound vessels in the Red Sea, according to a report. The Houthis say as long as Israel’s carnage continues in Gaza, all ships bound for the occupied territories will be their targets.

Yemen’s Houthis confirm 10 members killed in US attack in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi group has confirmed that 10 of its members were killed in a US attack in the Red Sea, holding Washington responsible for the "consequences and repercussions of the crime."

Netanyahu says he will not resign from office

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that he will not resign from office after facing criticism for failing to anticipate the October 7 attacks by Hamas.

US Muslims expand ‘Abandon Biden’ campaign over Gaza war

US Muslim leaders have expanded nationwide a campaign launched earlier this month against President Joe Biden over his handling of the Gaza conflict.

UN: Nearly half of Gaza population at a risk of famine

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has reiterated that Gaza is grappling with catastrophic hunger and nearly half of its population are at a risk of famine, calling for an urgent scaling up of aid.

UN: Over 300 Palestinians killed in West Bank since 7 October

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has announced that 307 Palestinians have been killed in the occupied West Bank since the start of the Gaza war on 7 October.

Container ship struck by missile in Red Sea: Centcom

A container ship run by the Danish shipping company Maersk has been struck by a missile in the southern part of the Red Sea, the US Central Command has confirmed.

Several killed, over 100 inured in Ukraine attack on Russia’s Belgorod: Governor

Ukraine's Saturday strike on Belgorod is the “worst” since the start of the conflict between Moscow and Kiev, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov has said in a Telegram post. In a separate post in the early hours of Sunday, he added that the death toll from the raids has risen to 24.

Gaza-Egypt border zone should be under Israeli control: Netanyahu

The border zone between the Gaza Strip and Egypt must be under Israel’s control, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says. He has predicted the war in the Palestinian enclave and on other regional fronts would last many months.

OIC welcomes South Africa’s move to take Israel to ICJ over Gaza war

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed South Africa’s decision to file a lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), after nearly three months of relentless bombardment of the Gaza Strip.

Pakistan electoral body rejects ex-premier Imran Khan’s nomination for 2024 vote

Pakistan’s election body rejected former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s nomination to contest the 2024 parliamentary elections, with the Tahreek-e Insaf (PTI) party accusing authorities of stopping most of its candidates from participating in the elections due in February.

UN chief ‘gravely concerned’ over further spillover of Gaza war

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is gravely concerned about the spillover of the Gaza conflict, and calls on all parties to exercise maximum restraint for regional peace, his spokesman has stated.

EU warns Israeli offensive in Gaza ‘continues causing heavy toll’

The European Union foreign policy chief has urged a new pause in the Gaza war, saying Israeli aggression against the besieged strip keeps "causing a heavy toll".

Israel giving Gazans option of ‘death or displacement’: Palestinian UN envoy

Addressing the United Nations Security Council, Majed Bamya, the Palestinian ambassador to the UN, stated the wide-scale destruction of Gaza by Israeli operations has made it clear their sole goal is forced displacement of the Gaza residents.

Rights group says Israeli forces ‘systematically looting’ Palestinian homes

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor says Israeli troops have been deliberately destroying Palestinian properties and looting their homes in Gaza.

US seeking to convince shipping firms to resume sailing via Red Sea despite Yemen’s attacks

The United States is taking steps to reassure shipping companies that it is safe to use the Red Sea and Suez Canal for cargo deliveries amid continued attacks by the Houthis, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

South Africa files genocide case against Israel at ICJ

South Africa has filed an application at the International Court of Justice to begin proceedings over claims of genocide against Israel for its war against Gaza, the court has announced.

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