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Reports and views published in the Media Wire section have been retrieved from other news agencies and websites, and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Iran Front Page (IFP) news website. The IFP may change the headlines of the reports in a bid to make them compatible with its own style of covering Iran News, and does not make any changes to the content. The source and URL of all reports and news stories are mentioned at the bottom of each article.

Shipping companies halt Red Sea journeys after Houthi strikes

Two major world shipping companies have announced they will pause all journeys through the Red Sea after a series of attacks on Israel-bound ships by Yemen’s Houthi forces.

Israeli military says accidentally killed 3 Israelis held hostage in Gaza

Israel’s so-called Defense Forces has confirmed that three Israeli captivates in the Gaza Strip were mistakenly identified as a threat and shot dead by the army troops.

Khaled Mashaal: Hamas prepared for long battle

The armed wing of Hamas is prepared for a long war with Israel, the Palestinian group's former Chief and senior leader Khaled Mashaal told a Turkish newspaper.

Washington has to ‘understand responsibility’ for Ukraine conflict: Moscow

The United States has to review its current position on both the Ukraine conflict and relations with Russia if it wants to restore dialogue with Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told NBC in an interview published on Friday.

EU agrees to open Ukraine membership negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised a “victory” for Ukraine and Europe after European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks with Kyiv, but the mood was soured just hours later when Hungary threatened to block crucial financial aid to Ukraine.

Yemen says struck two Israel-bound ships

The Yemeni Army  announced it has targeted two Israel-bound container ships in waters off the country’s coast, the latest of their operations to support Palestinians who are under attacks by Tel Aviv.

Iran’s president calls for punishment of perpetrators of police station attack

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered swift efforts to identify the perpetrators of the Friday terrorist attack on a police station in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, which has left at least 11 dead and several more injured.

Poll: Half of Israelis disapprove of Netanyahu’s performance as PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's popularity continues to fall amid the Gaza war, with the latest opinion poll revealing that over half of Israelis want former Defense Minister Benny Gantz to become premier.

UN warns Gaza not fit for human life as around 19k Palestinians killed in Israeli war

The head of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has stressed nine weeks of war have left Gaza unfit for human habitation. The Palestinian death toll from Israrli war on Gaza is nearing 19,000.

Turkey says Azerbaijan, Armenia close to historic peace deal

Baku and Yerevan are closer to a peace agreement than ever, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said at the press conference in Azerbaijan, where he is on an official visit.

Putin says west ‘shooing itself in foot’ with sanctions

Western countries are damaging their own economies when they limit Moscow's ability to use their currencies through numerous sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Thursday.

Half of Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise “dumb bombs”: US assessment

Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza  have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs”, according to a new US intelligence assessment.

Moscow mayor says Ukrainian drone attack on city repelled

Ukrainian forces made another attempt to attack the Russian capital with two drones, hitting outside of the city, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Thursday morning. Sobyanin added the drones were shot down by air defenses over Moscow Region’s Naro-Fominsk District.

West Bank death toll nears 300

Israeli soldiers have killed at least 11 Palestinians during an incursion on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the ministry of health confirmed. Over 290 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire and more than 4,000 others detained since early October, according to Palestinian sources.

Israel cancels Mossad head’s Qatar trip to restart hostage talks

Israel has canceled a planned trip to Qatar by the head of its foreign intelligence service, Mossad, to restart negotiations on a possible second hostage release deal, a source familiar with the negotiations told CNN.

World Bank says Gaza economy operating at 16% of its capacity

The economy in the Gaza Strip was operating at only 16% of its productive capacity amid the military actions in the Palestinian enclave in October, the World Bank announced in a report.

Wartime survey shows a rise in Hamas support, increase in anti-Westernism sentiments

A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians shows a rise in support for the Palestinian movement Hamas, which appears to have ticked up even in the Israeli-bombarded Gaza Strip.

Hamas sets conditions for peace talks

Head of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haniyeh has stated the faction is open to negotiations to end the war with Israel in the Gaza Strip, but stressed that any final deal would have to lead to an independent Palestinian state.

Iran warns about Israeli war crimes aftermath

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has cautioned the West Asia region and the world are going to be grappling with the aftermath of the Israeli ongoing war crimes across the Palestinian territories for years to come.

UN refugee agency cautions ‘Gaza catastrophe’ threatens to raise record global displacement

The UN refugee agency has warned that the “catastrophe” unfolding in the Gaza Strip threatens to create additional displacement across the Middle East.

Israeli opposition leader: Netanyahu lying over Gaza war

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of persistently lying and evading responsibility while Israeli soldiers are being killed in the Gaza Strip.

Israel says to continue Gaza war, 18,600 Palestinians killed so far

Israel will continue its war against the Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip regardless of the absence of international support, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has said. Over 18,600 Palestinians have died so far in Israeli war on Gaza.

British MPs call on UK government to halt arms exports to Israel over war crimes

Over a dozen British MPs have urged the UK government to halt its arms exports to Israel, stressing they fear Britain is complicit in Israeli atrocities being committed against Palestinians in Gaza.

Ukraine urges EU not to wait for US

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba has insisted EU leaders should stop looking to Washington when making decisions regarding continued support for Kiev.

Russia describes Zelensky’s visit to US as empty

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s visit to Washington has proved to be void, as he failed to persuade the US authorities that Ukraine is more important than US’ own security, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov has stated.

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