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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.

Hospitals in Gaza on verge of blackout after Israel cut electricity supplies

As the bombs rained down on the Gaza Strip, health care professionals told Middle East Eye that they were battling another crisis inside the besieged enclave's hospitals: The outages.

UNSC meets on Palestine-Israel, but fails to agree on statement

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has met behind closed doors in an emergency session amid the war between Israel and Palestine but failed to achieve the unanimity needed for a joint statement.

US still seeking to determine Iran’s connection to Hamas military operation

US officials told CNN that the administration of President Joe Biden has yet to find a smoking gun so far linking Iran directly to planning and executing the attack on Israel this weekend. However, there’s no denying Iran’s history of aiding Hamas, officials say.

Israel-Palestine conflict: Hamas says US sending carrier strike group “aggression” against Palestinians

Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 800 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 500 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Saudi Arabia considering oil U-turn to secure defense pact with US: Report

Riyadh is willing to increase oil production early next year in exchange for a defense pact with Washington, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing Saudi and US sources.

Warmongering detrimental to Israel: Iran president

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has warned Israel that the regional equation has changed and warmongering would be detrimental to the Zionists.

France would be responsible for causing new conflict in region: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has blamed France for causing a new conflict in the region by providing weapons to Armenia.

At least 2 Israeli tourists killed in Egypt

At least two Israelis have been killed when a gunman opened fire on a bus full of tourists in Egypt. The two Israelis were reportedly killed by an Egyptian policeman.

US says “too early” to say if Iran directly involved in Israel attack

The United States cannot say whether Iran played a direct role in the Palestinians’ recent strike on Israel, a senior administration official said Saturday, adding the US is planning to look into the matter.

Putin discusses Nagorno-Karabakh with Azerbaijani, Armenian leaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin has discussed the situation in and around the contested region of Nagorno-Karabakh with his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in telephone conversations, the Kremlin press service has announced.

Death toll from powerful earthquakes in Afghanistan rises to over 2,000

The death toll from strong earthquakes that jolted western Afghanistan has risen to more than 2,000, a Taliban government spokesman confirmed Sunday. It’s one of the deadliest earthquakes to strike the country in two decades.

Israel-Palestine conflict: Israeli security cabinet declares state of war

Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 600 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 300 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Israel-Palestine conflict: Gaza under heavy bombardment, more than 200 killed

Hundreds of rockets have been fired from the blockaded Gaza Strip towards the occupied territories, and sirens have been heard as far away as the greater Tel Aviv area. Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, which runs the besieged enclave, has announced the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. The Israeli Army says it has declared a “state of readiness for war”.

No final report yet on cause of Wagner boss’s plane crash: Kremlin

There is not yet a final report from investigators on the cause of the plane crash that killed Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin in August, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has stated.

US expels 2 Russian diplomats in response to Moscow’s diplomatic expulsions

The United States has expelled two Russian diplomats from the embassy in Washington, according to the State Department.

Live Update: Russia’s “Special Operation” in Ukraine; Day 590

Russia, wary of NATO’s eastward expansion, began a military campaign in Ukraine in February 2022 after the Western-leaning Kiev government turned a deaf ear to Moscow’s calls for its neighbor to maintain its neutrality. In the middle of the mayhem, Moscow and Kiev are trying to hammer out a peaceful solution to the conflict. Follow the latest about the Russia-Ukraine conflict here:

Israeli settler kills Palestinian youth in WB

A Palestinian teenage has been killed when a group of Israeli settlers attacked the town of Huwara amid a surge in settler violence across the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Pentagon planning major cuts to US special forces in pivot away from Middle East: Report

The US Department of Defense is planning to make large cuts to the country's special operation forces, as it shifts its “focus from counterterrorism in the Middle East to threats from China”, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

Israeli police seeking to ‘legitimize’ killing of Palestinian citizens in new open-fire rules

Israeli authorities are seeking to allow the use of live fire by police to disperse mass protests held by Palestinian citizens, the regime's national security minister has announced.

Drone attack on Syria military academy causes large number of casualties

An "armed terrorist organisation" targeted "the graduation ceremony for officers of the military academy in Homs" in central Syria, according to a military statement carried by official news agency SANA.

Azerbaijan says ready for EU-mediated talks with Armenia

Azerbaijan has announced it is ready for EU-led talks with Armenia but slammed France’s “militarisation policy” in the South Caucasus.

Israeli soldiers kill two Palestinians in WB

Israeli soldiers have opened fire on a vehicle near the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, killing two Palestinian youths.

European Parliament adopts non–binding resolution calling for Azerbaijan sanctions over “ethnic cleansing”

EU lawmakers have accused Azerbaijan of carrying out “ethnic cleansing” against the Armenian residents of Nagorno-Karabakh, and urged the bloc to impose sanctions on Baku.

Baghdad won’t allow ‘robust’ relations with Tehran to be damaged: Iraq president

Iraq’s President Abdul-Latif Rashid has stated his country regards its relationship with Iran as “very important”, stressing that Baghdad will not allow any harm to its “robust relations” with Tehran.

UK Labour party blocks Palestinian group from using ‘apartheid’ in conference brochure

The UK Labour Party has told the largest Palestinian advocacy organisation in the the country that it cannot refer to Israel as an apartheid state in publicity material ahead of next week's party conference.

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