Sunday, December 28, 2025

Middle East

UN chief warns Israel has brought ‘relentless death and destruction’ to Gaza Strip

Israel’s military campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip has brought “relentless death and destruction” to Palestinians in the tiny enclave, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated.

Poll shows public support for Netanyahu’s government in decline amid Gaza war

As Israel continues its military onslaught on the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's party popularity continues to decline, with a recent opinion survey favoring the National Unity Party led by Benny Gantz to take over the Knesset, the parliament.

Hezbollah chief: Iran to respond to Israeli deadly attack on Syria consulate

Leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has stressed Tehran will certainly respond to Israeli air raid on its consulate in the Syrian capital Damascus which killed seven military advisors.

Houthis say dozens killed in US-UK airstrikes on Yemen since January

The leader of Yemen’s Houthi group has claimed that American and British air raids on his country since January have killed 37 people and injured 30 others.

Israel restricts Palestinians’ access to Al-Aqsa Mosque on Quds Day

Israeli authorities have barred Palestinians in the West Bank from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the occupied East Jerusalem on the last Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan which marks the International Quds Day.

UN rights council demands halt to weapons sales to Israel

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Friday demanded a halt in all arms sales to Israel, highlighting warnings of "genocide" in Israel's war on the Gaza Strip, which has so far killed more than 33,000 people.

Several Israeli embassies evacuated over fears of Iran retaliation: Report

Tel Aviv has withdrawn its ambassadors and evacuated embassies in multiple countries amid concerns over attacks that may take place as part of an Iranian retaliation for an Israeli strike against Tehran’s diplomatic mission in Syria's Damascus.

Iran Quds marchers warn Israel will get ‘firm’ response for crimes

Millions of Iranians participating in the International Quds Day rallies across Iran released a communique on Friday to condemn the Israeli massacres in Gaza and other parts of the Palestinian territories, saying the occupying regime will receive a ‘firm’ response over its atrocities.

Majority of UK voters favor banning arms sales to Israel: Poll

A new survey has shown that a majority of people in the UK support a ban on British weapons sales to Israel, while a similar majority believe that Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip are violating human rights.

US approves more bombs for Israel amid Gaza war

The administration of US President Joe Biden has reportedly agreed to provide thousands of additional bombs to Israel, helping to replenish stockpiles that have been depleted by Tel Aviv’s six-month war on the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu told Biden deaths of aid workers in Gaza were Israel’s fault

In his phone call with US President Joe Biden, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted that the Israel forces were to blame for the deaths of the seven World Central Kitchen aid workers this week – and assured Biden that his government planned to announce measures to prevent such a mistake from happening again, according to a senior US administration official.

People in northern Gaza living on less than a can of beans per day: Report

Civilians in northern Gaza are surviving on less than one can of fava beans - or an average of 245 calories per day - as Israel continues to choke aid flows into the besieged strip.

Israel halts home leave for combat troops over fear of Iran’s revenge

The Israeli army suspended home leave for its combat forces on Thursday amid growing tensions with Tehran following this week’s attack on Iran's Consulate in Syria which killed seven Iranian military advisors.

Gaza death toll tops 33,000

Gaza's health ministry said Thursday that 62 people have been killed by Israel in the besieged enclave over the last 24 hours, bringing the total fatalities to 33,037 since early October.

Israel ‘systematically’ targeted aid workers in Gaza: World Central Kitchen founder

Founder of World Central Kitchen celebrity chef Jose Andres told Reuters that an Israeli assault, which resulted in the death of seven food aid workers in the Gaza Strip, had "systematically, car by car" targeted them.

US says sent message to Iran following Israel’s Syria attack

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller stated Washington has sent a message to Tehran urging it not to target American bases and soldiers after Israel raided the Iranian consulate in the Syrian capital.

Israeli opposition leader urges early elections amid “domestic turmoil”

Israeli opposition leader and wartime Cabinet member Benny Gantz has called for new elections this fall as domestic tensions have roiled Israel amid the war against the Gaza Strip.

Al-Aqsa Storm put Israel on verge of extinction: Hezbollah

Military Operation Al-Aqsa Storm put the Israeli regime on the brink of extinction and dealt an irreparable blow to the Zionist project in Palestine, the secretary-general of Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah has stated.

Gaza ceasefire negotiations stall as Israel and Hamas dig in

Revived talks on a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip appear to be making little progress, with the two sides showing few signs that they are ready to compromise on their demands.

Hamas military operation against Israel turning point in Palestinian cause: Iran president

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has said the Operation Al-Aqsa Storm conducted by Hamas against the Zionist regime was a turning point in the history of the Palestinian cause.

Israel deliberately targeted aid convoy in Gaza: Report

Israel fired missiles on three separate occasions at an aid convoy in Gaza on Monday, killing all involved, because of a suspicion that a Hamas operative was traveling with the group, Haaretz has reported, citing “defense sources.”

Israel frantically seeking survival: Iran president to Syria’s Assad

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in a phone conversation with his Syrian opposite number Bashar Al-Assad, has labeled Israel’s deadly raid on the diplomatic mission of Iran in Syria as one of the Zionist regime’s last-ditch attempts to survive.

WHO reports sharp rise in newborn deaths in Gaza amid Israel’s war

The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported newborn mortality is rising sharply in the Gaza Strip as Israel has destroyed the besieged Palestinian territory's healthcare system.

Fmr. Spksmn.: Israeli regime ‘the loser in action’

A former Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson says the Israeli regime is “the loser on the ground and in action."

Protesters clash with Israeli police near Netanyahu’s residence

Israeli demonstrators breached police barriers set up on the road leading to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in West Jerusalem on Tuesday.

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