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Middle East

US says Russia ‘harassing’ drones in Syria

The United States has accused Russian fighters of flying dangerously close to several of its drones over Syria, setting off flares and forcing the MQ-9 Reapers to take evasive action.

IRGC Quds Force chief: Palestinians slapped Israel in face

Commander of the Quds Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Esmail Qa’ani has stated that the Palestinian youth slapped the Zionist regime in the face during its raid on the West Bank city of Jenin.

UN Security Council to meet over violence in West Bank

The United Nations Security Council will meet behind closed doors on Friday following Israel’s military operation in the Palestinian city of Jenin in the West Bank.

Israel says all troops withdrawn from Jenin

Israel says it has withdrawn over 1,000 forces from the West Bank after a major military operation in the Palestinian city of Jenin, said to be the largest in two decades.

Israel launches air attacks on Gaza Strip

Israeli air raids have hit sites in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, local media reported. It comes after rockets were fired towards Israel from the besieged strip earlier on Wednesday morning in response to Tel Aviv's attacks on Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

Ansarullah leader says desecration of Quran in west done under Israeli lobby

Leader of the Yemeni Ansarullah movement Abdul-Malik al-Houthi says the West allows the desecration of the Holy Qur'an in Sweden under the Zionist lobby's influence.

Israeli soldier killed in Jenin, West Bank

The Israeli military has confirmed that one of its soldiers was killed by gunfire during confrontations with armed Palestinian groups in the West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday night.

Several injured in Tel Aviv car-ramming and stabbing attack

Several people have been wounded in a car-ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv, according to Israeli police. This happened on the second day of Israel’s largest military offensive in Jenin in the occupied West Bank in decades.

Iran’s UN mission: Israel responds only to logic of force, not dialog

The Iranian Permanent Mission to the United Nations condemns the Israeli regime’s acts of aggression against the Palestinian Jenin refugee camp, saying Tel Aviv only understands the logic of force, and not dialog or compromise.

Turkey and Egypt restore diplomatic ties after a decade

Turkey and Egypt have appointed ambassadors to each other’s capitals for the first time in a decade to restore normal diplomatic relations, Ankara and Cairo announced on Tuesday.

Thousands of Palestinians flee Jenin refugee camp amid Israeli raid

About 3,000 Palestinians have fled the Jenin refugee camp in the West Bank since Israeli forces began a significant military onslaught in the area on Monday, a Palestinian official announced on Tuesday.

Palestinian resistance groups pledge revenge against Israeli raid on Jenin

Palestinian resistance factions have vowed to retaliate against Israel in the wake of a deadly act of aggression against the northern West Bank city of Jenin.

Palestine halts security coordination with Israel after Jenin massacre

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has suspended contact and security coordination with Israel, his office announced in a statement.

UN to probe fate of thousands missing in Syria war

The United Nations General Assembly approved a resolution that will establish an independent body to determine what happened to more 130,000 people missing in the war in Syria. Damascus has called the move “politicised”, and stressed it clearly reflects flagrant interference in the country's internal affairs”.

Iran FM says welcomes restoration of ties with Egypt, Morocco

The Iranian foreign minister says Tehran welcomes resumption and development of ties with Egypt and Morocco.

Israel not to deliver Iron Dome to Ukraine for fear it falls into Iran’s hands: PM

Israel is concerned that if Ukraine is provided with cutting-edge Iron Dome air defense system, it could end up finding its way into Tehran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated in an interview released on Thursday.

Two dead in shooting outside US consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

A shooting incident outside the US Consulate in the Saudi port city of Jeddah has left two people dead — a Nepalese security guard and the gunman who initially opened fire. US and Saudi officials have confirmed the incident as investigations continue into the attack.

US says Saudi Arabia-Israel normalisation difficult but possible

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has stated that establishing diplomatic relations between Riyadh and Tel Aviv is difficult but possible, reasserting that Washington is pushing to normalise ties between the two sides.

UN expresses concern about surging terror acts by Israeli settlers in WB

The United Nations has raised the alarm over surging violence by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank, slamming it as "terrorism" against Palestinians.

UN denounced for excluding Israel from list of shame for child killings

The international anti-Israeli Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign's Palestine chapter has slammed the United Nations for keeping the name of the Zionist regime out of its annual list of child killers.

Turkish lira sinks to all-time low

The Turkish lira was trading flat on Tuesday, remaining at a record low against the US dollar. It comes after Turkey’s central bank stopped using forex reserves to maintain the exchange rate of the national currency.

Israel OKs plans to build thousands of new homes in WB

Israel’s far-right government has approved plans to build thousands of new homes in illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank. Palestinian officials have decried the move as part of an “open war against the Palestinian people”.

‘Largest Hajj pilgrimage in history’ begins in Saudi Arabia, 2.5 million in attendance

The pilgrimage of Hajj has begun as crowds of Muslims donning white robes circle the Kaaba, the cubed structure at the epicentre of Islam’s holiest site, their prayers ringing through the air. The number of pilgrims this year is expected to break records at more than 2.5 million.

Israeli security chiefs describe settler raids on Palestinian villages as “nationalist terrorism”

Israeli security chiefs have designated settler attacks on Palestinian villages in the occupied West Bank as "nationalist terrorism" that merit stepped-up counter measures. The remarks drew anger from far-right cabinet ministers.

Israeli soldiers kill Palestinian teen in West Bank

A Palestinian teenager was left bleeding to death after an Israeli shooting attack at Qalandia military checkpoint in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news agency reported.

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