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Iran, Qatar call for end to Gaza war

Iran and Qatar has urged an end to the Israeli regime’s genocidal crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip which has so far claimed the lives of almost 44,000 people, mostly children and women.

US vetoes another UN Security Council resolution demanding Gaza ceasefire

The United States on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution aimed at calling for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, marking the fourth time that Washington has used its veto power to block a ceasefire resolution at the international body since Israel's war on the besieged enclave began in October 2023.

Iran’s president asks Pope to intervene to stop Israeli crimes in Gaza, Lebanon

In a message to Pope Francis, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for the Christian leader’s good offices to help stop Israel’s aggression against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon and prevent the spread of war in West Asia.

Baghdad condemns Israeli letter to UN as pretext to justify assault against Iraq

Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani has slammed an Israeli letter to the United Nations Security Council demanding immediate action against resistance groups launching retaliatory attacks on key targets across the occupied territories, as a “pretext to justify aggression against Iraq".

Hamas condemns US decision to sanction its senior leaders

Hamas has slammed the US Treasury Department's decision to sanction its senior leaders. The Palestinian group has called the move as an insistence on the outgoing Joe Biden administration's "hostile position" toward the Palestinian people.

Lebanon files new complaint with UN over Israel’s attacks

Beirut has filed a new complaint with the United Nations Security Council regarding Israel’s ongoing military onslaught against Lebanon.

Over 200 children killed in Lebanon amid Israeli attacks: UNICEF

More than 200 children have been killed in Lebanon since Israel launched a military campaign two months ago, the United Nations agency for children (UNICEF) has announced.

3 more Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli attack

Three Lebanese soldiers have been killed in an Israeli air attack on an army base in southern town of Sarafand, while several civilians living nearby the facility were wounded, according to the country’s military and Ministry of Public Health.

Syrian FM: We support Iran’s right to self-defense

Syrian Foreign Minister Bassam al-Sabbagh, during a joint press conference with his Iranian counterpart in Tehran, reaffirmed Syria’s support for Iran’s legitimate right to defend itself.

Ayatollah Khamenei expresses deep solidarity with Lebanon amid Israel’s attacks

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has extended a heartfelt message of solidarity to the resilient and war-affected people of Lebanon.

US sanctioning Israeli settler group over violence against Palestinians

The US Treasury Department has announced that it is imposing sanctions on an Israeli settler group accused of 'perpetrating violence' in the occupied West Bank, where violence against Palestinians has increased over the past several years

Cordial relations between Iran, Saudi Arabia to benefit region: Deputy FM

The Iranian deputy foreign minister for political affairs has stated that close ties between Tehran and Riyadh would benefit both Middle Eastern countries and the entire West Asia region.

London feared Israel arms ban would ‘undermine US confidence’ in UK, NATO: Report

The UK's newly elected Labour government continued to export F-35 components to Israel, despite suspending other weapons licenses, because of concerns that halting their delivery would “undermine US confidence in London and NATO”, the UK's high court has heard.

Hamas refutes reports about political bureau relocation

The Palestinian movement Hamas has dismissed as “false and unsubstantiated” reports circulated by some Israeli media outlets that the Gaza-based group has relocated its political bureau from Qatar to Turkey.

Iranian engineer resigns from Google in protest against “complicity in Israeli crimes”

An Iranian software engineer has tendered his resignation from Google in response to the company's ‘collaboration with the Israeli regime’ on the largely-perceived anti-Palestinian Nimbus project.

Pope Francis urges investigation into ‘genocide’ in Gaza

Pope Francis has called for an investigation into potential Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip, where Israel's war has killed around 43,000 people.

Over 100 foreigners executed in Saudi Arabia this year

More than 100 foreigners were executed by Saudi Arabia in 2024, a tally by AFP revealed.

Israeli attack on Lebanon kills Hezbollah spokesperson

An Israeli attack targeting a building in central Beirut has killed Hezbollah’s spokesman Mohammad Afif, officials from the Lebanese group have confirmed.

At least 50 Palestinians killed in Israeli air raid on northern Gaza

At least 50 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes on a five-story residential building in the Beit Lahia Project area in the northern Gaza Strip on Sunday morning.

Human rights group documents Israel’s murders, extrajudicial executions of Gazans

A human rights group has documented horrific premeditated murders and arbitrary extrajudicial executions of Palestinians at the hands of Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza.

Flares fired toward Netanyahu’s home in Caesarea

Israeli police have announced that they detected two flares fired near the house of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea in northern Israel.

Israel’s president cancels trip to world climate summit due to security concerns

Israeli President Isaac Herzog decided to cancel his participation in the COP29 climate change conference in the Azerbaijani capital Baku due to “security concerns”, his office has announced

US denial of Gaza ‘genocide’ makes it complicit in Israeli war crimes: Hamas

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has strongly condemned the recent statements made by the US Department of State, which denied genocide and the forced displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by Israel.

Israel’s actions in Gaza ‘consistent with characteristics of genocide’: UN committee

A report by a United Nations special committee says Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war and policies and practices in the Gaza Strip that may amount to a "possibility of genocide".

Lebanese officials study US ceasefire plan

The Israeli military has conducted air raids on the suburbs of Beirut as Lebanese officials reviewed a US proposal for a ceasefire.

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