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Netanyahu plans to delay his son’s wedding amid Hezbollah drone attack: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to postpone his son's wedding, fearing drone attacks amid the ongoing military onslaught against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, according to local media on Wednesday.

Top diplomat says Israel utilized US-provided flight route over Iraq to attack Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi has stated that during its recent act of aggression against Iran, Israel used Iraqi airspace and that of other countries provided by the United States.

Around 12k Palestinian students killed by Israel in Gaza, West Bank: Education Ministry

More than 11,825 Palestinian students have been killed in Israeli attacks since October last year, the Palestinian Education Ministry has announced.

Palestine UN envoy warns residents of northern Gaza face imminent execution by Israel

Palestine's permanent representative to the United Nations has warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in northern Gaza face imminent execution for refusing to abandon their land and homes, criticizing those who protect Israel, their tormentors.

Iran’s UN envoy voices deep concern about humanitarian crisis in Gaza; says aids halted for 2 weeks

Iran's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir Saeed Iravani has voiced grave concerns over the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza during a UN Security Council meeting.

WFP warns lack of aid to Gaza could have “catastrophic consequences”

A lack of food and humanitarian aid entering the Gaza Strip will likely have “catastrophic consequences” as winter approaches, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned on Tuesday.

UN chief pens letter to Israel’s PM protesting UNRWA ban

United Nations Secretary General António Guterres sent a letter to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, protesting a new Israeli law that could effectively cripple the UN agency responsible for aiding Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).

Palestine says Israel’s UNRWA ban ‘new level in war against UN’

Israel’s move to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) marks a “new level” in its war with the global body, the Palestinian envoy to the UN has stated.

Over 90 Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Gaza residential building

More than 90 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in an Israeli airstrike on a residential building in Beit Lahia in northern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, according to a medical source.

Israeli Defense Ministry says 12k soldiers entered rehab programs since start of Gaza war

The Israeli Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Department announced it has received some 12,000 soldiers since the beginning of the Gaza war on October 7, 2023, including those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Naim Qassem elected as Hezbollah’s new chief

Hezbollah’s Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has been elected as the new secretary-general of the Lebanese resistance movement after his predecessor Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, was assassinated in an Israeli attack on southern Beirut last month.

Israel sabotaging polio vaccination campaign: Gaza Health Ministry

The Gaza Health Ministry has announced that Israeli soldiers are preventing campaign teams from reaching the northern part of the besieged enclave and are placing obstacles to the implementation of vaccinations in Gaza City as well.

Gaza war ‘should end’: Biden

US President Joe Biden has stated that Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip “should end”, adding that he is renewing endeavours for a ceasefire after Egypt proposed one that would last two days.

Israeli Cabinet discusses 2nd raid on Iran following drone strike near Netanyahu’s home

Israel’s Security Cabinet met for hours on Sunday night to deliberate on a possible second military attack on Iran, following a drone raid that struck the Caesarea residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this month, according to Israel’s Channel 13.

Israel’s parliament votes to ban UN relief agency

The Israeli parliament has approved two controversial bills to ban the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) from operating in the occupied territories and areas under the regime’s control.

Iran’s UN envoy slams Israel’s aggression; UNSC urges restraint

Iranian ambassador to the United Nations has strongly condemned Israel’s recent aggression against Iran as a blatant violation of international law, asserting Tehran’s potential retaliation will be in accordance with the international law.

South Africa files 750-page evidence against Israel to ICJ over Gaza war

South Africa has filed a detailed submission to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) outlining evidence of Israel’s violation of the 1948 Genocide Convention in its ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.

Gaza death toll from Israeli strikes surges past 43,000

At least 43,020 Palestinians have been killed and 101,110 injured in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the health ministry in the besieged strip announced on Monday.

Lebanon lodges complaint with UN against Israel over attack on civilians, journalists, paramedics

Lebanon lodged a complaint with the United Nations Security Council on Monday over Israel’s deliberate attacks on journalists, paramedics, and civilians.

182 journalists killed in Gaza by Israel since start of war: Report

Five more Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, bringing the overall death toll among media staff since October last year to 182, the government media office has announced.

Iraq complains to UN over Israel’s use of its airspace for strike on Iran

Iraq has condemned Israel’s use of its airspace to attack neighbouring Iran in a protest letter sent to United Nations secretary general, Antonio Guterres, and the UN Security Council.

Plight of Palestinians in northern Gaza “unbearable”: UN chief

The United Nations secretary general, António Guterres, has expressed shock at the dire straits the remaining residents stuck in northern part of the Gaza Strip are in.

Israel army killed over 1,000 Palestinians in northern Gaza in 3 weeks: Report

The Israeli army has killed more than 1,000 Palestinians in northern Gaza, forced half of the population to flee from bombardments, and left the other half trapped without water or food for nearly three weeks, the Palestinian Civil Defense has announced.

Talks on Israeli hostages, Gaza ceasefire resumed in Qatar: Source

Negotiations on the release of Israeli hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza have begun in the Qatari capital Doha , a diplomat familiar with the matter told CNN on Sunday.

Palestinians ‘starving to death’ in northern Gaza amid Israeli siege

The struggle to survive continues in northern part of the Gaza Strip as Israel’s devastating siege and bombing of the area continues.

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