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Middle East

Nearly %70 of Germans oppose military support for Israel: Survey

Some 68% of Germans reject military support for Israel should a regional war spread to Iran or Lebanon, according to an opinion poll released by public broadcaster ARD on Saturday.

At least 100 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school

More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli attack against a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, according to Palestinian officials.

US says to provide $3.5bn more in military aid to Israel amid Gaza war

10 months into Israel's deadly war on Gaza, the US Department of State has announced that Washington will send an additional $3.5bn to Tel Aviv to spend on US-made weapons and military equipment.

Permanent Mission to UN: Iran recognizes any deal Hamas accepts

The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in New York has reiterated any accord struck by the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, with the Israeli regime over a ceasefire and termination of the occupying regime’s months-long genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip is acceptable for Iran.

US says to lift ban on offensive arms sales to Saudi Arabia

The administration of President Joe Biden has decided to lift a ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department announced on Friday, reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure Riyadh to wind down the Yemen war.

US to continue funding Israeli military unit accused of gross human rights abuses

The United States has ended its probe of an Israeli military unit accused of gross human rights violations, including the death of an 80-year-old Palestinian-American man, and concluded that it will continue to provide security assistance to the unit.

Iran Leader advisor: Hamas resolved to fight Israel

A senior advisor to Iran’s leader says the appointment of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, as the political chief of the Palestinian group shows the resistance movement is resolved to continue fighting Israel. 

US urges Israel to investigate rape cases against Palestinian detainees

The Israeli authorities should fully investigate alleged incidents of rape against Palestinian captives and hold those responsible to account, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has stated.

Palestine demands ICC arrest warrant for Israel’s far-right minister

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has released a statement demanding punitive action against Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s far-right finance minister following his horrible remarks about man-made hunger against Palestinians.

OIC holds Israel fully responsible for Haniyeh assassination

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has blasted Israel for the attack that led to the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh last week in Iran, which Tehran has vowed to retaliate.

Hezbollah could attack Israel in coming days: Report

The Lebanese group Hezbollah may carry out an independent strike on Israel before Iran does, CNN has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Iran UN mission says punishing Israel for Haniyeh assassination, Gaza ceasefire among Tehran’s priorities

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations says establishing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and punishing Israel for killing  Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, are among priorities of the Islamic Republic under the current circumstances.

Interim FM: Iran should retaliate against Israel’s assassination of Haniyeh

Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has stressed his country has no option but to retaliate against the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, stating this is necessary to deter further aggression against Iran amid inaction of the United Nations Security Council.

Biden admin faces lawsuit over sanctions against Israeli settlers regarding West Bank violence

Pro-Israel advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the administration of US President Joe Biden over sanctions issued against individuals involved in settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

US and UK ambassadors to skip Nagasaki bombing memorial after Israel disinvited

The American and British envoys to Japan have announced they will boycott an upcoming ceremony commemorating the victims of the 1945 US atomic bombing because the city’s mayor did not invite the Israeli ambassador.

Turkey submits request to join ICJ genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

Ankara has filed its official request to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel over its conduct in the Gaza war in the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), Turkey's Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

Hamas says to continue Gaza ceasefire talks under Sinwar

Hamas will continue Gaza ceasefire negotiations after the selection of Yahya Sinwar as its new political chief, a Palestinian group leader stated on Wednesday.

Majority of Americans oppose sending US troops to defend Israel against Iran: Poll

A survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found that 56 percent of the American public oppose sending US forces to defend Israel if it is attacked by Iran.

166 journalists killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since start of war: Report

Another Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli attack in the southern Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll among Palestinian media staff to 166 since October 2023, local authorities have reported.

Israel detained 10,000 in West Bank since October 7: Report

The Israeli Army has apprehended 26 people in their latest raids across the occupied West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. This brings the total number of Israeli arrests in the occupied territories since the Gaza war broke out to about 10,000, said the group.

Israel informed US of its involvement in killing of Haniyeh: Report

Israel immediately informed US officials that it was behind the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, The Washington Post daily reported, citing sources.

10,000 Palestinian students, 500 teachers killed in Gaza, West Bank since start of war: Report

The Palestinian Ministry of Education announced that at least 10,000 students in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank have been killed by Israel since the beginning of the war in the besieged enclave last October.

Israeli warplanes set off sonic booms over Beirut as Hezbollah warns of response

Israeli fighter jets have flown over the Lebanese capital Beirut, setting off a series of sonic booms meant to intimidate the city’s population following drone attacks on northern Israel by Hezbollah.

Iran acting FM tells UK’s Lammy Europe, US wasted diplomacy chance for de-escalation

The acting Iranian foreign minister, in a telephone conversation with the British foreign secretary, emphasized that the United States and several European countries, by obstructing the United Nations Security Council from countering the Zionist regime, have wasted the first diplomatic chance to de-escalate tensions in the region.

12 Palestinians killed in Israel West Bank raid, one of deadliest in months

Israeli attacks, including air strikes on the Jenin refugee camp, have killed at least 12 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in one of the deadliest days in the territory in recent months, the Palestinian Health Ministry has announced.

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