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Israelis demand hostage swap deal during mass rallies

Thousands of people held protests across the occupied Palestinian territories against the current Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded a captive swap agreement with Hamas.

Iraq’s interior minister: Baghdad takes control border bases of anti-Iran groups

Iraqi Interior Minister Abdul Amir al-Shammari says his country has taken control of the border bases of anti-Iran terror groups in Iraq’s Kurdistan region.

Report: Many Palestinians refuse to leave their destroyed homes in Gaza 

Iran’s Tasnim News Agency ran a report on its Telegram Channel about a Palestinian old man who, like many other people in Gaza, prefers the path of resistance against Israeli occupation over leaving their land.

Gaza death toll surges past 31,500

The Palestinian death toll from Israel's military onslaught against the besieged Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, jumped to 31,500, the Health Ministry in the enclave announced on Saturday.

Leaders of resistance groups meet to coordinate anti-Israel operation: Report

The leaders of Palestinian groups and Yemen’s Houthi movement have reportedly held a meeting to coordinate retaliatory attacks against Israel as Tel Aviv presses ahead with its war against the besieged Gaza Strip.

Yemen’s Houthis say launched first attack against US, Israeli vessels in Indian Ocean

Yemen’s Houthi movement has announced starting their pro-Palestinian operations in the Indian Ocean by targeting several Israeli and American ships in the body of water in protest at the genocidal war against the besieged Gaza Strip.

Half of Americans want Biden to pressure Israel over Gaza humanitarian situation: Poll

Almost half of the American respondents in a new survey want US President Joe Biden to put more pressure on Israel to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.

Acute malnutrition doubles within one month among children in northern Gaza: UNICEF

The United Nations agency for children has reported an increase in acute malnutrition rates among children in the northern Gaza Strip, with figures doubling within just one month.

Turkish police detain Iranian betting sites head

Turkey has arrested the Iranian ringleader of a betting, gambling and organized crimes site, the Turkish interior minister has announced.

Israeli PM approves plans for military operation in Rafah, Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the latest truce and prisoner-exchange proposal by Palestinian group Hamas and has approved the army plan to launch a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

UN estimates nearly 23mn tonnes of debris spread across Gaza Strip due to war

More than five months of Israeli military onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip have left nearly 23 million tonnes of debris, according to the United Nations.

US announces more sanctions on Israeli settlers in West Bank amid violence against Palestinians

The US State Department has announced new sanctions on three Israeli settlers and two farms in the occupied West Bank. Washington remains Israel's staunch supporter in its genocidal campaign against Gaza.

Iran vice president insists on ceasefire in Gaza

The Iranian vice president for women and family affairs says Iran is adamantly pursuing efforts to help establish a truce in Gaza after months of unrelenting Israeli strikes against the Palestinians in the besieged territory.

Israeli PM, defense chief at odds over humanitarian aid to Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister Yoav Gallant got into an argument over the delivery of humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip, Israel's Channel 12 has reported.

UN chief warns Gazans are living in one waking nightmare

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that "the people of Gaza are living in one waking nightmare." More than 31,000 Gaza residents have been slaughtered by Israel since early October last year.

Palestinian FM says Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war to stay in power

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war in the besieged Gaza Strip in order to stay in power, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has said.

Report: US privately tells Israel it will accept small-scale raid on Rafah

A report from US news site Politico says that senior American officials have told their Israeli counterparts that the administration of President Joe Biden will support hitting “high-value Hamas targets in and underneath Rafah” in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israel breached international law in killing Reuters journalist in Lebanon: UN

A United Nations probe determined that an Israeli army tank caused the death of Reuters journalist Issam Abdallah in Lebanon in October by launching two shells at a group of "clearly identifiable journalists", in breach of international law.

Many killed, injured in Israeli strike on UN food distribution center in Rafah

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced at least five people, including a staff member, were killed and 22 others wounded after Israeli soldiers targeted a food distribution center in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Veteran Iranian journalist demands Tehran send aid ships to Gaza

The chief editor of principlist Persian newspaper Kayhan says Iran ‘can and should’ deliver humanitarian supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip through maritime routes amid the months-long Israeli genocidal campaign.

US asked Iran to rein in Yemen’s Houthi strikes in secret talks: Report

Washington has asked Tehran to rein in Yemen's Houthi attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea during secret indirect talks held in Oman earlier this year. The talks marked the first time the US and Iran have held negotiations in 10 months, according to a report by the Financial Times.

Israel will lose Gaza war even if it invades Rafah: Hezbollah leader

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says the Israeli army, which is waging a genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, is in a state of exhaustion. He added even if the regime goes to Rafah, it has lose the war and cannot eliminate Hamas movement.

Report finds Israel’s dishonest use of ‘humanitarian protective measures’ resulted in killing of more Palestinians in Gaza

A report published by the research group Forensic Architecture has called into question Israel’s argument at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it had introduced measures to safeguard civilian life in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Iraqi security advisor does not rule out presence of Mossad agents in Erbil

Iraq’s national security advisor Qassam Al-Araji has indicated that the presence of the Israeli spy agency Mossad in the Kurdistan region cannot be discounted.

Iran: Israel actions in Gaza have sounded alarm for “most unprecedented humanitarian disaster” of century

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has written separate letters to UN chief, the president of the UN security Council, the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as the foreign ministers of Muslim and non-Muslim countries on the recent developments in the Gaza Strip, warning that the Israeli actions in the besieged enclave have raised the alarm for the most unprecedented humanitarian disaster in this century.

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