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Middle East

Hamas says Israel freeing 2 captives a marketing ploy for a defeated army

A high-ranking member of Hamas Political Bureau Osama Hamdan has labelled Israel's release of two captives as a mere "marketing ploy for a defeated army".

UN cautions over ‘unprecedented’ levels of ‘near famine-like conditions’ in Gaza Strip

The population of the Gaza Strip is suffering from "unprecedented" levels of "near famine-like" situation as the Israeli war on the besieged enclave drags on, the UN's agriculture agency has cautioned.

Hezbollah carried out over 1,000 attacks against Israel since start of Gaza war: Report

Lebanese Hezbollah fighters have conducted more than a thousand strikes against Israeli military positions in the occupied territories in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid the Israeli onslaught, according to a report.

Hamas blames US for deaths of Palestinians in Rafah

The Palestinian movement Hamas has blamed the US and its president Joe Biden personally for the Israeli army's attacks on the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, which has resulted in massive casualties among Palestinins.

UNRWA rejects Israeli implications of Hamas tunnel below Gaza HQ

The chief of the UN’s aid agency in Gaza has stated that it had no knowledge of what was beneath its abandoned headquarters amid Israeli claims that a Hamas tunnel ran below the Gaza City site.

Israel attacks Rafah, claims two Hamas-held captives freed

Israel has carried out airstrikes in southern Gaza’s Rafah, killing dozens, according to health officials, as Palestinians brace for a major military onslaught on the densely-crowded city.

Iran’s Amirabdollahian affirms solidarity with Damascus, says Iranian military advisors to stay in Syria

Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, declared unwavering support for Syria, stating that no action of the Zionist regime in the region has gone unanswered.

Talks resume on US-led coalition withdrawal: Iraq

Iraq has announced that it has resumed negotiations with the United States on the future of the coalition, expressing hope that they would not be disrupted and lead to an outcome soon.

Palestinians have plans for post-war era in Gaza and West Bank: Iran FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus on Sunday as part of the second leg of a regional tour after visiting Lebanon, saying Palestinians have developed initiatives for post-war stage in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank.

Israeli ground offensive in Rafah would destroy hostage talks: Hamas

An Israeli ground assault in the city of Rafah would mean the end of hostage negotiations, Hamas-run television channel Al-Aqsa reported Sunday, quoting a leadership source in the Palestinian group.

IMF cautions widening of Gaza war would aggravate economic harm

The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that any widening of the Israeli war in the Gaza Strip would aggravate the economic harm caused by the conflict.

Israeli forces steal over $54 million from Gaza bank: Report

Israeli troops have seized 200 million shekels ($54.29 million) from the Bank of Palestine headquarters in the Gaza City, according to a report by an Israeli newspaper on Sunday.

Iran president urges Israel’s expulsion from UN

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called for the  expulsion of Israel from the United Nations, citing its crimes against Palestinians, including the ongoing war on Gaza that has killed more than 28,000 Palestinians since early October last year.

Israeli protesters demand resignation of Netanyahu government, return of captives from Gaza

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated in Tel Aviv and Haifa to demand the dismissal of the government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the holding of early elections and a hostage swap agreement with Gaza-based Hamas.

Israeli PM asks army to remobilize reserve soldiers in preparation for ground offensive in Rafah, 28k Palestinians killed

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has asked the army to remobilize reserve soldiers in preparation for a ground assault in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. More than 28,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's onslaught against Gaza so far.

Yemen’s Houthis confirm 17 fighters killed in US-led strikes

Seventeen Houthi fighters have been killed in the United States and United Kingdom attacks, the Yemeni group has announced through its official media, following public funerals in the capital Sanaa.

Gaza death toll tops 28k with nearly 68k wounded

At least 117 Palestinians were killed in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, taking the death toll from Israeli onslaught on the besieged enclave to more than 28,000, the territory's Health Ministry announced on Saturday.

Israel’s credit rating downgraded on war risks: Report

International ratings agency has cut Israel’s credit score to A2, the sixth-highest investment grade, and kept its outlook as “negative”, meaning further downgrades are possible.

Hamas urges UN to “convene immediately” over Israeli threats to attack Rafah

The Hamas-run government media office on Saturday called on the United Nations Security Council to “convene immediately” following threats from Israel over a possible invasion into Rafah, a city in the south of the Gaza strip close to the Egyptian border.

Palestinians should determine Gaza post-war fate: Iran FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian told Najib Mikati, the prime minister of the Lebanese caretaker government, in Beirut on Saturday that the people of Gaza have the right to make decisions about the future of the besieged strip.

Palestinian leaders say time is in favor of resistance front

The leaders of the resistance groups have expressed their gratitude to Iran for supporting the people of Palestine, saying the situation is in favor of resistance and certain signs of victory for the Palestinian nation have emerged.

Hezbollah chief says Resistance will emerge victorious against Israel

The secretary general of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, in a meeting with Iran's foreign minister, stated he is confident that the Palestinian nation and resistance factions will eventually emerge victorious and that Israel will suffer a humiliating defeat in the Gaza Strip.

UNICEF warns Gaza witnessing worst level of child malnutrition worldwide

Spokesperson for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) James Elder has told Al Jazeera the besieged Gaza Strip has the worst levels of malnutrition of any place in the world.

US says Israel not close to defeating Hamas

Israel has not even come close to defeating Palestinian movement Hamas through its military offensive on the Gaza Strip, US intelligence officials have stated.

Israeli PM directs military to draw up plan to evacuate one million Gazans from Rafah as offensive looms

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has directed the Israeli military to plan for the “evacuation of the population” from Rafah, his office announced in a statement on Friday, ahead of an anticipated ground assault on the southern Gaza city. Around 28,000 Palestinians have been killed so far in Israel's offensive against Gaza.

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