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Middle East

Netanyahu says Gaza war “must not end” before Israel kills Hamas leadership

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that the  Gaza war "must not end" before Israel kills Hamas leadership in the besieged enclave. More than 27,350 people have been killed by Israel since early October last year.

US admits it did not give Iraq notice of attacks despite earlier claims

Washington has admitted it did not notify the Iraqi government before its recent airstrikes in the country after a top White House official claimed Baghdad had been informed in advance.

Iran says committed to Iraq’s security, stability

Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali-Akbar Ahmadian has stressed Tehran’s commitment to the security and stability of Iraq in an official visit to the neighboring country.

UN says to probe Palestinian refugee agency for ‘neutrality’

The United Nations has announced it will investigate its own agency for Palestinian refugees to ensure “neutrality” following allegations by Israel that several UN staffers assisted Hamas’ October 7 military operation against Israel.

Amnesty says Israel used unlawful lethal force against Palestinians in West Bank

Israel has unleashed unlawful lethal force against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, carrying out unlawful killings and displaying “a chilling disregard for Palestinian lives”, Amnesty International has announced.

Egypt’s Sisi starts new term with law expanding military power to arrest civilians

A rights group has sounded the alarm over a new bill passed by the Egyptian parliament that grants the African country's military expanded policing powers which "could be used for political repression."

Iranian military delegation visits Saudi Arabia 

An Iranian military delegation visits Saudi Arabia where members thereof have held talks with the chief of the kingdom’s General Staff.

Iran’s leader calls on elites in Muslim world to create public demand to severe ties with Israel

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stressed that the elites of the Muslim world shoulder a heavy responsibility vis-à-vis the ongoing developments in Gaza, urging them to create a public demand to cut relations with the Israeli regime.

Nearly 9,800 aid trucks have entered Gaza since start of war: Red Crescent

Only slightly over 9,800 aid trucks have entered the Gaza Strip, where Israel has been carrying out relentless attacks for four months, the Palestine Red Crescent Society has announced in a statement.

US says Iraq should do more to combat militia groups that attack American soldiers

White House national security spokesperson John Kirby has stated that the Iraqi government should work with the US to combat "the threats" posed by militia groups on its own soil.

Israeli war leaves 110k Gazans killed, injured or missing: Report

"Approximately 110,000 Palestinians are reported killed, missing and injured, leaving many suffering long-term disabilities four months into Israel’s genocide in the Gaza Strip," Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor said in a statement issued on Sunday.

US, UK carry out more air raids on Yemen

The United States and the United Kingdom have launched more airstrikes against Hudaydah and Sa’ada provinces in Yemen.

US Senate unveils $118bn funding bill for Ukraine, Israel

The United States Senate has unveiled a $118bn bipartisan deal that would boost border security and provide wartime aid for Israel and Ukraine.

Defunding UNRWA ‘disproportionate and dangerous’: EU

The Eurooean Union foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, has rejected cuts to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). Several countries, led by the US, have suspended funding the UN agency in response to Israeli allegations that UNRWA employees were involved in Hamas’s October 7 attack on Israel.

Yemen’s Houthis warn US-UK aerial assaults ‘won’t remain unanswered’

Yemen's Houthi movement has announced that the latest wave of airstrikes by the United States and the United Kingdom on the war-ravaged country will not go unpunished.

Iran sends 3rd shipment of humanitarian aid to Gaza

Iran has dispatched its third consignment of humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza, which is the second such shipment to be sent by sea.

US, UK hit dozens of “Houthi targets” in Yemen in new wave of attacks

The US and UK say they have launched strikes against 36 targets linked to the Houthis in Yemen, targeting buried weapons storage facilities, missile systems, launchers and other capabilities.

Hamas says Gaza ceasefire must entail full withdrawal of Israeli soldiers, end of blockade

A senior official of the Palestinian movement Hamas has stated any ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip must entail complete withdrawal of Israeli soldiers and the lifting of Tel Aviv's siege of the territory.

Israeli protesters demand early elections, release of hostages

Hundreds of Israeli demonstrators took to the streets of Haifa, Rehovot and Tel Avivagainst the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding early elections and the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

Iraq says US attacks killed at least 16, including civilians

US airstrikes on Iraq on Friday killed at least 16 people, including civilians, and injured 25 others, according to a statement by the Iraqi government spokesperson.

Iran FM to UN envoy: US attacks on Iraq, Syria result of “failed, wrong” policy

Iran's foreign minister says the US strikes on targets in Iraq and Syria is the continuation of Washington's failed and wrong approach.

Iran slams US attacks on Iraq and Syria as strategic mistake

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has categorically condemned the United States’ military attacks on areas in Iraq and Syria, calling them as adventurism and a strategic mistake.

Nearly half of Israelis favor elections immediately after Gaza war: Poll

A recent Israeli public opinion poll showed that nearly half of Israelis want to go to elections immediately after a cease-fire enters into force in the Gaza Strip.

Iran mission confirms military advisor killed in Israeli raid on Syria

Iran's ambassy in Damascus has confirmed earlier reports of an Iranian military advisor having been killed in an Israeli attack on Syria.

Syrian military says US raid killed civilians, soldiers, caused “significant damage”

The Syrian military has announced that the US airstrikes that targeted parts of Syria late on Friday killed civilians and military personnel and caused "significant damage".

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