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PA official rejects Israel’s artificial island proposal for Palestinians

Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad Al Maliki has dismissed a proposal by his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz to create an artificial island off the coast of Egypt as an alternative homeland for Palestinians.

Report: Iran FM to visit Egypt in coming days

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian plans to visit Egypt in the coming days amid Israel’s concern over the strengthening of diplomatic ties between Tehran and Cairo, according to a report.

Death toll among Hezbollah fighters rises to 165 in cross-border clashes with Israel

Lebanese group Hezbollah announced on Monday that one of its fighters lost his life during clashes with the Israeli army on the southern border of Lebanon, bringing the death toll among its forces to 165.

Iranian daily: Israel’s F-35 fleet legitimate target for retaliation

Iran has the right within the international law to launch a retaliatory attack against the Israeli positions after its military advisors in Syria were assassinated on Saturday, an Iranian daily argues.

Global support for Israel plummets: Report

Support for Israel around the world has plummeted dramatically since its assault on the Gaza Strip began in early October, a new survey has found.

US calls on Israel to focus on eliminating Hamas leaders

Washington is seeking from Israel a transition from the wider ground operation in the Gaza Strip to targeted attacks on the leaders of the Hamas movement, US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer has stated.

Israel rejects Hamas proposal to end war, release captives

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected a proposal by Hamas to end the war in the Gaza Strip and release captives in exchange for withdrawing Israeli soldiers from Gaza, releasing prisoners and accepting the armed group’s governance of the besieged enclave.

Houthis warn US against any violation of Yemen’s sovereignty, act of aggression

Yemen's Houthi movement has warned the United States and its allies against any violation of the country's sovereignty following US announced preparedness for sustained raids on Yemen.

Hamas says October 7 military operation was a ‘necessary step’, admits to ‘some faults’

The Palestinian group Hamas has announced there were “faults” in the October 7 attack it led on southern Israel, but claimed its fighters only targeted Israeli soldiers and people carrying weapons.

Iran says supports South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel over Gaza war

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated Tehran supports South Africa's "smart and historic" move to file a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its crimes against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Intl. Committe of Red Cross warns Gaza situation ‘beyond catastrophic’ as death toll surpasses 25k

The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is reaching catastrophic levels, intensifying each day, Tommaso Della Longa, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' spokesperson (IFRC), has warned.

UK says to upgrade missile system used against Houthi strikes in Red Sea

The UK’s military has announced plans to spend 405 million pounds ($514m) on upgrading a missile system being used to counter Houthi drone and missile attacks in the Red Sea against the Israeli-linked ships.

Israel ‘far from destroying’ Hamas in Gaza Strip: US intelligence agencies

A report by US intelligence agencies has concluded that Palestinian group Hamas has lost 20-30 percent of its fighters after months of Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip, meaning it is far from being destroyed.

Iran says to preserve military advisors in Syria

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian says Tehran will keep its military advisors in Syria to fight terrorism, one day after the assassination of five Iranian forces in Damascus in an Israeli attack.

Several US soldiers suffer brain injuries in ballistic missile attacks on Iraqi base: CENTCOM

In the latest escalation against American forces in the Middle East, militias launched a barrage of ballistic missiles and rockets at Al-Assad airbase in western Iraq on Saturday that left several US personnel wounded, being treated for "traumatic brain injuries", according to a statement from US Central Command.

Thousands rally in Tel Aviv calling for snap election

Thousands of Israeli demonstrators have gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's mishandling the nation's security, calling for a new election.

US and Israel at odds over post-war Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to compromise with Washington on a potential two-state solution for post-war Gaza despite US President Joe Biden’s insistence the pair were in agreement after a phone call with Netanyahu, according to a post the Israeli premier wrote on X social media on Saturday.

Syria urges international community to stop Israeli strikes on civilian targets

Damascus calls on the international community to stop Israeli attacks on civilians, the Syrian Foreign Ministry announced in a statement following an Israeli air raid on the capital which killed at least five people.

Israeli drone raid kills 2 Hamas members in Lebanon: Media

Two members of the Palestinian movement Hamas have been reportedly killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting a car in southern Lebanon.

Ministry: Gaza death toll nears 25,000

At least 24,927 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war on 7 October, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. An additional 62,388 have also been wounded in the same time period.

Sources say Iran and US use Saudi Arabia to swap messages and cool regional tensions

Nine months since Riyadh and Tehran restored diplomatic ties after years of animosity, Saudi Arabia has assumed a new role as an intermediary between Iran and the United States, three sources in Iran has told Middle East Eye.

Iran says reserves right to retaliation for Israel assassination of Iranian advisors in Syria

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has warned that Tehran reserves right to act in kind over Israel's assassination of four Iranian military advisors in Syria's capital, Damascus.

Two mothers are killed in Gaza every hour: UN

Two mothers are killed in the Gaza Strip each hour in the 100-day conflict, estimates UN Women, the United Nations body to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.

IRGC: Four Iranian military advisors assassinated in Israeli strike on Damascus

Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced in a statement on Saturday four of its military advisors were assassinated in an Israeli strike in the Syrian capital Damascus earlier in the day.

Egypt says holding talks with Yemen’s Houthis, Iran to reduce regional tensions

Egyptian officials are conducting talks with representatives from the Houthi group in Yemen as well as with Tehran in an attempt to reduce tensions in international waters, Arabic-language news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Friday.

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