Middle East

Syria appoints new envoy to Saudi Arabia after a decade

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has appointed Ayman Soussan, who has been serving as deputy foreign minister, as the country’s new ambassador to Riyadh, following the resumption of diplomatic relations between the two countries after more than a decade.

Over 90 people killed by Israeli fire in Lebanon since early October: Beirut

At least 94 people have died and 406 been injured in Lebanon as a result of the Israeli aggression against southern Lebanon between October 8 and December 5, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health.

Israel should await “terrible days”: Iran FM

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stressed the upcoming days are going to be horrific for the Israeli army in the Gaza Strip.

White House interns pen letter to Biden, calling for Gaza ceasefire

In another sign of growing dissent brewing in Washington over the US administration's steady support for Israel's military campaign in Gaza, more than 40 interns at the White House have signed a letter demanding President Joe Biden call for a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Iranian president leaves for Moscow to talk Palestine, bilateral ties

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi left Tehran for the Russian capital Moscow earlier on Thursday at the head of a high-ranking political and economic delegation.

Gaza’s health system “on its knees” and nearing total collapse: WHO

Gaza's health system is "on its knees" and nearing total collapse, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned.

IRGC chief says Israeli military can’t withstand prolonged war in Gaza

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami has stated Israel cannot withstand a prolonged onslaught against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Gaza death toll tops 17,000

Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 1,200 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 16,200 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

UN chief invokes Article 99 on Gaza in a rare move

The United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has invoked Article 99 of the UN Charter, urging the UN Security Council to act on the war in the Gaza Strip.

US Senate blocks Ukraine, Israel funding bill

US Senate Republicans on Wednesday blocked a bill to provide aid to Ukraine and Israel over a lack of border provisions in the measure.

Gaza one of world’s ‘most dangerous places’: UN

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that the situation in the Gaza Strip is “getting worse each minute”, describing the strip as one of the most dangerous places in the world.

Erdogan says Israel to pay heavy price if Hamas members targeted in Turkey

Israel would pay a very heavy price if it targets Hamas members in Turkey, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has warned.

US officials believe military operation in Gaza could end by January

US officials expect the current phase of Israel’s ground invasion of the Gaza Strip targeting the southern end of the strip to last several weeks before Israel transitions, possibly by January, to a lower-intensity, hyper-localized strategy that narrowly targets specific Hamas fighters and leaders, multiple senior administration officials tell CNN.

Iran dismisses as baseless GCC claims over its nuclear and missile programs, PG islands

The Iranian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected certain clauses within the final communiqué of the 44th summit of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council regarding Tehran's nuclear and missile programs as well as the trio islands in the Persian Gulf as "unacceptable".

Israeli army ‘taken by surprise’ in Gaza battlefield: Islamic Jihad

The Islamic Jihad resistance movement has announced Palestinian fighters have “taken Israel by surprise” on the battlefield across the Gaza Strip by inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli army.

Hamas raps US for repeating Israel’s allegations over “sexual violence”

Hamas has taken US President Joe Biden to task for waging a smear campaign against the Palestinian resistance movement following the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel in early October.

Israeli PM says impossible to bring all hostages back in tense meeting

During a meeting with the families of captivates held in the Gaza Strip and other members of the war cabinet on Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that "currently, it's not possible to bring them all back", referring to the hostages.

Flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater ‘a good idea’: Israel

Israel’s so-called Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi commented on reports that Israel aims to flood Hamas’s tunnel network in the Gaza Strip, saying “It’s a good idea.”

Iran FM: U.S. cannot decide about post-war Gaza

The Iranian foreign minister says the United States is not the one to decide about the future of people in Gaza.

WFP warns Israeli war on Gaza to intensify ‘catastrophic hunger crisis’

The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) has warned that Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip will intensify the “catastrophic hunger crisis” for more than two million Palestinian civilians in the besieged enclave.

Persian Gulf leaders, Tukey president call for end to Israel’s war on Gaza

Leaders of the Persian Gulf Cooperation Council and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have jointly condemned Israel’s aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, calling for an immediate end to the carnage.

Iran FM calls for prosecution of Israeli leaders for “war crimes” in Gaza, West Bank

The Iranian foreign minister has called for the prosecution of the Israeli officials for “the war crimes and crimes against humanity” perpetrated by the Israeli army in Gaza and the West Bank.

Dangerous false narrative’: UNICEF dismisses claims of ‘safe zones’ in Gaza Strip

The so-called "safe zones" that the Israeli army claims exist in southern Gaza are a "dangerous false narrative", the spokesperson of the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund has stated.

Gaza children face ‘slow-burning eradication’ of rights: Report

Save the Children announced on Tuesday that the ongoing crisis in Gaza is leading to the eradication of children’s rights caused by the Israeli-led blockade and climate change.

Situation in Gaza Strip ‘getting worse by the hour’: WHO

A World Health Organization official in Gaza said on Tuesday the situation in the enclave is "getting worse by the hour" as Israel has intensified its bombardment of Gaza, according to Reuters.

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