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Middle East

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.

Nowhere safe in Gaza for people ordered to evacuate: UN chief

There is nowhere safe to go in the Gaza Strip for the people ordered by Israel to evacuate, the UN Secretary-General António Guterres has stated in a statement.

President Raisi: Killing of Palestinian women, children to put an end to Zionist regime

The Iranian president says the Israeli regime’s rampage of unprecedented scale against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip will drive the final nail in the coffin of the “fake Zionist regime.”

More “hellish scenario” to unfold if more aid doesn’t enter Gaza Strip: UN

A “more hellish scenario is about to unfold” if more humanitarian aid is not allowed to enter Gaza, UN humanitarian coordinator Lynn Hastings has warned.

Hamas says Israel’s threats to kill group leaders reflect political, military crises

A senior Hamas official has stated the resistance group is unfazed by Israel’s recent threats to assassinate its leaders and that making them reveals Tel Aviv’s political and military crises.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: IDF says objective in northern Gaza “nearly completed”

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 15,800 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Israel war on Gaza displaced 1.9 million people: UN agency

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has announced virtually 1.9 million people, more than 80 percent of the Gaza population, have been displaced since October 7 due to Israel’s unrelenting bombardment of the Strip.

Telecommunications, internet down in Gaza amid Israeli strikes

Telecommunications services have been cut off in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian telecoms company Paltel has confirmed, as Israel intensifies its assault on the besieged enclave.

Iran’s leader calls for global coalition against US arrogance

Iran’s leader Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for the formation of a global coalition to stand up against arrogance by the US and other Western countries.

Gaza death toll nears 16,000 amid relentless Israeli strikes

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip has surged past 15,800, the Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed on Monday.

256 Palestinians killed in West Bank since early October: Health Ministry

The number of Palestinians killed in the Israeli attacks on the West Bank since October 7, has risen to 256, the Palestinian Health Ministry has confirmed.

Iran, Cuba presidents call for global coalition to support Palestinians amid Israel’s war on Gaza

Presidents of Iran and Cuba have called for the formation of a coalition to support the Palestinian people worldwide. It comes as the Israeli war against the besieged Gaza Strip which has so far killed 15,500 people, nears its second month.

Iran says leaves no Israeli hostile move unpunished

The Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson has vowed that Tehran would give an appropriate response to any hostile measure after Israeli raids claimed the lives of two Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) servicemen in Syria.

Gaza’s economic losses amount to $700mn since start of war: Report

Israel's devastating war on Gaza since 7 October has resulted in at least $700m worth of losses, just in the first month, according to the director of statistics at the Central Bureau of Statistics, Muhammad Qalalwa.

Southern Gaza facing worst bombardment since early October: UNICEF

Southern Gaza is currently facing its "worst bombardment" since Israel's onslaught on the besieged enclave began on October 7, a UNICEF spokesman has said.

Muslims in US swing states vow to ‘abandon Biden’ over Gaza war

A group of Muslim American organizers from US swing states has launched a campaign denouncing President Joe Biden’s 2024 re-election bid due to his stance on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip.

Israel says expanding its ground operations to whole of Gaza strip

Israel is expanding its ground operations to the whole of the Gaza Strip, the so-called Israeli Defense Forces announced.

Hamas: Biden, Blinken complicit in Israeli crimes against Gazans

A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has stressed US President Joe Biden and his Secretary of State Antony Blinken are complicit in Israel’s war crimes against Palestinians, including its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

Iran, Oman FMs call on intl. community’s intervention to stop Israeli carnage against Gaza

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Omani counterpart Sayyid Badr Albusaidi have called on the international community to take immediate measures to stop the “Israeli crimes” against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.

Yemen targets two Israeli ships in Red Sea: Armed force spokesman

The Yemeni armed forces announced that they have targeted two more Israeli ships in the Red Sea, as they say the battle against Israel and the United States will continue until attacks on the Gaza Strip come to a full stop.

Israel seeking to ‘separate’ West Bank and Gaza: Palestinian Authority

Israel is seeking to "solidify the separation" between the occupied West Bank and Gaza in a bid to undermine a future Palestinian state, the Palestinian Foreign Ministry announced on Sunday.

80% of Gaza’s rescue equipment destroyed in Israeli raids: Report

The government’s Media Office in the Gaza Strip has reported that “80% of the rescue vehicles and equipment” have been destroyed in Israeli attacks and “there is no fuel to move the rest of those vehicles and equipment".

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