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US ‘will be hit hard’ if Gaza war does not end: Iranian defense minister

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani has warned the United States would suffer a heavy blow if it fails to stop Israel’s savage war machine against the besieged Gaza Strip.

Palestinian officials say Israel ramped up use of white phosphorus in Gaza

Palestinian officials say Israel has increased its use of banned munitions, including bombs containing the highly dangerous white phosphorus, in its attacks on civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Heads of UN agencies make rare joint plea for Gaza ceasefire

The leaders of 18 United Nations agencies have called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israeli-Hamas war, expressing “shock and horror” at the mounting death toll from the conflict. Around 10,000 Palestinians including 4,000 children have been killed in Israel’s attacks on Gaza.

Israel’s military claims cut Gaza in half, surrounded Gaza City

Israel’s military says it has encircled Gaza City and divided the besieged coastal enclave into two, as Gaza came under its third total communications outage since the start of the war in early October. Around 10,000 Palestinians including 4,000 children have been killed during the recent carnage by Israel.

Lebanon says working with Hezbollah to prevent war

Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib has stated that the government is working with Hezbollah and Palestinian groups in the country to prevent a war.

Israeli minister’s nuke comment bespeaks Tel Aviv’s Nazism, sadism: Hamas

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denounced as an expression of Nazism the inflammatory remarks recently made by far-right Israeli heritage minister Amichai Eliyahu, who called for dropping an atomic bomb on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Gaza death toll tops 10,000 in one month of Israeli bombardment

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 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 9,800 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

“Israel’s efforts to extend conflict to Iran must fail to bear fruit”

Mohsen Hashemi, the son of former Iranian president, Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, has warned against Israeli extremists trying to extend the conflict beyond occupied territories and into Iran.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran to stand by Palestinians

Leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei reaffirmed Iran’s unwavering support for the Palestinian resistance against Israel.

Israel’s war against Hamas amounts to war on democracy: Iran’s president

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has highlighted the role played by Hamas in the Gaza Strip as the enclave’s legitimate government. He also stated that the war against the Palestinian resistance movement is tantamount to waging a war on democracy.

Gaza war to cost Israel $51bn: Report

Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip will cost as much as 200 billion shekels ($51 billion), the Israeli Calcalist business newspaper has reported, citing preliminary finance ministry figures.

Hamas says dozens of captives lost due to Israel’s airstrikes

The military wing of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has confirmed more than 60 captives in the Gaza Strip are lost due to the Israeli air raids against the blockaded territory.

One Palestinian killed every four minutes in Gaza: Health ministry

Palestine's health ministry says one Palestinian is killed every four minutes in Israeli war on Gaza, that started early October.

Protests target Netanyahu over release of captives

Thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets in Israel as pressure mounts on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his government’s lack of preparedness for the October 7 attacks by Palestinian group Hamas and its handling of the ensuing captive crisis.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Dozens killed in Israeli bombing of Gaza camp

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 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 9,400 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Iranian and Brazilian FMs call for ceasefire in Gaza

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira, whose country holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council, have exchanged views over Gaza's latest developments on the phone, calling for a ceasefire in the enclave.

Gaza health ministry dismisses Israeli claims about Hamas fighters using ambulances

The health ministry in the Gaza Strip has rejected Israeli military allegations that an ambulance struck on Friday was being used by Hamas operatives.

US responsible for attack on Gaza refugee center: Hamas

Palestinian movement Hamas has assigned responsibility for the deadly strike on a refugee facility in the Gaza Strip also to the United States and President Joe Biden, which provides assistance to Israel.

Pentagon confirms US spy drones flying over Gaza Strip

The US military has acknowledged carrying out “unarmed” drone flights over the Gaza Strip, saying the UAVs were deployed to help locate hostages taken by Hamas.

Israel vows to use ‘all power’ to bomb Gaza Strip after US’ call for humanitarian pause, more than 9k killed

Israel will not change its approach to the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told a press conference on Friday. The Israeli army will go on with its relentless bombing campaign against the Palestinian enclave, he said, adding that Tel Aviv will not agree to any pause in the hostilities unless the Israeli hostages are freed. More than 9,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed so far.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Israel fires missile at Gaza house of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

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 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 9,200 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

UK foreign secretary urges Iran efforts to prevent spread of war

British foreign secretary James Cleverly has urged Iran to make efforts to prevent the expansion of the Gaza war.

Gaza health ministry says several killed, injured in Israeli attack on ambulance convoy

Several people were killed and dozens of others injured in an Israeli attack on an ambulance convoy near the al-Shifa Hospital in the besieged Gaza Strip on Friday, according to the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza.

Hezbollah leader says they entered war against Israel, all options on table

Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has stated that the powerful Lebanese group has entered the battle against Israel on October 8, a day after Palestinian group Hamas conducted a multi-pronged surprise military operation against Zionists. He warned that all options are on the table against the Zionist regime.

Israel’s military says surrounding Gaza City, as death toll exceeds 9k

The Israeli military is surrounding the Gaza City and “deepening” its military operations there, the chief of staff of Israel’s so-called Defense Forces said in a TV interview Thursday. Hamas has vowed to turn the besieged enclave into a graveyard for Israeli soldiers.

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