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Without international action, ‘West Bank will become a new Gaza’: EU

The European Union foreign policy chief has warned that a new front was being opened with a clear objective of turning the West Bank into a new Gaza Strip.

US calls on Israel to conclude probe into killing of American activist in West Bank

The United States has urged Israel to complete a full inquiry into the killing of an American Turkish woman last week in the occupied West Bank, saying it believes Tel Aviv has begun such a probe.

UN chief says alarmed by ‘unprecedented’ death, destruction in Gaza

The United Nations chief has stressed the urgency of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where, he said, an Israeli war has caused the worst death and destruction he has seen in his more than seven-year tenure.

UN warns nearly all Gazans in ‘urgent’ need of aid

The World Food Program (WFP) has sounded the alarm that 2.2 million Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip are still in "urgent" need of food aid after 11 months of war.

Iran rejects Israeli claims of targeting Tehran-related base in Syria

Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani strongly condemned Israel's deadly strike on Syria, denying the regime's claim that a Tehran-affiliated center was hit in the raid.

IRGC chief says Israel to taste bitterness of Iran’s revenge for its “vicious acts”

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami has warned that the Zionist regime will taste the bitterness of Tehran’s revenge for its vicious acts.

Allenby bridge shooter identified as Jordanian citizen

A Jordanian national shot and killed three Israelis in an attack near the Allenby Bridge border crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan.

Ukraine warns Iran against sending ballistic missiles to Russia as Tehran denies media reports

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry has announced Iran's provision of ballistic missiles to Russia, "will have devastating consequences for the Ukrainian-Iranian bilateral relations". The Iranian government has denied providing weapons to Russia for use in the Ukraine war.

CIA chief fails to confirm Iran delivering missiles to Russia

The head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) William Burns has not confirmed recent Western media reports that Tehran has transferred ballistic missiles to Moscow amid the war in Ukraine.

Iran’s response to Haniyeh’s killing still expected: UK spy chief

Richard Moore, the head of Britain’s MI6 foreign intelligence agency, has stated he believes that Tehran is still planning to respond to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, which took place in the Iranian capital in late July and which the Islamic Republic blames on Israel.

Turkish intelligence says to have killed PKK official in charge of Iran

The Turkish intelligence agency says it has killed a PKK official in charge of the terrorist group’s Iran desk in the Iraqi city of Sulymaniah.

Naval forces cannot stay and protect you ‘forever’: US cautions Israel

American officials have warned Israel that US naval forces deployed in West Asia cannot stay there and protect Israel "forever", the Israeli Channel 13 reported on Friday.

Washington and Baghdad agree on plan to withdraw US troops: Report

US and Iraqi negotiators have agreed on a plan regarding the withdrawal of American soldiers from the Arab country after US troops came under repeated attacks by armed groups.

Humanitarian groups call on Canada to halt ‘all arms to Israel’ amid war in Gaza

Canadian civil society organizations have signed a letter urging the Canadian government to stop all weapons transfers to Israel amid the months-long war in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 40,800 Palestinians.

Hamas says US new proposals on Gaza ceasefire absurd, in favor of Israel

A high-ranking member of the Palestinian movement Hamas has rejected Washington’s new proposals on the ceasefire in Gaza as absurd, saying they are aimed at buying time for Israel.

US charges Hamas leaders, including Sinwar, over October attack against Israel

The United States Justice Department has announced criminal charges against top leaders of the Palestinian group Hamas over their roles in the October 7 attacks in southern Israel in what some see as a largely symbolic move against the movement.

US says captured Daesh leader in Syria

The United States has captured a Daesh leader who helped members of the terror group after they escaped from a detention facility in Syria, according to US Central Command (CENTCOM).

Netanyahu not doing enough to secure hostage agreement: Biden

US President Joe Biden says that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not doing enough to secure a deal for the release of the Hamas-held hostages in the Gaza Strip and that the United States is close to presenting a final proposal to negotiators working on a captive and ceasefire agreement.

UK suspends dozens of arms exports to Israel over Gaza war crimes concerns

The United Kingdom has suspended 30 weapons export licences to Israel following a review under the new Labour government which found that British-made weapons may have been used in violation of international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip.

Israel’s aggression in Gaza, West Bank causing dangerous crisis in region: Iran FM

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi warned that the continuation of Israel’s assault against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank is causing a “dangerous crisis” in West Asia.

Lavrov says Russia, Iran to finalize comprehensive deal soon

Moscow and Tehran will finalize a comprehensive interstate agreement "in the very near future", Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated.

US Senator blames Iran for Israeli captive deaths

Hardline US Senator Lindsey Graham has blasted Iran for the death of six Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip, and pressed the administration of US President Joe Biden and Israel’s government to target Iran’s oil refineries in response.

Iran spokesman: Zionists delusion of ending Palestine resistance will never materialize

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman says despite the widespread death toll among Palestinians during Israel's genocide in Gaza, and the nearly total destruction of the enclave, the Zionists' dream of ending Palestinian resistance will never come true.

Iran calls for OIC’s decisive action against Israeli war crimes in Palestine

Iran's representative at a foreign ministerial meeting of the Islamic countries stressed the need for decisive actions to halt the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people, urging immediate and firm measures by the international community and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation to stop the Israeli atrocities, particularly in the Gaza Strip.

USAID warns Israel’s forced displacements of Gazans could ‘debilitate’ Gaza aid bids: Report

Israel’s decision to accelerate a forced displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip over the summer has “exacerbated” the humanitarian crisis in the besieged enclave, according to a leaked US cable circulating on social media.

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