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Iran’s Leader: Operation Al-Aqsa Storm put Zionist regime on path of annihilation

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The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the surprise operation by the Palestinian resistance factions in the Israeli-occupied territories in October last year put the occupying regime on a path of destruction.
Middle East

Netanyahu aide says Biden’s Gaza plan ‘not a good deal’ but Israel accepts it

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An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that Israel had accepted a framework ceasefire agreement presented by US President Joe Biden, but described it as flawed and in need of much more work.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis announce fresh military operations against US carrier, other vessels

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Yemen’s Houthis claim their fighters have conducted six fresh operations, including one against an American aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, in retaliation for the United States’ deadly strikes on the country and Israel's war on the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Turkey urges maximum efforts to end Gaza war

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Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan welcomed Iran's proposal for holding an extraordinary meeting of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation over the ongoing developments in the Gaza Strip, calling for maximum attempts by the Muslim countries to put an end to Israel's war against Palestinians in the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Kuwait’s emir appoints Sheikh Sabah Khalid al-Sabah as new crown prince

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Kuwait's emir has appointed Sheikh Sabah Khalid al-Sabah as crown prince, the state news agency Kuna reported on Saturday.
Middle East

Israeli captive families urge Netanyahu to accept Biden’s Gaza plan

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Family members of the Israeli captives held in Gaza have called on the government to accept a ceasefire plan presented by US President Joe Biden, asking Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to publicly support the proposal.
Middle East

Netanyahu says no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until Hamas eliminated

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that Hamas's destruction was part of an Israeli plan presented by US President Joe Biden to end the war on the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

UN food agency warns calls to action for Gaza ‘have predominantly been falling on deaf ears’

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The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) Country Director in Palestine, Matthew Hollingworth, has emphasized the urgent need for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, stressing that their calls for action in the besieged territory are not being heeded.
Middle East

Netanyahu says war will go on after Biden announcement of Gaza ceasefire proposal

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has reiterated his intention to continue the offensive in the Gaza Strip until "all of Tel Aviv's war goals are achieved." 36,300 Palestinians have been so far killed in the war.
Middle East

Hamas views Israel’s Gaza ceasefire proposal ‘positively’

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Hamas has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s Friday call on Israel and the group to agree to a three-phased hostage deal leading to a permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hezbollah chief says Lebanon front ‘pressuring Israel’

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Hezbollah chief Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has stressed that the Lebanese group’s battle with Israel is consequential and will help shape the future of the region. The remarks came as the two sides continue to exchange fire daily.
Middle East

Biden: Israel offered proposal to ensure enduring cessation of Gaza war

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US President Joe Biden says that Israel has offered a new "comprehensive proposal with a roadmap" that would lead to an enduring cessation of hostilities in the Gaza Strip as well as the release of all Hamas-held hostages.
Middle East

Saudi FM says Israel crimes in Gaza having no bounds, agrees more consultations with Iran

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Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Faisal bin Farhan, says Israel's criminal actions in the Gaza Strip have no bounds.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthis say attacked US carrier, Washington denies

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Yemen's Houthis claim to have hit a US aircraft carrier in the Red Sea in response to American and British raids on the poor country, a claim rejected by Washington.
Americas

Survey: Biden’s support among Arab Americans plunges amid Gaza war

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Joe Biden’s support among Arab American voters in critical swing states has plummeted during the war in the Gaza Strip which has so far claimed the lives of 36,000, a new poll found, in the latest sign that the United States president’s backing of Israel could hurt him in November’s election.
Foreign Policy

Iran warns US, UK responsible for repercussions of “provocative attacks” on Yemen

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has warned the US and UK are responsible for the repercussions of deadly provocative attacks on Yemen, condemning the recent raids that left dozens of civilians dead and injured.
Americas

USAID contractor quits over “censorship on Palestine”

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Alexander Smith, a contractor for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), has resigned from his private sector position, stressing he could no longer perform contract work for the Biden administration after a presentation he was preparing on Gaza’s humanitarian crisis was cancelled.
Security

IRGC commander says Israel put hundreds of fighter jets on alert to confront Iran’s retaliatory strikes

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Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Division has stated Israel had put hundreds of warplanes on alert to confront Iran’s anti-Israel missile and drone attacks last month.
Middle East

Netanyahu slams Biden administration for not backing ICC sanctions

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has criticized the administration of President Joe Biden for not backing sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC) over the Gaza war. The US has been Israel's main backer in its war on Gaza that has so far killed more than 36,000 Palestinians.
Middle East

China’s president calls for peace conference and ‘justice’ over Gaza war as Arab leaders visit Beijing

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping has decried “tremendous sufferings” in the Middle East and urged an international peace conference as leaders from Arab nations visit Beijing amid mounting global concern over Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hamas says no truce talks while Israel continues attacking Gaza

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Palestinian group Hamas told mediators it will continue to boycott ceasefire negotiations while Israel lays siege to the Gaza Strip, but is ready to agree to a hostage deal if Israel ends its offensive on the besieged enclave.
Middle East

Yemen’s Houthi vows ‘very painful’ response to US-UK deadly strikes

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Yemen's Houthi has vowed a "painful response" to overnight air raids by US-British forces against targets across the Arab nation, which killed at least 16 people and left several others injured.
Middle East

Saudi textbooks remove Palestine from most maps: Report

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Saudi textbooks have removed the name “Palestine” from most maps where it previously appeared, a study by an Israeli think-tank claimed.
Foreign Policy

Iran’s Leader meets with Syrian pres., says resistance key to Syria’s unique identity

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Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution in a meeting with the Syrian President and his accompanying delegation, said resistance is Syria's unique identity and emphasized that this important feature must be preserved.
Middle East

Hamas says to express ‘flexibility’ over Gaza future after war

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Hamas is prepared to show "flexibility" about the future governance of the Gaza Strip, as long as the decision to rule the war-battered enclave is agreed upon by other Palestinian factions and is not imposed by either the United States or Israel, a senior Palestinian source with knowledge of Hamas' policies has told Middle East Eye.
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