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Israel’s organized crimes against Palestinians in Gaza clear examples of genocide, war crimes: Iran

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Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the massacre and mass burial of civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip by Israeli soldiers as blatant examples of genocide and war crimes.
Middle East

Israel pledges to increase ‘military pressure’ on Hamas

IFP Media Wire -
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that the Israeli military will increase “pressure” on Hamas in a bid to secure the release of captives in the Gaza Strip. More than 34,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel's onslaught against the besieged enclave since early October last year.
Middle East

485 Palestinians killed by Israel in West Bank since start of Gaza war: Health Ministry

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At least 485 Palestinians have been killed and 4,900 others injured in attacks by the Israeli army and illegal settlers in the occupied West Bank since last October, the Health Ministry has announced.
Middle East

Nearly 200 bodies found in mass grave at Gaza hospital

IFP Media Wire -
Palestinian civil defence crews have uncovered a mass grave inside the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza’s Khan Younis, with 180 bodies recovered so far, Al Jazeera has reported.
Middle East

US new military assistance to Israel aggression against Palestinians

IFP Media Wire -
New United States military aid to Israel is an aggression against the Palestinian people, the Palestinian leadership has announced.
Middle East

Hundreds of Gazans contract respiratory illnesses: Report

IFP Media Wire -
Hundreds of cases in the Gaza Strip afflicted with respiratory illnesses were recorded in the hospitals due to residents resorting to igniting fires to cook food amid the shortage of cooking gas, the Media Office in the besieged enclave has reported.
Middle East

Every 10 minutes, a Gaza child killed amid war: UNRWA

IFP Media Wire -
A child is killed every 10 minutes in the Gaza Strip amid the Israeli war on the besieged enclave, according to an assessment Saturday by the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA).
Middle East

Israeli PM says potential US sanctions on IDF ‘absurd’ despite rights violations against Palestinians

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rebuked reported Washington's plans to sanction an Israeli military unit which is under investigation for human rights abuses against Palestinians, in a Saturday post on X.
Middle East

Israel kills 10, mostly children, in Gaza’s Rafah

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An Israeli air raid on a house in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah killed at least 10 people, including six children, hospital authorities said, as Tel Aviv pursues its nearly seven-month offensive in the besieged Palestinian territory.
Middle East

Israeli soldiers kill several Palestinians during refugee camp siege in West Bank

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At least 14 Palestinians have been killed during the ongoing Israeli military operation in the city of Tulkarm and the refugee camp in the northern West Bank, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has confirmed.
Middle East

Palestine President Abbas says he will “reevaluate” U.S. relations after UN veto

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President of the Palestinian Authority Mahmoud Abbas has stated that the authority will "reevaluate its relations with the U.S." after Washington vetoed the Palestinians' bid to become a full member state at the United Nations.
Americas

US House approves aid for Ukraine, Israel

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US House lawmakers in both parties have joined forces to send a massive package of foreign aid to the Senate, ending a long and bitter stalemate over the fate of the legislation and all but ensuring the delivery of billions of dollars in new help to embattled allies across the globe.
Middle East

Over 14k kids killed in Israel’s war on Gaza Strip: UNICEF

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A spokesman for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has stated more than 14,000 Palestinian children have so far been killed in Israel’s ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
Middle East

One killed, several injured in blast at Iran-aligned group’s base in Iraq

IFP Media Wire -
At least one person was killed and 20 were injured after an explosion at a military base in Iraq used by the Tehran-aligned Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), according to security sources.
Middle East

UN says 270k tons of solid waste have accumulated across Gaza Strip amid war

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The humanitarian crisis in Gaza has taken a perilous turn as a mounting solid waste threatens to compound the already dire situation there, the United Nations has warned.
Middle East

EU and US sanction extremist Israeli settlers

IFP Media Wire -
The European Union and the United States have imposed tough new sanctions against key figures said to be behind extremist violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank.
Americas

White House considering over $1bn in new arms for Israel

IFP Media Wire -
The Wall Street Journal daily has reported that the administration of US President Joe Biden is considering more than $1bn in a new weapons deal with Israel which would include "tank ammunition, military vehicles and mortar rounds".
Middle East

US vetoes Palestinian push for full UN membership

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The United States vetoed a widely supported resolution at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) that would have paved the way for the state of Palestine to gain full membership at the UN.
Middle East

“Insidious campaign” underway to end UNRWA operations: UN agency chief

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The head of the UN's main relief agency in Gaza (UNRWA) has warned that an “insidious campaign” is underway to end the operations of the UN body, warning of "serious implications for international peace and security".
Middle East

Over 70% of Israelis oppose strike against Iran if it undermines security alliances: Poll

IFP Media Wire -
A survey by Hebrew University in Jerusalem has shown that 74% of those polled would oppose a retaliatory attack against Iran “if it undermines Israel’s security alliance with its allies".
Middle East

Israel has speeded up settlement expansion since outbreak of Gaza war: Report

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Israel has accelerated its settlement expansion across East al-Quds since Tel Aviv launched its military campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip in early October 2023, according to a report by the Guardian.
Middle East

Over 13,800 children killed in Gaza since outbreak of war: UNICEF

IFP Media Wire -
More than 13,800 children have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war in early October 2023, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Executive Director Catherine Russell has stated.
Middle East

US call delayed Israeli response to Iran military operation: Report

IFP Media Wire -
Israel planned to retaliate against Iran immediately after Tehran’s drone and missile strike on Saturday, but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to hold off after speaking with US President Joe Biden, according to reports.
Middle East

Qatar says will conduct a “comprehensive evaluation” of its mediation role in Gaza ceasefire negotiations

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Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has expressed concerns over the current state of international mediation efforts led by Doha to help reach an agreement on the release of hostages and a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East

Hezbollah conducts missile and drone attack on Israel’s military facility, several soldiers injured

IFP Media Wire -
The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah has claimed responsibility for an attack on a military facility in northern Israel that wounded at least 14 soldiers. The group has stated the raid was carried out in retaliation for Israeli strikes that killed Hezbollah members.
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