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UN chief describes deaths of civilians in Gaza as “unparalleled and unprecedented”

The number of civilians killed in Gaza has been “unparalleled and unprecedented” in comparison to any conflict since 2017, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stated.

Top Iran military commander: Israel losing 15 tanks daily in Gaza

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Israel loses at least 15 tanks and several armored vehicles in Gaza each day.

70 percent of US voters aged 18-34 disapprove of Biden on Israel: Poll

An NBC News poll found that 70 percent of voters aged 18-34 disapprove of US President Joe Biden's handling of Israel's war on Gaza.

Iran says not involved in seizure of Israeli ship off Yemen coast

Iran has denied any involvement in the capturing of an Israeli ship in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Ansarullah movement on Sunday.

Iran FM to Lavrov: US intensifying Israel’s war on Gaza

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov the United States is intensifying the Israeli regime's war on Gaza.

Hamas: Gaza death toll surges past 13,000

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip has surged past 13,000, the government media office in the besieged enclave confirmed on Monday.

US to clamp down on Israeli settler violence: Report

US President Joe Biden has ordered his administration to draw up a schedule of sanctions against Israelis who attack or harass Palestinians in the West Bank, Politico has reported, citing a confidential document. US is the biggest supporter of Israel, politically and militarily.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Israeli tanks besiege Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital

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 12,500 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Ayatollah Khamenei urges Islamic states to cut ties with Israel

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution called on certain Muslim states with political ties with Israel to cut them.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Abbas calls on Biden to press Israel to end Gaza war

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 12,000 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Gaza war creating shell hunger for Ukraine: Zelensky

Ukraine has received fewer artillery rounds since Israel launched its military operation against the Gaza Strip, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said. He added that competition for munitions between countries has intensified, particularly for 155mm shells.

Gazans facing imminent starvation risk: WFP

Residents in the Gaza Strip, which is under an Israeli full siege, are facing potential starvation, a World Food Programme (WFP) official has warned.

IRGC Quds force commander: Iran, allies stay united with Gaza fighters

The head of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has assured the military wing of Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip of the solidarity of the “Axis of Resistance” with Palestinian fighters.

“50K Palestinian pregnant women teetering on verge of death in Gaza”

The head of gynecology  and maternity department at Al-Tahrir Hospital in Khan Younis, situated in the south of the Gaza Strip, says tens of thousands of pregnant women are dicing with death in Gaza amidst severe shortages of medicine and medical equipment due to Israeli strikes.

IRGC chief cmdr.: War on infants in Gaza signals Israeli’s collapse

The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami, says the Israeli war on infants in Gaza signals a collapse of the regime.

Hamas denies “false” Reuters report regarding Haniyeh meeting with Iran Leader

A member of Hamas's political bureau said the news published by Reuters claiming that the Iranian supreme leader has announced that Iran will not enter into a war for Hamas is false and pure slander.

Biden to Netanyahu: Occupying Gaza a ‘big mistake’

US President Joe Biden says he has made it clear to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that occupying the Gaza Strip would be “a big mistake” and that the two-state solution is the only way to bring an end to the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

US lawmakers urge Biden to call for ceasefire in Gaza

More than two dozen Democratic members of the US Congress have signed a letter, urging the administration of President Joe Biden to agree to a ceasefire and an end to Israel's attack against Gaza. A growing number of Democrats now support a complete halt to the fighting between Israel and Palestinian armed groups.

UN Security Council adopts resolution calling for humanitarian pauses in Gaza Strip

The United Nations Security Council has adopted a resolution calling for a series of humanitarian pauses in the besieged Gaza strip to allow for aid delivery and medical evacuations.

Polling shows US public support for Israel’s war on Gaza at new low

American public support for Israel's war in Gaza has reached a new low, with a fresh survey showing that less than a third of respondents support the war, and the majority of those polled think that Israel should call for a ceasefire to the conflict.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Israel raids al-Shifa Hospital for second day

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 11,500 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Iran FM says Palestinian groups ready to stop attacking Israel, urges UN involvement to help Gaza

The Iranian foreign minister says Gaza-based Palestinian groups are ready to stop retaliatory attacks against Israel and do something regarding the civilian hostages being held in the Gaza Strip if the Israeli regime stops the genocide in enclave.

France issues int’l arrest warrant for Syria’s Assad

France has issued an international arrest warrant for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, accused of complicity in crimes against humanity over the chemical attacks in 2013 near Damascus, a judicial source and plaintiffs in the case announced Wednesday. Damascus has rejected any involvement in the gas attack.

Considering Iran’s restraint as green light to any action in Gaza big mistake: Russia

It would be a big mistake to perceive the restraint of Iran and other countries on the issue of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as "the green light" to any action in the Gaza Strip, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has stated in an interview with RT.

US ramping up ammunition and missile shipments to Israel amid Gaza war: Report

US military aid to Israel extends well beyond Iron Dome interceptors and precision missiles for warplanes, according to a Pentagon document reported by Bloomberg. More than 11,500 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s relentless attacks on Gaza since October 7.

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