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Report: Israel considering plan to starve Gazans to death

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in order to starve out hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave their homes, according to a report.

‘Burned and charred bodies’ as Israel strikes tents at Gaza hospital

An Israeli air raid on tents for displaced Palestinians inside a hospital complex in the Gaza Strip has killed at least four people and wounded more than 70, many of them critically, as Israel’s genocide in the besieged enclave continues.

Iran-Israel conflict could ‘shut down oil coming out of Middle East’: Ex-NATO commander

James Stavridis, a former NATO Chief Admiral, joined the Cats Roundtable radio show to weigh in on the impact of extreme conflict in the Middle East. The former leader warned that the rising tensions in the region “could […] shut down oil coming out of the Middle East".

Israeli attacks on UNIFIL could be a war crime: UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned that any attacks against the UN peacekeepers “may constitute a war crime”, his spokesperson said after Israeli tanks burst through the gates of a peacekeeping base in southern Lebanon.

Pezeshkian to Macron: Iran supports any proposal to restore regional security, stability

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, in a phone conversation with his French counterpart, has stated Tehran will support any proposal aimed at restoring peace to the region, calling on the European states to compel the Israeli regime to end its genocidal wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

4 Israeli soldiers killed in Hezbollah drone attack, one of bloodiest raids since October 2023

Four Israeli soldiers have been killed and more than 60 people injured in a Hezbollah drone attack on an army base south of Haifa, the Israeli military confirmed.

US says to send THAAD missile defence shield to Israel amid tensions with Iran

The United States is dispatching an advanced anti-missile system to Israel, the Pentagon has announced. It comes as President Joe Biden’s administration continues to provide ironclad support for Israel as its top ally amid mounting tensions with Iran.

Ukraine warns of growing alliance between Russia, North Korea

Russia's deepening alliance with North Korea necessitates a strong response from Ukraine and its international partners, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned.

Iran ready for both war and peace: FM Araghchi

In a joint press conference with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein in Baghdad, Iranian top diplomat Seyed Abbas Araghchi emphasized the readiness of the Islamic Republic for any scenario, whether conflict or peace.

Netanyahu calls on UN to evacuate peacekeepers from Lebanon

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has urged the United Nations to evacuate troops in its UNIFIL peacekeeping force from combat areas in Lebanon. At least five UN peacekeepers have been wounded in recent days by Israeli soldiers.

EU joins criticism of Israel’s attempts to ban UNRWA

The European Union has announced it is deeply concerned about draft Israeli legislation that would ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in the occupied territories and likely scale back aid distribution across the war-ravaged Gaza Strip.

Top diplomat: Some European countries participating in war against Iran by supporting Israel

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi stated that some European states have supplied the Israeli regime with advanced weaponry, thereby actively participating in military operations against Tehran.

Iran tells US, regional states it will retaliate against any new Israeli attack

Iran has informed the United States that it will retaliate for any new Israeli strikes, CNN reported on Saturday, citing a source in Tehran.

90% of children in Gaza suffered from food poverty: Report

Over the past 12 months, 90% of children in the Gaza Strip have suffered from “food poverty", according to the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS).

Dozens of countries that contribute to UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon strongly condemn Israel’s attacks

Forty countries whose soldiers serve as United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon say they “strongly condemn” recent attacks on peacekeepers by Israel, in a joint statement released on Saturday.

Israel threatens to attack ambulances in Lebanon

The Israeli army has threatened to hit ambulances in southern Lebanon, claiming they are being misused by Hezbollah. The Lebanese group has dismissed the claim.

Iran’s UN mission responds to Israel’s ‘secret documents’ linking Tehran to Oct. 7 Attack

Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations has dismissed US media reports claiming that Tehran had foreknowledge of the military operation launched last year by Hamas against Israel.

Trump leads Harris on handling Ukraine and Middle East wars: survey

Former Republican President Donald Trump has an edge over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris on who would better navigate the United States through the Ukraine and Middle East wars, a Wall Street Journal opinion poll of seven battleground states showed.

Iran’s speaker visits Beirut’s neighborhood destroyed in Israel attack

Iran's Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has visited ruins of buildings demolished by Israeli airstrikes in southern suburbs of Beirut.

Lebanese army says Israeli strike killed 2 soldiers and injured 3 others

An Israeli raid on a Lebanese army center in Kafra, south Lebanon, killed two soldiers and wounded three, according to the army.

Nicaragua severs relations with Israel

Nicaragua has formally severed diplomatic ties with Israel, saying the regime is committing “genocide” and military aggression in the Palestinian territories.

Over 100 states sign letter of support for UN chief after Israeli travel ban

More than 100 United Nations member states have signed a letter condemning Israel’s recent declaration of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as “persona non grata”.

Over 100 medics and emergency workers killed in Lebanon since October 2023: UN

The United Nations human rights office has announced that more than 100 medics and emergency workers have been killed in Lebanon since a conflict between Israel and Hezbollah began a year ago.

Israel targets UN peacekeepers in Lebanon, second raid in days

The United Nations peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon confirms that its headquarters in Naqoura, southern Lebanon, was hit by explosions for the second time in 48 hours, a day after Israeli soldiers struck the same position.

Iranian Red Crescent says to set up another Hospital on Syria-Lebanon border after Israel attack

The Iranian Red Crescent Society announced that following the recent attack by Israel on the Red Crescent's field hospital on the Syria-Lebanon border, which resulted in its destruction, the organization will establish a new hospital on the border to continue providing services to the war-affected people of Lebanon.

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