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Several US, coalition military personnel injured in Syria drone attack: Report

Several American and coalition personnel suffered injuries, including smoke inhalation, during a drone attack in northeastern Syria on Friday, a US official told the Reuters news agency.

UN says Israel committing genocide in Gaza using Western arms

The United Nations special rapporteur on Palestine has stated Israel is committing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip using “US and European weapons”. It comes after the Israeli massacre in a school-turned-shelter in the war-torn Palestinian territory that left at least 100 people dead and dozens more injured.

Ukraine pushing war into ‘aggressor’s territory’: Zelensky

Ukrainian soldiers have begun "to push the war out into the aggressor's territory", President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated

Biden calls on Iran not to attack Israel, issues ‘Don’t’ warning

US President Joe Biden has once again urged Iran not to attack Israel, as Tehran has vowed a crushing response to the regime's assassination on its soil of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh.

Iran calls on UNSC to invoke Chapter 7 of UN Charter against Israel

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman called on the United Nations Security Council to invoke Chapter 7 of the UN Charter to curb and stop "unlimited heinous crimes of the Israeli regime."

Hamas official killed in Israel attack in Lebanon

Israel has stepped up its strikes in Lebanon, killing a Hamas official in the coastal city of Sidon, as West Asia continues to anticipate Hezbollah’s retaliation for the assassination of its commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut earlier this month.

UN says 2/3 of Gaza buildings damaged or destroyed during war, social fabric torn apart

Philippe Lazzarini, commissioner-general of UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), has stated that two out of every three buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed during the Israeli war on the strip.

Nearly %70 of Germans oppose military support for Israel: Survey

Some 68% of Germans reject military support for Israel should a regional war spread to Iran or Lebanon, according to an opinion poll released by public broadcaster ARD on Saturday.

At least 100 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school

More than 100 Palestinians have been killed and dozens wounded in an Israeli attack against a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, according to Palestinian officials.

US says to provide $3.5bn more in military aid to Israel amid Gaza war

10 months into Israel's deadly war on Gaza, the US Department of State has announced that Washington will send an additional $3.5bn to Tel Aviv to spend on US-made weapons and military equipment.

Permanent Mission to UN: Iran recognizes any deal Hamas accepts

The Permanent Mission of the Islamic Republic of Iran to the United Nations in New York has reiterated any accord struck by the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, with the Israeli regime over a ceasefire and termination of the occupying regime’s months-long genocidal campaign in the Gaza Strip is acceptable for Iran.

US says to lift ban on offensive arms sales to Saudi Arabia

The administration of President Joe Biden has decided to lift a ban on US sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department announced on Friday, reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure Riyadh to wind down the Yemen war.

US to continue funding Israeli military unit accused of gross human rights abuses

The United States has ended its probe of an Israeli military unit accused of gross human rights violations, including the death of an 80-year-old Palestinian-American man, and concluded that it will continue to provide security assistance to the unit.

Russia declares ‘federal emergency’ in Kursk Region

A federal emergency has been declared in Russia’s Kursk Region following a cross-border incursion by Ukrainian forces, Russia’s Emergencies Ministry has announced.

Iran Leader advisor: Hamas resolved to fight Israel

A senior advisor to Iran’s leader says the appointment of Yahya Sinwar, the head of Hamas in Gaza, as the political chief of the Palestinian group shows the resistance movement is resolved to continue fighting Israel. 

US urges Israel to investigate rape cases against Palestinian detainees

The Israeli authorities should fully investigate alleged incidents of rape against Palestinian captives and hold those responsible to account, US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has stated.

Palestine demands ICC arrest warrant for Israel’s far-right minister

The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has released a statement demanding punitive action against Bezalel Smotrich, Israel’s far-right finance minister following his horrible remarks about man-made hunger against Palestinians.

OIC holds Israel fully responsible for Haniyeh assassination

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has blasted Israel for the attack that led to the assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh last week in Iran, which Tehran has vowed to retaliate.

Hezbollah could attack Israel in coming days: Report

The Lebanese group Hezbollah may carry out an independent strike on Israel before Iran does, CNN has reported, citing sources familiar with the matter.

Iran UN mission says punishing Israel for Haniyeh assassination, Gaza ceasefire among Tehran’s priorities

Iran’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations says establishing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and punishing Israel for killing  Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, are among priorities of the Islamic Republic under the current circumstances.

Interim FM: Iran should retaliate against Israel’s assassination of Haniyeh

Iran's acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri has stressed his country has no option but to retaliate against the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, stating this is necessary to deter further aggression against Iran amid inaction of the United Nations Security Council.

Biden admin faces lawsuit over sanctions against Israeli settlers regarding West Bank violence

Pro-Israel advocacy groups have filed a lawsuit against the administration of US President Joe Biden over sanctions issued against individuals involved in settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.

US and UK ambassadors to skip Nagasaki bombing memorial after Israel disinvited

The American and British envoys to Japan have announced they will boycott an upcoming ceremony commemorating the victims of the 1945 US atomic bombing because the city’s mayor did not invite the Israeli ambassador.

Ukrainian soldiers crossed into Russian territory

Ukraine’s surprise incursion into Russia’s Kursk region continued on Wednesday, prompting Russian President Vladimir Putin to convene a meeting with his top defence and law enforcement officials.

Turkey submits request to join ICJ genocide case against Israel over Gaza war

Ankara has filed its official request to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel over its conduct in the Gaza war in the Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ), Turkey's Foreign Ministry announced on Wednesday.

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