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Russia says launched massive strike on Ukrainian energy infrastructure
The Russian Defense Ministry announced the country's armed forces have unleashed a wave of powerful high-precision strikes on Ukrainian energy and oil facilities across the country. The attack was carried out in retaliation for recurring strikes on Russian territory, Moscow claimed.
Yemen says targeted Israeli, US vessels off Red Sea
The spokesman for the Houthi military announced Yemeni forces have carried out four operations against Israeli and US vessels off the coast of Yemen in solidarity with the Palestinians of Gaza.
“Imminent risk of famine for most, if not all’ in Gaza: US Gaza humanitarian envoy
David Satterfield, appointed as Gaza humanitarian envoy by the US government, has told a forum organised by the American Jewish Committee that most, “if not all”, of Gaza’s 2.2 million people are facing famine.
Iranian attack against Israel ‘imminent’: Report
The promised Iranian retaliation for the Israeli strike on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus is likely in the next 24-48 hours, anonymous US officials told Bloomberg on Wednesday.
Israel killing Hamas leader’s sons proof of its brutality: Iran president
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated an Israeli attack that killed the sons and grandchildren of the leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was another sign of the Zionist regime’s savagery.
UK says Biden is right to press Netanyahu for a halt in fighting in Gaza
British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has stated US President Joe Biden is “rightly pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a pause in fighting in the Gaza Strip to allow for more humanitarian aid.
Ukrainian FM ups urgency for more arms, says ‘nice and quiet diplomacy didn’t work’
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview published Wednesday that he plans to sharpen his rhetoric in requests to Western allies for more weapons.
Biden vows ‘ironclad’ US commitment to Israel amid fears of Iran retaliation
US President Joe Biden has vowed that Washington's commitment to defend Israel against Tehran was “ironclad” as concerns rose in the United States that a “significant” Iranian strike could happen within days, in retaliation for the bombing of Iran’s consular building in Syria's Damascus that saw the killing of seven Iranian military advisors.
Iranian FM talks to regional counterparts, discusses Palestine, multilateral ties
Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers have called for an immediate end to ongoing Israel’s crimes against Palestinians particularly in the Gaza Strip.
Hamas leader’s sons, grandchildren killed in Israeli attack on Gaza refugee camp
An Israeli air raid on Gaza city killed three sons and three grandchildren of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Wednesday.
Iranian president calls on Muslim countries to cut ties with Zionist regime
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called on Muslim countries to cut their economic relations with the Zionist regime.
Palestinians perform Eid al-Fitr prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque
More than 60,000 Palestinians offered Eid al-Fitr prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem on Wednesday, but there was no festive atmosphere, instead the whorshippers mourned the victims of Israel's ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.
NAM condemns Israeli fatal raid on Iranian consulate in Syria as ‘clear violation of intl. law’
The Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has strongly denounced the Israeli airstrike on the consular section of the Iranian Embassy in the Syrian capital city of Damascus, describing the attack as heinous and a blatant violation of international law.
Russia investigating US, NATO officials for ‘financing terrorism’
The Russian Investigative Committee has announced that the country's intelligence agencies and law enforcement are looking at certain Western government officials as part of an investigation into the funding of terror attacks such as the recent massacre at Crocus City Hall and the bombing of the Nord Stream pipelines.
Iran Leader: Gaza most important issue for world of Islam
Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has one again shone light on the suffering of the Palestinian people amid the incessant Israeli aggression, saying Gaza is on top of all other issues in the Islamic world.
Baghdad, Washington hold talks on ending coalition’s mission: Iraqi army
Baghdad and Washington held talks on ending the presence of U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq, the Iraqi military has announced.
UK says will not suspend weapons exports to Israel
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has confirmed London will not suspend arms exports to Israel after the killing of seven aid workers in an airstrike on Gaza last week, as he insisted the UK would continue to act within international law.
Ukraine has plan for new counteroffensive: Zelensky
Western military technology can enable Kiev to launch a new counteroffensive against Russia, Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has stated.
Not enough humanitarian aid going into Gaza with Israeli restrictions: UN
The United Nations has noted ongoing difficulties in the distribution of aid within the Gaza Strip while re-emphasizing that a possible Israeli military operation in Rafah "would have disastrous humanitarian consequences".
Iran president says Muslims have human, religious duty to stop Gaza war
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed putting an end to the Israeli regime’s months-long genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is a human and religious responsibility for the Islamic countries.
Netanyahu’s attitude to war in Gaza ‘is a mistake’: Biden
US President Joe Biden has called Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in the Gaza Strip a “mistake”, piling on his criticism of the Israeli leader one week after the White House threatened to alter its support.
Pentagon chief says there’s no evidence Israel has committed genocide in Gaza
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claims there is no evidence that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. Israel's war against the Gaza-based Palestinian group Hamas has so far killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, mainly children and women.
Ayatollah Khamenei: Israel must and will be punished for attack on Iran diplomatic mission in Syria
The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the Israeli regime “must and will be punished” for its aggression on the Iranian Embassy’s consular section in the Syrian capital Damascus earlier this month.
40 percent of Latinos in US want Gaza ceasefire
About 40 percent of U.S. Latino adults believe the administration of President Joe Biden should push for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war with Gaza, according to a new poll.
Palestinians recover hundreds of bodies in Gaza hospital after Israeli troop withdrawal
Palestinian civil defense teams have recovered the bodies of 409 people since Israeli forces withdrawal from Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City and the southern city of Khan Younis, local authorities stated on Tuesday.