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Netanyahu walks back from comments that seemingly dismissed US-backed ceasefire proposal in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has walked back from his comments where he appeared to dismiss the latest Tel Aviv ceasefire proposal backed by the United States in the Gaza Strip.

At least 42 Israeli hostages  believed to be dead: IDF

The Israeli military has confirmed the death of a soldier held hostage by Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip for nearly nine months since Hamas’s October 7 attack. It brings the number of captives believed to be dead to 42.

Thousands of Palestinian children missing in Gaza: Report

Up to 21,000 Palestinian children are estimated to be missing in the Gaza Strip, Save the Children has reported.

FAO expects further increase in Iran’s grain output in 2024

The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has forecasted a further increase in Iran’s grain output this year amid endeavours by Tehran to rely more on domestic farming rather than imports.

Over half a million Israelis left occupied territories during 6 months of Gaza war: Report

More than half a million Israelis left the occupied territories and did not return during the first six months of the Israeli war on Gaza, according to the Population and Immigration Authority.

Netanyahu says Gaza war will continue even if truce deal agreed with Hamas

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated that he is open to a “partial” agreement that would facilitate the return of some hostages still held in the Gaza Strip, even if not all. But, the premier stressed that he would not agree to any deal that stipulates an end to Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza.

Over a dozen policemen killed in terrorist attack in Dagestan

At least fifteen police officers were killed in a militant attack in the Russian Republic of Dagestan, head of the region Sergey Melikov has stated.

Euro-Med says Israel uses starvation as weapon in Gaza

An international human rights organization has announced Israel has rendered over 75 percent of farmlands in the Gaza Strip unusable either by isolating them to annex those lands to its so-called buffer zone, or by bulldozing them.

Russia claims Ukraine killed civilians in Crimea with US-supplied missiles

The Ukrainian military has launched several US-made ATACMS long-range missiles armed with highly controversial cluster munitions on Crimea, resulting in numerous civilian casualties, Russia's Defense Ministry has claimed.

Israel targeted nearly 70% of schools sheltering displaced people in Gaza: UN

The United Nations Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) has announced that the Israeli army bombed 69% of schools housing displaced people inside the Gaza Strip.

Israel claims US arms delay will be resolved ‘soon’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated that the issue of delayed US weapons shipments to Tel Aviv will be resolved "soon".

Tehran’s judiciary chief: Iran issued indictment against several US officials in Gen. Soleimani assassination case

Iran issued an indictment against dozens of US government and military officials in the case of the 2020 assassination of top anti-terror commander Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani, the judiciary chief for Tehran province has stated.

Hezbollah releases footage of vital Israeli targets

Hezbollah has released a video showing an array of sensitive sites across the Israeli-occupied territories as Tel Aviv provokes war with the Lebanese group.

Iran says to launch two satellites next month

Iranian Space Agency (ISA) chief has announced that the country will carry out two significant satellite launches in the coming weeks.

Tens of Thousands rally against Netanyahu amid Gaza war

Tens of thousands of protesters, chanting slogans against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, rallied in Tel Aviv Saturday, demanding new elections and the return of captives held in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian death toll surges past 37,500

At least 37,551 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s ongoing military onslaught on the Gaza Strip since last October, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave announced on Saturday.

Envoy says Iran hosting over 6mn Afghan refugees

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, has highlighted Tehran’s endeavors to deal with extremism and underdevelopment in Afghanistan. Iravani said Iran is hosting more than six million Afghans at an annual cost of 10 billion dollars, despite Western sanctions.

World cannot afford Lebanon becoming another Gaza: UN

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed increasing concern over the escalating war of words and deadly border clashes between Israel’s military and Lebanon’s Hezbollah group.

More than 70% of public facilities in Gaza’s Rafah destroyed by Israel: Mayor

Israeli attacks have destroyed over 70% of public facilities in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, the city’s mayor has stated.

Russia says Western property could be seized

Moscow has a “wide arsenal” of political and economic countermeasures to respond to the potential confiscation of its sovereign assets, including a tit-for-tat seizure of Western property in Russia, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has warned.

Russia claims West plans to sacrifice Zelensky

Russian Foreign Intelligence Service has claimed Western countries plan to write-off Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and replace him with Valery Zaluzhny.

UN report accuses Israel of war crimes in Gaza

The Israeli armed forces may have violated the laws of war in their campaign in the Gaza Strip, the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) has announced.

Hamas can’t be destroyed: Israeli army spokesperson

The Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari has stated Hamas is “an idea” that cannot disappear, adding that the goal to wipe the group out is unachievable.

Israel should be ‘scared’ of all-out war against Lebanon: Hezbollah chief

Hezbollah chief Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah has issued a stern warning to Israel, threatening a war with “no restraint and no rules and no ceilings” in case of a major offensive against Lebanon.

Israel approves plans for military operation in Lebanon

Israel's military has announced that it approved plans for an offensive in Lebanon as tensions rise with the Hezbollah group.

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