2023 deadliest year for Palestinians in West Bank since 2005: UN

2023 was the deadliest year for Palestinians in the occupied West Bank since 2005, when the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) began keeping records, according to a report by the organization on Saturday.

Kuwait’s emir dies at 86

Kuwait’s ruling Emir Sheikh Nawaf Al Ahmad Al Sabah died Saturday after three years in power. He was 86.

Hezbollah says Israel failed to achieve its goals in war with Hamas

The Israeli army has achieved nothing in its war on Gaza and has instead drawn the ire of the international community, spokesman for the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Haji Mohammad Afif, has stated in an exclusive interview with RT.

Gaza is worse than a graveyard for children: UNICEF

Children in the Gaza Strip have been suffering from hellish conditions, UNICEF spokesperson James Elder has stated, warning that the situation could get worse.

UN denounces terror attack on Iran police station

The United Nations has condemned a deadly terrorist assault on Rask County's police headquarters in the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Balouchestan, emphasizing that all perpetrators must be brought to justice.

Shipping companies halt Red Sea journeys after Houthi strikes

Two major world shipping companies have announced they will pause all journeys through the Red Sea after a series of attacks on Israel-bound ships by Yemen’s Houthi forces.

Israeli military says accidentally killed 3 Israelis held hostage in Gaza

Israel’s so-called Defense Forces has confirmed that three Israeli captivates in the Gaza Strip were mistakenly identified as a threat and shot dead by the army troops.

Khaled Mashaal: Hamas prepared for long battle

The armed wing of Hamas is prepared for a long war with Israel, the Palestinian group's former Chief and senior leader Khaled Mashaal told a Turkish newspaper.

Washington has to ‘understand responsibility’ for Ukraine conflict: Moscow

The United States has to review its current position on both the Ukraine conflict and relations with Russia if it wants to restore dialogue with Moscow, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told NBC in an interview published on Friday.

EU agrees to open Ukraine membership negotiations

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has praised a “victory” for Ukraine and Europe after European Union leaders agreed to open membership talks with Kyiv, but the mood was soured just hours later when Hungary threatened to block crucial financial aid to Ukraine.

Yemen says struck two Israel-bound ships

The Yemeni Army  announced it has targeted two Israel-bound container ships in waters off the country’s coast, the latest of their operations to support Palestinians who are under attacks by Tel Aviv.

Iran’s president calls for punishment of perpetrators of police station attack

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has ordered swift efforts to identify the perpetrators of the Friday terrorist attack on a police station in Sistan and Baluchistan Province, which has left at least 11 dead and several more injured.

Poll: Half of Israelis disapprove of Netanyahu’s performance as PM

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's popularity continues to fall amid the Gaza war, with the latest opinion poll revealing that over half of Israelis want former Defense Minister Benny Gantz to become premier.

UN warns Gaza not fit for human life as around 19k Palestinians killed in Israeli war

The head of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has stressed nine weeks of war have left Gaza unfit for human habitation. The Palestinian death toll from Israrli war on Gaza is nearing 19,000.

Turkey says Azerbaijan, Armenia close to historic peace deal

Baku and Yerevan are closer to a peace agreement than ever, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has said at the press conference in Azerbaijan, where he is on an official visit.

Putin says west ‘shooing itself in foot’ with sanctions

Western countries are damaging their own economies when they limit Moscow's ability to use their currencies through numerous sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Thursday.

Half of Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise “dumb bombs”: US assessment

Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza  have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs”, according to a new US intelligence assessment.

Moscow mayor says Ukrainian drone attack on city repelled

Ukrainian forces made another attempt to attack the Russian capital with two drones, hitting outside of the city, Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin said on Thursday morning. Sobyanin added the drones were shot down by air defenses over Moscow Region’s Naro-Fominsk District.

West Bank death toll nears 300

Israeli soldiers have killed at least 11 Palestinians during an incursion on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, the ministry of health confirmed. Over 290 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire and more than 4,000 others detained since early October, according to Palestinian sources.

Israel cancels Mossad head’s Qatar trip to restart hostage talks

Israel has canceled a planned trip to Qatar by the head of its foreign intelligence service, Mossad, to restart negotiations on a possible second hostage release deal, a source familiar with the negotiations told CNN.

World Bank says Gaza economy operating at 16% of its capacity

The economy in the Gaza Strip was operating at only 16% of its productive capacity amid the military actions in the Palestinian enclave in October, the World Bank announced in a report.

Wartime survey shows a rise in Hamas support, increase in anti-Westernism sentiments

A wartime opinion poll among Palestinians shows a rise in support for the Palestinian movement Hamas, which appears to have ticked up even in the Israeli-bombarded Gaza Strip.

Hamas sets conditions for peace talks

Head of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haniyeh has stated the faction is open to negotiations to end the war with Israel in the Gaza Strip, but stressed that any final deal would have to lead to an independent Palestinian state.

Iran warns about Israeli war crimes aftermath

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has cautioned the West Asia region and the world are going to be grappling with the aftermath of the Israeli ongoing war crimes across the Palestinian territories for years to come.

UN refugee agency cautions ‘Gaza catastrophe’ threatens to raise record global displacement

The UN refugee agency has warned that the “catastrophe” unfolding in the Gaza Strip threatens to create additional displacement across the Middle East.

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