10,000 Palestinian students, 500 teachers killed in Gaza, West Bank since start of war: Report

The Palestinian Ministry of Education announced that at least 10,000 students in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank have been killed by Israel since the beginning of the war in the besieged enclave last October.

Greco-Roman wrestler wins Iran’s first medal in Paris Olympics

Greco-Roman wrestler Amin Mirzazadeh claimed Iran’s first medal in the 2024 Olympic Games in France on Tuesday.

Israeli warplanes set off sonic booms over Beirut as Hezbollah warns of response

Israeli fighter jets have flown over the Lebanese capital Beirut, setting off a series of sonic booms meant to intimidate the city’s population following drone attacks on northern Israel by Hezbollah.

12 Palestinians killed in Israel West Bank raid, one of deadliest in months

Israeli attacks, including air strikes on the Jenin refugee camp, have killed at least 12 Palestinians across the occupied West Bank in one of the deadliest days in the territory in recent months, the Palestinian Health Ministry has announced.

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as new leader following Haniyeh assassination

Hamas on Tuesday announced that it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, who heads the movement in the Gaza Strip, as the new chief of the group, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran last week.

Hezbollah conducts air attacks on Israel, warns more to come

Lebanon's armed group Hezbollah launched a series of drone and rocket attacks into northern Israel on Tuesday but warned that its much-anticipated retaliation for the regime's killing of a top commander last week was yet to come.

5 killed in Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon

Five people were killed and four others wounded on Tuesday in Israeli air raids on two Lebanese villages, Lebanon's military sources told Xinhua news agency.

Zelensky says Ukraine clinging onto ‘peace formula’

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated that his administration aims to work out a basis for a “just end” to the conflict with Russia this year.

8 Palestinians, including 3 teens, killed in Israel West Bank raids

Palestinian officials say Israeli soldiers killed eight people in two separate attacks in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, as violence in the occupied territory shows no sign of abating.

Palestine’s Abbas: Haniyeh killed to prolong Gaza war

The assassination of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran was intended to prolong the conflict in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told Russia’s RIA state news agency in an interview published Tuesday.

Israel has stolen thousands of bodies from Gaza Strip: Report

Israeli soldiers have taken at least 2,000 bodies from cemeteries throughout the besieged Gaza Strip over the course of the war, and some corpses have been handed back in ways that “desecrated the bodies” of those killed, Gaza’s government media office has reported.

Israel systematically abusing Palestinians in ‘torture camps’: Report

Israeli authorities are systematically abusing Palestinian detainees in torture camps, subjecting them to severe violence and sexual assault, the Israeli rights group  B'Tselem has reported.

President Pezeshkian: Enhancing relations with Russia Iran’s ‘foreign policy priority’

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has described Moscow as a “strategic partner” of Tehran, stressing that the expansion of ties with Russia is a top foreign policy priority of his government.

9 employees ‘may have been involved’ in October 7 Hamas attack against Israel: UN

The United Nations has announced nine employees of UNRWA, its agency for Palestinian refugees, “may have been involved” in the October 7 attack on southern Israel by Palestinian group Hamas, adding that they have been fired.

Several US soldiers injured in rocket attack on military base in Iraq

A suspected rocket attack on a military base in western Iraq has wounded several US personnel, according to a defense spokesperson.

Ukraine claims West too fearful of escalation with Russia

Kiev is pushing NATO member states to create a coalition that would attempt to intercept Russian missiles but the Western nations are always concerned about possible escalation, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has stated.

Nearly half of Hamas’ battalions in north, central Gaza rebuilt fighting power: Report

Nearly half of Hamas' military battalions in northern and central Gaza Strip have rebuilt some of their fighting capabilities at least once, a CNN investigation has found.

Iran’s response to Haniyeh assassination definite: Spokesman

No one can throw doubt on Tehran’s right to respond to the Israeli assassination of the Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani told reporters on Monday.

Blinken tells G7 that Iran, Hezbollah may attack Israel within hours

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has informed foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) that Tehran and the Hezbollah movement could launch an offensive against Israel within the next 24 hours, Axios news website has reported citing its unnamed sources.

Iran refuses to mitigate its response to assassination of Haniyeh: Report

Iran has refused to temper its response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and will respond to Israel, the Wall Street Journal has reported, citing its sources.

IRGC chief warns Israel to be buried in miscalculations

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami called the Zionist regime an entity that has been born out of terrorism, stressing Israel will fall prey to its own transgressions.

Assassinations ‘never a solution’: Pope Francis

Pope Francis has once again appealed to all sides of the conflict in West Asia to resume negotiations to achieve an “immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and on all fronts”. Fears have grown over escalation of tensions in West Asia after Israel assassinated Hezbollah and Hamas figures in Lebanon and Iran.

Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on UN-run Gaza schools

At least 30 people, including children, have been killed and many others injured in Israeli raids on two United Nations-run schools in the west of Gaza City.

Yemen Houthis say downed another US MQ-9 Reaper drone

Yemen's Houthi fighters have shot down another US MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Sa'ada Province, amid escalating tensions with Israel, the group announced.

Thousands of Israelis stranded abroad as airlines suspend flights to Tel Aviv amid regional tensions

Nearly 4,000 Israelis have been stranded abroad due to the suspension of international flights to Tel Aviv amid rising border tensions between Hezbollah and Israel and fears of Iran's attack, according to a report.

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