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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has strongly denounced the ongoing Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip, calling on its 57 member states to impose sanctions on the regime and halt exporing weapons to Israel.

Prospects for a Gaza ceasefire appeared slim as Hamas reiterated its demand for an end to the war in the besieged strip in exchange for the freeing of hostages, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flatly ruled that out.

Several rockets that Hamas launched at the Karem Abu Salem (Kerem Shalom) crossing between Gaza and Israel have left three Israeli soldiers dead and 11 others wounded, according to the regime's military.

Al Jazeera Media Network has deplored the Israeli government’s move to close its operations as a “criminal act” and warned that Tel Aviv’s suppression of the free press “stands in contravention of international and humanitarian law”.

The US will not enter into a defense pact with Saudi Arabia unless the kingdom recognizes the state of Israel, US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has stated. However, Riyadh has made any recognition deal is contingent on the Israelis agreeing to work toward the formal establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet has voted unanimously to close Al Jazeera’s operations in Israel, a government statement said on Sunday.

Pro-Palestinian activists have launched encampments at more than 70 campuses to bring attention to Israel’s months-long military onslaught on the Gaza Strip. The nationwide movement has led to clashes with police and more than 2,300 protesters have been detained in the past few weeks, according to an NBC News tally.

Nearly four in 10 Americans have stated that the United States is doing too much to support Israel in the onslaught against the Gaza Strip.

Hundreds of Israelis demonstrated Saturday in Rehovot near Tel Aviv to demand the release of hostages held in the Gaza Strip.

Northern Gaza is experiencing a “full-blown famine”, the head of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has stated, warning that it is “moving its way south”.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared on the Russian Interior Ministry’s wanted list on Saturday. The exact offense he is charged with remains unclear.

US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has stated that the new assistance to Kiev recently approved by Washington will not be able to prevent "Russian advances in the coming period" on the battlefield, the Financial Times newspaper has reported.

NATO’s largest exercise since the Cold War are being held near Russia's border, indicating that the US-led bloc is “seriously preparing” for a potential conflict with Moscow, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has stated.

High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Josep Borrell, has admitted that not every EU member state agrees to view Russia as Europe’s “most existential threat”. He argued that such differences are jeopardizing the bloc’s policies, especially the resolve to provide military aid to Ukraine.

Doha could close the political office of Hamas as part of a broader review of its role as a mediator in the war between Israel and the Palestinian group, according to an official familiar with the Qatari government's reassessment.

Tel Aviv could offer to share control over the Gaza Strip with the US and a coalition of Arab nations, after the current devastating war against the besieged enclave ends, the New York Times has reported, citing officials.

An Israeli military incursion into Gaza's southern city of Rafah could lead to a "bloodbath", the World Health Organization has warned.

The Ukrainian government is angering its citizens living abroad by its attempts to pressure them to return, enlist in the military, and fight Russian army, according to The Washington Post.

The United Nations has issued a stark warning on the potential consequences of an Israeli military ground operation in the city of Rafah, emphasizing the grave threat it poses to the lives of some 600,000 children in the city in Gaza.

Yemen’s Houthis will target ships heading to Israeli ports in any area within their range, the armed group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree has stated in a televised speech.

Any Western-backed Ukrainian attack against "Russia’s Crimean Bridge or Crimea itself" will be met with a powerful revenge strike from Moscow, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has cautioned.

More than half of Israelis prefer a ceasefire agreement with Hamas, including a hostage swap, to a military operation in the city of Rafah in Southern Gaza Strip, a new survey showed.

The UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, has reported "appalling" conditions faced by Palestinian women in Gaza, with over 10,000 killed and 19,000 wounded since early October 2023.

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has hit out at threats of retaliation against the court and its staff, following days of speculation about arrest warrants being issued for Israeli officials over actions taken during the war on the Gaza Strip which has so far killed 34,500 people.

More than 2,100 people have been detained on over 40 campuses across at least 25 states as pro-Palestinian protests continue to sweep college campuses across the United States.