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Palestinian prisoner dies after nearly 4 decades in Israeli jails

Palestinian prisoner Walid Daqqa, 62, died on Sunday, after 38 years in Israeli jails, due to cancer, Palestinian rights groups reported on Monday.

UNRWA warns Israel’s war on Gaza has crossed ‘all lines’

Commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) Philippe Lazzarini has warned the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has set a new record in terms of killing minors, paramedics and journalists.

Iran’s atomic chief highlights strides on Nuclear Day

The director of Iran’s atomic energy organization, while praising the country’s nuclear achievements for peaceful purposes, says the country is adamant in taking bolder steps to facilitate the use of advancements in various spheres of daily life.

Israel withdrawal from part of Gaza tactical move: Iran’s army chief

Iran's Army Chief Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has stated the Israeli army’s announced pull-out from parts of the besieged Gaza Strip is a tactical move. He added the regime has resorted to the bombardment of the Palestinian territory.

Iranian scavenger returns gold, cash found in dumpster to owner

A man who was scavenging in a dumpster in Iran’s Aligoodarz city in Lorestan Province found a bag full of gold items and banknotes worth over 30 thousand dollars and returned them to the owner.

“Significant progress” in Gaza ceasefire negotiations: Senior Egyptian official

Negotiations in Cairo between Israel and Hamas to reach a ceasefire and hostage deal have achieved "significant progress" and consensus on many controversial points, according to Egyptian state outlet Al Qahera News, citing a senior Egyptian official.

UN food agency warns Gaza children ‘dying’ of hunger

The UN World Food Program (WFP) has raised the alarm on the dire humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip amid a genocidal Israeli war, warning children are starving to death in the blockaded Palestinian territory.

US calls Israeli troop movement in southern Gaza ‘rest and refit’, not withdrawal

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby says reports indicate to him that the Israeli troop movement in southern Gaza amounts more to a “rest and refit” than a full withdrawal of troops.

Yemen’s Houthis say struck British, Israeli vessels, US frigates

Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree says the Yemeni naval units have conducted multiple operations against British and Israeli commercial vessels. He added the Yemeni forces also targeted US military frigates off the nation's coast in support of Palestinians amid Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza.

Israel claims can handle any Iran scenario

Israel is ready to handle any scenario that may arise with Iran, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant stated, after Tehran threatened to retaliate for the killing of Iranian generals in Syria.

FSB reveals Moscow concert hall attackers’ plan to escape to Ukraine

Two escape routes were prepared in Ukraine for the terrorists who attacked a packed concert hall outside Moscow last month, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed. The FSB showed snippets from interrogation videos, in which the suspects confessed that they were promised money in Kiev.

Ukraine ‘hostage’ to US politics: Zelensky

Ukraine's issues have become caught up in US domestic politics and this jeopardizes its ability to fight against the Russian armed forces, President Vladimir Zelensky has complained. At this stage, he explained, Kiev would agree to any kind of support from Washington, even in the form of a loan.

Israel says has withdrawn soldiers from Gaza’s Khan Younis

The Israeli military says it has withdrawn its ground forces from Khan Younis in southern Gaza after months of fighting but a "significant force" remains in other areas of the besieged strip.

Survey: Vast majority of Israelis unhappy with current progress in Gaza war

Most Israelis are unhappy with the results the Israeli army has achieved so far in the war against the Gaza Strip, according to a new Maariv poll.

No Israeli embassy safe following Syria strike: Iran Leader’s aide

An advisor to the Supreme Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution has warned in the wake of Tel Aviv's deadly attack on Tehran’s consulate in Damascus, none of Israel's embassies all over the world is safe anymore.

950% more Israelis seek psychological help since October 2023: Report

The Israeli Mental Health Association has reported a staggering surge of 950% in the number of Israelis seeking psychological support since the commencement of the war in the Gaza Strip.

Israel says completed preparations for potential war with Iran

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Sunday that Tel Aviv has completed its preparations to respond to any possible scenario against Iran days after Tehran’s consular building in Damascus was leveled in an Israeli missile attack.

NATO chief: Iran, Russia, China and N. Korea aligned against west

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says an "alliance of authoritarian powers" is working more closely together against Western democracies.

Probes show recent terror attack in southeast Iran supported by Western intel services

New details have emerged about the recent terrorist incident in the cities of Rask and Chabahar in southeastern Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan province, showing the attacks were supported by the western intelligence services, Fras News Agency reported.

Iran voices concern about raid on Mexican mission in Ecuador’s capital, urges talks

The Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman has voiced concern about the recent raid on the Mexican embassy in the Ecuadorian capital, Quito, that saw the arrest of a former Ecuadorean politician holed up inside the mission over the past few months.

Ukraine lacks weapons to stop Russian army: Zelensky

Ukraine does not have sufficient weapons to conduct offensive operations against the Russian armed forces or to disrupt its progress, President Volodymyr Zelensky has admitted.

More than 14,000 children killed in Gaza since start of war

At least 14,350 minors have died in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israeli military onslaught against the besieged enclave on October 7 last year, accounting for about 44% of the total number of victims, according to data released by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics to mark the annual Palestinian Child's Day.

Act of sacrifice by slain Iranian police officer goes viral on social media

The act of sacrifice by an Iranian police officer, who had thrown himself on a grenade lobbed into a police headquarters by terrorists in order to save the lives of his comrades, has gone viral on social media.

Iran says detained ringleader of Ansar al-Furqan terror group

An Iranian official says security forces have arrested the ringleader of Ansar al-Furqan Takfiri terrorist group in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.

UN relief chief warns end to Gaza war ‘long overdue’

The United Nations under-secretary for humanitarian affairs has stressed the ending of the war on the besieged Gaza Strip was long overdue.