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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.

Iran says mercenaries of foreign enemies behind terror attack on police in Siastan and Baluchestan 

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the deadly terror attack on a police station in Sistan and Baluchestan Province that left at least a dozen security forces dead, injuring several others. 

Iranian ‘ambassador of SMA patients’ hospitalized 

An Iranian boy who was suffering from a Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) has been admitted to the hospital after a bout with the disease and lack of medicine, a stark reminder of the harsh conditions patients of the rare neuromuscular disorder go through to receive medication under US-led Western sanctions. 

Huge fire engulfs hotel in Iran’s Bandar Anzali 

A massive fire set a hotel in the Iranian northern port city of Bandar Anzali ablaze, whose heat could be felt from several hundred meters away.

Gunmen kill at least 12 security forces in southeast Iran

Armed militants staged an attack in Iran’s southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan which left at least 12 security forces dead and several others wounded, the spokesman of the Iranian police confirmed on Friday.

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.

Iran: Israel plans to deport Palestinians to neighboring countries

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has warned of Israel's plot to deport Gaza-based Palestinians to other states after trapping them in the southern part of the enclave.

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.

Iran cancels visa requirements for 33 countries

Iran has unilaterally lifted visa requirements for tourists and businessmen from 33 countries in a move to welcome more visitors from other countries.

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.

Iran’s defense minister warns US: Red Sea is our region

Iran’s Minister of Defense has undermined US efforts to establish an international naval force comprising 40 countries in the Red Sea, warning “no one can definitely maneuver in a region that we dominate.”

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.

Israeli opposition leader: Netanyahu lying over Gaza war

Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of persistently lying and evading responsibility while Israeli soldiers are being killed in the Gaza Strip.

Israel says to continue Gaza war, 18,600 Palestinians killed so far

Israel will continue its war against the Palestinian movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip regardless of the absence of international support, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has said. Over 18,600 Palestinians have died so far in Israeli war on Gaza.

British MPs call on UK government to halt arms exports to Israel over war crimes

Over a dozen British MPs have urged the UK government to halt its arms exports to Israel, stressing they fear Britain is complicit in Israeli atrocities being committed against Palestinians in Gaza.