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Iran says Israel’s treatment of Palestinian captives reminder of Daesh

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has stressed the way the Israeli regime treated a group of Palestinians it captured earlier this week in the Gaza Strip is reminiscent of the terrorist acts carried out by the Daesh group in Iraq and Syria in recent years.

Palestinian health ministry and WHO say diseases including chicken pox, meningitis and other infections spread in Gaza

Diseases including chicken pox, meningitis and upper respiratory tract infections are spreading in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian and international medical authorities have cautioned, as living conditions deteriorate due to the ongoing Israeli siege and offensive.

UN General Assembly passes resolution for ceasefire in Gaza

The 193-member United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has voted overwhelmingly in favour of a resolution calling for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip which has been under Israel's bombardment since early October.

Iran blames US for supporting Israeli genocide in Gaza

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian blasted the United States for backing Israel's war on the Gaza Strip which has so far killed more than 18,000 people, mainly children and women.

Israel begins flooding Gaza tunnels with seawater “on a limited basis”: US

The Israelis informed the US that they have begun “carefully testing out” flooding some of Gaza's tunnels with seawater “on a limited basis” to test the ability to degrade the tunnel network on a larger scale, an American official told CNN on Tuesday.

Biden says Israel losing support for Gaza war, suggests Netanyahu make change

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday warned that Israel is starting to lose support around the world for its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip which has so far killed at least 18,000 people, mainly children and women.

Russia says working on ‘major new deal’ with Iran

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has announced Moscow and Tehran plan to speed up work on a “major new interstate agreement” as the two allies forge closer bilateral relations.

Biden and Zelensky push back on assertion Ukraine’s counteroffensive against Russia stalled

Both United States President Joe Biden and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky have pushed back against the assertion that Kiev's counteroffensive is stalling, providing "examples of successes" on the battlefield.

EU counties consider ‘Plan B’ for Ukraine aid

Kiev’s main backers in the EU may overcome Hungarian opposition to the proposed allocation of $54 billion in long-term aid for Ukraine by providing funds outside of the bloc’s joint budget, the Financial Times has reported.

Iran: Israeli PM life hinges upon continuation of Gaza war

Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has warned about the spillover of the Gaza conflict to the rest of the region, stressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can only survive through continued war and genocide.

Four Palestinians killed in Israeli drone strike on Jenin, West Bank

An Israeli drone attack on Jenin north of the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, killed four Palestinians and wounded several others, the local health ministry has confirmed.

Tehran condemns EU sanctions on Iranian individuals, organizations as “destructive action”

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani has lashed out at the European Union for adopting a resolution imposing sanctions on some Iranian individuals and entities over what is called meddling in the Ukraine crisis,  describing it as a "destructive move".

Israel dropped over 22k bombs on Gaza in six weeks: Report

Israel has dropped more than 22,000 guided and unguided bombs on the Gaza Strip in the first six weeks of its war on the besieged enclave, a new report has revealed.

EU seeking sanctions on violent Israeli settlers in WB

The European Union’s top diplomat has stressed he will propose sanctions on Jewish settlers who are violent against Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

Iran’s atomic chief dismisses IAEA’s claims on inspectors

The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) has rejected the International Atomic Energy Agency chief’s claims over Tehran’s “failure to cooperate” with the agency’s inspectors. 

US delays in Ukraine aid fulfill Putin’s ‘dreams’: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky made an impassioned plea for continued US military support in a Washington speech, warning that failure to help Kiev defeat Russian invasion is fulfilling the Kremlin’s “dreams of wrecking democracy in Europe."

Europe in panic mode over rapid depletion of military stockpiles amid Ukraine war: Report

Unease and alarm are rising across many European states over the weakened state of national armed forces and depleted military arsenals as the United States takes an increasingly isolationist stance in the Ukrainian conflict, The Wall Street Journal has reported.

US veto of UNSC resolution license for Gaza genocide: Iran

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said by blocking the United Nations Security Council's resolution, the US has actually granted Israel a license to continue its genocide in the Gaza Strip.

MSF warns Gaza healthcare system ‘totally collapsed’

The Emergency Coordinator at Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Marie-Aure Perreaut, has warned that the Gaza healthcare system has now “completely collapsed”.

Gaza destruction worse than In WWII Germany: EU foreign policy chief

The European Union's foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has sounded a serious alarm about the extent of destruction caused across the besieged Gaza Strip as a result of Israel's war on the Palestinian territory.

Israeli soldiers ‘arbitrarily’ detain Palestinian women and girls from Gaza

The Israeli army has arbitrarily arrested dozens of women and girls from Gaza without disclosing their whereabouts or the charges they face, Palestinian groups and families have confirmed.

Israel used US-supplied internationally banned weapons in Lebanon: Report

Israel has used US-supplied internationally banned white phosphorus munitions in an October attack in southern Lebanon, according to a Washington Post investigation.

General strikes in East Jerusalem, West Bank, Lebanon in support of Gaza

General strikes were declared Monday in East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Lebanon in a display of solidarity with Gaza, as Israel's war on Gaza continues in the besieged enclave.

Israel accused of staging footage of stripped Palestinians surrendering weapons

Israel's military has been accused of staging footage showing stripped Palestinian men handing over weapons in the Gaza Strip.

European commission president issues reality check on Ukrainian membership

Ukraine’s possible accession to the EU will not be on the agenda at the bloc’s summit this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has said. She added that the 27 leaders of the European Union would merely discuss whether to launch membership talks with Kiev, with the road to actual accession likely to be lengthy.