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Hamas says ready for prisoner exchange with Israel

The Palestinian group Hamas has announced it is ready to conclude a deal on swapping prisoners with the Israeli side.

Putin blames West for Middle East crisis

Russian President Vladimir Putin has blasted the West for the crisis in the Middle East, where Israel is bombing the Gaza Strip. He stated that the "ruling elites of the US" and their "satellites" stood behind the killing of Palestinians in the besieged enclave, and behind conflicts in Ukraine, Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria.

Israel rules out Gaza ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has categorically rejected the idea of a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, equating any pause in hostilities to a victory by Palestinian group Hamas.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Dozens killed in Israeli raids on Gaza refugee camp

Palestinian group, Hamas, which runs the Gaza Strip, has announced the start of military the operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel. Thousands of rockets have been fired from the blockaded enclave towards the occupied territories as far away as Tel Aviv, killing over 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 8,500 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Conflict in Middle East could deliver a dual shock to commodity markets: World Bank

The World Bank warns that an escalation of the conflict between Israel and Hamas could cause oil prices to sharply increase.

US sending strong message of deterrence to Iran amid fears of escalating conflict in ME: White House

Washington is working to send a “strong” message of deterrence to Tehran as concerns of a wider regional conflict escalate, the White House  announced Monday. Iran Denies directing armed groups that strike the US bases in Iraq and Syria, but warns Israel's crimes against the people of Gaza and US support for Tel Aviv could “ricochet far-reaching consequences".

Hamas releases video of captives calling for prisoner exchange

Hamas' armed wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, has released a video of the prisoners held by their members in Gaza. The hostages call for a prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel.

Iranian, Vatican FMs urge political solution for Gaza war

Foreign Ministers of the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Vatican have jointly called for a political solution to the ongoing crisis in Gaza.

Israeli tanks reach Gaza City outskirts, heavy clashes reported

Israeli tanks have reached the outskirts of Gaza City and cut a key road from the north to the south of the besieged enclave, sources claimed on Monday. Later, Palestinian group Hamas announced the Israeli military vehicles had retreated from the region.

IRGC commander: Israel doomed to failure

The chief commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the surprise operation staged by the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas three weeks ago against the Israeli regime shattered the regime’s illusion of invincibility, adding the regime will definitely lose in the ongoing battle.

Iran says Israeli crimes in Palestine death of humanitarian values in US, European statesmen’s lexicon

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned the ongoing Israeli atrocities against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, arguing that moral and humanitarian values apparently have no place whatsoever in the lexicon of the US statesmen and their European allies.

300 economists warn Israel faces looming ‘economic crisis’

Some of Israel’s most senior economists have warned that Tel Aviv faces an impending economic crisis following its war on the Gaza Strip.

ICRC says searching for 15k people missing due to Ukraine war

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is currently trying to locate about 15,000 people who went missing during the conflict between Russia and Ukraine and is working with all relevant authorities, including those in Moscow, ICRC Director of Operations Martin Schuepp told Sputnik.

West seeking to spread military conflict to Asia-Pacific: Russia

The West is now seeking to expand the current European conflict, that it is responsible for, to Asia, Russia's Defense Minister has warned. Sergey Shoigu was speaking at China’s biggest annual military diplomacy event, the Beijing Xiangshan Forum, on Monday.

Iran top cmdr.: Referendum only solution to Palestine issue

A ranking Iranian military commander says Iran’s proposal of holding a referendum for all Palestinians to decide about their future is the only solution that can put an end to the decades-long Palestinian issue.

‘Stop purifying the Taliban’, Iranian daily warns of refugees influx.

Although Iranian officials are scrambling to allay public concerns over the massive influx of Afghan refugees to Iran and also the government’s recent moves to approach the Taliban administration in neighboring Afghanistan, calls are growing that the trend has to stop.

19 MKO terrorists nabbed in southeastern Iran

Iranian Security forces have arrested 19 members of anti-Iran terrorist Mujahedin-e Khalq Organization (MKO), who were engaged in "sowing discord among locals and planning to assassinate religious leaders" in the southeastern Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan Province, intelligence officials announced on Monday.

Israeli attacks destroyed over 200 schools, 47 mosques in Gaza: Report

The Israeli air strikes on Gaza have destroyed 47 mosques and seven churches, razing over 200 schools in the besieged sliver, according to the government in Gaza.

Israeli military says struck Syria, Lebanon

Israel has carried out strikes against military infrastructures in Syria and Lebanon, its military has announced, amid concerns Tel Aviv's offensive against Hamas could devolve into broader conflict across the Middle East.

US says has no intention of sending combat forces to Israel or Gaza

US Vice President Kamala Harris has said in an interview that the United States has “absolutely no intention” of sending American combat troops into Israel or Gaza amid fears over a wider regional conflict.

US Marine rapid response force moves toward eastern Mediterranean: Report

A US Marine rapid response force is moving toward the eastern Mediterranean Sea, according to two officials — amid concerns over the war in Gaza broadening into a regional conflict.

Israeli airstrikes caused extensive damage to Gaza hospital: Aid organization

Israeli air raids have “caused extensive damage to hospital departments and exposed residents and patients to suffocation” at the Al-Quds Hospital, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society has confirmed.

Risk of expanding Middle East conflict is real: US

The US sees an "elevated risk" of a spillover conflict in the Middle East as armed groups continue targeting American troops stationed in the region. Iran denies being behind the strikes.

More children’s deaths in Gaza in 21 days than annual total since 2019: Save the Children

More children have now been killed in Gaza in the last three weeks than the total killed in conflicts around the world in every year since 2019, the nongovernmental organisation Save the Children has reported.

ICC prosecutor warns keeping aid from Gaza could be a crime

International Criminal Court prosecutor Karim Khan has stated preventing access to humanitarian aid could be a crime, after visiting Egypt's Rafah crossing with Gaza, the main entry point for international aid to the strip.