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350k Palestinian civilians forcibly displaced in latest Israeli onslaught on Gaza City

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

In a statement issued by the Government Media Office, officials said Israel has been targeting Gaza City’s residential areas since its ground offensive began on Aug. 11, 2025.

The office criticized Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz’s remarks, claiming that “the gates of hell in Gaza have been opened” on the resistance, asserting that in reality, Israel “systematically targets unarmed civilians, including women, children, and the elderly, as well as homes, hospitals, schools, mosques, and tents.”

The government announced that more than 1,600 multi-story residential buildings were completely destroyed, over 2,000 residential buildings were severely damaged, and more than 13,000 tents sheltering displaced persons were destroyed.

Since the beginning of September, 70 buildings have been completely demolished, 120 severely damaged, and over 3,500 tents destroyed.

The buildings housed over 50,000 residents, while the destroyed tents sheltered more than 52,000 displaced people, according to the office data.

The government stated that the forced displacement is a “deliberate violation of international humanitarian law and the Geneva Conventions.”

It urged the international community to “act immediately” to stop the ongoing assaults, provide protection for civilians, and hold Israel accountable for gross violations of human rights and war crimes.

The Israeli army has continued a brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip, killing more than 64,800 Palestinians since October 2023. The military campaign has devastated the enclave, which is facing famine.

 

Snapback move will cost you everything: Iran FM warns E3

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IFP Media Wire
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Abbas Araghchi

The top diplomat passed the remarks in a post on X, former Twitter, on Saturday, addressing the trio, which is part of a 2015 nuclear agreement with the Islamic Republic, and their bid to use the deal’s so-called “snapback” mechanism to reinstate the sanctions.

Iran and its allies, Russia, and China, have repeatedly asserted that the European states’ refusal to commit to their obligations under the nuclear deal, including their returning of the sanctions that the deal had lifted, has robbed them of any excuse to resort to the “snapback.”

Araghchi likewise emphasized the troika’s lack of any grounds to trigger the mechanism, besides warning of the irreversible consequences that such a move would cause.

“It is not just that the E3 has no legal, political, or moral entitlement to invoke ‘snapback,’ and that even if they did, ‘use or lose it’ doesn’t work,” he said.

“It’s that the correct expression for the E3’s dilemma is ‘use it *and* lose it.’ Or better yet, ‘use it and lose it *all*.’”

Iran has warned that the trio’s potential success in having the mechanism deployed would prompt the country to take several momentous retaliatory steps.

Those include termination of an agreement between the country and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that was reached recently in order to help resumption of cooperation between the two sides.

According to Iranian officials, another option open to the country is withdrawal from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT).

Also on Saturday, the foreign minister detailed the agreement with the IAEA during an extraordinary meeting with the members of Majlis (the Iranian Parliament)’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee.

Addressing reporters on the sidelines of the meeting, Ebrahim Azizi, head of the committee, pointed to the potential of withdrawal from the NPT upon the European states’ intransigence.

He, however, also noted that “if the Europeans and the agency fulfill their commitments, it has been agreed that under this same agreement the ‘snapback’ issue will be set aside unless the Europeans renege on their pledges or the agency proves unable to meet its obligations.”

Security body warns against hostile actions against Iran, including UN sanctions

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IFP Media Wire
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Araghchi and Grossi

In a statement, the Secretariat of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran declared that the text of the arrangements agreed upon by Seyed Abbas Araqchi and Rafael Grossi had been reviewed by the Council’s nuclear committee, and what has been signed is exactly what was approved by this committee.

This statement was issued regarding the arrangements signed between Iran’s foreign minister and the IAEA director general on how Iran and the Agency will interact under the new circumstances following military attacks by the Zionist regime and the United States against Iran’s safeguarded nuclear facilities.

The statement further said: With regard to the nuclear facilities under IAEA safeguards that were attacked by the United States and the Zionist regime, after the necessary security and safety conditions have been ensured, Iran will only submit its report to the IAEA after receiving the approval of the Supreme National Security Council.

The statement added that the operational procedures for cooperation between Iran and the IAEA concerning the reports submitted to the Agency must be mutually agreed upon by the two sides, and the implementation of any such measures must be approved by Iran’s Supreme National Security Council.

Following three rounds of negotiations between Iran and the IAEA in the wake of the attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities by the Zionist regime and the United States—which led to the Iranian Parliament’s resolution on suspending Iran’s cooperation with the Agency—Araqchi and Grossi reached an agreement on Tuesday in Cairo on a new framework for cooperation between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Israeli military destroys another high-rise building in Gaza City, forcibly displacing hundreds of civilians

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Fighter jets bombed Burj Al-Nour in the Tel Hawa neighborhood, flattening the building, minutes after the army issued an immediate evacuation order.

Witnesses said hundreds of residents were left homeless following the attack that caused severe damage to dozens of nearby tents.

The Israeli army has been targeting high-rise buildings across Gaza City over the past week on claims of targeting Hamas infrastructure in the city. The military has ordered residents to move southward to a so-called “safe humanitarian zone” in Al-Mawasi, Khan Younis, which repeatedly came under Israeli fire more than 100 times, killing hundreds of civilians.

Israel’s Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed the attack on the Burj Al-Nour Tower on X and threatened to continue strikes on the city.

“Hurricane continues to strike Gaza,” he stated.

Separately, Israeli warplanes carried out a series of strikes on the public prosecution building in the city’s Al-Rimal neighborhood. The building is surrounded by UNRWA schools that shelter thousands of displaced Palestinians, witnesses told Anadolu. There was no information yet on casualties.

The Israeli campaign comes under “Gideon’s Chariots 2,” a ground operation launched early Septemebr to occupy all of Gaza City. The push has stirred criticism inside Israel, with critics warning it could endanger the lives of soldiers and captives still held in the enclave.

Israel’s ongoing war on Gaza has killed more than 64,800 Palestinians since October 2023, devastating the enclave, which faces famine.

Trump issues Ukraine war ultimatum to all NATO members

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IFP Media Wire
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In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump rebuked NATO countries for what he called their unwillingness to go far enough to stop the hostilities between Moscow and Kiev.

“I am ready to do major Sanctions on Russia… when all NATO Nations STOP BUYING OIL FROM RUSSIA,” he wrote.

He argued that NATO’s commitment “to WIN has been far less than 100%, and the purchase of Russian Oil, by some, has been shocking,” adding “it greatly weakens your negotiating position, and bargaining power, over Russia.”

The US president also proposed that NATO members impose 50% to 100% tariffs on China, which he said would be lifted after the Ukraine conflict ends, portraying it as additional leverage on Russia to cease hostilities.

Since the escalation of the conflict in 2022, Beijing has positioned itself as a neutral actor, insisting that it provides no assistance to either side.

NATO officials and heads of the EU states have yet to comment on Trump’s appeal.

Trump’s post comes as the US has been pushing the EU to impose additional tariffs not only on China, but also on India, over their continued import of Russian oil.

In an interview with CNBC, a European Commission spokesperson didn’t disclose the details of ongoing talks, but said the EU “has engaged with all relevant global partners, including India and China, in the context of its sanctions enforcement efforts.”

Meanwhile, the EU is finalizing its work on a 19th package of sanctions against Russia. While its exact wording remains unclear, it is expected to target the country’s oil exports and its banking sector.

While the EU has pledged to completely phase out Russian fossil fuel imports by 2027, some of its members, most notably Hungary and Slovakia, have opposed the proposal, citing their countries’ reliance on crude supplied via the Druzhba pipeline.

Russia has denounced Western sanctions as “illegal,” stating that they have not only failed to derail the national economy, but have provided an impetus for domestic development.

 

Romania reports Russian drone in its airspace

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IFP Media Wire
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Romania’s defence ministry said on Saturday its airspace had been breached by a drone during a Russian attack on infrastructure in neighbouring Ukraine. Romania scrambled two F-16 fighter jets late on Saturday to monitor the situation after the strikes, the ministry said in statement.

The jets “detected a drone in national airspace” and tracked it until “it disappeared from the radar” near the Romanian village of Chilia Veche, it added.

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was deliberately expanding its drone operations and that the west needed to respond with tougher sanctions and closer defence cooperation.

The latest drone incursions were “an obvious expansion of the war by Russia”, he said, adding, “The Russian military knows exactly where their drones are headed and how long they can operate in the air.”

What was required in response were fresh sanctions against Russia and a collective defence system, Zelensky argued.

“Do not wait for dozens of ‘shaheds’ and ballistic missiles before finally making decisions,” he warned.

Also Saturday, Poland said it and its NATO allies had deployed helicopters and aircraft when Russian drones struck Ukraine not far from its border.

Because of the drone threat, “Polish and allied aircraft are operating in our airspace, and ground-based air defence and radar reconnaissance systems have reached their highest level of alert,” the country’s military command posted in a statement on X.

Later on Saturday, Polish prime minister Donald Tusk announced that the high alert had been lifted, while cautioning: “We remain vigilant.”

Poland and its fellow NATO countries have been on their guard since Warsaw said nearly 20 Russian drones entered its airspace overnight Tuesday to Wednesday.

While Russia denies targeting Poland, several European countries including France, Germany and Sweden have stepped up their support for defending Polish airspace in response.

On Friday, Poland rejected Donald Trump’s suggestion that the incursions could have been a mistake, a rare contradiction of the US president from one of Washington’s closest European allies.

Iranian striker Mehdi Taremi shines in Olympiacos debut

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IFP Editorial Staff
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In his first match wearing the club’s jersey, Taremi scored twice, helping his team to a strong performance.

After the match, he posted a video online, addressing the fans.

“We move forward step by step, we fight for you, and we try our best to make you happy”.

The post quickly gained attention from supporters and they praised his impact on the team in his very first appearance.

Taremi’s move to Olympiacos comes after leaving Inter Milan in Italy. His successful debut has already raised expectations for the rest of the season and strengthened the club’s attacking options.

Former Israeli army chief admits to 200k Palestinian casualties during Gaza war

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

More than 10 percent of Gaza’s 2.2 million population has been killed or wounded, or “more than 200,000 people”, Halevi told a community meeting in southern Israel earlier this week.

Halevi led Israel’s onslaught on Gaza for the first 17 months of the war before resigning as chief of staff in March over the massive security breach on 7 October 2023.

The figure is in line with estimates from the Palestinian health ministry in Gaza, which Israel has dismissed, though the United Nations and international humanitarian agencies regard them as reliable.

Multiple authoritative reports by Israeli, Palestinian and international human rights groups have concluded that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza, citing evidence of its acts of killing and destruction, as well as evidence of the intent to destroy Palestinians as a group in the besieged enclave.

Leading experts in international law and the Holocaust have also told Middle East Eye that Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal threshold for genocide.

“This isn’t a gentle war. We took the gloves off from the first minute. Sadly not earlier,” Halevi said, in a recording published by the Israeli Ynet news website.

Halevi insisted that the Israeli army abides by international humanitarian law, but said that legal advice had never restricted his actions.

“Not once has anyone restricted me. Not once. Not the military AG [advocate general Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi] who, by the way, hasn’t the authority to restrict me,” he added.

In addition to the recording, Ynet separately quoted Halevi as stating: “There are legal advisers who say: ‘we will know how to defend this legally in the world’, and this is very important for the state of Israel.”

Last week, the world’s largest association of genocide scholars passed a resolution, endorsed by 86 percent of its members, saying genocide is taking place in Gaza.

The resolution states: “Israel’s policies and actions in Gaza meet the legal definition of genocide in article II of the United Nations convention for the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide (1948).”

The International Court of Justice is also investigating Israel for genocide, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant are facing arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court for war crimes in Gaza.

Last month, famine was officially declared in Gaza following months of total blockade and severe Israeli-enforced food shortages.

Iranian president to travel to Qatar, New York Monday        

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Masoud Pezeshkian

The summit of Muslim countries’ leaders, including the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League, is to be held to reaffirm support for the government of Qatar in the wake of the recent attack by the Zionist regime
and to condemn the crime. This emergency meeting will be held on Sunday and Monday in the Qatari capital.

After his stay in Qatar, the Iranian president will return to Tehran and then depart for New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly meeting.

7 more Gazans die of malnutrition, taking toll to 420

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

Seven more Palestinians, including two children, died in Gaza over the past 24 hours due to Israeli-imposed famine, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

The latest deaths took the death toll from hunger and malnutrition to 420, including 145 children, since October 2023.

Famine has already been confirmed in northern Gaza and is projected to spread to Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis by the end of September, according to the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification.

The Israeli army has continued a deadly offensive on Gaza, killing more than 64,700 Palestinians since the Oct. 7, 2023 Hamas attacks. The military campaign has devastated the enclave.

Last November, the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.

Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice over its war on the enclave.

 

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