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Gaza death toll tops 38,500

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Gaza War

A ministry statement said that some 88,881 other people have been injured in the onslaught.

“Israeli forces killed 141 people and injured 400 others in three ‘massacres’ against families in the last 24 hours,” the ministry noted.

This brings the latest death toll to 38,584 Palestinians killed since Israel’s war on Gaza began on 7 October.

“Many people are still trapped under rubble and on the roads as rescuers are unable to reach them,” it added.

Flouting a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gaza since an Oct. 7, 2023 attack by Palestinian group Hamas.

Over nine months into the Israeli war, vast tracts of Gaza lie in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water and medicine.

Moscow responds to Kiev’s threats to assassinate Putin

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Vladimir Putin

The spokesman was approached for comment on assassination threats against the Russian leader that had been voiced by the head of Kiev’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR), Kirill Budanov, in a recent interview. Moscow is aware of the threats and takes measures accordingly, Peskov said.

“All the threats coming from the Kiev regime are obvious. Therefore, the security of the president is established at the proper level,” the spokesman told Russian media outlet Life on Saturday.

Budanov, who had been placed on Moscow’s terrorist and extremist list over his activities, revealed Kiev’s efforts to kill Putin in an interview with Ukrainian news outlet NV published earlier in the day. His service has made several attempts to assassinate the Russian president, he claimed, without providing any further information.

“[The attempts to assassinate Putin] took place, but, as you can see, they were unsuccessful thus far,” Budanov claimed.

Amid the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, several Western media outlets reported attempts on Putin’s life, attributed to Kiev. In September 2022, British tabloid The Sun reported an explosion near the Russian president’s motorcade, while, in early 2023, several German media outlets claimed the president was unsuccessfully attacked by a drone. At the time, the Kremlin dismissed such reports as empty sensationalism with nothing behind it.

Syria sets conditions for restoring ties with Turkey

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Syria and Turkey Presidents Assad and Erdogan

In a statement, the ministry expressed appreciation to the “friendly and brotherly countries that have made sincere efforts to mend Syrian-Turkish relations”, but insisted on the withdrawal of Turkish forces from Syrian territory and fighting terrorist groups.

It added that the cornerstone of these principles is the mutual respect for sovereignty, independence, and territorial integrity, along with addressing any threats to the security and stability of both nations.

The statement comes amid high hopes of restoring Syrian-Turkish relations. Earlier this month, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed readiness to mend ties with Syria, emphasizing Ankara’s desire to return relations to their previous levels.

Formal diplomatic relations between Turkey and Syria were severed in 2012 following the onset of the Syrian war, with Turkey backing opposition groups against the Damascus government.

Moscow warns European cities prime targets for Russian missiles

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Russian Missile

The spokesman made the remarks to Russian Journalist Pavel Zarubin, who published the excerpts of the interview on his social media on Saturday.

“There has always been a paradoxical situation: the US deployed different types of missiles, of different ranges, but traditionally aimed at our country. Our country, accordingly, identified European locations as targets for our missiles,” Peskov stated.

While Washington continues to “profit” from the escalation, the EU nations are only serving as targets in the standoff, Peskov explained.

“Our country is in the crosshairs of American missiles located in Europe. We’ve been through all this before. All this has already happened. We have enough potential to deter these missiles. But the potential victims are the capitals of these states,” he added.

On Wednesday, Washington announced plans to start deploying long-range weapons in Germany in 2026, including SM-6 and Tomahawk systems, “as part of planning for enduring stationing of these capabilities in the future”. Moscow has already vowed to “calmly” prepare a military response to the hostile move, with Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov describing the plans as “one of the elements of intimidation that, today, is almost the main component of the NATO and US” approach towards Russia.

In late June, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Moscow could resume the production and global deployment of ground-based intermediate- and shorter-range missiles in response to the hostile actions of the US.

“We now know that the US is not only producing these missile systems but has also brought them to Europe, Denmark, to use in exercises. Not long ago, it was reported that they were in the Philippines. It is unclear whether they have taken these missiles out of the Philippines or not,” Putin said at the time.

The munitions of this type were restricted by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF), which collapsed in 2019. However, Moscow has abstained from producing and deploying them, as long as Washington also refrained from doing so.

Najafis in Iran’s Qom mourn Imam Hussein’s martyrdom by torch-carrying rituals

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IFP Editorial Staff
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The black-clad mourners, who hail from the Iraqi city of Najaf, gather at Imam Reza Mosque and the mourning procession moves towards the shrine of Hazrat Masoumeh (AS), the sister of Imam Reza, the 8th Shia Imam, to offer their condolences.

They carry the traditional torches that symbolize the fire that burned the tents of Imam Hussein’s loved ones and companions on Ashura, the 10th day of Muharram in Karbala, Iraq, around 1400 years ago by the tyrant and ruler of the time Yazid I.

Iran ex-FM Zarif: New cabinet should lead to national unity

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Javad Zarif

Zarif, who has been appointed by Pezeshkian as the head of the Strategic Council for Transition Period, posed a clip on his page in X social media platform, assuring the council is pursuing a strategy for political representation of all civil society groups and factions in the new cabinet.

He renewed his call on civil society, scientific associations, academic and trade associations to have active participation in the process of picking the members of the new administration.

Explaining the criteria on selecting the cabinet members, Zarif noted, 60 percent of the final list of the proposed candidates is supposed to comprise of cabinet members younger than 50 who hold the position for the first time.

Zarif added the ministers should be able to provide solutions to problems and be innovative.

Abiding by the Constitution, honesty, courage, avoiding factional or ethnic affiliations are among the general requirements for the posts, he clarified.

Iranian youths’ ‘sacrificial effort’ save country from nationwide blackout

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IFP Editorial Staff
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Electricity

Based on the established protocols, the power plant had to cool down for two days amid the sizzling hot summer days before the technicians could start the operation to bring the Ramin power plant back online.

However, the technicians went above and beyond and decided to repair the condenser while the power plant was operating under an immense heat of 70 degrees Celsius (158 degrees Fahrenheit) and 90 percent humidity.

According to the Tasnim News Agency, the team of technicians and engineers successfully accomplished the 18-hour mission, which could otherwise trigger a nationwide blackout.

Iran condemns Argentina accusations over bombing of Jewish center

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Nasser Kanaani

Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani condemned the unsubstantiated comments made by the justice minister of Argentina and the statement of the office of the country’s president that have accused Iranian nationals of involvement in the AMIA bombing.

Extending sympathies to the bereaved families on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the incident, Kanaani said discovering the truth and finding a definitive solution to this case is only possible by keeping the relevant parties of Argentina away from political purposes and refusing to be influenced by third parties’ interference.

He called on the Argentine authorities to avoid hostile statements and actions against Iran, urging them not to compromise Argentina’s national interests and bilateral relations for the sake of anti-Iran scenarios of the Israeli-US axis of evil.

In 2013, Argentina’s Senate voted to approve an agreement with Iran on the establishment of a fact-finding committee to investigate the bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in 1994, which left 85 people dead.

Egyptian sources say Gaza ceasefire talks on halt, Israel not serious

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IFP Media Wire
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Gaza War

The sources, who spoke to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said that the behaviour of the Israeli mediators revealed “internal discord”.

According to the sources, the Israeli delegation would give approvals on several conditions under discussion, but then come back with amendments or introduce new conditions that risked sinking the negotiations.

The sources added the mediators viewed the “contradictions, delays in responses, and the introduction of new terms contrary to what was previously agreed” as signs the Israeli side viewed the talks as a formality aimed at influencing public opinion.

Earlier, Deputy Head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip Khalil Al-Hayya told Al Jazeera the Palestinian movement has been flexible in seeking a deal to end the war in Gaza, adding that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not looking for an agreement or the release of Israeli captives.

Israel and Hamas have been engaged in indirect talks since January to reach an agreement that ends the war on Gaza and swaps prisoners.

Israel’s war on Gaza, now nearing its tenth month, has destroyed large swaths of the besieged territory.

More than 38,400 people have been killed, the great majority of them women and children. Thousands more are missing or presumed to be dead under the rubble.

Hamas says Deif mocking Netanyahu’s empty claims

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IFP Media Wire
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Benjamin Netanyahu

Khalil al-Hayya, deputy chief of Hamas’ Political Bureau, made the remarks to Qatar’s Al Jazeera television network on Saturday.

Earlier in the day, the regime targeted the al-Mawasi camp near the Gaza city of Khan Younis under the pretext of targeting Hamas’ leaders Mohammed Deif and Rafi’ Salameh.

The strikes claimed the lives of at least 90 Palestinians, including women and children, and wounded more than 300 others.

“We affirm that the claims of the occupation and [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu are false,” Hayya said, adding, “We say to Netanyahu that Mohammed Deif is listening to you now and mocking your false and empty statements.”

“The claim of targeting [our] leaders here and there is a ridiculous justification for killing women and children, and every Palestinian, whether in Gaza, the West Bank, or anywhere else,” he noted.

“This is an attempt by the criminal army to market its crimes against our people.”

Ever since October, when the regime began waging a genocidal war against Gaza, it has been using similar claims on numerous occasions to stage brutal attacks against civilian targets across the coastal sliver.

Hayya described the so-called assassination attempt as a bid by the Israeli army “to restore its dignity” after its defeats in the face of the resistance, and a bid by Netanyahu “to shuffle the cards and embarrass the mediators and guarantors,” who have been trying to moderate negotiations aimed at bringing an end to the Israeli war.

He asserted, however, that the resistance “will not give Netanyahu what he wants,” and reiterated its cast-iron resolve to continue defending Gaza.

“The resistance and our people have proven their steadfastness in Gaza, demonstrating the army as a puppet and targeting it everywhere, turning its tanks into rubble.”

Another Hamas official also stated the group’s military leader, Deif, is “fine” despite an apparent Israeli attempt to kill him in an attack.

“Commander Mohammed Deif is well and directly overseeing” military operations against Israeli forces, the unnamed Hamas official told AFP.

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