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Over 3,700 Palestinians dead or missing in two months of Israeli offensive in northern Gaza: Media office

More than 3,700 Palestinians have been killed or reported missing during 60 days of Israeli military's onslaught in northern Gaza, the enclave’s media office has reported.

ICC president says threats, sanctions put war crimes tribunal in jeopardy

The president of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has warned that attacks on the tribunal, which have come largely from the United States and Russia, “jeopardise its very existence”.

Trump warns ‘hell to pay’ if Israeli hostages in Gaza not freed

United States President-elect Donald Trump has promised “there will be hell to pay” if captives held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas during Israel’s ongoing war are not released by the time he takes office on January 20.

Hamas confirms dozens of captives killed in Gaza

Hamas has confirmed that 33 captives held by the Palestinian group in the Gaza Strip have been killed since the start of Israel’s nearly 14-month-old war in the besieged enclave.

UN halts aid delivery through key Gaza crossing as hunger stalks Palestinians

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has paused the delivery of aid through the Karem Abu Salem (known as Kerem Shalom to Israelis) crossing between the occupied territories and the Gaza Strip because of security concerns, its chief said, as widespread hunger and deadly Israeli bombardments continue.

Iran urges intl. collaboration to enforce ICC arrest warrants for Israeli officials

Iran’s Prosecutor General has called on Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to intensify efforts in pursuing the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

More Palestinian detainees from Gaza die in Israeli prisons: Rights groups

Two Palestinian detainees from the Gaza Strip died in Israeli custody, according to prisoners’ affairs groups on Sunday.

Israel Gaza bombing  kills World Central Kitchen workers and aid-seekers

Israeli airstrikes killed at least 10 Palestinians seeking aid and three humanitarian workers in the Gaza Strip on Saturday.

Hamas warns more than 2mn Palestinians face death from hunger, thirst amid Israeli war on Gaza

Palestinian group Hamas announced that the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip face the risk of death from hunger in light of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war on Gaza since October 2023.

ICC prosecutor says no legal basis to suspend arrest warrants for Israeli officials

The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor has stated that Tel Aviv's appeal of the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister should be dismissed and the appeal proceedings discontinued.

Major General Salami: Defeated forces in Gaza, Lebanon now leading brutal attacks on Syria

The Commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami, issued a statement on Saturday condemning recent brutal attacks on Syria and mourning the martyrdom of top Iranian Commander Kiomars Pourhashemi.

Iran calls for expulsion of Israel from UN Commission on Status of Women

The secretary of Iran's Human Rights Headquarters has called for the expulsion of Israel from the United Nations Commission on Status of Women in separate letters to four high-ranking UN officials, emphasizing the need for accountability for Israel's crimes in Gaza and Lebanon.

Israel blocked all UN attempts to deliver aid to northern Gaza

Israel has blocked all efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to the northern Gaza Strip, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced on Thursday.

UN says no life-saving aid attempts in northern Gaza facilitated by Israel in November

The United Nations has reported that Israel either denied or impeded all life-saving assistance efforts in the northern Gaza Strip in November.

Ministry: Israeli ‘massacres’ wiped out 1,410 Palestinian families in Gaza since October 2023

Israeli military has committed more than 7,160 massacres in the Gaza Strip since the start of the war, wiping out at least 1,410 Palestinian families from the civil registry, the Palestinian Health Ministry has announced.

Gaza authorities warn of spread of diseases among displaced civilians amid Israeli attacks

Palestinian authorities have warned of outbreaks of epidemics and diseases among displaced civilians in Gaza City due to crowdedness in shelters.

Iran FM urges intl. community to prevent normalization of Israeli genocide, crimes 

Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi emphasized that the international community must not allow Israel's law-breaking and aggression to become normalized.

Netanyahu stalled hostage swap deal with Hamas to satisfy Israeli far-right ministers: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lost an opportunity to reach a hostage swap agreement with Hamas in July in order to appease his far-right coalition partners, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) has reported.

Iran’s Leader says arrest warrant for Israeli PM not enough, death sentence should be issued

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei stressed that the international arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not enough and his death sentence should be issued over the Zionist regime's crimes in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

Israeli PM brushed Off concerns over Hamas ahead of Gaza War: Report

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has repeatedly dismissed proposals to assassinate Hamas leaders, including during a meeting nearly a week before the October 7, 2023 attack by the Palestinian group, according to a report by Israel’s Channel 12.

Over 1,000 doctors, nurses killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since start of war: Report

More than 1,000 doctors and nurses have been killed in Israeli attacks in the besieged Gaza Strip since last year, local authorities reported on Sunday.

Advisor to Iran Leader: West sacrificed Europe’s largest country for political gains

The advisor to Iran’s Leader in international affairs says Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky governs irresponsibly over Ukraine, while the West uses the prosperous country as a pawn in its political games.

Hamas says captive killed in Israeli attack on northern Gaza

Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian group Hamas, has announced that an Israeli female captive was killed in an attack by the regime on northern Gaza Strip.

Protests across Europe against Israel’s military onslaught against Gaza, Lebanon

Protests erupted in Stockholm, Amsterdam and Geneva as hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets to voice outrage against Israel's attacks against the Gaza Strip and Lebanon.

At least six Israeli soldiers commit suicide, thousands more get mental health treatment amid war: Report

At least six Israeli soldiers have taken their own lives in recent months, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth has revealed, citing severe psychological distress caused by prolonged wars in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon as the primary cause.

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