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Hamas says put forth realistic truce proposal in Gaza

A senior Hamas official has stated the Palestinian group has put forward a “realistic” ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip that involves the release of Israeli captives and the withdrawal of "occupation soldiers" from the besieged enclave.

One-third of children under 2 years acutely malnourished in northern Gaza: UNRWA

The situation in the Gaza Strip is “catastrophic and deteriorates by the minute”, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned. It added one in three children under the age of two in northern Gaza are now acutely malnourished.

Israelis demand hostage swap deal during mass rallies

Thousands of people held protests across the occupied Palestinian territories against the current Israeli government led by Benjamin Netanyahu and demanded a captive swap agreement with Hamas.

Report: Many Palestinians refuse to leave their destroyed homes in Gaza 

Iran’s Tasnim News Agency ran a report on its Telegram Channel about a Palestinian old man who, like many other people in Gaza, prefers the path of resistance against Israeli occupation over leaving their land.

Gaza death toll surges past 31,500

The Palestinian death toll from Israel's military onslaught against the besieged Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, jumped to 31,500, the Health Ministry in the enclave announced on Saturday.

Leaders of resistance groups meet to coordinate anti-Israel operation: Report

The leaders of Palestinian groups and Yemen’s Houthi movement have reportedly held a meeting to coordinate retaliatory attacks against Israel as Tel Aviv presses ahead with its war against the besieged Gaza Strip.

Yemen’s Houthis say launched first attack against US, Israeli vessels in Indian Ocean

Yemen’s Houthi movement has announced starting their pro-Palestinian operations in the Indian Ocean by targeting several Israeli and American ships in the body of water in protest at the genocidal war against the besieged Gaza Strip.

Acute malnutrition doubles within one month among children in northern Gaza: UNICEF

The United Nations agency for children has reported an increase in acute malnutrition rates among children in the northern Gaza Strip, with figures doubling within just one month.

Israeli PM approves plans for military operation in Rafah, Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected the latest truce and prisoner-exchange proposal by Palestinian group Hamas and has approved the army plan to launch a military operation in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.

UN estimates nearly 23mn tonnes of debris spread across Gaza Strip due to war

More than five months of Israeli military onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip have left nearly 23 million tonnes of debris, according to the United Nations.

UN chief warns Gazans are living in one waking nightmare

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stated that "the people of Gaza are living in one waking nightmare." More than 31,000 Gaza residents have been slaughtered by Israel since early October last year.

Palestinian FM says Netanyahu prolonging Gaza war to stay in power

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is prolonging the war in the besieged Gaza Strip in order to stay in power, Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has said.

Report: US privately tells Israel it will accept small-scale raid on Rafah

A report from US news site Politico says that senior American officials have told their Israeli counterparts that the administration of President Joe Biden will support hitting “high-value Hamas targets in and underneath Rafah” in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Many killed, injured in Israeli strike on UN food distribution center in Rafah

The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) announced at least five people, including a staff member, were killed and 22 others wounded after Israeli soldiers targeted a food distribution center in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.

Veteran Iranian journalist demands Tehran send aid ships to Gaza

The chief editor of principlist Persian newspaper Kayhan says Iran ‘can and should’ deliver humanitarian supplies to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip through maritime routes amid the months-long Israeli genocidal campaign.

Israel will lose Gaza war even if it invades Rafah: Hezbollah leader

The leader of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah says the Israeli army, which is waging a genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, is in a state of exhaustion. He added even if the regime goes to Rafah, it has lose the war and cannot eliminate Hamas movement.

Report finds Israel’s dishonest use of ‘humanitarian protective measures’ resulted in killing of more Palestinians in Gaza

A report published by the research group Forensic Architecture has called into question Israel’s argument at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that it had introduced measures to safeguard civilian life in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Iran: Israel actions in Gaza have sounded alarm for “most unprecedented humanitarian disaster” of century

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has written separate letters to UN chief, the president of the UN security Council, the secretary general of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), as well as the foreign ministers of Muslim and non-Muslim countries on the recent developments in the Gaza Strip, warning that the Israeli actions in the besieged enclave have raised the alarm for the most unprecedented humanitarian disaster in this century.

White House trying to walk back Biden’s remarks about Rafah onslaught being a red line for US

The White House has attempted to walk back comments US President Joe Biden made over the weekend saying that an Israeli offensive of Rafah in the Gaza Strip would be a red line.

UN says more children killed in Gaza war than in 4 years of worldwide conflict

More children have been reported killed in the war raging in the besieged Gaza Strip than in four years of conflict around the globe, the head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees said Tuesday.

Israel, Hamas “nowhere near a deal” over Gaza: Qatar

Qatar’s foreign ministry spokesperson Majed Al-Ansari has declared that a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas is not imminent.

Democratic senators ask Biden halt military aid to Israel amid Gaza war

A group of Senate Democrats led by Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) have demanded President Joe Biden comply with the Foreign Assistance Act and cut off military aid to Tel Aviv. More than 31,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli onslaught against Gaza.

Iran Leader says Palestine to bring Israel to its knees

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has stated the resistance and steadfastness of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip will bring the Zionist regime to its knees.

11 killed in US-UK strikes on Yemen

Air raids carried out by the US and UK have hit port cities and small towns in western Yemen, killing at least 11 people and injuring 14, a spokesperson for Yemen’s internationally recognised government has told the Reuters news agency.

Iran calls on Muslim countries to unite against Israeli genocide in Gaza on occasion of Ramadan

Congratulating the Muslim world on the occasion of Ramadan, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian urged Islamic states to unite against the Israeli regime's ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip on the occasion of the holy fasting month.

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