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Iran President: US preventing ceasefire in Gaza

Iran’s president says the United States is preventing a ceasefire from taking hold in the occupied Palestinian territories.

Palestinian rights groups urge ICC to investigate Israel war crimes in Gaza

Three Palestinian human rights groups have called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel’s war crimes, including genocide, against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Food shortages affecting every single person in Gaza: WFP

All of the 2.3 million inhabitants in the Gaza Strip are lacking sufficient food and facing malnutrition, a World Food Programme official has said.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Health ministry says Gaza’s largest hospital suspended operations

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 11,000 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Health Ministry says 21 Gaza hospitals out of service as death toll exceeds 11k

21 hospitals in the Gaza Strip are out of service now. The Israeli military has bombed and shelled the grounds of several medical facilities in northern Gaza, while tanks have surrounded at least four health facilities where thousands of people have taken shelter.

Arab League demands “complete ceasefire” in Gaza ahead of OIC summit in Riyadh

The Arab League has demanded a “complete ceasefire” in Gaza, according to a statement by the Arab League. Islamic states are set to hold a summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Saturday.

If there is a hell on earth today, it’s name is northern Gaza’: OCHA

The spokesperson of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) described life in northern Gaza as "hell on earth" as Israel deepens its blockade and bombardment.

Gazans facing ‘never-ending humanitarian nightmare’: UN head

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has described the situation in Gaza as “a never-ending humanitarian nightmare for civilians” as he once again reiterated calls for an immediate ceasefire.

Seven fighters killed in Syria: Hezbollah

The Lebanese group Hezbollah has announced that seven of its members have been killed in an Israeli attack in Syria.

Gaza must choose own leadership: Islamic Jihad

Mohammad al-Hindi, deputy leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, has slammed Israeli discussion of the future of Gaza as an attempt by the Israeli regime to extend its military presence there.

Iran asks IAEA to notify UN Security Council on Israeli threat to nuke Gaza

Mohammad Eslami, the director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), on Thursday wrote a letter to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) director general, demanding the UN nuclear watchdog to inform the United Nations Security Council about dangers of possible use of nuclear weapons by the Israeli regime against the Palestinian people in Gaza.

Biden says no possibility of Gaza ceasefire

US President Joe Biden has ruled out any hope of achieving a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Iran calls on Muslim nations to cut ties with Israel over Gaza carnage

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has urged Muslim countries to cut diplomatic and economic ties with the Israeli regime in a bid to stop its brutal aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip.

Palestinian suffering did not start in October, “but is 75 years old”: PM

Palestinian suffering "is 75 years old" and "did not start on October 7", Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh  said Thursday at an international humanitarian conference for Gaza in Paris.

Iranian president raps “Israeli genocide” in Palestine

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi denounced the Israeli regime for the ongoing crisis in Palestine, calling it the biggest genocide in history.

Most of Gaza hospitals stopped functioning: Palestinian health ministry

Majority of hospitals in Gaza, 18 out of 35, have stopped functioning, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah, which draws figures from the Hamas-controlled territory.

Iranian cmdr.: Gaza has turned into graveyard for U.S., Israel

The commander general of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Gaza has turned into a graveyard for the United States and the Israeli regime.

Iran rejects G-7 ministerial meeting statement regarding Gaza, nuclear work, Ukraine

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has dismissed as unfounded and categorically condemned allegations in a joint communiqué by foreign ministers of the G-7 group regarding the Israeli war on Gaza, Iran’s nuclear program as well as alleged Tehran’s military help to Russia in the war on Ukraine.

Yemen says to keep up military operations against Israel until end of Gaza war

Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has vowed to continue military operations in support of the people of the Gaza Strip until Israel ends its onslaught on the besieged Palestinian territory.

Something “clearly wrong” with Israel’s Gaza military operation: UN chief

The number of civilian deaths in the Gaza Strip during the past month of war between Israel and Hamas means something is "clearly wrong" with Israel's military operation, the United Nations secretary general has cautioned.

Prisoner swap a priority: Hamas

Abu Obeida, a spokesman for the al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, has stated the issue of the captives remains a priority for Hamas.

Iran’s ex-FM Zarif: Russia benefiting most from Gaza war

Iran’s former foreign minister Mohammadjavad Zarif says Russia has gained the most benefits from the recent conflict in Gaza.

Hamas says Gaza governance ‘pure Palestinian affair’

Hamas has announced the governance of the Gaza Strip is a “pure Palestinian affair”, in response to US statements that the movement could not be part of the ruling equation in the enclave.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Thousands flee Israeli strikes in northern Gaza

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 10,500 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Iranian president says world disillusioned with intl. bodies, citing Gaza carnage

The Iranian president castigated international organizations for their failure to restore peace to the world and stop aggression against weaker nations, citing the ongoing Israeli carnage in the Gaza Strip.

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