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Hamas official hails South Africa for calling Israel to account “Gaza crimes”

The representative of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in Tehran has hailed South Africa for dragging the Israeli regime before the International Court of Justice in the Hague over its "crimes in the Gaza war."

Iran’s Leader urges Muslim countries to cut off Israel’s vital arteries

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called on the Islamic states to severe their political and economic ties with Israel, and cut off Tel Aviv's vital arteries.

21 Israeli soldiers killed in biggest single loss during Gaza conflict: Army

Twenty-one Israeli soldiers were killed and several others injured in combat in southern Gaza on Monday, Israel's military confirmed on Tuesday, marking the biggest single loss of life for Israeli troops during the war on Gaza.

Israel proposes new hostage agreement to Hamas: Report

The Israeli government has offered Hamas a pause in the fighting of up to 60 days so all the remaining captives can be released, Axios has reported, citing two unnamed officials.

Over half a million Gazans at risk of death from starvation due to Israeli attacks: Hamas

A senior official of the Palestinian movement Hamas has warned that more than half a million people face the risk of death from starvation in the besieged Gaza Strip after more than three months of Israeli genocide in the territory.

95% of those facing starvation across world are in Gaza: Report

Of the 600,000 people facing starvation globally, only five percent live outside of the Gaza Strip, according to figures from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

PA official rejects Israel’s artificial island proposal for Palestinians

Palestinian Foreign Affairs Minister Riyad Al Maliki has dismissed a proposal by his Israeli counterpart Israel Katz to create an artificial island off the coast of Egypt as an alternative homeland for Palestinians.

Global support for Israel plummets: Report

Support for Israel around the world has plummeted dramatically since its assault on the Gaza Strip began in early October, a new survey has found.

US calls on Israel to focus on eliminating Hamas leaders

Washington is seeking from Israel a transition from the wider ground operation in the Gaza Strip to targeted attacks on the leaders of the Hamas movement, US Deputy National Security Advisor Jon Finer has stated.

Iran says supports South Africa’s ICJ case against Israel over Gaza war

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stated Tehran supports South Africa's "smart and historic" move to file a case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its crimes against the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Intl. Committe of Red Cross warns Gaza situation ‘beyond catastrophic’ as death toll surpasses 25k

The humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip is reaching catastrophic levels, intensifying each day, Tommaso Della Longa, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' spokesperson (IFRC), has warned.

Israel ‘far from destroying’ Hamas in Gaza Strip: US intelligence agencies

A report by US intelligence agencies has concluded that Palestinian group Hamas has lost 20-30 percent of its fighters after months of Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip, meaning it is far from being destroyed.

US and Israel at odds over post-war Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to compromise with Washington on a potential two-state solution for post-war Gaza despite US President Joe Biden’s insistence the pair were in agreement after a phone call with Netanyahu, according to a post the Israeli premier wrote on X social media on Saturday.

Ministry: Gaza death toll nears 25,000

At least 24,927 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the start of the Israeli war on 7 October, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. An additional 62,388 have also been wounded in the same time period.

Two mothers are killed in Gaza every hour: UN

Two mothers are killed in the Gaza Strip each hour in the 100-day conflict, estimates UN Women, the United Nations body to promote gender equality and the empowerment of women.

Egypt says holding talks with Yemen’s Houthis, Iran to reduce regional tensions

Egyptian officials are conducting talks with representatives from the Houthi group in Yemen as well as with Tehran in an attempt to reduce tensions in international waters, Arabic-language news outlet Al-Araby Al-Jadeed reported on Friday.

‘Criminal complaints’ filed against Israeli president in Switzerland

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is the subject of criminal complaints during his visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, Swiss prosecutors have confirmed, as Tel Aviv finds itself accused of committing war crimes in the Gaza Strip.

Gaza detainees subject to ‘ill-treatment, humiliation’: UN

The head of the UN human rights office in the occupied Palestinian territories has urged Israel to prevent the recurrence of "ill-treatment and humiliation" of Palestinian detainees in the Gaza Strip, saying he met several released detainees who had been beaten, blindfolded and held for weeks by Israeli forces.

Palestinian foreign ministry welcomes Chile and Mexico’s calls for ICC investigation into Israel crimes in Gaza

The Palestinian Foreign Ministry announced it supports Chile and Mexico’s request for the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israel's crimes against civilians during the Gaza war.

20k babies born during war on Gaza, 135,000 minors at ‘severe risk’ of malnutrition: UNICEF

Nearly 20,000 babies have been born during Israel's continuing war in Gaza, while 135,000 children in the Gaza Strip under the age of two are at “severe risk” of malnutrition, the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) has warned.

Netanyahu rejects deal for release of Hamas-held hostages in Gaza: Report

The Israeli government prepared a proposal to initiate new negotiations with the Palestinian group Hamas for the release of Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip but Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the offer, according to a report.

Medicine, aid for Palestinians, hostages arrive in Gaza: Qatar

Medicine and aid for Palestinians and the Israeli hostages entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, a spokesperson for the Qatari foreign ministry.

Palestinian labour minister warns of impending societal implosion as a result of skyrocketing unemployment

Palestinian labour minister Nasri Abu Jaish has stated that he estimated unemployment in Gaza to be around 90 percent, up from approximately 47 percent before the Israeli war, with unemployment in the occupied West Bank also sitting around 25 percent, up from around 13 percent before October 7.

Palestinian Investment Fund says Gaza needs at least $15bn to rebuild housing units

Palestine investment fund chairman Mohammad Mustafa has estimated that rebuilding housing units in the Gaza Strip would need at least $15 billion.

“We cannot have in Lebanon another Gaza”: UN chief

A solution in Gaza will "allow for the de-escalation in other parts of the Middle East", warned United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday.

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