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US seeking to convince shipping firms to resume sailing via Red Sea despite Yemen’s attacks

The United States is taking steps to reassure shipping companies that it is safe to use the Red Sea and Suez Canal for cargo deliveries amid continued attacks by the Houthis, Bloomberg reported on Friday.

South Africa files genocide case against Israel at ICJ

South Africa has filed an application at the International Court of Justice to begin proceedings over claims of genocide against Israel for its war against Gaza, the court has announced.

WHO says very concerned over spread of infectious diseases in Gaza

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced it is very concerned over the spread of infectious diseases in Gaza as hundreds of thousands of Palestinians remain displaced, with many in overcrowded shelters and health facilities.

Hamas refuses Israel’s claims over ‘discussion of prisoner swap’

Hamas has refuted Israel's claims that the Palestinian group and Israel have engaged in talks over prisoner exchange.

Iran’s Quds Force cmdr.: Israel has made no gains in Gaza but killing children, women

The commander of Iran’s Quds Force says al-Aqsa Flood was a purely Palestinian operation and every stage thereof was planned and carried out by the Palestinian resistance.

Yemen warns trans-regional forces against supporting Israel in Red Sea, Arabian Sea

Yemen's defense minister has warned foreign military troops against offering support to Tel Aviv and securing passage of Israel-owned ships or vessels bound for Israeli ports in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea waters.

UN aid chief: Impossible situation to help Gaza people

The United Nations relief chief has expressed frustration with hurdles in getting aid into Gaza, where an acute hunger crisis is impacting millions as Israel presses on with its offensive against the besieged enclave.

Yemen’s Houthis say Intl. waterways secure except for Israel-bound ships

Yemen's Houthis have insisted that the international waterways are secure for all passing vessels, except for Israeli ones or those heading towards Israel.

Iran FM raps U.S. support for Israel amid Gaza war

Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, strongly criticized the United States' support for the Zionist regime during a Thursday address on the ongoing situation in Gaza.

Israel says operation to find and kill Hamas military chief to take long time

Israel’s operation to find and kill Hamas' armed wing leader Muhammed al-Dayf will take a "long time", Israeli army spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari has stated.

Gaza grappling with catastrophic hunger’: UNRWA

The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) has repeated its call for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, noting that the Gaza Strip is grappling with "catastrophic hunger”.

Yemen says to inflict ‘harshest blow’ if Israel continues Gaza war

Yemen has warned Israel of a very harsh response if the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip continues.

Gaza’s private sector suffered $1.5b loss in 2 months of Israel’s war: Report

The losses of private sector businesses in the Gaza Strip had reached approximately $1.5 billion in the first two months of Israel's onslaught on the Palestinian enclave, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported on Wednesday.

Gaza death toll surpasses 21,000: Health ministry

As Israel continues its bombardment of Gaza, the death toll has now topped 21,000, according to the Hamas-run Ministry of Health.

Erdogan: Netanyahu is no different from Hitler

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is no different from Adolf Hitler, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated, condemning Tel Aviv’s military campaign in Gaza.

Israel says Gaza war to drag on for ‘many more months’

Israel’s top military commander has warned that the war in the Gaza Strip will likely drag on for “many more months” because a long and determined fight will be required to "completely destroy" the Palestinian group Hamas and prevent it from "quickly becoming a threat again".

Hamas says Biden has blood of Gaza children on hands

A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has stated US President Joe Biden’s hands are soaked in the blood of Palestinian children in Gaza.

IRGC: Revenge awaiting Israel for assassination of military advisor

The spokesman of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has stressed Iran will respond appropriately to Israel over the assassination of a senior military advisor in Syria.

Hamas remains ‘resilient’ on battlefield despite Israeli war: US think tanks

Palestinian group Hamas has proved to be “resilient” on the battlefield despite suffering losses in the Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip, US-based war monitors say.

Yemen’s Houthis hit Israel-bound ship, other targets

Yemen's Houthis have announced striking a ship heading towards the occupied territories as well as targets lying within those territories in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Israeli soldiers round up stripped Palestinian men and children at stadium

Israeli soldiers have rounded up dozens of Palestinians in an open field of a stadium in Gaza, stripping them and tying their hands behind their backs, according to photos and video footage shared on local media.

UN official warns Gaza has become a ‘human chessboard’

Gemma Connell, with the UN humanitarian agency OCHA, has described Gaza as a "human chessboard" in which thousands of people, displaced many times already, are on the run again while there is no guarantee a destination will be safe.

Expert: Zionist regime’s assassination of IRGC cmdr. to poke Iran

An Iranian expert has warned of Israel's efforts to drag Iran into a direct confrontation with the US in the wake of the Gaza war.

Iran security chief: US, Israel both losers in Gaza war

The secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council says Israel and the US as its biggest supporter are the two losers in the current war in Gaza.

Israel pushes for “voluntary migration” for Palestinians in Gaza: Report

An Israeli newspaper has reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for plans to implement "voluntary migration" of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip to other countries. Hundreds of thousands of Gazans have been subject to forced displacement inside Gaza since Israeli war on the enclave in early October.

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