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Israel using starvation as weapon of war: HRW

Israel is using starvation as a weapon of war against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip, which is a war crime, Human Rights Watch announced on Monday.

Charity organization warns Gaza water system ‘completely collapsed’

The lack of water or sanitation in Gaza could soon become equally “dangerous” amid the ongoing Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip, according to a member of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders.

Over 50% of Israelis oppose annexing and resettlement of Gaza after war: Poll

A recent survey conducted by the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) revealed that a majority of Israelis are opposed to the annexation of the Gaza Strip when the ongoing conflict in the enclave ends.

Gaza deadliest place for journalists in world: UN

The United Nations Office for Human Rights in the occupied Palestinian territories announced it is alarmed by an unprecedented rate of journalists and media workers killed in Gaza since early October.

Hamas says no prisoner swap deal with Israel under bombardment

A senior Hamas official has reaffirmed that the Palestinian movement will not enter into talks over a new prisoner exchange agreement with Israel until the ongoing war on the Gaza Strip comes to an end.

Yemen says Red Sea operations left significant economic impact on Israel

Spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah Mohammed Abdul-Salam has stressed the Yemeni army's military operations against the vessels owned by Israel or bound for the occupied Palestinian territories have taken a big toll on the regime's economy.

Pope says no terrorists in Gaza parish where Israeli soldier killed 2 women

Pope Francis addressed the death of a mother and daughter who were sheltering inside the Holy Family Parish in the Gaza Strip, where church leaders say they were killed by an Israeli army sniper.

70% of Palestinians killed in Gaza war are women and children: Health Ministry

Approximately 18,800 Palestinians — 70% of them women and children — have been killed in the Gaza Strip between October 7 and December 15, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Ramallah announced in a statement Sunday.

British, German, French FMs call for Gaza ceasefire

The foreign ministers of the UK and Germany have called on Israel to stop bombing Gaza in a joint editorial published in the Sunday Times and Welt am Sonntag. Their French counterpart echoed the demand during a news conference with her Israeli counterpart.

Top Iranian commander: Destroying hospitals in Gaza no remarkable feat, Iran to stand up for Palestine

“The killing of children and destruction of hospitals in Gaza is not a military feat; rather, they are crimes,” says Major General Hossein Salami, the general commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC).

Half of young Americans want Israel given to Hamas: Survey

Over half of US adults from ages 18 to 24 believe the ongoing crisis in the Gaza Strip should be resolved by abolishing the state of Israel and turning it over to Hamas and the Palestinian people, a new poll has shown.

Iran renews call for lasting ceasefire in Gaza

Iran has reiterated its call for an end to Israeli atrocities in Gaza and for a ceasefire to take hold there.

Netanyahu hints new deal underway to release Hamas-held hostages

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that new negotiations are underway to release hostages held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Two more shipping firms suspend Red Sea passage amid Yemen’s attacks

Two more major international shipping companies have halted passage of their cargoes through a key Red Sea strait following attacks by Yemeni armed forces on vessels bound for the occupied Palestinian territories.

Israel says Hamas-held captives shot while waving white flag

Three Israeli hostages who were mistakenly killed by Israeli soldiers on Friday did everything in their power to demonstrate that they posed no threat, including holding a white flag, the chief of the general staff of Israel’s so-called Defense Forces (IDF) has announced.

Hezbollah says Israel failed to achieve its goals in war with Hamas

The Israeli army has achieved nothing in its war on Gaza and has instead drawn the ire of the international community, spokesman for the Lebanese group Hezbollah, Haji Mohammad Afif, has stated in an exclusive interview with RT.

Gaza is worse than a graveyard for children: UNICEF

Children in the Gaza Strip have been suffering from hellish conditions, UNICEF spokesperson James Elder has stated, warning that the situation could get worse.

Shipping companies halt Red Sea journeys after Houthi strikes

Two major world shipping companies have announced they will pause all journeys through the Red Sea after a series of attacks on Israel-bound ships by Yemen’s Houthi forces.

Israeli military says accidentally killed 3 Israelis held hostage in Gaza

Israel’s so-called Defense Forces has confirmed that three Israeli captivates in the Gaza Strip were mistakenly identified as a threat and shot dead by the army troops.

Khaled Mashaal: Hamas prepared for long battle

The armed wing of Hamas is prepared for a long war with Israel, the Palestinian group's former Chief and senior leader Khaled Mashaal told a Turkish newspaper.

Yemen says struck two Israel-bound ships

The Yemeni Army  announced it has targeted two Israel-bound container ships in waters off the country’s coast, the latest of their operations to support Palestinians who are under attacks by Tel Aviv.

UN warns Gaza not fit for human life as around 19k Palestinians killed in Israeli war

The head of the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees has stressed nine weeks of war have left Gaza unfit for human habitation. The Palestinian death toll from Israrli war on Gaza is nearing 19,000.

Iran: Israel plans to deport Palestinians to neighboring countries

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has warned of Israel's plot to deport Gaza-based Palestinians to other states after trapping them in the southern part of the enclave.

Half of Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise “dumb bombs”: US assessment

Nearly half of the air-to-ground munitions that Israel has used in Gaza  have been unguided, otherwise known as “dumb bombs”, according to a new US intelligence assessment.

Iran’s defense minister warns US: Red Sea is our region

Iran’s Minister of Defense has undermined US efforts to establish an international naval force comprising 40 countries in the Red Sea, warning “no one can definitely maneuver in a region that we dominate.”

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