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Israel signals readiness for new temporary truce in Gaza Strip

Israeli President Isaac Herzog has stated Tel Aviv is willing to agree to a new temporary truce with Hamas in the Gaza Strip to secure the release of more captives held by the Palestinian group.

UNICEF calls for truce as disease threatens to kill even more children in Gaza

UNICEF has announced that without sufficient safe water, food and sanitation, child deaths in the Gaza Strip due to disease could surpass those killed in Israel's bombardments, urging a ceasefire in the besieged enclave.

Majority of US voters disapprove of Biden’s policies over Gaza: Poll

A new poll by The New York Times and Siena College shows strong American disapproval of US President Joe Biden’s handling of the Gaza conflict.

Yemen says to turn Red Sea into ‘graveyard’

Yemen’s Defense Minister Major General Mohammad al-Atifi has denounced the formation of a US-led maritime task force in the Red Sea to protect the passage of merchant vessels bound for the Israeli-occupied territories, cautioning the Western alliance that any assault on Yemeni soil would have dire consequences.

US launches multinational operation in response to Houthi strikes in Red Sea

The United States has announced the formation of a multinational mission to counter attacks by Yemen's Houthis on commercial vessels in the Red Sea.

Hamas video shows Israeli captives pleading for release

Gaza-based Palestinian group, Hamas, has posted a video of three elderly Israeli hostages pleading for their immediate release.

Yemen says hit two more ships in Red Sea

The Yemeni armed forces have launched attacks on two more Israel-bound ships sailing in the Red Sea amid a campaign to pressure Tel Aviv and allies to end their war on Gaza.

4,300 aid trucks enter Gaza between Oct. 21-Dec.16: Palestinian Red Crescent

The Palestinian Red Crescent Society has reported 4,301 humanitarian relief trucks entered the Gaza Strip through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt between Oct. 21 and Dec. 16.

Nearly 300 people in UNRWA shelters killed and over 1,000 injured since October 7: UN

At least 297 displaced people in Gaza have been killed since the Israel-Hamas war began, according to a statement from the UN's Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). Those killed and injured were sheltering in facilities run by the UN refugee agency, UNRWA.

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.

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