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Iran Leader: Israel knocked out by Hamas military operation

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has said Israel was “knocked out” in Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, the largest military operation by Palestinian resistance groups against the Zionist regime.

Palestinian president calls hostage deal a “humanitarian truce” but pushes for ceasefire in Gaza

The Palestinian president has welcomed the hostage exchange agreement reached between Israel and Hamas under foreign mediation, which includes a four-day pause in hostilities, but called for a full ceasefire, according to state-run Palestinian news agency Wafa.

Iran foreign minister calls for prosecution of Israeli officials over their “crimes in Gaza”

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian called on the international community to hold “Israeli war criminals” to account over the ongoing conflict in the besieged Gaza Strip. At least 14,000 people, mainly women and children, have been killed in the blockaded enclave since early October due to Israel's relentless military campaign.

Iran asks BRICS states to designate Israel as terrorist entity, sever ties with Tel Aviv

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has urged leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies to designate Israel as a terrorist entity because of the extensive crimes it has committed in the Gaza Strip over the past weeks.

Israel approves deal for temporary Gaza ceasefire, hostage release

The Israeli cabinet has agreed to a temporary ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip that will enable the release of about 50 people held captive in the besieged enclave since Hamas stormed southern Israel in early October.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: UN says 1.7 million people displaced in Gaza Strip

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 1,200 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 14,000 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Over 10 million Iranians sign up to go to Gaza to fight Israel

In a striking show of solidarity with Palestine, over 10 million Iranians have come forward, announcing their readiness to go to the Gaza Strip to fight Israel, according to recent statistics.

US denying permission to Israel for ceasefire in Gaza: IRGC Chief

The United States has forbidden Israel from striking a ceasefire which it craves desperately as it has been mired in a crisis in the Gaza Strip, Commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Hossein Salami said on Tuesday.

Iran slams UN Security Council for failing to call for ceasefire in Gaza amid Israel bombardment

Tehran has rapped the United Nations Security Council for failing to call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in its recently-approved resolution on Israel’s “genocidal war” against the besieged enclave. More than 13,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel’s military campaign in Gaza over the past 43 days.

Families of Gaza hostages reject talk of death penalty for Hamas detainees

Relatives of some of the captives taken by Hamas in the October attack have called on far-right Israeli lawmakers not to pursue a bill that would make it easier to use capital punishment against Palestinian detainees.

Hamas leader says they are “close to reaching a truce agreement” with Israel

Hamas is “close to reaching a truce deal” with Israel, the Palestinian group's political chief Ismail Haniyeh has said in a statement posted on Telegram.

UN chief describes deaths of civilians in Gaza as “unparalleled and unprecedented”

The number of civilians killed in Gaza has been “unparalleled and unprecedented” in comparison to any conflict since 2017, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has stated.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Health ministry says all hospitals in north Gaza out of service

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 1,200 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 13,000 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Top Iran military commander: Israel losing 15 tanks daily in Gaza

The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says Israel loses at least 15 tanks and several armored vehicles in Gaza each day.

Hamas denies reports about prisoner exchange with Israel

A senior Hamas member on Monday denied media reports that the Palestinian group has reached a prisoner swap agreement with Israel.

Iran says not involved in seizure of Israeli ship off Yemen coast

Iran has denied any involvement in the capturing of an Israeli ship in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Ansarullah movement on Sunday.

Sources say negotiators nearing a deal for initial release of dozens of Hamas-held hostages

A recent draft of a possible agreement to secure the release of  captivates that Hamas is holding in Gaza proposes a four- to five-day pause in fighting for the initial release of 50 hostages, two sources familiar with the talks told CNN.

Iran FM to Lavrov: US intensifying Israel’s war on Gaza

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has told his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov the United States is intensifying the Israeli regime's war on Gaza.

Hamas: Gaza death toll surges past 13,000

The death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip has surged past 13,000, the government media office in the besieged enclave confirmed on Monday.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Israeli tanks besiege Gaza’s Indonesian Hospital

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 1,200 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 12,500 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Yemen says seized Israeli ship in Red Sea

Yemen’s Armed Forces announced that they have confiscated an Israeli ship and detained dozens of its crew members in the Red Sea following warnings by the Ansarullah resistance movement that the popular force will target any Israeli ship crossing the country’s territorial waters.

Ayatollah Khamenei urges Islamic states to cut ties with Israel

Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, the Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution called on certain Muslim states with political ties with Israel to cut them.

Yemen’s Houthis say they will target all Israeli ships

Yahya Sarea, a spokesperson for Yemen's Houthis, has warned the group will target all ships operated or owned by Israeli companies or carrying the Israeli flag, according to the group's Telegram channel on Sunday.

CNN suggests weaponry found in Gaza hospital ‘rearranged’ by Israel

An analysis by CNN did not exclude the possibility that the Israeli army "rearranged" weapons it claimed to have found at the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City before the international media were allowed to visit the medical facility.

Israel committing ‘genocide’ against health system in Gaza: Palestinian minister

Palestinian Health Minister Mai Alkaila has strongly condemned Israel for committing "genocide against the healthcare system" in the besieged Gaza Strip as Tel Aviv continues its indiscriminate strikes on the territory.

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