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Israeli army conducts raids deeper in Gaza City: Spokesperson

The Israeli ground operation has expanded deeper within Gaza City, army spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said in a news briefing. More than 11,000 Palestinians, including at least 4,500 children, have died so far in Israel’s military campaign in Gaza.

Iranian actors, war veterans stand up in solidarity with Palestinians

Tehran Peace Museum and the Iranian House of Artists in a joint statement have condemned the Israeli regime for its brutal carnage of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and have asked for an immediate ceasefire there.

Hamas assault does not justify collective punishment of Palestinians: UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has said that Hamas’ attacks against Israel do not justify the collective punishment of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Health ministry says hospitals in northern Gaza Strip 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 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 11,000 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Turkey calls UN ‘ineffective’, urges reform of permanent membership, veto systems

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly criticized the United Nations and its Security Council for failing to act on the Gaza crisis, calling the organization "ineffective" and urging a reform of its permanent membership and veto systems.

Lebanon PM says Beirut has contingency plan in case of war

Caretaker Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has called for an immediate ceasefire in the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, but stated Beirut has drawn up a contingency plan for the next three months should war break out in Lebanon.

Iran says maintains reservations about “two-state solution” to Palestine crisis

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry says Tehran has reservations about the two-state solution to the Palestine crisis despite the fact that the provision regarding the issue has been incorporated in the summit of the Islamic states in Riyadh.

More Palestinians killed in West Bank, death toll reaches 186 since start of Israel’s war on Gaza

Israeli raids in north of the West Bank have killed four Palestinians, according to authorities, as violence in the occupied territory escalates amid the war in the Gaza Strip.

Biden to ask China’s president to advise Iran against further Middle East escalation: Report

US President Joe Biden reportedly intends to urge his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping to wield his clout with Tehran to prevent the Palestine-Israel conflict from escalating into a wider regional one.

US playing key role in helping Israel survive: Iran president

Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has stated the United States plays the most important role in helping the Israeli regime survive and is the main party supplying Tel Aviv with weapons and ammunition.

UAE planning to maintain ties with Israel despite Gaza war: Report

The United Arab Emirates plans to maintain diplomatic relations with Israel despite international outcry over the mounting toll of the war in Gaza and hopes to have some moderating influence over the Israeli campaign while safeguarding its own interests, according to four sources familiar with UAE government policy.

Protesters in several countries rally in support of Palestine

Demonstrators have rallied worldwide in solidarity with Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, condemning the high rate of civilian casualties in Israeli attacks and calling for an immediate ceasefire.

Gazans being “choked” by bombardment and siege: UN

The people of Gaza are being "choked" by the continuous Israeli bombardment and blockade, the head of UNRWA, the UN relief agency that works in the Gaza Strip, Philippe Lazzarini, has warned.

Netanyahu says Israel plans to exercise “security control” in Gaza

Tel Aviv plans to retain security control in the Gaza Strip after its military operation there, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stated. Palestinian groups say the governance of the Gaza Strip is a “pure Palestinian affair”, adding the future of the enclave should be decided by the Palestinians and no one else.

Israel-Palestine conflict LIVE: Palestine Red Crescent Society says Gaza’s second largest hospital 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 1,400 Israelis, including both military and settlers. More than 11,000 Palestinians have been so far killed in an exchange of fire between the two sides.

Arab-Islamic summit rejects justifying Israel’s actions against Palestinians as self-defence, calls for cessation of arms exports to Tel Aviv

An Arab-Islamic summit hosted by Saudi Arabia has called for an end to the war in Gaza and rejected justifying the Israeli war in the besieged strip as self-defence.

Power of resistance front emanates from Iran’s support: Hezbollah chief

The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah emphasized that the power of Lebanese, Palestinian and resistance groups in the West Asia region stems from Tehran’s support.

Iran President Raisi says plight of region can be solved through formation of Palestinian state in all of Palestine, calls for arming Palestinians

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has hailed the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip for their 35-day resistance against the Zionist regime, calling for the arming of Palestinians in the face of the Israelis.

Source: Iran calls for recognition of Palestinians’ right to self-defense

An informed source has expounded on the details of Iran’s proposal for Islamic and Arab countries to hold a summit in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, on the issue of Palestine.

Diplomats privately warn White House of growing fury against US in Arab world

The administration of US President Joe Biden has received stark warnings from American diplomats in the Arab world that its strong support for Israel’s destructive and deadly military campaign in Gaza “is losing us Arab publics for a generation”, according to a diplomatic cable obtained by CNN.

Iran president arrives in Saudi Arabia to attend OIC summit on Palestine

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to take part in an extraordinary summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) with the issue of Palestine on the agenda.

Poll suggests most Israelis want to negotiate for hostages but continue fighting, over 11,000 killed so far

An increasing number of Israelis say the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should immediately begin negotiations with Hamas for the release of hostages held in Gaza – but should continue fighting while negotiating, a new survey suggested. More than 11,000 Palestinians have died in Israel’s strikes on Gaza so far.

Israeli soldiers close in on Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital, trapping thousands

Israel’s military has closed in on the front gates of Gaza’s biggest hospital, where thousands of injured and displaced people are trapped amid intensive Israeli bombardment.

Hamas, Israel in talks on release of hostages: Report

Palestinian group Hamas and Israel are negotiating two proposals for the release of captives in the Gaza Strip with one said to involve a small number of civilians and another that could involve some 100 of those being held, The New York Times has reported.

Iran President: US preventing ceasefire in Gaza

Iran’s president says the United States is preventing a ceasefire from taking hold in the occupied Palestinian territories.

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