Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi underscored the desperation of the Israeli regime in the face of Palestinian resistance, saying the Tel Aviv regime has fallen short of realizing the goals in its ongoing war against the Gaza Strip. “Israel did not achieve any of its goals of occupying Gaza and eliminating the resistance,” he said during an interview in Tehran on Wednesday with representatives of five Arabic-language television networks, namely Lebanon’s al-Manar, Iraq’s al-Etejah TV, and the Palestinian al-Aqsa TV and Palestine Today as well as Yemen’s al-Masirah. Still referring to the war waged by the Israeli regime, Raisi said, “What…

A former prime minister of Israel said on Thursday that current premier Benjamin Netanyahu should be removed from power for being a “real danger” to the country, despite the ongoing conflict with Hamas in Gaza. Ehud Olmert told Sky News that Netanyahu and his administration were a “real danger” to Israel’s stability and he should be “thrown out” of office during an interview with the channel’s international affairs editor, Dominic Waghorn. Speaking ahead of a ceasefire coming into effect in Gaza alongside a hostage release brokered by Qatar, scheduled to start Friday morning, Olmert said a break in hostilities could…

“The Collective Security Treaty Organization unequivocally supports a ceasefire in the conflict zone and [supports] the start of a peaceful settlement,” Imangali Tasmagambetov noted The leaders of the CSTO member states have exchanged views on the situation in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict zone and spoke in favor of a ceasefire between the parties, the organization’s Secretary General Imangali Tasmagambetov said. “The conflict in the Middle East was not a standalone issue on the agenda of the Collective Security Council, but when key problems of international and regional security were discussed, the heads of state exchanged views on the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation,” he…

Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association along with Palestinian civil society organizations today briefed the General- Secretary of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), Anthony Bellanger, on the conditions of journalists detained in the Israeli occupation’s prisons and demanded pressure for their release. In the meeting held at the headquarters of the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate in Ramallah, the Palestinian organizations told the IFJ General Secretary that approximately 46 journalists are currently held in occupation prisons, 29 of whom were arrested after the 7th of October. The occupying authorities launched widespread arrest campaigns that targeted various sectors of the Palestinian…

Secretary General of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement Seyed Hassan Nasrallah and Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian met in Beirut on Thursday for talks on the latest regional developments. The top Iranian diplomat and the Hezbollah chief exchanged views on regional issues, with a particular focus on Palestine and Lebanon, according to Iran’s Ambassador to Beirut, Mojtaba Amani. Amani stated that Amirabdollahian and Nasrallah also discussed potential future events in the region, efforts to halt Israel’s atrocities against Gaza, possible scenarios regarding the ongoing war, and the global collective responsibility concerning “the historic and determining development.” On Wednesday, Amirabdollahian engaged…

 British Foreign Secretary David Cameron met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on Thursday after visiting the south of the country to see for himself the communities affected by last month’s Hamas attacks.Britain’s Foreign Office said former prime minister Cameron, who was appointed to the foreign policy brief last week, was due to meet Palestinian leaders later to discuss the way forward in the crisis.“I wanted to come here in person … to see just the true nature of the horrific attacks that you faced, I think that’s very important to do that and see that, we stand with…

The Israeli army says the director of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, Muhammad Abu Salmiya, was arrested and transferred to the Israeli Securities Authority (ISA) for questioning following “evidence showing that the hospital, under his direct management, served as a Hamas command and control centre”. “After the Hamas massacre on October 7, Hamas terrorists sought refuge within the hospital, some of them taking hostage from Israel with them,” the statement said. “Findings of his involvement in terrorist activity will determine whether he will be subject to further ISA questioning.” Hamas has condemned the arrest of Salmiya and medical personnel from the…

The ministry noted the assistance of the Egyptian, Israeli, Palestinian and Qatari authorities MOSCOW, November 23. /TASS/. Since the evacuation from the Gaza Strip began 653 of about 900 Russian citizens who applied for help have been rescued, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. “In all, 653 out of about 900 compatriots who applied for help have been taken out of Gaza,” the Foreign Ministry said in a news release uploaded to its website. The Emergencies Ministry’s planes have brought to Russia 553 people from Cairo. The ministry noted the assistance of the Egyptian, Israeli, Palestinian and Qatari authorities. “The…

According to the WFP, more than 700,000 Gaza residents have received food aid ROME, November 23. /TASS/. Executive Director of the World Food Program (WFP) Cindy McCain has hailed the agreement on a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip as “an important and welcome first step.” “As hunger threatens the lives of nearly every civilian in Gaza, this agreement must be upheld in full to allow food and other life-saving supplies to reach those who so desperately need it,” she said in a statement posted on the organization’s website. According to McCain, trucks with food “slated for families in shelters and…

Apart from that, a shootout was reported from the Balat camp, where Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian DUBAI, November 23. /TASS/. The Israeli military is storming Palestinian settlements in the West Bank, the Al Jazeera television channel said. According to the television channel, Israeli troops are storming the Qalandia refugee camp north of Jerusalem and are advancing near Nablus. Apart from that, a shootout was reported from the Balat camp, where Israeli soldiers shot dead a Palestinian. Tensions flared up again in the Middle East on October 7 after militants from the Gaza Strip-based radical Palestinian group Hamas launched a surprise…