Author: Steven Sahiounie

A Palestinian child is killed on average every 10 minutes in the besieged Gaza Strip, says the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), warning that “nowhere and no one is safe” under Israel’s relentless onslaught on the coastal enclave. Speaking to the United Nations Security Council on Friday, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described the situation in Gaza as “desperate”. “On average, a child is killed every 10 minutes in Gaza,” he told the 15-member council. The WHO chief, who is from Ethiopia’s Tigray region, recalled the sounds of tracer bullets, gunfire, and “the smell and images” of war, saying, “Nowhere and no one…

A major pro-Palestinian protest has been held on Armistice Day in London, despite opposition by the UK government amid tight police presence, as the Israeli regime continues its genocide of the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip. Hundreds of thousands of people gathered in the British capital city on Saturday to show their solidarity with the Palestinian people, calling for a humanitarian ceasefire as the Israeli occupation forces continue to bomb and shell defenseless Palestinians in the coastal enclave. Metropolitan Police Service announced on Friday that police presence would be “far greater and more complex than we’ve delivered before” amid concerns that certain groups…

The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has hailed the steadfastness of Palestinian and Lebanese fighters in the face of Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon, stressing that Tel Aviv will eventually have no option but to retreat in another humiliation for its army. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah made the remarks in a Saturday televised speech broadcast live from the Lebanese capital city of Beirut on the occasion of Hezbollah Martyr’s Day, which falls on November 11 annually. “Time is not in favor of the [Israeli] enemy and all factors, including the captives file, will build up pressure on…

By Press TV Staff Writer In February last year, a video became viral on social media, which netizens at the time described as showing a Ukrainian girl confronting and telling a Russian soldier to “go back to your country.” It circulated at a dizzying pace on various social media platforms with people in Western countries heaping lavish praise on the courageous girl for daring to challenge a foreign soldier. Later, it was revealed that the video was not related to the Ukraine war. It was nearly 10 years old and showed a Palestinian girl Ahed Tamimi bravely confronting Israeli soldiers in…

The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says children in Gaza are facing a dire humanitarian situation amid an ongoing Israeli aggression which has paralyzed medical and healthcare services in the Palestinian territory. “Children in Gaza are hanging by a thread, particularly in the north … Children’s right to life and health is being denied,” said Adele Khodr, UNICEF Middle East and North Africa Regional Director, on Saturday. A UNICEF report released on Saturday said many healthcare facilities dedicated to children in Gaza had ceased their operations either due to the Israeli regime’s bombardment of hospitals or areas around…

Muslim and Arab leaders have gathered in Saudi Arabia for an extraordinary Islamic-Arab summit to discuss the dire situation in the besieged Gaza Strip amid Israel’s savagery against the Palestinians. Leaders from Iran, Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Iraq and other countries attended the summit in Riyadh on Saturday. In his opening speech, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reiterated the kingdom’s call for an “immediate cessation” of military operations in Gaza, holding Israel responsible for “crimes” against civilians in the blockaded territory. “This is a humanitarian catastrophe that has proved the failure of the international community and the UN Security Council…

President Ebrahim Raeisi of Iran says the Israeli regime must be brought to justice in international courts over its genocide of the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip. Raeisi made the remarks while addressing the joint emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on the issue of Gaza in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, on Saturday. The Iranian president said the crimes committed by the usurping Zionist regime in recent weeks have brought shame on a historical scale to morality, law and humanity. Raeisi said the US government was the mastermind and…

The Israeli occupation army today detained at least 25 Palestinians, including minors, in raids across the occupied West Bank, according to the Prisoners’ Commission and the Prisoner’s Society. They said most of the detentions took place in the town of Idna, in the Hebron governorate, while the rest were detained in the Ramallah, Tulkarm, Bethlehem and Jerusalem governorates. Detainees were abused, severely beatings, threatened and their families, as well as widespread vandalism and destruction of homes and using some as human shields and hostages, said the groups. Israel detained so far 2425 Palestinians since the start of its aggression on…

Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Friday chaired a preparatory meeting in Riyadh of foreign ministers of Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries participating in its eighth extraordinary summit this weekend, Saudi Press Agency reported. The extraordinary summit will be held on Saturday to discuss Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and to seek a resolution aimed at an immediate cessation of military operations, providing civilian protection, releasing hostages and prisoners and stopping the forced displacement of the Palestinian people. During the meeting, the agenda of the emergency summit and the draft final statement were also discussed. The Kingdom’s delegation participating in the meeting…

At least 13 people were killed and dozens were wounded in Israeli airstrikes at homes in the north and central Gaza Strip. WAFA correspondent said the warplanes fired missiles at a home in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip killing six people and wounding many others. Meanwhile, rescue workers recovered seven bodies from under the rubble of another home hit by Israeli missiles in Beit Lahia, in the north of the Gaza Strip as more remain trapped under the rubble. Israeli bombardment in and around the northern Gaza Strip hospitals continued through the night, causing deaths and injuries…