Author: Steven Sahiounie

By Ivan Kesic It’s been almost a month now since the Israeli regime launched its indiscriminate bombing campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip, with the death toll of Palestinians continuing to mount, most of them children. Israeli warplanes have been targeting the densely populated civilian areas in the coastal territory of 2.2 million people, leveling residential houses, hospitals and even places of worship. The astonishing scale of death and destruction in Gaza has prompted comparisons between what’s happening there and what happened in Hiroshima in 1945 and Bosnia in the early 1990s. Gaza and Hiroshima According to available data, the…

At least a quarter of buildings in the northern part of the Gaza Strip has been either destroyed or damaged by Israeli strikes as the Tel Aviv regime’s onslaught against the besieged coastal enclave continues unabated, according to a new analysis of satellite data. The analysis also discloses that the Israeli military continues to strike various neighborhoods in southern Gaza, including areas along the main evacuation routes, even after urging Palestinian civilians from the north to relocate there, The analysis of the satellite data was conducted by Jamon Van Den Hoek of Oregon State University and Corey Scher of CUNY Graduate Center.…

The chairman of the political bureau of Hamas resistance movement has lashed out at Washington over its unconditional support for Israel’s military campaign against the Gaza Strip, stating that the occupying Tel Aviv regime has the carte blanche for its vicious attacks on Palestinians in the besieged coastal sliver. Ismail Haniyeh denounced the latest meeting between United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Israeli leaders, as Israel intensified its bombing of the Palestinian territory, hitting hospitals, ambulances and civilians fleeing to safety, stating that the White House has given the green light to the Zionist regime to press ahead with…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and the head of World Health Organization (WHO) have vehemently condemned the recent Israeli attack on a convoy of ambulances outside al-Shifa Hospital in the besieged Gaza Strip that left 15 Palestinian civilians dead and dozens of others injured. The casualties occurred when a convoy of ambulances transporting critically injured patients from Gaza’s largest hospital to the Rafah border crossing with Egypt was targeted by Israeli warplanes on Friday. Local media as well as health officials in Gaza said the attack resulted in the death of 15 civilians and injury of 60 other people. “I am…

Washington’s unquestioning support for Israel’s attack on Gaza invalidates any anti-hate “strategy” the White House may present at home By Bradley Blankenship, an American journalist, columnist and political commentator This week, the administration of US President Joe Biden announced that it would, according to Reuters, “develop a national strategy to battle Islamophobia.” Meanwhile, Biden is facing intense skepticism from Muslim Americans for his unwavering support for the Israel Occupation Forces’ (IOF) assault on Gaza, which comes in response to terrorist attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas on October 7. Reports suggest that this effort to combat Islamophobia has been in the works for months. In…

West Jerusalem refuses any ceasefire that does not include an immediate release of hostages, the prime minister says Israel will not change its approach to Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said at a press conference on Friday. The Israel Occupation Forces (IOF) will continue its bombing campaign on the Palestinian enclave, he said, adding that West Jerusalem will not agree to a pause in the hostilities unless the Israeli hostages are freed.  The IOF will continue to strike Gaza with “all of its power,” Netanyahu said in a statement to the media. Israel “refuses a temporary ceasefire that doesn’t include the return of…

West Jerusalem said it would not accept any criticism from Moscow Israel has accused Russia of denying the country its right to “self-defense” after Moscow’s ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, criticized the Israel Occupation Forces (IOF) over their ongoing military campaign in Gaza. West Jerusalem was “outraged” by the Russian diplomat’s statements, the Israeli Ynet news media outlet reported on Thursday, adding that relations between the two nations have been in decline amid the continued IOF operation in Gaza. On Wednesday, Nebenzia told an emergency session of the UN General Assembly that Israel could not cite self-defense as a reason for its invasion…

Washington is reportedly “pushing hard” after the Jabalia bombing Washington has grown increasingly uncomfortable with the civilian death toll in Gaza, requesting an explanation from Israel for one of the airstrikes on the densely populated Jabalia refugee camp, Politico reported on Friday. The request was in the context of “asking Israel to do more to avoid civilian casualties,” a US official, granted anonymity to discuss sensitive conversations, told the outlet. Washington has also asked for details on “the thinking and process” behind the strike and urged Israel to conduct “precision targeting” to avoid harming civilians. Visiting Israel on Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken told…

The admission comes after journalists spotted Reaper drones circling the Palestinian enclave The US military has acknowledged carrying out “unarmed” drone flights over Gaza, saying the UAVs were deployed to help locate hostages taken by Hamas. American officials cited by the media insist the aircraft are not supporting Israeli operations in the area. In a brief statement on Friday, Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Patrick Ryder confirmed that the drone missions “began after the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel,” during which the Palestinian militant group took over 200 hostages. “In support of hostage recovery efforts, the US is conducting unarmed UAV flights over…

Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Yvan Gil, confirms that “what is happening in Gaza is Nazi-style genocide,” calling for an immediate end to the acts of barbarism, and for the perpetrators of these crimes to be prosecuted. Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Yvan Gil Pinto stressed in a post on X that what is happening in Gaza is a Nazi-style genocide, adding that “the pictures and testimonies arriving on a daily basis from the Gaza Strip show the war crimes committed by Israel.” Gil continued, “This barbarism must stop immediately, and the perpetrators of these crimes must be prosecuted.” Earlier this week, Venezuela’s President…