Author: Steven Sahiounie

The spokesman for the Iranian Foreign Ministry has denounced the ongoing Israeli military onslaught against the besieged Gaza Strip and the loss of lives of civilians, stating that Israeli war criminals and their advocates will soon pay for their crimes. On a Friday post on X, former Twitter, Nasser Kan’ani shared a video of Wael Dahdouh, the bureau chief of the Qatari Arabic-language Al Jazeera television news network who lost his wife, son, daughter, grandson, and other relatives in an Israeli air strike against the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Wednesday. The spokesman said Dahdouh is among the correspondents who…

Iran’s foreign minister says the Israeli regime is committing genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip and the recent retaliatory operation by the Palestinian resistance groups against the occupying entity was a legitimate response under international law. Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks in a meeting with his Indonesian counterpart, Retno Marsudi, on the sidelines of a plenary session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Thursday. Pointing to a Brazil-drafted resolution addressing Israeli crimes in Gaza and the need to stop the regime’s aggression, Amir-Abdollahian said, “Such resolutions should include three basic elements; an immediate ceasefire, the need for continuous access to…

Israeli forces, backed by warplanes, have staged a brief ground raid into central Gaza, as it is threatening a full ground invasion as part of a fierce aggression on the besieged strip that has so far killed over 7,000 people, most of them women and children. The Israeli army said on Friday that its ground forces, accompanied by fighter jets and UAVs, “conducted an additional targeted raid in the central Gaza Strip” on the last day. According to the Israeli military, Israeli tanks and infantry staged a similar raid in northern Gaza the previous night. That statement comes as tens of thousands of…

According to the Belarusian leader, the fact that parties to the conflict use weapons made in this or that country proves nothing Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has warned Israel and its allies against waging a war on Iran as it could potentially trigger a third world war. “A third world war is not excluded. It may start from there [the Middle East]. How? If they [Israel and the United States] stage a war on Iran. It is not about Iran irritating them, but about them irritating Iran,” the BelTA news agency quoted him as saying. “Do you have any evidence…

Israeli army bulldozers have run over the memorial of late Palestinian journalist Shireen Abu Akleh as they ploughed through the Jenin refugee camp. One unnamed witness told Anadolu news agency, “The army deliberately vandalised the street and destroyed the memorial of Abu Akleh.” A revered Al Jazeera journalist, Abu Akleh was shot in the head on May 11, 2022, while covering an Israeli military raid on the Jenin camp in the occupied West Bank. She was wearing a blue vest marked “PRESS” and a helmet at the time. Israel has apologised for her killing, but refuses to take responsibility or punish the…

The Council of the European Union has accepted Spain’s proposal to hold a peace conference in about six months on the conflict between Israel and Hamas, according to Spain’s acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Madrid currently holds the EU Council’s rotating presidency, overseeing the 27-member bloc’s legislature until the end of the year. Source: AlJazeera

Written by: Finian Cunningham The hypocrisy of the Western media is reflective of the unscrupulous political agenda of their governments. Looking back at the horrors inflicted by Nazi Germany, a fascinating, disturbing question is: why and how could so many people at that time be indifferent to the crimes? After the defeat of the Nazi fascist regime, people adamantly lamented “never again” would such horror be permitted Part of the lament was due to a sense of collective guilt that more wasn’t done at the time to stop the systematic mass killings and brutality. Well, up to a point, it…

Speaking at a news briefing in occupied East Jerusalem, Philippe Lazzarini has called for a humanitarian ceasefire. “Many of us saw in these trucks [entering through Rafah border crossing] a glimmer of hope. This is, however, becoming a distraction. These few trucks are nothing more than crumbs that will not make a difference for two million people in the streets,” the UNRWA commissioner-general said. “We should avoid conveying the message that a few trucks a day means the siege is lifted for humanitarian aid; this is not true. The current system in place is geared to fail. What is needed…

Civilian captives could be transferred to Iran with Turkish and Qatari help, according to media reports The Palestinian militant group Hamas is willing to release non-combatants it has held captive since October 7, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian revealed on Thursday. “According to our negotiations, Hamas is ready to release civilian prisoners,” Amir-Abdollahian told the UN General Assembly, as cited by The National, an UAE-based outlet. “On the other hand, the world should support the release of 6,000 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons,” he added. The Lebanon-based Al-Mayadeen reported that Hamas would be willing to work with Türkiye and Qatar to facilitate…

More from the UNRWA head: “At least 57 colleagues of mine have been killed. In one day, we had confirmation that 15 were killed,” he said. “One of our colleagues two days ago died while he was going to the bakery to get bread. He left six children behind, six displaced children in shelter.” Source: AlJazeera