Author: Steven Sahiounie

The shelling attack targeted the settlement of Ayta ash Shab, the TV channel reported, without giving any information on casualties BEIRUT, October 26. /TASS/. The Israeli military again shelled southern Lebanon with white phosphorous munitions, the Lebanese television channel Al-Manar reported on Thursday. The shelling attack targeted the settlement of Ayta ash Shab, the TV channel reported, without giving any information on casualties. The Israeli military also shelled areas west of Ayta ash Shab, causing fire in a forest belt close to the towns of Alma ash Shab and An Naqurah, Al Manar added. Tensions flared up again in the Middle East…

“The battalion’s operatives played a significant role in the invasion and murderous attack against Israel on October 7,” the statement reads TEL AVIV, October 26. /TASS/. Israel has carried out an airstrike on the Gaza Strip, targeting three commanders of the radical Palestinian movement Hamas, the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) said in a statement. According to the IDF, the three were “senior Hamas operatives in its Daraj Tuffah Battalion.” “The Daraj Tuffah Battalion “is considered the most significant brigade” of Hamas, the statement said, adding: “The battalion’s operatives played a significant role in the invasion and murderous attack against Israel…

Iran’s Foreign Minister says that this deal can be facilitated through cooperation between Iran, Turkey and Qatar. Iranian Foreign Minister, Hussein Amir-Abdollahian, publicly announced the willingness of Hamas leaders to release Israeli non-military captives they hold, adding that Tehran is prepared to collaborate with Qatar and Turkey to facilitate this release process. “Hamas is prepared to release the [non-military] captives if 6,000 Palestinian prisoners are released in exchange,” he said. Iran’s top diplomat reaffirmed Iran’s pivotal role in promoting peace and stability, stating that Iran would not remain passive if the acts of the genocide of Palestinians continued. Amir-Abdollahian slammed the…

“There have been reports of the use of white phosphorus or other similar incendiary weapons. The WHO does not verify the type or provenance of weapons used”, WHO Spokesperson Christian Lindmeier said GENEVA, October 26. /TASS/. The World Health Organization (WHO) is aware of reports of white phosphorus use in the zone of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, WHO Spokesperson Christian Lindmeier told TASS. When asked to confirm or deny reports by the Palestinian Foreign Ministry and other sources about the Israeli army’s use of phosphorus munitions in Gaza, he said: “There have been reports of the use of white phosphorus or…

Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Fayssal Mikdad, said that stances of Western countries and the United States in support of what it called “Israel’s right to self-defense” is an open license for the Israeli fascists to kill the Palestinian people, who have paid more than 7,000 martyrs, including 3,000 children until today. “Demolishing Palestinian homes and depriving them of medicine, food, electricity, and water are war crimes and crimes against humanity, as Article 51 of the United Nations Charter completely contradicts the West’s interpretation of it and its use as a killing machine, because the Charter supports the right to Peoples…

These troops are mainly air and missile defense system operators, Pentagon Spokesman Brigade General Patrick Ryder said WASHINGTON, October 26./TASS/. The US relocates additional 900 servicemen, mainly air defense and missile defense system operators, Pentagon Spokesman Brigade General Patrick Ryder said during a briefing. Talking to reporters, the spokesman disclosed that about 900 additional servicemen have either been dispatched or are currently being transported the US Central Command (CENTCOM) area of responsibility, specifying that these troops are mainly air and missile defense system operators. The US Central Command is responsible for planning operations and managing forces in countries of the…

The Arab countries “reject attacks on civilians, all acts of violence and terrorism against civilians,” as well as the destruction of infrastructure, and condemn “the individual and collective forcible transfer of Palestinians in Gaza and the policy of collective punishment” that Israel is pursuing against the population of the Palestinian enclave CAIRO, October 26. /TASS/. Nine Arab countries have called on the UN Security Council to oblige the parties to the Middle East conflict to immediately cease fire. A joint statement adopted by the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, Morocco, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Qatar and…

President Mahmoud Abbas received a phone call today from Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, during which they discussed the latest developments in the Palestinian territories, particularly the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza. President Abbas emphasized the urgent need for an immediate and unconditional cessation of Israeli hostilities in the Gaza Strip, calling for the establishment of permanent humanitarian corridors to allow the swift entry of relief supplies, medical aid, food, and the provision of water and electricity to besieged Gaza. Addressing the alarming attacks on civilians in hospitals and Orthodox churches, as well as the demolition of residential buildings, President…

A young Palestinian man died this evening due to injuries sustained from Israeli gunfire last week in the village of Tura, southwest of Jenin, according to medical sources. The victim, identified as 25-year-old Mohammed Ahmed Qabaha, had been critically wounded by live ammunition fired by Israeli occupation forces during confrontations last Friday. Despite the medical team’s relentless efforts, Qabaha’s condition deteriorated, and he tragically passed away as a result of his severe injuries. Qabaha’s death brings the total number of Palestinians killed by Israeli occupation forces since the beginning of this month in the West Bank to 106, with approximately…

A series of intense Israeli airstrikes tonight left multiple Palestinian civilians murdered and many more injured, predominantly women and children, in residential neighborhoods across the Gaza Strip. WAFA correspondents reported that at least ten civilians were killed, and several others injured as Israeli military aircraft targeted a four-story home belonging to the Nadeem family in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City. The airstrikes came without any prior warning, causing considerable devastation in the area in addition to the tragic loss of lives. Meantime, at least three civilians were confirmed killed, and several more were wounded when Israeli warplanes bombed a…