Author: Steven Sahiounie

UK-based charity Oxfam says starvation is being used by Israel as a weapon of war against civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip. Sally Abi Khalil, Oxfam’s Regional Middle East Director said on Wednesday millions of civilians were being collectively punished in Gaza. “The situation is nothing short of horrific – where is humanity? Millions of civilians are being collectively punished in full view of the world, there can be no justification for using starvation as a weapon of war. World leaders cannot continue to sit back and watch, they have an obligation to act and to act now. “Every day…

Washington reportedly wants to fortify bases in the region first Israel has agreed to delay its planned invasion of Gaza, after the US asked for time to deploy air defenses to bases around the Middle East, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported on Wednesday. Washington has persuaded West Jerusalem to “hold off” the planned operation until “later this week,” unnamed US and Israeli officials told the newspaper. Meanwhile, the Pentagon has reportedly been “scrambling” to deploy a dozen or so air defense systems to bases in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan and Syria. Israeli officials told the WSJ that diplomatic efforts to free hostages still held by Hamas, and the…

The Palestinian Health Ministry said that as of this morning 6504 Palestinians were killed and around 19,000 injured in the Israeli airstrike and attacks on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and West Bank since October 7. It said 6400 were killed in the Gaza Strip and 17,000 were injured, while 104 were killed in the West Bank and 900 were injured. It said 70 percent of those killed were children, women and elderly, including 2500 children. Source: WAFA

The cynicism and duplicity of Western governments in the face of an appalling, daily massacre of Palestinian civilians is monstrous. The cynicism and duplicity of Western governments in the face of an appalling, daily massacre of Palestinian civilians is monstrous. Hundreds of men, women and children are being murdered every day by non-stop Israeli aerial bombardment of the Gaza Strip. Hospitals, mosques, churches and family homes are being deliberately targeted with no warnings. This is premeditated state terrorism, all with full Western support. Hospitals are so overwhelmed by casualties that bodies can’t even be identified nor afforded the final dignity of a…

Bloomberg says citing sources that this included freezing plans to transfer Gas sent by “Israel” to Europe through Turkey. Turkey announced it is temporarily halting plans on joint energy explorations with the Israeli entity in the Mediterranean Sea and gas exports to Europe via the country, Bloomberg said on Wednesday citing sources informed on the matter. This comes as ties between the two parties are witnessing a period of tensions over the ongoing Israeli aggression on Gaza that has entered its 19th day. Earlier today, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Ankara does not see Hamas as a terrorist organization, rather…

Al Jazeera Arabic correspondent Wael Dahdouh’s wife, daughter and son are among family members who have been killed in an Israeli shelling attack on his home in Gaza. Footage aired on Al Jazeera Arabic shows Dahdouh holding the bodies of his family members in hospital. Source: AlJazeera

The Israeli aggression on Lebanon continues. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in South Lebanon reported that Israeli drones fired a missile toward Bistara Farm and two missiles at the outskirts of Kfar Chouba and the heights of the town of Halta. Israeli artillery shelling also targeted the outskirts of Aitaroun and Maroun el-Ras in southern Lebanon. Our correspondent also reported that an Israeli airstrike targeted the outskirts of Ayta al-Shaab and another one hit the outskirts of Qouzah in the central sector. Meanwhile, Israeli media reported that an anti-tank guided missile was launched from Lebanon toward “Avivim” base. Simulatnously. the Israeli military…

The Turkish president slammed Western countries for their fake sympathy toward Palestinian civilians. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has distinctly separated his position from that of Western countries concerning the Israeli aggression on Gaza, stating that Hamas is not a terrorist organization, rather it is a Liberation group defending their country and people. Erdogan communicated his views firmly to lawmakers from his ruling AK Party, advocating for an immediate ceasefire between the occupation entity and Palestinian Resistance factions. He urged Muslim countries to unite to establish enduring peace in the region. “Hamas is not a terrorist organization, it is a…

Syria affirmed that the new aggression today on Syrian territories shows that whoever seeks to expand the scope of this ongoing war on innocent civilians is Israeli fascism, which has no goal except to impose what is called (Greater Israel) and eliminate any international effort to put an end to the Zionist occupation of the Arab territories. “To apply its policies in expanding aggression and perpetrating massacres in Palestine, the Israeli occupation forces launched a new aggression on Syrian territories, the 4th of its kind during the last 10th days, targeting military points in Daraa countryside, claiming the lives of 8 soldiers…

Oxfam has described the situation in Gaza as “horrific” with millions being “collectively punished in full view of the world”. “There can be no justification for using starvation as a weapon of war. World leaders cannot continue to sit back and watch, they have an obligation to act,” the UK-based charity said in a statement. It noted under international humanitarian law it is strictly prohibited to use starvation as a “method of warfare”. “As the occupying power in Gaza, Israel is bound by [legal] obligations to provide for the needs and protection of the population of Gaza.” Israel has imposed a…