Author: Steven Sahiounie

The convoy of 20 trucks carrying aid supplies that arrived in Gaza on Saturday was nowhere near enough to meet the needs of people in the besieged enclave, officials have said. The shipment included 44,000 bottles of drinking water but UNICEF, which supplied the water, said it was only “enough for 22,000 people for one day”, a tiny fraction of the more than 2 million people who live in the Gaza Strip. The water was part of a humanitarian convoy from the Egyptian Red Crescent and UN agencies, the only convoy to pass through the Rafah crossing since the start of the…

Israeli attacks have knocked out war-torn Syria’s two main airports, according to a state media report citing a military source. “At approximately 5:25am [02:25 GMT], the Israeli enemy carried out … an air attack … targeting Damascus and Aleppo international airports, leading to the death of a civilian worker at Damascus airport and wounding another,” state news agency SANA reported citing a military source. “Material damage to the airports’ runways put them out of service.” Source: AlJazeera

The Israeli occupation continues its brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip for about two weeks now, targeting homes, residential towers, and the vicinity of hospitals. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in occupied Palestine reported that more than 50 Palestinians were martyred just tonight as a result of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip. The Israeli occupation continues its brutal aggression on the Gaza Strip for about two weeks now, targeting homes, residential towers, and the vicinity of hospitals. On Saturday night, Israeli aircraft bombed a house west of Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip, resulting in the martyrdom of 12…

The airstrike coincides with reports of Israeli military units being deployed at the entrances of the Jenin refugee camp. The director of Jenin Hospital announced that two martyrs and three injuries were administered to the hospital after Israeli occupation forces shelled the al-Ansar Mosque in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank. The Israeli occupation army confirmed that a fighter jet had targeted the mosque and its surroundings at around 2 a.m. on Sunday. The airstrike against the al-Ansar Mosque coincided with reports of Israeli infantry units being deployed at the camp’s entrances, without the exact scale being…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The Church of Saint Porphyrius was hit by an Israeli airstrike on Thursday, October 19. The church was sheltering 500 Christians and Muslims who had lost their homes in previous airstrikes. Two people were confirmed dead and dozens injured, but the exact number of dead cannot be verified because those sheltering in the lower area of the church lay covered in rubble of the collapsed building. However, church sources on the scene, reported to their supporters in Manchester, Connecticut they are estimating 150-200 are dead. The Jewish State of Israel has declared war on…

The British capital of London witnessed a massive rally this evening, with tens of thousands of Britons taking to the streets in central London in solidarity with the Palestinian people, currently facing an Israeli genocidal aggression, especially in Gaza. The protest commenced at the Marble Arch and culminated at the British Parliament Square, featuring the participation of over 100,000 demonstrators, according to the British police. Protesters raised Palestinian flags and chanted slogans such as “Free Palestine.” They carried placards and banners with messages written in both Arabic and English, including “Stop the Genocide” and “End the War on Gaza.” Today’s…

Russia is planning to convene another session of the UN Security Council to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the country’s deputy permanent representative to the UN has said. “We will definitely convene a new meeting of the Security Council. As practice has shown, no one but us dares to do so,” Dmitry Polyansky said in an interview to Solovyov Live TV channel. He did not provide any details when it would hold the meeting. Source: AlJzeera

Israel plans to step up its attacks on the Gaza Strip as preparation for “the next stage” of its war on Hamas. Asked about a possible ground invasion into Gaza, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari told reporters the military is trying to create optimal conditions beforehand. “We will deepen our attacks to minimise the dangers to our forces in the next stages of the war. We are going to increase the attacks – from today,” Hagari said. He repeated his call for residents of Gaza City to head south for their safety. Source: AlJazeera

On 7 October, Hamas launched a large-scale surprise rocket attack on Israel from Gaza and breached the border, killing and abducting people in neighboring Israeli communities. Israel launched retaliatory strikes and ordered a complete blockade of the Gaza Strip. On 17 October, a missile hit the Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, causing a massive explosion that killed nearly 500 people, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The Palestinian group Hamas blamed the explosion on an Israeli airstrike. The Israel Occupation Forces said the hospital was hit by a failed rocket launch by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement. The destruction…

Moody’s has placed the country’s credit score on review amid the escalation of hostilities in Gaza International ratings agency Moody’s on Thursday placed Israel’s A1 credit rating on review for a possible downgrade, according to a statement published on the agency’s website. The potential further escalation of hostilities between the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) and the Palestinian militant group Hamas was cited as the cause for review. “Israel’s credit profile has proven resilient to terrorist attacks and military conflict in the past. However, the severity of the current military conflict raises the possibility of longer lasting and material credit impact,”…