Author: Steven Sahiounie

Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Hussein Ibrahim Taha on Wednesday strongly condemned the horrific massacre by the Israeli occupation forces at Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza, which killed hundreds of people. He said Israeli forces should be held fully responsible for the consequences of their terrorism and brutal attacks on the Palestinian people, which he said contradicted all human values and constituted a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law. He also repeated his call to the international community, especially the UN, to urgently intervene to halt war crimes committed by Israel in the Gaza Strip and provide protection…

The US Marine Corps is among the only branches of Washington’s armed forces to have exceeded recruitment objectives The US Army, Navy and Air Force are facing shortfalls in recruitment targets this year, as the Pentagon struggles to compete with civilian employment, while up to 77% of young people have been deemed ineligible to enlist, the New York Times said on Tuesday. By the end of its recruitment year on September 30, the US Army fell short of its target of adding 65,000 people to its ranks, the NYT says, instead ending up with about 50,000 new personnel. It is…

The foreign minister of Iran slammed the US president’s visit to Tel Aviv amid the merciless Israeli attacks on Gaza as a glaring example of unconditional American support for the Zionist regime’s war crimes. US President Joe Biden’s visit to Tel Aviv at this juncture, when the Zionist regime is committing war crimes and genocide against Palestinians and massacred people at Al-Ahli Hospital of Gaza on Tuesday night, reveals that the US unwaveringly stands by the Israeli regime and provides unconditional support for its war crimes, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said in a meeting with State Minister for Foreign…

Saleem Oweis, spokesperson at UNICEF’s Middle East and North Africa Office, has condemned the attack on the hospital calling it “horrific and unacceptable”. Referring to the humanitarian situation in Gaza, he said it was “beyond dire”. “There is no place that is safe in Gaza for children and families right now,” Oweis told Al Jazeera, adding UNICEF was not able to carry out its normal work currently because of security issues and dwindling supplies. “We have delivered all we can in the past 10 days; what’s needed now is a halt in the hostilities, a humanitarian corridor and guarantees for…

Twelve Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air raid that targeted a house in Khan Younis. Medical sources told Anadolu Agency that dozens more have been injured in the shelling in eastern Khan Younis. Source: AlJazeera

The Gaza hospital “massacre” should not be tolerated by the international community, the Palestinian Authority said Palestinian officials have called on the nations of the world to step in and prevent the “deliberate genocide” of their people by Israel after hundreds were killed in what appeared to be the bombing of a hospital in Gaza. “The hospital massacre cannot be tolerated by sensibility or the morals of nations, and what is taking place is genocide,” Hussein al-Sheikh, a senior adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, wrote on social media on Tuesday. “We call on the international community to intervene immediately to stop…

Protests have erupted in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, near the US embassy. Tense scenes have been emerging out of the city, with Lebanese forces using water cannons against young men carrying flags. The demonstrations come as Biden explicitly offered the Israeli government his support during a visit to Tel Aviv. Source: AlJazeera

The bombarded hospital is a gruesome sight the morning after an explosion killed hundreds of people in its grounds – bloodstains on cement, grass and tattered bedding, shards of glass glitter next to shattered paving blocks and the twisted, burned-out remains of cars. Source: AlJazeera

The US has vetoed a UN Security Council resolution that would have called for a humanitarian pause in Gaza while also condemning Hamas’s attacks against Israel. In the 15-member Security Council, 12 other countries voted in favour of the resolution while two abstained. Source: AlJazeera

Washington has given “unlimited cover” to Israel since its air campaign against Gaza began, militant leader Ismail Haniyeh said By enabling Israel’s “brutality,” the US is ultimately responsible for the bombing of the Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has declared. Haniyeh said that the bombing would “constitute a turning point” in his group’s struggle against the Jewish state. “The Americans who gave unlimited cover bear responsibility for the Baptist [Hospital] massacre. Whoever supports Israel is responsible for its violations in Gaza,” he said in a televised statement on Tuesday night. “The hospital massacre confirms the enemy’s brutality and the extent of his…