Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza was hit by Israeli strikes and sustained damage, says the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem that runs it. “Two floors were partially damaged and four people were injured. The ultrasound and mammography rooms were damaged [too],” Archbishop Archbishop Hosam Naoum said on Facebook. Source: AlJazeera

“Civilian aviation repair brigades, in cooperation with construction specialists have removed the aftermath of the Israeli aggressive attack within record time span,” the statement reads BEIRUT, October 13. /TASS/. The international airport in the economic capital of Syria, Aleppo, will resume operation on Saturday, October 14, the Syrian Ministry of Transport said in a statement, published by the SANA news agency. “The air service in the Aleppo airport, where the runway was damaged by an Israeli missile strike, will be resumed at 08:00 local time,” the statement reads. “Civilian aviation repair brigades, in cooperation with construction specialists have removed the…

The document says that it is possible to ensure a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict only through peaceful means UNITED NATIONS, October 14. /TASS/. Moscow suggests that the UN Security Council call for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East, according to a Russia-proposed resolution. The document says that it is possible to ensure a long-term solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict only through peaceful means. Russia called for an immediate and long-term ceasefire that all parties would respect. A Russia-proposed United Nations Security Resolution made available to TASS calls for an immediate release of hostages. According to the document,…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu previously visited the area bordering the Gaza Strip and asked the military stationed there about their readiness for the “next phase of the operation” TEL AVIV, October 14. /TASS/. The Israeli military has begun to deliver massive strikes against the radical Palestinian movement Hamas’ locations in the Gaza Strip, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reported. “The IDF is currently conducting large-scale strikes against sites of the Hamas organization in the Gaza Strip,” the statement said. Earlier on Saturday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the area bordering the Gaza Strip and asked the troops stationed…

The escalation of the Israel-Palestine conflict could exacerbate challenges already facing the world economy, Jamie Dimon has said The continuing conflict between Russia and Ukraine coupled with the escalation of Israel-Palestine hostilities could have far-reaching consequences for the global economy and geopolitical relations, JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon wrote in the company’s third-quarter earnings report published on Friday. Dimon said that despite the relative health of the US economy, the country has enough challenges to overcome, including a tight labor market, high government debt levels, the threat of further spikes in inflation and the longer-term consequences of quantitative tightening. However, the worsening geopolitical…

Vassily Nebenzia believes the US bears some of the responsibility for the recent escalation between Israel and Hamas The Middle East is on the verge of a major war, Russia’s permanent representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, has warned, commenting on the recent flare-up of hostilities between Israel and Hamas. The diplomat also condemned the “terrifying” level of violence witnessed in the region of late and called for an immediate ceasefire. Speaking to the media following a closed-door meeting of the UN Security Council on Friday, Nebenzia said that the “region is on the brink of a full-fledged war and…

Syria denounced Saturday that “Israel” has adopted the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinians and expelling the people of Gaza to Sinai outside Palestine. “Israel exposed its intentions by openly demanding, along with its friends, that the people of Gaza, numbered 2.3 million Palestinian citizens, be displaced to Sinai outside Palestine,” said Foreign and Expatriates Ministry in a statement. “Israel” carried out the policy of ethnic cleansing against the Palestinians, expelling them from their land and replacing them with settlers , the ministry added. “The international law international humanitarian law, and human rights law do not justify these Zionist calls, especially…

In addition to the earlier statement threatening an operation by “air, sea and land”, the Israeli army has said its forces were reading to implement a wide range of operational offensive plans. It added its forces were deployed across the country, increasing operational readiness for the next stages of the war, “with an emphasis on significant ground operations”. Source: Aljazeera

Iran demanded that Israel to stop its attacks on Gaza, warning the war could expand to other parts of the Middle East if Hezbollah joins the battle, adding Israel may suffer “a huge earthquake”. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian told reporters in Beirut that Lebanon’s Hezbollah group has taken all the scenarios of a war into consideration, and Israel should stop its attacks on Gaza immediately. Amir-Abdollahian said he met Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah. “I know about the scenarios that Hezbollah has put in place. Any step the resistance [Hezbollah] will take will cause a huge earthquake in the…

Turkey says it stands with Egypt in rejecting the exile of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in Israel’s war with Hamas. Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan made the statement at a press conference alongside his counterpart in Cairo. Fidan said it is important to stop the conflict from spreading and re-start peace talks centred on achieving a two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians. “We reject the policy of Palestinians’ being removed from their homes in Gaza and exiled into Egypt. We are fully against it and stand with Egypt,” Fidan said. “The loss of civilian life must be stopped regardless of which side…