Author: Steven Sahiounie

Munitions that pose a high risk of maiming civilians have been fired over Gaza City and in Lebanon, the watchdog claimed  Human Rights Watch (HRW) has reported having verified videos of Israel deploying controversial white phosphorus munitions, including over Gaza City, amid the ongoing confrontation with Hamas. The substance produces an incendiary effect and when discharged over densely populated areas risks indiscriminate harm to civilians. The Israeli military fired 155mm airburst artillery shells over Gaza’s port on Wednesday and over two rural locations in the border area of Lebanon on Tuesday, the international organization reported on Thursday. It analyzed video…

Foreign Ministry said on Thursday that the Israeli aggression on Damascus and Aleppo airports today comes as an attempt to export the Zionist entity’s crises and inflame situation in the region as well as putting aside its war crimes and massacres against the Palestinian people in Gaza. “The Israeli latest aggression comes in the framework of the occupation authorities’ continued policy, based on aggression and violation of the international law and the UN convention,” Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement. The statement added that the Syrian Arab Republic calls for putting an end to the Israeli occupation’s…

President Mahmoud Abbas called today for an immediate end to the Israeli aggression and displacement of our people in Gaza. His call came as he met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken in the Jordanian capital, Amman. The President also called for the opening of urgent humanitarian corridors to the Gaza Strip, provide medical supplies, and deliver water, electricity, and fuel to the embattled Palestinian citizens there. The President warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip as a result of the cessation of all humanitarian services and the stopping of the only power plant there. He also…

Victims of Israeli bombing include a large number of children, UNICEF has said, urging violence to “stop immediately”. “We are terrified by the scenes coming from Gaza. A large number of children among the victims,” UNICEF said on X, stressing that one million people have no safe place to go. “This is unacceptable and the violence must stop immediately.” Source: Aljazeera

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The humanitarian aid will reportedly be delivered via the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has issued instructions to deliver the first batch of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip via Egypt. Aircraft carrying humanitarian cargo have already flown out of Turkey, A Haber television said. The humanitarian aid will reportedly be delivered via the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and the Gaza Strip. Source: TASS

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived in Jordan where he will meet King Abdullah II and Palestine’s President Mahmoud Abbas. Blinken will also visit Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt. Source: Aljazeera

Thousands of Iraqis have poured onto the streets of the capital, Baghdad, in support of Palestinians. “No to the occupation. No to America,” chanted the demonstrators, who had gathered in Tahrir Square after populist Shia leader Muqtada al-Sadr called for a demonstration “in support of Gaza” and against Israel, AFP news agency reported. Source: Aljazeera

Hamas armed wing al-Qassam Brigades says it has launched 150 rockets towards the city of Ashkelon in Israel “in response to the displacement and targeting of civilians”. There was no immediate information if the rockets were intercepted or if they caused any damage. Source: Aljazeera

On the seventh day of the relentless Israeli onslaught on Gaza, at least 100 Palestinian civilians, including numerous children and women, have been killed since last night, with hundreds more severely injured as a result of heavy Israeli bombardment targeting civilian areas across the territory. WAFA correspondent said 17 bodies have been recovered following an Israeli airstrike that targeted a residential building belonging to the Abu Madian family. in the Al-Bureij refugee camp, located in the middle of the Gaza Strip. The strike involved the use of at least one missile and devastated the multi-story structure. Dozens of innocent civilians…