Author: Steven Sahiounie

Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have launched several artillery and drone strikes against Israeli military positions north of the occupied territories in retaliation for its ongoing onslaught against the Gaza Strip. 

Turkey’s president says that Hitler killed people in concentration camps just like what Netanyahu is doing in the “open-air prison” of Gaza. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that the Israeli occupation is conducting the same practices in Gaza employed by Nazi Germany in its wars, and that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has surpassed Adolf Hitler in his “genocidal methods”. “Is it possible to look at what Israel has inflicted on the people of Gaza for months and see it as legitimate for Israel to bomb hospitals, kill children, oppress civilians, and condemn innocent people to hunger, thirst,…

The European Union’s foreign policy chief has denounced as “intolerable” the Israeli regime’s move to forcibly evacuate Palestinians from the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah as the occupying entity prepares for a large-scale ground invasion of the densely populated area.

The Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the United Nations, Ambassador Tarek Ladeb, today affirmed his country’s support for the legitimate and natural right of the State of Palestine especially since it meets all the requirements of becoming a full UN member. Ladeb stressed in a press statement that this right is considered an inherent part of the legitimate right of the Palestinians to self-determination, so that Palestine could continue its efforts with the international community to end the occupation and put an end to the practices of oppression against the Palestinian people. He reaffirmed Tunisia’s firm and principled support for the right of…

Israeli military tanks have started to go deeper into the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza as part of a ground offensive months after claiming Hamas had been “dismantled” in the area.

The United Nations Security Council has called for an immediate and independent investigation into reported mass graves containing hundreds of Palestinian dead bodies near hospitals in the Gaza Strip amid the Israeli regime’s months-long aggression on the besieged territory. In a statement on Friday, the 15-member council expressed their “deep concern over reports of the discovery of mass graves in and around the Nasser and al-Shifa medical facilities in Gaza, where several hundred bodies, including women, children and older persons, were buried.” The members underlined the need for “accountability” for any Israeli violations of international law and called for “unimpeded…

Iran has hailed the international community’s support for Palestine’s UN membership bid, saying the move indicates that the Israeli regime is more isolation than ever throughout its fake history. Nasser Kan’ani made the remark in a post on X on Saturday, a day after the United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a resolution during an emergency session of the assembly, urging the Security Council to reconsider Palestine’s request to become a full UN member. “The Zionist regime is living in a situation in which it is more isolated than ever throughout its fake history. The American authorities have been left alone…

Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani on Friday received a phone call from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, state news agency QNA reported.During the call, they discussed developments in the Gaza Strip and the occupied Palestinian territories, especially joint mediation efforts to end the war, release prisoners and detainees, and bring humanitarian aid in a sustainable manner to all areas of the besieged enclave.They also discussed the latest developments in the Middle East region.Meanwhile, Sheikh Mohammed received a delegation of members of the US Congress, which included Democratic Representative Derek Kilmer, Republican…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved the structure of Russia’s new government. According to his decree, the distribution of authority between deputy prime ministers has changed. The number and names of Russian ministries under the new government will remain the same. The Russian government resigned to the newly elected president, Vladimir Putin. The cabinet will continue to carry out its duties until a new government is appointed. Source: TASS

Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani says Tehran welcomes a move by the UN General Assembly to endorse a resolution calling for the reconsideration of Palestine’s UN membership bid. The resolution, which was spearheaded by the United Arab Emirates (on behalf of the Arab Group), was adopted on Friday by overwhelming consensus with 143 member states voting in favor, 9 against and 25 abstentions. “The admission of Palestine as a full member of the UN is a first step and a pivotal moment in addressing the historical injustices endured by the Palestinian people,” Iravani said in…