Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iran has denounced Israel’s airstrikes on the Syrian city of Aleppo, saying the attack is a failed attempt to heal the regime’s humiliated image in the the besieged Gaza Strip. “These attacks are a clear violation of international laws and regulations and Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and a serious threat to regional and international peace and security,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said on Friday. “It is necessary for the international community and the United Nations Security Council to take preventive measures and hold the aggressor Zionist regime accountable in addition to condemning such assaults,” he added. A number of Syrian civilians and military personnel were…

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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said Türkiye is intensifying its efforts to put pressure on Israel such that it complies with the UN Security Council’s recent decision for a cease-fire in Gaza during Ramadan. “We are making intense efforts to heighten pressure on Israel after the UN Security Council’s immediate ceasefire decision,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during an election rally in Istanbul’s Sancaktepe district. Türkiye is going to polls on Sunday to elect mayors and other local representatives. “We will not stop until Palestinians recover their freedom as well as their lands which are occupied, and regain their…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved Friday new talks on a Gaza ceasefire, a day after the world’s top court ordered Israel to ensure urgent humanitarian aid reaches people in the Palestinian territory.But despite a binding United Nations Security Council resolution this week demanding an “immediate ceasefire,” fighting continued Friday, including around hospitals.Regional fallout from the conflict also flared, with Israel saying it killed a Hezbollah rocket commander in Lebanon, and several Hezbollah fighters killed in Syria strikes that a war monitor blamed on Israel.Netanyahu’s office said new talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release will take place in…

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