Author: Steven Sahiounie

In the displacement camps nestled within the heart of Rafah, in the farthest south of the Gaza Strip, displaced families find themselves locked in a relentless battle against an unforgiving foe: a crippling scarcity of water amids the Israeli aggression. In long queues snaking through one of these camps, hundreds of displaced individuals patiently await their turn, clutching empty containers, hoping to fill them with the precious resource they so desperately need. Among them stands Saad Al-Tarabeen, aged 45, accompanied by his family of nine, enduring the agonizing wait for water that has eluded them for the past two days,…

The United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) says “the targeting of peacekeepers is unacceptable” after four observers on a foot patrol along the Blue Line demarcating the border between Israel and Lebanon were wounded when a shell exploded near their location. UNTSO did not identify the source of the shelling but Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) blamed Israel. The UN peacekeeping mission said the injured personnel were taken to a hospital for treatment and an investigation was launched into the origin of the explosion. NNA said the peacekeepers, travelling with a Lebanese translator, were from Norway, Chile and Australia.…

The investigators identified 134 people that died in the Crocus City Hall attack, the Investigative Committee press office told TASS. “The investigators work with the victims, questioning them about the circumstances of this crime. Currently, the investigation has been able to identify 134 people that died in the terror attack. Genetic tests are being carried for other, not yet identified bodies,” the committee said. “The investigators, forensics specialists and experts work around the clock. Investigation operations are being carried out at the crime scene, as well as with the suspects,” the committee said. Source: TASS

On Saturday, the Rapid Support Forces attempted to infiltrate and control Ad Doueim but were confronted by the Sudanese Armed Forces. The Sudanese Army confronted and repelled an attack carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) against army sites in al-A’waj. The RSF were supposed to head to the city of Ad Doueim in the White Nile region for another military operation before they were stopped in al-A’waj. The Sudanese Armed Forces were able to repel the attack using artillery and heavy weaponry and cooperation with the Sudanese airforce. Local news had reported at an earlier time that the RSF targeted…

The Lebanese caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, made a phone call to the UNIFIL Commander, Major General Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, and expressed his solidarity. Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati’s office said today that he has condemned the Israeli drone attack on the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) which has led to the injury of several observers in the border town of Rmesih, near the Lebanese-Palestinian border. “Caretaker Prime Minister, Najib Mikati, made a phone call to the UNIFIL Commander, Maj. Gen. Aroldo Lazaro Saenz, expressing his solidarity with the international forces after the attack on a UNIFIL vehicle…

Thousands of Palestinian citizens rallied Friday for an end to the Gaza war as they marked Land Day, an annual commemoration of a deadly 1976 crackdown on protests against Israeli land seizuresThe protesters, led by Arab members of the Israeli parliament, marched through the northern town of Deir Hanna waving Palestinian flags and carrying banners reading: “Stop the war on Gaza.”Most of the demonstrators were Arab citizens of Israel — Palestinians who evaded displacement during the 1948 war that led to Israel’s creation and who, with their descendants, now constitute around 21 percent of its population.A smaller contingent of Jewish…

A senior Palestinian resistance leader said that the Palestinian people could not stand against Israel if not for Iran’s full support. Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement Ziyad al-Nakhaleh made the remarks at a joint press conference with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Tehran on Saturday. He praised Iran’s important role in supporting the resistance of the Palestinian people since the start of Israel’s genocidal war against the people of Gaza in early October 2023. Iran’s active diplomacy played a leading role in clarifying the position of Palestine’s resistance, he added. The Islamic Jihad leader emphasized that…

Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, who chairs the NATO Military Committee, said he currently saw no indication that Russia may be planning an attack on any NATO country. “There is no indication that Russia is planning to attack any NATO member state. I do not think there is a direct threat,” The Baltic Times quoted Bauer as saying. However, he claimed that Russia’s ambitions “go beyond Ukraine.” We know that, so the Alliance as a whole needs to be more prepared,” he emphasized. The North Atlantic Alliance can trigger its Article 5 only in the event of a direct attack, he…

Some 9,000 patients in the Gaza Strip require evacuation for emergency care, with the war-torn Palestinian territory down to just 10 barely functioning hospitals, the head of the WHO said Saturday.“With only 10 hospitals minimally functional across the whole of #Gaza, thousands of patients continue to be deprived of health care,” World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus wrote on X.Before the war, Gaza had 36 hospitals, according to the WHO.“Around 9,000 patients urgently need to be evacuated abroad for lifesaving health services, including treatment for cancer, injuries from bombardments, kidney dialysis and other chronic conditions,” he said.That is…

A shipment of aid carrying almost 400 tonnes of food for Gaza has left Cyprus’s Larnaca port, marking the second time a maritime corridor is used to transfer humanitarian assistance to the besieged Palestinian enclave. An aid ship operated by the Spanish NGO Open Arms offloaded 200 tonnes of food aid on March 16, which was distributed by the charity World Central Kitchen (WCK). The mission was financed mainly by the UAE and received the support of the Cypriot authorities. Source: AlJazeera