Author: Steven Sahiounie

Israeli occupation forces continue their assaults on the occupied West Bank, and settlers raid the town of Huwara. Sources in the occupied West Bank reported that a Palestinian youth succumbed to critical injuries inflicted by Israeli occupation forces’ gunfire in the city of Qalqilya. Earlier, Israeli settlers launched an attack on homes in the town of Huwara south of Nablus, setting ablaze several vehicles belonging to Palestinian citizens. The settlers also assaulted a number of Palestinians in the nearby village of Asira al-Qibliya amid intense gunfire. Two Palestinian youths, one aged 20 and the other 16, were seriously injured as a…

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Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte emphasizes in a meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu the need to reduce the number of civilian casualties in Gaza. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged on Monday the Israeli occupation government not to launch a ground invasion into the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on the border with Egypt. Rutte visited occupied al-Quds, where he met with Israeli occupation Benjamin Netanyahu. He also held talks with his Palestinian counterpart Mohammad Shtayyeh. “We are extremely concerned about Israel’s announcement of a large-scale offensive on Rafah. We think this could lead to a humanitarian…

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King Abdullah II of Jordan met with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday and stressed that the war on Gaza is “one of the most devastating wars in recent history”, noting that “we cannot stand by and let this continue,” according to the Jordan News Agency (Petra).In joint remarks to the press following a meeting with President Biden, King Abdullah II said, “We need a lasting ceasefire now. This war must end.”He added that nearly 100,000 people have been killed, injured, or are missing the vast majority are women and children, warning that an Israeli attack on Rafah…

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MOSCOW, February 12. /TASS/. Container shipments over the Russian Railways network increased by 8.7% in January 2024 against last January to 621,100 TEU [20 ft container equivalent – TASS], the Russian railroad operator said on its official Telegram channel.

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