Author: Steven Sahiounie

The parties discussed the need to speed up the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza and rebuild those medical facilities destroyed or affected by Israeli attacks

The source added that the direct distribution of humanitarian aid in Gaza is handled by staff of the Palestinian Ministry of Social Development

Iran expressed support for South Africa’s “responsible, courageous and honorable” move to file a genocide case against the Israeli regime at the International Court of Justice ( ICJ ). Two days of public hearings in the genocide case against Israel will start at the ICJ on Thursday. The case, filed by South Africa, sets a precedent as the first at the ICJ relating to the siege on the Gaza Strip, where more than 23,000 people have been killed since October 7, nearly 10,000 of them children. In its application submitted on December 29, Pretoria accuses Israel of committing genocide in contravention of…

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says that a Turkish operation against an alleged Mossad spy ring “seriously surprised Israel”. Erdogan made his comments in Ankara in an event that marked the 97th anniversary of the establishment of Turkey’s intelligence agency, MIT. “Just wait. This is only the first step. You will get to know Turkey,” he added, hinting that new counterespionage operations against alleged Israeli spy networks could be under way. On January 2, Turkish authorities rounded up more than 30 individuals over suspected links to the Mossad. Source: AlJazeera

Extraordinary Meeting of the PUIC standing Palestine Committee called for bringing the perpetrators of war crimes and genocide from the leaders of the Israeli occupation entity against the Palestinian people to international justice, and condemning the US’s participation in the aggression against the Gaza Strip. The final statement of the emergency meeting of PUIC held in Tehran stated: “We demand that the Israeli perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide be brought to international justice,” calling on “international legal and human rights institutions to move to punish the Zionist entity and oblige it to provide financial compensation  to…

A number of civilians, including a journalist and four members of the Palestinian Red Crescent, were killed this evening while others sustained injuries in an Israeli airstrike targeting a residence and an ambulance in the vicinity of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza. Local and medical sources said the occupying Israeli military launched airstrikes on a residential building in the vicinity of the hospital, resulting in the tragic death of several civilians, including journalist Ahmed Budeir, and causing injuries to others, some in critical condition. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society further reported that four of its ambulance…

Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh engaged in discussions today at his office in Ramallah with Hadi Amro, the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary for Palestinian Affairs, focusing on concerted efforts to halt the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. “The top priority is to achieve an immediate and urgent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, along with opening all crossings leading to the Strip to facilitate greater delivery of humanitarian and medical aid,” stated Prime Minister Shtayyeh. He emphasized the need to restore electricity, water, and fuel services back to the embattled enclave after more than three months of hiatus as a result…

In a tripartite summit of Leaders held today in the city of Aqaba, Jordan, King Abdullah II of Jordan, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi of Egypt, and President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine affirmed their categorical rejection of any Israeli plans for displacement of the Palestinian people in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. During the summit, the leaders emphasized the necessity of international condemnation and united action to counter such plans. They also staunchly rejected all attempts to liquidate the Palestinian issue or separate Gaza from the West Bank, emphasizing that both regions are integral parts of a unified Palestinian…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s visit to the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah has triggered protests as demonstrators brandished signs declaring the US envoy as “not welcome”. Engaging in discussions with the Palestinian president in Ramallah over the future of post-war Gaza, Blinken’s visit has drawn protests in the occupied West Bank city, with many demonstrators accusing him of complicity in Israel’s attack on Gaza. Wafa news agency reported that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed efforts to halt Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza and the occupied West Bank, emphasizing the urgency of expediting humanitarian aid to…

Countries around the world continue to join South Africa in its ICJ case against the occupation regarding the genocide in Gaza. The Maldives, Namibia, and Pakistan announced their support for South Africa’s lawsuit against “Israel” during a UN General Assembly session on Tuesday. Pakistan’s support was evident when announcing that Islamabad welcomed South Africa’s initiative to bring the occupation’s crimes under the UN’s Genocide Convention to the ICJ. In parallel, Neville Gertze, the permanent representative of Nambia to the UN, stated that his country welcomes and supports South Africa’s initiative and that “Nambia both identifies and aligns with the arguments put forward…