Trump's Middle East envoy to brief UN Security Council on Gaza

U.S. President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff will informally brief members of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday on Gaza and other regional issues, a U.S. administration official said.

Iranian group "For Palestine" issues second statement on Israeli genocide in Gaza

TEHRAN - The "For Palestine" group, a collective of Iranian workers, academics, artists, and intellectuals, has released a second statement denouncing Israel and the complicit global order for the regime's crimes in the besieged Gaza Strip.

No point in further Gaza truce talks, Hamas says

Israel's expanded military plan intended to displace "most" of Gaza population

A senior Hamas official said on Tuesday the group was no longer interested in truce talks with Israel and urged the international community to halt Israel's "hunger war" against Gaza.

Tehran slams Western complicity in Israel’s deadly repression of journalists in Gaza

TEHRAN – On World Press Freedom Day, Iran condemned the systematic killing of Palestinian journalists in Gaza, holding Israel and its Western allies—chiefly the United States—responsible for enabling a campaign of genocide and information suppression.

Journalists in Gaza enduring darkest chapter in history

As the world observed World Press Freedom Day on May 3, journalists, holding banners, gathered for a demonstration in Khan Younis to draw attention to the journalists who lost their lives in the Israeli relentless attacks on Gaza.

Gaza deaths due to malnutrition rise to 57

A statement by the Government Media Office on Telegram said on Saturday that the death toll resulting from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip has increased to 57, Al Jazeera reported.

US Navy loses $60m fighter jet in Red Sea in fight against Yemen

A Navy fighter jet fell overboard Monday when the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier veered to avoid fire from the Yemeni forces, according to two defense officials.

Israeli attacks burn 11 to death in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis

Al Jazeera correspondent on the ground in Gaza has sent an update on what happened in the enclave from midnight to this morning’s early hours:

Berlin protesters face deportation orders over Gaza solidarity

TEHRAN - Demonstrations in solidarity with the Palestinian people and against the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza have erupted across cities worldwide, with protesters calling for an end to genocide, occupation, and international complicity.

Tehran condemns escalation of Israeli attacks in occupied Palestine

TEHRAN – Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has strongly condemned the escalating Israeli military assaults on the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, calling them brutal and systematic massacres targeting innocent civilians, particularly women and children.

Over 1800 Iranian artists and journalists urge world to ‘do something’ for Gaza

TEHRAN – In a statement addressed to "all freedom-loving people of the world," a group of more than 1800 Iranian artists and media professionals issued a plea for action to end the genocide that’s been taking place in Gaza since October 2023. 

Arab Parliament speaker urges clear, strong stance on Gaza genocide

Mohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, Speaker of the Arab Parliament, affirmed that the Palestinian cause has consistently received unwavering support from the members of the Non-Aligned Movement since its inception, rooted in their full belief in the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, particularly the establishment of their independent state with Jerusalem as its capital.

Tehran protest condemns Israel's 'unprecedented bloodbath' in Gaza, decries global silence

TEHRAN – Thousands gathered in Tehran’s Palestine Square on Wednesday to protest the Israeli regime’s ongoing atrocities in Gaza, condemning its “unprecedented genocide” and repeated ceasefire violations.

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“What victory are they talking about?”

TEHRAN – Settlers outraged after Hamas launches rockets at Israeli cities despite 18 months of genocide in the Gaza Strip.

Israel prevents entry of polio vaccines into Gaza

Gaza’s Health Ministry said Israel is preventing the entry of polio vaccines into Gaza, threatening the gains made in seven months of efforts to combat the spread of an epidemic.

We stand against forcible transfer from Gaza: Macron

France “condemns the continued Israeli attacks on Gaza and violations of the ceasefire” and calls for resumption of ceasefire negotiations without delay, Macron said on Monday.

Israeli soldiers describe clearance of ‘kill zone’ along Gaza boundary: rights group 

Israeli troops have flattened farmland and cleared entire residential districts in Gaza to open a “kill zone” around the enclave, according to a report by the Israeli rights group Breaking the Silence.

At least 602,000 children in Gaza at risk of ‘permanent paralysis’

The Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip has likened Israel’s prevention of polio vaccines in the besieged and bombarded territory to “a time bomb that threatens to spread the epidemic”.

Regional cooperation vital to resist Israeli occupation: Iranian MP

TEHRAN – Iranian Vice Speaker of Parliament Hamidreza Hajibabaee has called for stronger solidarity among Asian nations as a key strategy to counter Israeli military actions in Gaza and support the Palestinian cause.