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2025-10-18 19:58
By Garsha Vazirian
Israel’s forced retreat marketed as ‘victory’
When ‘winning’ becomes losing ground — legally, diplomatically, and morally
TEHRAN – “Israel has won all they can by force of arms. You’ve won. I mean, you’ve won.”
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2025-10-18 19:57
Death toll in Gaza surpasses 68,000 as Israel continues attacks after ceasefire
The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has reached a grim new milestone, surpassing 68,000 lives lost, as a fragile ceasefire is marred by continued violence.
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2025/10/13
By Minoo Khaleghi
The Nobel Peace Prize has lost its meaning
Jurist and researcher in international relations
TEHRAN - The Nobel Prize, established under the will of Alfred Nobel in 1901, was meant to be awarded annually to “the person or organization that has done the most or the best work for the benefit of humanity” in relation to peace. Yet from the very beginning, the interpretation of its criteria has rested in the hands of the Norwegian Committee, and its decisions — especially in politically sensitive cases — have repeatedly stirred controversy.
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2025-10-10 21:07
By Sahar Dadjoo
Gaza breathes
Displaced Gazans start returning to the north amid uncertain peace
TEHRAN - After two harrowing years of conflict that devastated Gaza and shook the Middle East, a tentative ceasefire has been announced, outlining a phased military withdrawal from the coastal enclave and promising the release of captives and Palestinian prisoners.
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2025-10-04 15:14
Pep Guardiola condemns 'live genocide' in Gaza, calls for global mobilization
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has described the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as a "genocide in real time," urging global mobilization to pressure governments into action.
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2025-09-30 20:26
By Sahar Dadjoo
Spain’s arms embargo on Israel will influence EU states, says analyst
TEHRAN- Spain has recently intensified its stance on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by not only imposing an arms embargo on Israel and banning the shipment of military fuel through its ports and airspace but also authorizing an official investigation into Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
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2025-09-27 18:50
By Sahar Dadjoo
South African journalist: Israel’s war on media is a ‘deliberate massacre’
Deshnee Subramany tells Tehran Times about solidarity with Gaza journalists and the lessons from South Africa’s apartheid past
TEHRAN- For South African journalist Deshnee Subramany, the struggle for Palestinian press freedom is deeply personal. Sitting at her desk earlier this year, she was overwhelmed by a steady stream of devastating news: journalist after journalist killed in Gaza.
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2025-09-24 20:44
By Sahar Dadjoo
EXCLUSIVE: Global recognitions of Palestine send message to Washington, says ex-Palestinian official
Khalid Abd al-Majid says wave of Palestinian recognition is fruit of people’s sacrifices
TEHRAN- As international momentum builds up behind the recognition of the Palestinian State, several Western countries—France, Canada, Britain - have officially recognized the Palestine State.
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2025-09-23 19:41
By Wesam Bahrani
Israeli troops killed in Gaza City
TEHRAN – The spokesperson for the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) announced the death of a tank company commander in northern Gaza City.
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2025-09-23 15:46
Israeli bombardment intensifies in Gaza City as Hamas announces anti-tank missile attack
At least 38 Palestinians were killed and 190 were injured in the past 24 hours, Gaza’s Health Ministry announced Tuesday, including three seeking aid, with victims still “under the rubble and on the streets.”
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2025-09-21 16:29
New Italy-based flotilla to join Sumud sailing for Gaza
The International Committee for Breaking the Siege of Gaza announced Sunday that a new wave of ships will set sail from southern Italy next Wednesday to challenge the blockade of the Palestinian enclave, adding to the efforts of the Global Sumud Flotilla.
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2025-09-20 20:04
Portugal to officially recognize Palestine Sunday
Lisbon has announced it will officially recognize the State of Palestine on Sunday, ahead of a high-level conference at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
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2025-09-20 16:15
Sumud Flotilla activists defy threats to break Israel’s Gaza blockade
After a night of storms, shafts of sunlight revealed a compact armada of more than 50 vessels in Tunis — the Global Sumud Flotilla — loaded with food, medical supplies, and volunteers from over 40 countries preparing to steam toward Gaza to challenge Israel’s long-running naval blockade.
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2025-09-20 16:14
Gaza reels after Israeli strikes kill over 50, including children in school-turned-shelter
At least 51 Palestinians were killed on Saturday, including 43 in Gaza City, as Israeli forces intensified their assault on the besieged enclave.
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2025-09-17 20:21
Tel Aviv’s wars fuel decline in immigration to Israel, surge in emigration
Around 79,000 Israelis left Israel last year, a figure significantly up from a year earlier, amid rising regional tensions over Tel Aviv’s ongoing war on the Gaza Strip.
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2025-09-15 18:20
Israeli aggression claims lives of dozens of Yemeni journalists amid media office attacks
The Israeli airstrikes on September 10, 2025, devastated media headquarters and civilian areas in Yemen’s capital Sanaa and al-Jawf province, killing 31 journalists and injuring dozens more, according to Yemen’s health ministry and media unions.
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2025-09-14 15:37
Israel kills dozens in Gaza, hitting Tal al-Hawa homes and tents sheltering families
At least 41 people were killed on Sunday as Israeli strikes intensified across Gaza, with Gaza City hammered by artillery, gunfire, and naval shelling.
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2025-09-13 20:10
If Palestine can’t win, many principles are at stake,” says Italian activist on Sumud flotilla
Claudio, a volunteer from Sicily, says solidarity with Gaza is a continuation of historic liberation struggles
TEHRAN- The Sumud flotilla has brought together volunteers and sailing boats from across the Mediterranean, aiming to challenge Israel’s blockade and deliver solidarity to Gaza. From Italy, dozens of boats are preparing to set sail. Among them is Claudio, an Italian activist from Sicily affiliated with the International Solidarity Movement, who shared his perspective with the Tehran Times in Tunis.
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2025-09-13 20:09
“Children of Gaza, don’t lose hope, we are by your side”: Dutch activist on Sumud mission says
Dominique, the sole Dutch participant in the Sumud flotilla, says ordinary citizens must act where governments fail
TEHRAN - As the Sumud humanitarian flotilla voyages waters of Tunisia with the aim of breaking the siege on Gaza, international activists are stepping forward to challenge the blockade through non-violent action. Among them is Dominique, the only delegate from the Netherlands, who spoke to the Tehran Times about their motivation, readiness to face risks, and heartfelt message to Palestinian children.
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2025-09-06 13:36
Lining up to board The Global Sumud Flotilla
People have gathered in Tunisia to board Global Sumud Flotilla, heading towards Gaza to break the siege and deliver aids to people of Gaza.
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2025-09-05 19:47
‘Sumud’ flotilla heads for Gaza with over 50 vessels despite Israeli threats
The Global Sumud Flotilla — named for the Arabic word meaning steadfastness, a principle of unyielding resistance — is pressing across the Mediterranean toward Tunisia, part of a bid to break Israel’s 18-year naval blockade of Gaza.
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2025-08-30 18:55
By staff writer
Rising Gaza famine sparks calls for Europe to pressure Israel
TEHRAN – European governments are facing increasing pressure to act against Israel as civilian casualties mount and widespread starvation intensifies in Gaza amid the nearly two-year-long conflict in the Palestinian territory.
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2025-08-30 17:56
Israeli strikes kill 50 Palestinians in Gaza
At least 50 Palestinians have been killed in the latest Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip since dawn on Saturday, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported.
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2025-08-29 20:44
By staff writer
500+ UN staff demand Israel’s Gaza war be called genocide
TEHRAN – Israel’s brutal war on the Gaza Strip, combined with its deliberate starvation policy, continues unchecked in the besieged Palestinian territory.
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2025-08-26 21:15
Which European politicians have resigned over Israel’s war on Gaza?
Since Israel’s war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023, more than a dozen officials across Europe have resigned in protest to their governments’ stance on what many describe as genocide in the besieged enclave.
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2025-08-26 14:39
Israeli protesters call for ceasefire and captive deal
Protesters calling for an end to the war in Gaza and the return of captives took to the streets in Tel Aviv on Tuesday morning, Middle East Eye reported.
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2025-08-25 20:31
By staff writer
Yemen’s solidarity with Gaza is unwavering despite sacrifices
TEHRAN - On August 24, 2025, Israel carried out a series of extensive airstrikes over Yemen's capital, Sanaa, targeting multiple military and civilian sites, including the presidential palace, power plants, fuel storage, and buildings of oil companies.
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2025-08-19 13:04
Protesters block Tel Aviv highway demanding Gaza ceasefire
Israeli Channel 12 is reporting that protesters blocked the Ayalon Highway southbound in Tel Aviv on Tuesday morning, demanding the return of captives and a ceasefire in Gaza.
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2025-08-17 20:17
By staff writer
Israel is crumbling from within
TEHRAN — Israel is facing unprecedented domestic and international pressure as the Gaza war nears its two-year mark. On Sunday, a massive strike exposed deep fractures within Israeli society over Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war.
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2025-08-04 19:39
Hundreds of Israeli ex-security officials call on Trump to end Gaza war
More than 600 retired Israeli security officials including former heads of intelligence agencies have urged US President Donald Trump to pressure the Israeli government to end the war in Gaza, France 24 reported.