Israeli author David Grossman brands Gaza war a 'genocide'

Prominent writer says it breaks his heart to see mass starvation in Gaza

Israeli writer David Grossman has proclaimed the assault on the Gaza Strip a "genocide", adding to a growing chorus of condemnation of the war.

Gaza’s cultural heritage under threat: experts warn of systematic erasure of Palestinian memory

TEHRAN – The Gaza Strip, a land steeped in millennia of history, is facing what experts describe as an unprecedented assault on its cultural heritage, with archaeologists warning that the destruction of ancient sites, museums, and archives risks erasing Palestinian historical memory entirely.

‘Engineering massacres’: Humanitarian official condemns Israel’s role in Gaza starvation

A humanitarian official has warned that Israel is “engineering chaos and massacres” in the Gaza Strip by continuing to block aid deliveries and opening fire on starving Palestinians seeking desperately needed food supplies.

‘The accusations are politically motivated’: Iran says it’s not involved in Gaza talks

TEHRAN – Iran has firmly rejected recent accusations by the U.S. President Donald Trump claiming Tehran interfered in ongoing ceasefire negotiations over Gaza, describing the allegations as "completely unfounded" and politically motivated.

'Take swift action to end human crisis in Gaza': IRCS urges WHO, red crescent societies

TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS), Pirhossin Kolivand, has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) and red crescent societies to reaffirm their commitment by taking immediate actions to help address the catastrophic human crisis in Gaza.

UN rights chief warns governments may be complicit in “international crimes” if they don’t pressure

The UN high commissioner for human rights, Volker Türk, has urged governments around the world to pressure Israel to end its assault on Gaza – and said those that don’t use their “leverage” may be complicit in “international crimes”, the Guardian reported. 

Health minister calls for global community's intervention to save civilians in Gaza

TEHRAN – Health Minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarqandi has called on the global community to make an immediate intervention to end the humanitarian crises in Gaza and help rescue civilians.

Tehran urges unified Islamic response to Gaza starvation in regional calls

TEHRAN – In a diplomatic move on Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held urgent calls with counterparts from Pakistan, Egypt, Qatar, Iraq, and Tunisia, demanding immediate collective action to break the Israeli regime’s "genocidal siege" of Gaza, where starvation now kills as swiftly as bombs.

Hakim Urges Action From Islamic Organizations Over Israeli Crimes

TEHRAN-  Seyed Ammar Hakim, the leader of Iraq’s National Wisdom Movement, condemned what he described as systematic crimes by the Israeli government against women and children in Gaza and other conflict zones. 

Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh join Iran’s call to break Gaza siege amid ‘death phase’

TEHRAN – Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan held an urgent phone call on Friday addressing the Israeli regime’s escalating war crimes in Palestine.

Photojournalist Adam Abu Harbid martyred in airstrike on family’s tent in Gaza

Photojournalist Adam Zakaria Abu Harbid was martyred, and his wife and children were injured, after Israeli warplanes bombed his family’s tent in the Yarmouk area in central Gaza City on Thursday evening, according to Palestinian Information Center.

Uruguay condemns worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the West Bank

Uruguay has issued a strong statement expressing deep concern over the escalating humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and growing human rights violations in both Gaza and the West Bank.

Aid groups blame Israel’s siege of Gaza for ‘mass starvation’

More than 100 aid agencies and rights groups, including Save the Children and Doctors Without Borders, warned on Wednesday that “mass starvation” was spreading across Gaza, adding to growing calls for Israel to lift restrictions on humanitarian aid to the besieged enclave, the New York Times reported. 

'Genocidal brutality', Iran condemns Israeli systematic starvation of civilians in Gaza

TEHRAN – Iran’s Foreign Ministry has issued a forceful condemnation of the Israeli war in Gaza, denouncing the regime’s “genocidal brutality” and systematic starvation of civilians.

IRCS urges ICRC to take immediate actions on humanitarian crisis in Gaza

TEHRAN – The head of the Iranian Red Crescent Society (IRCS) in a letter to the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has called for prompt actions to be taken to stop the humanitarian crisis escalated by starvation in Gaza, and end the torture of civilians.

Muslim world must act now to stop Gaza genocide: Iranian, Turkish FMs

TEHRAN – The Foreign Ministers of Iran and Turkey issued a joint appeal on Monday, demanding immediate and coordinated action from Muslim nations to halt the Israeli regime's ongoing genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza, now entering its 22nd month.

Gaza extermination: What is your last thought when you're starving to death?

On Sunday alone, at least 18 Palestinians died of hunger in Gaza, as Israel continues to enforce a systematic starvation policy on the territory’s two million residents.