January 2025
Trump and the displacement of Palestinians: Reintroducing an Israeli plan that won’t pass
Palestinian Information Center: After Palestinians in the Gaza Strip thwarted Israeli plans for forced displacement with tremendous sacrifices—resulting in the blood of tens of thousands of martyrs and wounded mingling with the soil of the land they cherish—U.S. President Donald Trump came forward to resurrect the plan without a clear vision, ignoring the Palestinians’ steadfast determination to remain in their land, which they refuse to leave no matter the sacrifices. Read More
Israeli soldier killed, injured as Jenin fights back onslaught
Press TV: An Israeli soldier has been killed and five were wounded as Palestinians fight back a major Israeli onslaught on Jenin which began right after a ceasefire halted 15 months of Israeli war on Gaza. Read More
Israel continues its aggression in Tulkarem, forcing residents to evacuate their homes
Palestinian Information Center: Israeli occupation forces (IOF) continued on Friday to force citizens to evacuate their homes in the Tulkarem refugee camp amid unprecedented escalation of aggression in the city and its camp. The occupation forces have compelled families to leave their homes under gun threat, Palestinian Information Center: specifically in the neighborhoods of Al-Nadi and Al-Shuhada, causing panic and fear, especially among children and women. Read More
40,000 Palestinians perform Friday prayer at Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian Information Center: Thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed Friday prayer in the Aqsa Mosque in occupied Jerusalem amidst tight Israeli restrictions. The Islamic Endowment Authority affirmed that around 40,000 Muslims performed the Friday prayer at the holy shrine. Read More
Senior Hamas official: We'll continue governing Gaza until an alternative is found
Israel National News: Senior Hamas official Taher Nounou stated on Thursday that the organization will continue governing the Gaza Strip until a viable Palestinian Arab alternative is established. Read More
Iran begins Ten-Day ceremonies marking victory of Islamic Revolution
Press TV: Iranians Friday begun Ten-Day Dawn celebrations to mark the 46th anniv:ersary of the victory of the Islamic Revolution that toppled the US-backed Pahlavi regime. Read More
Israel releases 110 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for eight captives
Press TV: Israel has released 110 Palestinian prisoners after a temporary delay ordered by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu even as Hamas had released eight captives in the third phase of the prisoner swap. The prisoners released on Thursday evening included 30 minors, 32 Palestinian who had received life sentences, and 48 others who were serving prison terms of different duration. Read More
Hamas announces death of military commander Mohammed Deif
Press TV: Al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of Hamas, has announced the martyrdom of several of its military council leaders in the battle against the Israeli invasion of the besieged Gaza Strip, including its chief of staff Mohammed Deif. Read More
President Trump Reveals His Agenda for Ethnic Cleansing of Gaza
By Peter Koenig: It didn’t take long for President Trump to reveal his plans for the Gaza solution. It can start right after or —even better— during the ceasefire, which he claims having brokered in Doha. Read More
Israel’s Fake Ceasefire is a Pause for Genocide, Exodus of Palestinians from their Homeland
By Prof Michel Chossudovsky: A cease fire invariably constitutes a first step towards a peace agreement. In the case of Gaza, the objective is “a pause” in what constitutes a carefully planned genocide of which the “End Game:” is the Exodus of Palestinians from their Homeland. US-NATO are indelibly behind the genocide project. President Trump has pressured both Jordan and Egypt to facilitate the immigration of Palestinians. Read More
Desecrator of Qur’an shot dead at home in Sweden
Press TV: An Iraqi immigrant whose repeated desecration of the copies of the Holy Qur'an in Sweden outraged Muslims and non-Muslims across the world has been killed in his home near the Nordic country’s capital of Stockholm. Swedish public television SVT reported on Thursday that 38-year-old Salwan Momika had been found dead in his apartment in the city of Sodertalje after being shot. Read More
Exhausted Palestinians arrive in Gaza City to no homes, killed family
Al Jazeera: Before the war began 15 months ago, the majority of Gaza’s population lived in the north, centred around the enclave’s biggest urban area, Gaza City. But that is also where Israel has focused its attacks, and issued forced evacuation orders early on in the war, telling people to flee to “safe zones” in central and southern Gaza. That led to the majority of Gaza’s approximately 2.3 million population displaced in those central and southern areas, below a corridor carved out of central Gaza that Israel called Netzarim. Read More
Sanaa slams Trump’s order to designate Ansar Allah as 'terrorist'
Al Mayadeen: US President Donald Trump's executive order to reinstate the designation of Yemen's Ansar Allah movement as a "foreign terrorist organization" is a living example of American political instability, its strange contradictions, and its clear failure, pointed out the Yemeni Minister of Information in the Sanaa government, Hashem Sharafuddin. Read More
Saudi Crown Prince pledges $600 billion in investments during call with Trump
Press TV: Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the de facto ruler of the Arab kingdom, has told US President Donald Trump that his country is prepared to offer to Riyadh $600 billion in investments over the next four years. Read More
The West Bank under Israeli military closure for 5th consecutive day
Palestinian Information Center: For the fifth consecutive day Thursday, Israeli occupation forces (IOF) have been laying a siege on the occupied West Bank, erecting many military checkpoints at the entrances to cities, and closing most of its villages and towns. Read More
The war is over, but the suffering continues
Palestinian Information Center: After 471 days of Israeli war of genocide and brutal killing, the Gaza war has come to an end, and the residents breathe a sigh of relief. However, the scenes of massive destruction in residential neighborhoods are shocking, but determination will overcome this dark reality. Citizens have pledged to rebuild it more beautifully and vibrantly, as they see the Gaza Strip as a heart and soul that they inhabit but does not inhabit them. Read More
‘From Ground Zero-Stories from Gaza’: An Appreciation of the Palestinian People
by Richard Falk: This extraordinary film, on the 2024 Oscar shortlist for documentaries, consists of 22 episodes stitched together by the noted Palestinian film director, Rashid Masharawi, but without any apparent effort to curate a narrative experience of the Gaza ordeal now in its 15th month. The power of the film taken as a whole derives from the cumulative impact of the utterly helpless and vulnerable Gaza civilian population seeking to survive despite overwhelming challenges to safety and pervasive loss of loved ones, home, neighborhood, schools, and sacred/historical sites in the overcrowded tiny Gaza Strip [25 miles long, 3.7-7.5 miles wide, population estimate of 2.3 million]. The various episodes both express the distinctiveness of Palestinian lived culture, its rich historical heritage, and the universality of a devastating saga of prolonged victimization. Read More
Gaza Ceasefire at Last: How Israel’s ‘First Defeat’ Will Shape the Country’s Future
by Dr Ramzy Baroud: The headline in the Times of Israel says it all: “For the First Time, Israel Just Lost a War.” Regardless of the reasoning behind this statement, which the article divides into fourteen points, it suggests a shattering and unprecedented event in the 76-year history of the State of Israel. The consequences of this realization will have far-reaching effects on Israelis, impacting both this generation and the next. These repercussions will penetrate all sectors of Israeli society, from the political elite to the collective identity of ordinary Israelis. Read More
Is Trump’s ‘Deal of the Century’ back on the table?
Mondoweiss: Donald Trump's first administration proposed what it called the "Deal of the Century" which would have redrawn Israel's borders to include major swaths of the West Bank. As Trump reenters office there are fears the annexation plan is back. Read More
The long-term impact of Israel’s Gaza genocide will only become clear as the toxic dust settles
Middle East Monitor:As the toxic dust begins to settle, it is hard to even fathom the complex feelings of our Palestinian friends and colleagues, many of whom have families in Gaza who are beginning the arduous task of returning home and rebuilding, having survived 15 months of Israeli genocide. Since October 2023 Gaza has been pummelled, relentlessly, through aerial bombing campaigns, supplemented by ground offensives that, far from eradicating the resistance, have laid waste to entire towns and cities. Read More
The Indigenous leader Leonard Peltier Is Finally Going Home
Truth Dig: The Indigenous leader and longest-held political prisoner in the U.S. will be released to home confinement after his sentence was commuted. Read More
Damascus authorities terminate Russian contract for Tartus port
Al Mayadeen: Syria's transitional government has taken a decisive step to reduce Russian influence by canceling a long-standing contract with a Russian company managing the Tartus port. Riyad Judi, director of the customs department in Tartus, confirmed the development to al-Watan newspaper on Monday, noting that the revenues from the port would now go entirely to the Syrian state. Read More
Palestinian Resistance confront Israeli forces invading Jenin
Al Mayadeen: Palestinian resistance forces in the occupied West Bank have continued to confront Israeli forces amid a second day of intense confrontations . Israeli troops, who have besieged homes and assaulted Palestinians during their incursions into towns, are facing fierce resistance from local factions. Read More
UN warns Israel’s genocide could spread to West Bank
Press TV: The United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in Palestinian territories has warned that Israel’s genocidal acts may spread from Gaza to the West Bank, amid an ongoing large-scale military operation in the occupied city of Jenin. Francesca Albanese made the remarks in a post on X on Wednesday, as the Israeli regime has escalated brutal violence in the West Bank since the ceasefire in Gaza went into effect over the weekend. Read More
West Bank faces renewed Israeli brutality after Trump green light
TRT World: US President Donald Trump might have opened the floodgates for a renewed wave of Israeli violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, barely hours after the dust began to settle in Gaza after 471 days of a genocidal war. Read More
Gaza lies in ruins after 15-month Israeli war
Yeni Safak: Israel dropped over 100,000 tons of explosives across Gaza, destroying around 88% of territory's infrastructure, buildings, according to Palestinian figuresMore than 15 months of relentless Israeli bombardment have laid waste to the Gaza Strip and caused unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave. Read More
Lost childhood: The unknown fate of Gaza children abducted by Israeli forces amid war
Press TV: The United Nations’ reference to the “sea of orphaned children” in the besieged Gaza Strip shines light on a devastating reality: between 17,000 and 18,000 children have been left without family members as a result of the relentless, 15-month-long Israeli genocidal onslaught. These young victims of the Israeli genocidal war, which has killed more than 47,000 Palestinians, most of them children, now face a precarious future, devoid of support that every child needs and deserves. Compounding the tragedy, disturbing accounts of orphaned or separated children abducted by Israeli regime soldiers during the war have emerged, with their fates remaining shrouded in uncertainty. Read More
200 dead Palestinians found under rubble in Gaza: Official
Press TV: The Palestine Civil Defense Agency said on Wednesday it had found about 200 dead Palestinians from under rubble in Gaza. Mahmoud Basal, the head of the agency, said the bodies of about 10,000 Palestinians buried under rubble are yet to be found and buried. Read More
Palestinians in Gaza returning to nothing after war
Al Mayadeen: A ceasefire that took effect on Sunday finally permitted some to return. Yet, from Rafah in the south to Jabalia in the north, the sense of relief was overshadowed by the magnitude of the devastation. As reported by the Financial Times, roads, shops, and parks had been replaced with fields of sand, twisted metal, and crumbling concrete, symbolizing a profound loss of the life they once knew. Read More
Confrontations mount in Jenin with nine martyred, dozens wounded
Al Mayadeen: The Palestinian Resistance is fiercely fighting the Israeli occupation forces invading Jenin as part of the latest Israeli military operation, which has thus far killed nearly a dozen and wounded scores of others. Palestinian Resistance forces in Jenin continue to confront Israeli occupation forces amid an unprecedented military assault on the city and its refugee camp. The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades - Jenin reported that their fighters are engaging in intense armed clashes with the Israeli forces, employing heavy gunfire and explosive devices. Read More
Israel's raids in Jenin have displaced 2,000 families: UNRWA
Press TV: The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) says Israel’s deadly raids on the refugee camp of Jenin in the occupied West Bank have displaced at least 2,000 families since mid-December. UNRWA director Roland Friedrich said that the regime’s multiple raids and large-scale incursions against the camp over the past year has left the place “nearly inhabitant.” Read More
Trump sworn in as 47th US president, vows 'golden age'
Al Mayadeen: Donald J. Trump has officially been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States on Monday as he plans to issue a slew of executive orders ranging from migration to the economy. His vice president, JD Vance, was sworn in just before him. He and outgoing President Joe Biden shared a motorcade to the Capitol, where the inauguration ceremony was held, after meeting for traditional tea at the White House. Read More
90 Palestinian women and kids released from Israeli jails
Palestinian Information Center: 90 Palestinian women and children were freed at dawn Monday from Israeli prisons and were greeted by large crowds of jubilant relatives, friends and supporters as they returned home in the occupied West Bank following the release of three Israeli captives in Gaza as part of the ceasefire agreement, which took effect yesterday. Read More
Who is liberated Palestinian leader Khalida Jarrar?
Al Mayadeen: After enduring years of struggle and detention in Israeli prisons, Khalida Jarrar, hailed as "Political Prisoner No. 1" by Israeli journalist Gideon Levy, is finally liberated. Her liberation came as part of the first prisoner exchange between the Israeli occupation and the Palestinian Resistance following Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, which symbolized a historic triumph against the atrocities in Gaza. Read More
Who are the Palestinian prisoners released by Israel?
Al Jazeera: The Israeli-occupied West Bank has erupted in celebrations after 90 Palestinian prisoners, most of them women, were released from Israeli jails as part of an Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Families in the West Bank waited until early on Monday to receive their loved ones, most of whom had been detained without charge. Read More
97 bodies recovered in Rafah as search for 10,000 missing continues in Gaza
Press TV: Medical sources say more than 97 bodies were recovered in Rafah a day after the Gaza ceasefire took effect. The Palestinian Health Ministry said on Monday that 60 Gazans lost their lives on that first day. Read More
Yemen says monitoring Netanyahu’s ‘crushing defeat’, pledges support for Gaza
Press TV: The Yemeni Ansarullah resistance movement has congratulated Palestinians on the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire deal, reaffirming its unwavering support for the oppressed nation and its resistance front. “With faith and confidence in the promised divine victory, we reiterate Yemen's unfaltering support for Palestine and its resistance,” the group said in a statement on Monday. Read More
Houthi: Iran played crucial role in victory of Palestinians over Israel
Press TV: The Yemeni Ansarullah leader has praised Iran’s significant role in the Palestinian nation’s triumph over Israel after a 15-month-long campaign of genocide. Abdul-Malik al-Houthi was giving a televised speech aired live from the Yemeni capital Sana’a on Monday evening. Read More
Israel lacks ability to eliminate resistance power
Press TV: A senior advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Israeli regime will never be able to eliminate the military and ideological power of the Resistance Front in Palestine, Lebanon and Yemen. Addressing a meeting with Iranian Army commanders in Tehran on Monday, Brigadier General Amir Hatami said the Israeli regime suffered a defeat and political collapse after its aggression in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Read More
Hamas commitment to Gaza deal contingent on Israel: Abu Obeida
Al Mayadeen: Reaching an agreement to stop the Israeli aggression and the genocidal war against the Palestinian people has been the Resistance's goal for many months, Abu Obeida, the military spokesperson for Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades, said on Sunday, hours after the ceasefire agreement in Gaza came into effect. Abu Obeida began by saluting the people of Gaza for crafting "a historical epic" that will forever stand as a milestone in the history of the Palestinian people. He highlighted that during the Al-Aqsa Flood Battle, multiple fronts were opened against the Israeli occupation entity, and a naval blockade was even imposed on it. Read More
Qassam Brigades: Al-Aqsa Strom final nail in Israeli regime’s coffin
Press TV: The Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas has extended its gratitude towards Iran, Lebanon’s Hezbollah, Yemen’s Armed Forces, and the Iraqi Resistance for their support for the Gaza Strip, saying Operation al-Aqsa Strom hammered the final nail in the Israeli regime’s coffin. Abu Ubaida, the spokesman for al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas' military wing, made the remarks in a videotaped speech on Sunday, hours after the ceasefire deal between the Israeli regime and the resistance group went into effect in Gaza. Read More
Israel killed 193 journalists in Gaza in 2024
Al Mayadeen: The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate announced Sunday that 193 journalists were killed by Israeli occupation forces in the war on Gaza in 2024.Nasser Abu Bakr, head of the Syndicate, shared this information at the annual Freedom Conference on Sunday at the Syndicate's Ramallah headquarters. The event, titled "A Wounded Voice and a Clearer Image," addressed the difficulties faced by journalists working in Palestine. Read More
Gaza ceasefire a victory for Palestine, YAF to remain on alert
Al Mayadeen: The ceasefire agreement in Gaza is a victory for Palestine and for the fighters of the Resistance factions, particularly Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) movement, who led Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, the Supreme Political Council in Yemen stressed on Sunday. In a statement, the Supreme Political Council said Yemen will closely monitor the Israeli occupation's commitment to implementing the agreement, which entered into effect this morning. Read More
Gaza reconstruction costs may cost $80 billion
Palestinian Information Center: Estimates vary regarding the costs of Gaza reconstruction after 15 months of Israeli genocidal war on the besieged enclave. In August 2024, the Bloomberg Network quoted experts as assessing the costs of Gaza reconstruction and restoring the destroyed labor market may exceed $80 billion, along with $700 million to remove 42 million tons of rubble. Read More
Who lost the Gaza war, Hamas or Netanyahu?
By Motasem A Dalloul: At last, after 15 months of brutal attacks and committing unprecedented crimes, Israeli Occupation state agreed on a ceasefire without achieving any of its goals declared at the beginning of the genocide —destroying Hamas, liberating Israeli prisoners in Gaza and securing safe return for Zionist settlers to the settlements in the Gaza periphery. Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and his fanatic entourage exerted their utmost efforts to destroy Gaza and kill its inhabitants in front of the whole world, using the most developed lethal weapons and threatening to even force them out of Gaza or exterminate them. Read More
Palestinians will live in honor, Zionists in genocidal shame
By Ihsan Aktas: History will record what we have already witnessed: the legendary resistance, heroism and patience of Gazans, their mothers who lost their children seeking refuge in God and asking for his help, and on the other hand, Israel's committing all the unimaginable crimes and massacres to human beings. Tomorrow, both nations will walk the earth under the world's spotlight. Humanity will remember Gazans for their heroism, adherence to the laws of war, moral integrity, and ultimate sacrifice in defending their land. The Palestinians will be remembered as among the most honorable and moral people on earth. The Zionists, on the other hand, will continue to be regarded as genocidal and among the most immoral people, along with their state and army. Read More
Palestinian resilience triumphs over Israeli genocide
Dr. Sami Al-Arian:Without Palestinian resilience and resistance, no agreement would have been possible. Netanyahu demanded total Palestinian surrender and failed. Read More
Casualties, including martyrs, in Gaza on first day of ceasefire
Palestinian Information Center: At least 36 Palestinian citizens were martyred and dozens were injured on Sunday morning as the Israeli occupation army continued to attack different areas of the Gaza on the first day of the ceasefire agreement. According to media sources in Gaza, the Israeli army continued to launch artillery and aerial attacks on civilians after the ceasefire deal came into effect at 08:30 a.m., killing and injuring a number of people. Read More
Timeline: Key events that shaped 470 days of Israeli genocidal war on Gaza
Press TV: After 470 days of Israeli genocide in the Gaza Strip, a ceasefire was finally reached between the Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas and the Israeli regime, which took effect on Sunday. After 15 months of wanton aggression, the Tel Aviv regime failed to achieve its most important military objective -- the dismantling of Hamas and other resistance groups in Gaza. We look back at the timeline of events that defined the Israeli genocidal war on Gaza. Read More
Gaza ceasefire deal shows how 'Al-Aqsa Flood' pushed Zionist entity to the brink
Press TV: Far-right Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir accused the Benjamin Netanyahu regime of 'a complete surrender to Hamas', terming the Gaza ceasefire agreement a 'surrender deal'. For once he was right, says Ramzy Baroud, a Palestinian-American journalist and author. Public sentiment in the settler colonial regime on the ceasefire agreement that came into effect on Sunday morning as gleaned from various media platforms within the Zionist regime is categorical: "The peace deal it just cut with Hamas was clearly a win for Hamas and a loss for Israel." Read More
First aid trucks enter Gaza after ceasefire begins
Press TV: The first humanitarian aid trucks entered Gaza from Egypt on Sunday as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire started taking effect, Palestinian sources confirmed. UNRWA, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, says it has 4,000 truckloads of humanitarian aid ready to enter the war-torn land. Read More
One more broken promise to close Guantanamo
Mansoor Adayfi: Outgoing US President Joe Biden could have closed Guantanamo, but like his predecessors, he decided to maintain this symbol of injustice. Read More
Gaza ceasefire begins, ending 15 months of Israeli carnage
The ceasefire agreement between "Israel" and Hamas officially came into effect today, Sunday, at 8:30 a.m. local time (6:30 a.m. GMT), raising hopes for an end to the 15-month-long Israeli offensive on Gaza. The Israeli genocide has caused widespread devastation, leaving tens of thousands dead, injured, or missing and displacing millions of residents. In the agreement’s initial six-week phase, 33 captives held in Gaza will be released in exchange for 737 Palestinian detainees, according to the Israeli Ministry of Justice. Forcibly displaced Gazans began their journey home with a mix of hope and resilience after enduring 471 days of relentless bombings, a total blockade, harsh winter conditions, and the sheer struggle to survive against all odds. Read More
With 35 children killed daily in Gaza, UNICEF says deal 'so overdue'
Al Mayadeen: UNICEF spokesperson James Elder describes the ceasefire as "critical and long overdue," shedding light on the alarming statistic that an estimated 35 children have been killed daily in Gaza over the past 14 months. Read More
Jan. 17: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation
Press TV: Amid the West-backed Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed nearly 46,900 Palestinians so far, resistance groups continue their operations against the Tel Aviv regime and its Western backers. Read More
117 Palestinians killed since ceasefire declaration, including 30 children
Palestinian Information Center : At least 117 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the announcement of a ceasefire deal that is due to start on Sunday. The toll included at least 30 children and 32 women, while more than 265 people were wounded. Read More
Israel-Gaza ceasefire deal: Which Palestinian prisoners could be released?
Al Jazeera: There are currently 10,400 Palestinians in Israeli prisons, not including those detained from Gaza during the last 15 months of conflict, according to the Palestinian Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society. Read More
If it isn’t stopped, “Greater Israel” will become a reality
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli regime is expanding its territorial control into neighboring Arab nations, exploiting regional weaknesses, demonstrating that only sustained resistance can counter its expansionist ambitions. Emboldened by a string of achievements, the Israeli regime is seeking to expand its territorial control into neighboring Arab Nations and is receiving little push back. While Jordan and Egypt aren’t currently facing an armed incursion, Israeli ministers and official social media pages are indicating that such takeovers could be in the books. Read More
Russia, Iran sign Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Agreement
Al Mayadeen: On Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian signed a landmark agreement on comprehensive strategic partnership, replacing the 2001 bilateral relations treaty. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the new comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Iran as a "truly breakthrough document" that will "create the necessary conditions for the stable and sustainable development of Russia and Iran, as well as our entire common Eurasian region." Read More
Israeli media reveal prisoner exchange details: Phase one Sunday 4 pm
Al Mayadeen: The ceasefire agreement in Gaza, signed in Doha last night between Hamas and "Israel", is set to take effect as planned on Sunday, with no delays expected despite the timing of Israeli government meetings, according to Israeli media. A statement from the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu confirms that "the deal can proceed according to the planned mechanism on Sunday, pending cabinet approval." Read More
The ceasefire agreement, explained
Mondoweiss: After 476 days, the Israeli war on Gaza is closer than ever to ending, after a ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal was announced in Doha, Qatar, between Israel and Hamas. The deal will enter into effect next Sunday, January 19. Read More
Israel kills over 100 Palestinians in Gaza despite ceasefire deal announcement
Press TV: Despite the announcement of a ceasefire deal, Israel has intensified its airstrikes and artillery shelling on Gaza, especially its residential buildings, killing more than 100 Palestinians. Read More
Journalist Sam Husseini says 'in no way expected' being hauled out of Blinken presser
Press TV: Sam Husseini, an independent journalist based in Washington, DC, says he was shocked at the treatment he received during US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s farewell press conference on Thursday. Read More
Yemen conducts 4 retaliatory operations against Israeli, US targets
Press TV: The Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman says they have carried out four military operations against Israeli and US targets in retaliation for the genocide in Gaza and anti-Yemen strikes. In a statement on Friday, Brigadier General Yahya Saree said “four cruise missiles” were fired at “vital” Israeli targets in the city of Umm Rashrash, also known as Eilat, in the southern part of Occupied Palestine, describing the operation as “successful.” Read More
60,000 Palestinians attend Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian Information Center: Dozens of thousands of Palestinian worshipers performed Friday prayer at the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem, despite Israeli restrictions. The Islamic Endowments Department in Jerusalem affirmed that around 60,000 Muslims performed the Friday prayer at the holy shrine. Read More
Israel Agrees to the Ceasefire It Rejected Months Ago
The Intercept: Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal on almost entirely the same terms as a proposal that fell apart in May 2024. Read More
Israel and Hamas reach Gaza ceasefire deal, what are the next steps?
Al Jazeera: The ceasefire agreement spread over three months will see a surge in humanitarian aid, withdrawal of Israeli forces and captive exchange. Read More
Qatar Prime Minister declares Gaza ceasefire deal reached
Al Mayadeen: Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani held a press conference to announce the successful efforts to broker a ceasefire agreement in Gaza. During the press briefing, Al Thani confirmed that both Palestinian and Israeli parties had agreed to the terms of the ceasefire, which is set to be implemented on Sunday, January 19. Read More
Biden announces ceasefire deal between Israelis, Hamas
Al Mayadeen: US President Joe Biden announced that Israel and the Palestinian Resistance have reached a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement, ending over a year of war in Gaza, with plans to halt fighting, reunite captives with families, and increase humanitarian aid. Read More
Hamas: Ceasefire agreement result of steadfastness, resistance in Gaza over 15 months
Press TV: Hamas has hailed announcement of a ceasefire in the Israeli regime’s genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, calling the deal the result of steadfastness and resistance in the coastal sliver for over 15 months. Read More
Al-Qassam Brigades, Islamic Jihad, Mujahideen Movement, PFLP join chorus of praise
World reacts in joy, admiration
'Capitulation': Israeli officials and media concede Gaza defeat as truce unfolds
Press TV: While much of the world has welcomed the much-anticipated agreement as a nascent step toward ending 15 months of relentless Israeli assaults on Palestinian civilians and infrastructure, hardcore Zionists are fuming. They argue that the ceasefire terms overly favor Hamas and threaten to reverse the Israeli regime's so-called "achievements," which will be required to completely pull out its troops from the besieged territory. According to experts, it exposes both the collapse of Israeli war strategy and the undying resilience of the resistance front, which, contrary to Tel Aviv's assertions, remains vigorous, dynamic, and effective. Read More
'Gaza has won': Social media users react to ceasefire with mix of relief, joy
Press TV: Social media users have reacted with a mix of relief and joy to news of a ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel in the Gaza Strip. Many users are celebrating what they see as a victory for the Palestinian resistance to 15 months of a brutal campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing by an apartheid regime, which has left a massive trail of death and destruction in Gaza, the largest open prison in the world. Read More
Day 467 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 46,707 killed, 110,012 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Gaza Health Ministry announced in its daily report that 62 Palestinians were killed and 253 others were injured as the IOF committed six massacres across the Strip over the past 24 hours. This raises the death toll to 46,707 Palestinians killed and 110,012 injured since October 7, 2023. Read More
The human toll of Israel’s war on Gaza – by the numbers
Over a million Gaza children suffering mental health crisis: UNICEF
Al Mayadeen: The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has raised the alarm over the mental health crisis affecting nearly all 1.1 million children in the Gaza Strip as a result of the ongoing Israeli war in the blockaded territory. Read More
Israel kills 62 Palestinians in Gaza amid ceasefire deal
Press TV: As mediators worked in Qatar to hammer out a ceasefire deal, Israeli forces killed at least 62 Palestinians in their latest attacks across Gaza. According to reports coming out of Gaza on Wednesday, two reporters are among the victims. Read More
Israel has slaughtered 13,000 students in Gaza, West Bank since October 2023
Press TV: Israel has killed more than 13,000 students in the besieged Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank since October 2023. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Palestinian Ministry of Education reported a harrowing toll of 13,177 students killed and 21,991 others injured since the said date. Read More
Three Palestinian journalists killed in Israeli air attacks on Gaza
Palestinian Information Center: Three more journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza, bringing the total number of Palestinian media workers killed in the 15-month genocidal war on the Gaza Strip to at least 206. Read More
Israel hits HTS military target in Syria for 1st time since fall of Assad
Press TV: Israel has reportedly carried out a deadly airstrike on a military target belonging to the HTS administration in Syria for the first time since the foreign-backed militant group took over the Arab country and unseated President Bashar al-Assad. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported on Wednesday that an Israeli drone hit an HTS military convoy in the southwestern province of Quneitra. Read More
‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation
Press TV: Amid the West-backed Israeli genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed more than 46,600 Palestinians so far, resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Tel Aviv regime and its Western backers. Read More
Last survivor of transatlantic slave trade remembered by grandson
WSFA: Eighty-five years to the day that his grandmother passed away, John Crear is remembering her legacy. Her name was Matilda McCrear, and she was the last known survivor of the transatlantic slave trade. Crear, who lives near Selma, only found out the significance of his family tree a few years ago, thanks to scholar Hannah Durkin. Read More
Remembering Matilda, the last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade
Al Jazeera: January 13 marks 85 years since the death of Matilda, whose name at birth was Abake – meaning ‘born to be loved by all’ among the Tarkar people of Western Africa. Read More
Qatari Spokesperson: We have reached final stages of Gaza ceasefire talks
Palestinian Information Center: The official spokesman for the Qatari Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Majed Al-Ansari, said the negotiations for ceasefire in the Gaza Strip “are at the final stages,” adding “until there is an announcement, we shouldn’t be over-excited about what’s happening right now.” Al-Ansari said on Tuesday during the weekly press briefing from Doha, “We will not go into details, but the draft has been delivered to the two parties and talks are now underway on the final details.” Read More
Imminent Gaza ceasefire: Key details, what to expect
Al Mayadeen: Negotiators in Doha are set to finalize a ceasefire agreement for Gaza on Tuesday, following a pivotal "breakthrough" in talks that have raised hopes of ending the ongoing Israeli war, Reuters reported. Qatar's foreign ministry, on its part, said on Tuesday that negotiations in Doha for a ceasefire-prisoner exchange deal were in their "final stages". Read More
Who will 'control Gaza' after the war? Key uncertainties unfold
Al Mayadeen: One of the key uncertainties in the ongoing negotiations is who will "take control of Gaza" after the war. Israel has made it clear that it will not end the war as long as Hamas remains in power, while also rejecting the idea of the Palestinian Authority assuming control over Gaza. Read More
Smotrich calls Gaza deal 'catastrophe'
Al Mayadeen: Yesterday, relatives of Israeli captives held in the Gaza Strip angrily criticized Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich for opposing the ceasefire-prisoner exchange agreement being negotiated in Qatar. Smotrich, the leader of the Religious Zionism party, issued a statement warning that his party “will not be part of” the proposed agreement. Read More
Blinken to present post-war plan for Gaza on Tuesday: Axios
Al Mayadeen: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to reveal a detailed plan for Gaza's governance and reconstruction after the Israeli war in a speech at the Atlantic Council on Tuesday, according to Axios citing three US officials. Blinken's plan aims to provide a roadmap for "post-Hamas governance in Gaza," which is essential for implementing the second phase of a broader Gaza agreement that seeks a permanent ceasefire and the war's conclusion, according to the report. Read More
Israeli radio: Emerging Gaza ceasefire deal ‘complete failure’ for regime
Press TV: The chairman of the Gevurah Forum, which represents some families of Israeli soldiers killed during the Tel Aviv regime’s genocidal war on Gaza, has told the Hebrew-language 103FM radio station that a potential Gaza ceasefire deal is “a complete failure” for the Zionist entity. Read More
By day 466 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 46,645 killed, 110,012 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation military committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, of whom 61 martyrs and 281 injuries arrived at hospitals in 24 hours, the Health Ministry in Gaza announced on Tuesday. This brings the total number of Palestinians killed since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, to 46,645 in addition to 110,012 injuries, the ministry confirmed in its daily report on the 466th day of the aggression. Read More
Israel kills 204th journalist in Gaza since October 2023
Press TV: Israel has killed another Palestinian journalist in the besieged Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll to at least 204 since October 2023. Gaza's Government Media Office said in a statement on Tuesday that Mohammed al-Talmas succumbed to injuries sustained in an Israeli bombardment of the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City. It said Talmas was an employee of the Safa news agency. Read More
Hamas urges Muslims to intensify their presence at Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian Information Center: The Hamas Movement has called on Muslim worshipers to intensify their presence at the Aqsa Mosque to protect it against Judaization and desecration. In a statement on Tuesday, senior Hamas official Haroun Nasiruddin stressed the need for intensive Muslim presence at the Aqsa Mosque as the Israeli occupation regime and its settlers persist in their violations against the holy site and Jerusalem. Read More
Iran Navy to receive ‘unique’ indigenous Zagros combat destroyer
Press TV: Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani says Zagros, a “unique” domestically-developed destroyer, is set to join the force and start sailing. “This week, a unique military vessel called Zagros, [which is developed] with Iranian knowledge and capabilities and [enjoys] distinctive features, will be launched into the water to start operating in the region,” Irani said on Monday. Read More
Yemeni missile targets Israeli Security Ministry in Tel Aviv
Al Mayadeen: Sirens went off in multiple areas across central occupied Palestine, early on Tuesday, due to a Yemeni ballistic strike. This includes the occupied cities and city settlements of Tel Aviv, Herzliya, Rishon LeZion, Beit Shemesh, and Petach Tikva, among other areas. Read More
Yemeni Air Force hit vital Israeli sites in Tel Aviv with ballistic missile, drones
Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni Armed Forces’ missile force carried out a military operation targeting a vital Israeli site in the occupied area of Yafa (Tel Aviv) using a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile, YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced on Monday evening. Additionally, the YAF's air force conducted a top-tier military operation targeting vital Israeli sites in Yafa with four drones, Saree added, confirming that the two operations successfully achieved their objectives. Read More
By day 465 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 46,584 killed, 109,731 injured
TRT World: Israel's genocide in Gaza — now in its 466th day — has reportedly killed over 46,584 Palestinians and wounded 109,731 others. In Lebanon, Israel has killed at least 4,063 people since October 2023. 'Significant progress' made on Gaza truce talks . Read More
Israel kills over 50 Palestinians in Gaza in single day; no room for wounded in hospitals
TRT World: Gaza’s Civil Defense says more than 50 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in the past 24 hours on the Gaza Strip, which is enduring a humanitarian catastrophe caused by a genocidal war. Mahmoud Bassal, the agency’s spokesman, said Monday's deadly attacks by the occupation's military targeted "schools, homes and even gatherings of people" in Gaza. Read More
233 Israeli settlers defile Al-Aqsa Mosque under police guard
Palestinian Information Center: Scores of extremist settlers desecrated the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque on Monday under the protection of the Israeli occupation police. Read More
By day 464 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 46,565 killed, 109,660 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation military committed two massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, of whom 28 martyrs and 89 injuries arrived at hospitals in 48 hours, the Health Ministry in Gaza announced on Saturday. This brings the total number of Palestinians killed since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza on October 7, 2023, to 46,565 in addition to 109,660 injuries, the ministry confirmed in its daily report on the 464th day of the aggression. Read More
Gaza captive deal may be reached before Trump inauguration, US says
Al Mayadeen: The sides involved in negotiations over the release of captives in the Gaza Strip are nearing an agreement, with the possibility of a breakthrough before US President-elect Donald Trump takes office on January 20, according to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. Speaking to CNN, Sullivan said the progress made but acknowledged that the agreement is not finalized. "We are very, very close," Sullivan stated while cautioning that "the finish line has not been crossed yet." Read More
Joe Biden’s legacy to be defined by Gaza genocide
By Maryam Qarehgozlou: The outgoing US president, Joe Biden, is expected to deliver a farewell address from the Oval Office on Wednesday – his fifth and last address – as he prepares to pass the baton to President-elect Donald Trump. Biden is likely to speak about his tumultuous tenure between 2021 and 2025 and reflect on his legacy. The defining feature of Biden's legacy as the 46th American president has been his ironclad support for the Israeli regime amid the ongoing genocide in the Gaza Strip, which was evident from billions of dollars worth of arms shipments to Tel Aviv despite massive outcry inside the US and across the world. Read More
Iran in possession of weapons unknown to enemies: Top commander
Press TV: A top Iranian commander says the country has weapons that have not been unveiled so far and are unknown to the enemies. Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Brigadier General Mohammad Reza Ashtiani made the remarks on Sunday as he was speaking about the ongoing military exercises conducted by the Armed Forces to display their prowess in the face of threats. Read More
Iran plans 2026 launch for 'Shaheed Soleimani' satellite constellation
Al Mayaden: Hassan Salarieh, the head of the Iranian Space Organization, outlined the latest developments in the country's space initiatives during an interview with Tasnim News Agency. His remarks covered ongoing satellite projects, upcoming launches, and the role of academic institutions in advancing space technologies. Read More
Israel kills at least 70 children across Gaza in last 5 days alone
Daily Sabah: Israel killed at least 70 children in its genocidal war on Gaza in the last five days alone, the Palestinian enclave's civil defense service said Sunday. The agency did not provide details on the age of the victims, only saying that they died in attacks targeting several areas across the Palestinian enclave. Palestinian children in Gaza continue to bear a heavy toll from Israel’s genocidal war, now in its 16th month. Read More
Anadolu journalist Saed Abu Nabhan killed in Gaza by Israeli army
TRT World: Saed Abu Nabhan, a freelance Anadolu cameraman in Gaza, has been killed by an Israeli army long-range rifle attack. Attack brings number of Palestinian journalists killed in Gaza since October 2023 to 203, says Palestinian state-run Wafa news. Read More
1,000 strategic, stealth, anti-fortification drones join Iran Army’s Combat Organization
Press TV: As many as 1,000 strategic, stealth, and anti-fortification unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have joined the Iranian Army’s Combat Organization. The delivery took place on Monday following a relevant announcement made by Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari, deputy chief of the Army for Coordination. Read More
Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters day 463
Palestinian Information Center: In the midst of catastrophic humanitarian suffering for more than two million Palestinians — half of them children, the Israeli occupation army continued, for the 463rd consecutive day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas. Read More
Israel destroyed Gaza for Generations to come, and the World stayed Silent
By Ramzy Baroud: Not only is Gaza now beyond “uninhabitable”, but, according to Greenpeace, it will be “uninhabitable for generations to come”. This does not hinge on the resilience of Palestinians in Gaza, whose legendary steadfastness is hardly disputed. However, there are essential survival needs that even the strongest people cannot replace with their mere desire to survive. Read More
Gaza health official: 4,500 amputation cases recorded since beginning of Israeli genocide
Palestinian Information Center: An official in the Palestinian Ministry of Health (MoH) has announced that 4,500 cases of amputation in upper and lower limbs have been registered in the Gaza Strip since the start of the ongoing genocide committed by Israel for the 16th month running. Read More
Palestinian Deaths from Military attacks in Gaza 69% Higher than Estimated, 60% Women, Children, Elderly
JUAN COLE: A team of researchers at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Yale has published a study in The Lancet finding that the Gaza Ministry of Health substantially underestimated war deaths in Gaza. Casualties were 69% higher than reported. Read More
Israeli forces death toll rises to seven amid intensified Gaza clashes
Al Mayadeen: Earlier today, the Israeli Occupation Force admitted to the deaths of two soldiers and the injury of 30 others during battles in Gaza. Subsequent reports now reveal that the toll has risen, with seven Israeli soldiers confirmed dead and 30 others evacuated due to injuries, including 11 in serious or critical condition. Read More
203 Palestinian Journalists Killed in Israeli Assaults Since Start of Gaza Genocide
by Quds News Network: Gaza (Quds News Network)- 203 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks since the start of the ongoing Israeli genocidal war in Gaza, according to Gaza’s Government Media Office. The last victim was journalist Sa’ed al-Nabhan who was killed after being shot directly by an Israeli sniper while covering Israeli attacks in the Al-Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Friday. Read More
Yemen defies a year of US-UK-Zionist aggression in solidarity with Palestinians
Press TV: Exactly a year ago, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, in a much-hyped move, announced a two-pronged military campaign to subdue and bully Yemen into submission. A full year and numerous military adventures later, the dual military operations—“Prosperity Guardian” and “Poseidon Archer”—have proved to be catastrophic failures. Or perhaps more aptly, counterproductive fiascos. Read More
From the Frying Pan into the Fire? Analysis of What is Happening in Syria in 2025
Laith Marouf: “So around 200,000 Christian Syrians crossed into Lebanon in the last month. And these are just the documented numbers. So we’re seeing a campaign of population transfers and demographic changes and ethnic cleansing campaigns that we haven’t seen the likes of since World War I and World War II now being implemented in Syria.” Read More
Jerusalem in 2024: Settlement, Judaization, and growing threats to Al-Aqsa Mosque
Palestinian Information Center : Between Judaization, settlement, killing, and daily arrests, the assaults by Israeli occupation forces in the holy city of Jerusalem varied throughout 2024, attempting to impose a new reality in the city. These assaults included intensification of settlement activity in Palestinian neighborhoods, the displacement of families from their homes in East Jerusalem, as well as a rise in targeted killings of Palestinian youths, accompanied by daily arrest campaigns. These assaults represent part of a systematic policy aimed at Judaizing the city and altering its historical and geographical features to become a unified capital of Israel at the expense of the Palestinians. Read More
‘Dormant volcano’: IRGC unveils new subterranean missile facility
Press TV: The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has unveiled one of its new underground missile bases, described as a “missile city”, amid the Israeli regime’s heightened escalation in the region and threats against the country. Read More
The Center of the World: A Global History of the Persian Gulf
Review of Allen James Fromherz, The Center of the World: A Global History of the Persian Gulf from the Stone Age to the Present (Berkeley: University of California Press, 2024). Read More
Senegal, Chad and Ivory Coast Have Ordered French Troops to Leave
Global Research: It should be understood that the withdrawal of French troops from Francophone Africa constitutes a “green light” to the United States which currently has a significant military presence in francophone Africa under the banner of “counter-terrorism”. Read More
Day 461 of Gaza genocide: 46,006 killed, 109,378 injured by Israel
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation's relentless genocidal campaign in Gaza persists for the 461st day, massacring and maiming Palestinian civilians and families, overwhelmingly women and children. Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation forces (IOF) committed three massacres, killing 70 Palestinians and injuring 104 others. This raises the death toll, since October 7, 2023, to 46,006 Palestinians killed and 109,378 injured. Read More
Israeli attacks force key hospitals in Gaza to shut down
Al Mayadeen: The Gaza Health Ministry announced on Saturday that another major hospital in northern Gaza has been rendered inoperational due to "Israel's" actions. The Indonesian Hospital, located in Beit Lahia, "no longer provides any services to patients or the wounded," according to a statement from the ministry. Read More
UNICEF: 74 children martyred in Gaza in first week of 2025
Palestinian Information Center : The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that at least 74 children in the Gaza Strip were martyred in the first seven days of 2025, due to relentless violence. Read More
10 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza's Beit Hanoun in last 2 weeks
Yeni Safak: At least 831 Israeli soldiers killed, 5,589 injured since Oct. 7, 2023, according to military figures. Ten Israeli soldiers were killed in the northern Gaza town of Beit Hanoun in the past two weeks, Israeli media said on Thursday. Read More
Turkish President Erdogan receives imam of Al-Aqsa Mosque
Yeni Safak: Meeting held at presidential complex in Ankara, says Turkish presidency. Read More
Türkiye’s defense exports snag new record of $7.2B in 2024
Daily Sabah: Türkiye’s defense and aerospace industry's exports surged nearly 30% annually to reach a new record high of $7.2 billion in 2024, the head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) said Friday. This achievement surpasses the year’s defense export target of $6.5 billion by 11%, SSB head Haluk Görgün announced on the X platform. Read More
US says Sudan’s RSF committed genocide, announces sanctions on leaders
Al Jazeera: The United States has determined that the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and allied militias have committed genocide in Sudan, announcing sanctions targeting the group’s leader. In a statement on Tuesday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that the RSF has carried out direct attacks on civilians and systematically murdered men and boys because of their ethnicity. Read More
Chile lawyers demand arrest of Israeli soldier over Gaza war crimes
Al Mayadeen: At least 620 attorneys in Chile have sought the arrest of a discharged Israeli soldier from Battalion 749 for his role in crimes against humanity and genocide during the war on Gaza, local media reported. Saar Hirshoren is now traveling in the South American country, and, according to the complaint, was involved in the deliberate destruction of "residential neighborhoods, cultural sites and essential facilities in Gaza, committing inhumane, cruel and degrading acts, causing ethnic cleansing and forced displacement of the population." Read More
Trump's comeback marked with territorial ambitions, petty criticism
Al Mayadeen: In a chaotic news conference on Tuesday, one day after Congress certified his election victory, Donald Trump threatened military action on the Panama Canal and economic measures against neighboring Canada. Read More
IRGC Aerospace Force launches 'Eqtedar 1403' drills near Natanz nuclear facility
Press TV: The Aerospace Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has launched a large-scale military exercise in the central province of Isfahan. Read More
Various real-world scenarios performed in Eqtedar 1403 drills, says IRGC chief commander
Press TV: The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says various real-world scenarios were designed and implemented during a large-scale military exercise to protect the Natanz nuclear facility in Iran’s central province of Isfahan. Read More
Arabs condemn 'biblical Israel map' annexing neighboring lands
New Arab: Israel published a map on Tuesday alleging the ancient Jewish kingdom’s territorial control over parts of modern-day Jordan, Syria, Lebanon and Egypt. Palestinian and Arab officials have condemned the publication of a map on the Israeli government's Arabic-language Instagram account which depicts parts of the occupied Palestinian territories and neighboring Arab lands as part of "greater Israel". Read More
Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters day 459
Palestinian Information Center: In the midst of catastrophic humanitarian suffering for more than two million Palestinians — half of them children, the Israeli occupation army continued, for the 459th consecutive day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas. Reporters for the Palestinian Information Center (PIC) said on Tuesday that the Israeli occupation army carried out attacks on several homes, civilian targets and shelter centers in different areas of Gaza during the past 24 hours, killing and injuring dozens of citizens. Read More
54 Palestinian detainees killed in Israeli prisons since Oct. 2023
Al Mayadeen: Fifty-four Palestinian detainees and prisoners, whose identities are known, have died in Israeli occupation prisons since October 7, 2023, two Palestinian organizations concerned with detainees affairs announced on Tuesday. In a joint statement, the Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) highlighted that 54 prisoners and detainees, whose identities are known, have died since the start of the ongoing Israeli genocide, including 35 from the Gaza Strip. Read More
Palestine, Jordan decry Israeli map claiming territorial rights
Al Mayadeen: Palestine and Jordan on Tuesday strongly denounced an Israeli map that inaccurately includes Palestinian, Jordanian, Syrian, and Lebanese territories as part of Israel. An official account on social media affiliated with the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, named "Israel Speaks Arabic," shared an image of a map it claimed dated back to over 900 BCE. The account alleged that the map depicted the borders of the "Kingdoms of Israel and Judah," claiming that what it referred to as the "Kingdom of Israel" existed "3,000 years ago." Read More
Yemeni Armed Forces attack USS Harry Truman, Israeli sites
Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni Armed Forces launch renewed attacks on USS Harry Truman and Israeli military sites in occupied Palestine in a continued show of support for the people and resistance of Gaza. Read More
Abu Obeida hails Kedumim anti-occupation operation
Palestinian Information Center: The spokesman for the Qassam Brigades, Abu Obeida, hailed the shooting operation that resulted in the killing of 3 Israeli illegal settlers in the occupied West Bank. Read More
Hamas seeks formation of 'national consensus government' in Gaza
Press TV: A senior leader of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the group seeks the formation of a national consensus government in the Gaza Strip. Osama Hamdan, Hamas’s representative in Lebanon and a member of the group’s politburo, made the remarks in a statement on Tuesday, as a new round of indirect talks on a ceasefire in Gaza have resumed in Qatar's capital, Doha. Read More
Hamas calls for strong Arab and Islamic positions
Palestinian Information Center: The Hamas Movement said that the maps of Palestinian territories, Jordan, Syria, and Lebanon that were shared on social media by official Israeli accounts with calls for their annexation “confirm the aggressive colonial nature of this entity.” Hamas emphasized that Arab and Islamic governments must take firm stances against Israeli ambitions and hostile statements. Read More
Gaza death toll tops 45,800 amid Israel's genocidal war
Yeni Safak: At least 88 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since October 2023 to 45,805, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Sunday. More than 109,000 Palestinians injured in Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7, 2023, Gaza's Health Ministry says. Read More
Israeli genocidal war on Gaza enters day 457
Palestinian Information Center:In the midst of catastrophic humanitarian suffering for more than two million Palestinians — half of them children, the Israeli occupation army continued, for the 457th consecutive day, to pound and target different areas and massacre more civilians in the Gaza Strip, especially in the northern areas. Read More
Hamas says handed list of 34 captives to 'Israel' for exchange
Al Mayadeen: Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas has reportedly approved a list of 34 captives for a potential exchange deal as part of ongoing discussions about a ceasefire, a Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday. The official, speaking anonymously due to the sensitivity of the negotiations, emphasized that any agreement remains conditional upon an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and a permanent ceasefire. Read More
Israel Army destroyed 815 mosques, 19 cemeteries, 3 churches in Gaza in 2024
Al Mayadeen: Palestinian officials have reported severe damage and destruction affecting religious landmarks across the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank as a result of Israeli aggression. According to the Ministry of Awqaf and Religious Affairs, nearly 1,000 mosques in Gaza suffered extensive damage in 2024, with 815 completely demolished and 151 sustaining partial damage. Read More
Yemen: Israeli power station in Hadera targeted with hypersonic missile
Press TV: Yemeni armed forces have claimed responsibility for an operation against a power station located on the Mediterranean coast in the Israeli-occupied territories, in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime’s genocide against Palestinians in Gaza.The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced in a televised statement on Sunday that Yemeni missile units targeted the Orot Rabin power station in Hadera, with a Palestine-2 hypersonic ballistic missile. Read More
Brazil court orders probe against vacationing Israeli soldier over Gaza war crimes
Press TV: A Brazilian court has directed police to investigate an Israeli soldier, currently vacationing in Brazil, over war crimes in the Gaza Strip, where the regime’s genocide has killed a shocking number of Palestinians over the past 15 months. Read More
Israeli soldier flees Brazil amid probe into Gaza war crimes
Press TV: An Israeli soldier accused of committing war crimes during the regime's genocidal war against the besieged Gaza Strip has fled Brazil where authorities were pressing for an investigation. Read More
Day 455 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 45,658 killed, 108,583 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces have killed 45,658 Palestinians, while another 108,583 have been injured since October 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on the 455th day of the ongoing Israeli genocide. The Israeli occupation committed eight massacres across the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, killing 77 Palestinians and injuring 145 others. Read More
Israeli Army detects two rockets launched from Gaza amid Resistance operations
Al Mayadeen: The military wing of Hamas, the al-Qassam Brigades, announced that it successfully collaborated with the al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, the military wing of the Popular Resistance Committees, in launching a surface-to-air missile at an Israeli Apache helicopter east of al-Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip. The Israeli occupation forces detected two rockets launched from Gaza as the Resistance factions engage in fierce confrontations in the blockaded strip. Read More
Yemeni Armed Forces attacked two targets in occupied Yafa
Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni Armed Forces announce two operations that targeted Israeli military targets in occupied Yafa as they pledged Sanaa's readiness to respond to any aggression. Read More
Yemenis rally nationwide in 700+ demos in solidarity with Palestinians
Press TV: Yemenis have staged more than 700 rallies in the capital Sana’a and 14 other provinces across the country to reiterate their support for the Palestinians subjected to Israel’s campaign of genocide in Gaza. In Sana’a, people gathered at the Sabeen Square, the largest square in the capital, on Friday, chanting slogans against the Israeli war on Gaza. Similar rallies were held in Sa’ada, Hudaydah, al- Mahwit, Raymah, Dhamar, Hajjah, and Dhale. Read More
Afghan, Pakistani troops exchange cross-border fire
Press TV: On Friday, Pakistani and Afghan armed forces traded fire along the shared border, media reported citing regional authorities in Afghanistan. Read More
Yemeni missile targets Israeli site in central occupied Palestine
Al Mayadeen: Sirens sounded across Israeli-occupied territories in central Palestine and the West Bank, early on Friday, as a result of a Yemeni missile attack. At approximately 4:35 AM (local time), the missile arrived over occupied Palestinian airspace, triggering sirens in major city settlements, occupied cities, and occupied areas. This included Tel Aviv, occupied al-Quds, Ramat Gan, Rishon LeZion, Petach Tikva, and Beit Shemesh, among other areas. Read More
Al-Houthi: US onslaught pushed us to develop our military capabilities
Al Mayadeen: In his latest speech on Thursday, Sayyed Abdel Malek al-Houthi highlighted Yemen’s military advancements amid US aggression and reaffirmed unwavering support for Palestine, condemning Israeli and US actions. He also praised Resistance efforts in Gaza and called for accountability for the assassinations of Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. Read More
Day 454 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 45,581 killed, 108,438 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces have killed 45,581 Palestinians, while another 108,438 have been injured since October 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on the 454th day of the ongoing Israeli genocide. The Israeli occupation committed five massacres across the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 28 Palestinians and injuring 59 others. Read More
71 Palestinian martyrs in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza in the past 24 hours
Palestinian Information Center: Israeli occupation forces (IOF) launched 34 airstrikes on Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours killing 71 Palestinians and injuring dozens others, the Government Media Office (GMO) in Gaza said on Thursday. It said that the air raids targeted defenseless civilians, adding that the remaining functioning hospitals are currently overcrowded. Read More
Press TV Journalist of the Year: Abubaker Abed, the young chronicler of Gaza’s tragedy
Press TV: In the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza, ravaged by the 14 months of genocidal war, Abubaker Abed—a 21-year-old journalist from Deir al-Balah—has become a powerful voice of truth.The young journalist has been fearlessly documenting the daily horrors of genocide while embodying the indomitable spirit of his people. He has been chronicling his own story and that of his people. Read More
Iranians commemorate 5th martyrdom anniversary of General Soleimani
Press TV: Tens of thousands of Iranian people have flocked to the southeastern province of Kerman to pay homage to top anti-terror commander General Qassem Soleimani. Read More
Gaza marks New Year with a barrage of rockets fired at Tel Aviv
Al Mayadeen: As the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, the Palestinian resistance in Gaza launched a barrage of rockets against the capital of the Israeli occupation regime: "Tel Aviv". The barrage was joyously applauded by the people of Gaza who have been subjected to a genocidal war by the Israeli occupation for the past 87 days. Read More
Al-Qassam fires rockets from Gaza at turn of the year
Al Mayadeen: Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement - Hamas, announced that its fighters fired a salvo of rockets at the Israeli Netivot settlement. Sirens sounded in the settlement located in southern occupied Palestine as soon as the new year was ushered in. This comes as the Israeli regime continues its months-long genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, which has entered its 453rd day. Read More
Day 453 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 45,553 killed, 108,379 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces have killed 45,553 Palestinians, while another 108,379 have been injured since October 7, 2023, the Ministry of Health in Gaza reported on the 453th day of the ongoing Israeli genocide. The Israeli occupation committed two massacres across the Gaza Strip in 24 hours, killing 12 Palestinians and injuring 41 others. Read More
Press TV Person of the Year 2024: Axis of Resistance
By Maryam Qarehgozlou: As the curtain falls on 2024, it will be etched in the annals of history as a year of cataclysmic events, seismic global shifts, and the phenomenal rise of the 'Axis of Resistance'. The relentless military operations by the Axis of Resistance against the Israeli occupation and its Western backers, which captured global attention, have been the highlight of this year. The unflinching support of people in the region and beyond for the Axis of Resistance has also contributed to its growth and popularity, making people an integral part of this axis. What sets 2024 apart from preceding years, however, have been the unparalleled scale and intensity of resistance operations, stretching from Gaza to Lebanon to Yemen, and Iraq. Read More
Iran summons Saudi Arabia’s ambassador over execution of 6 Iranian nationals
Press TV: Iran has summoned Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Tehran to strongly protest the execution of six jailed Iranian nationals in the Arab kingdom over alleged drug trafficking. While announcing the news on Wednesday, the Director General of the Consular Affairs Office at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Karimi Shasati, said the ambassador received a formal note of strong protest from the Islamic Republic. He added that the Saudi ambassador was told that the executions were incompatible with the overall trajectory of judicial cooperation between Iran and Saudi Arabia, emphasizing the need for an explanation. Read More
