November 2024
Syrian Army issues statement, details situation in Aleppo, Idlib
Al Mayadeen: The General Command of the Syrian Army issued a statement detailing the ongoing situation in Aleppo and Idlib amid intense terrorist attacks on both fronts. The statement highlighted the fierce confrontations between Syrian forces and militant groups affiliated with Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham (previously al-Nusra Front), supported by mercenaries, heavy artillery, and drones. Read More
Syrian forces target Takfiri terrorists amid fierce battle for Aleppo
Press TV: Local media said on Saturday that the Syrian military, backed by Russian air power, launched retaliatory strikes against terrorist positions on the outskirts of Aleppo and the eastern countryside of Idlib. Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network cited Syrian sources as saying that there was a “cautious calm” in the axes of Aleppo after Takfiri terrorists entered the western neighborhoods of the city, with the Syrian warplanes continuing to target them. Read More
Iranians bid farewell to senior IRGC advisor martyred in Syria terrorist attack
Press TV: Iranians have taken part in a mass funeral procession for a senior military advisor of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), who was martyred in Syria’s northwestern province of Aleppo after foreign-backed Takfiri terrorists unleashed a major assault on government-held positions. Read More
Jolani’s terrorists in Syria scramble to avenge defeat of Golani terrorists in Lebanon
Press TV: For more than a decade, Syria has faced the most savage forms of mercenary terrorism backed by a coalition of Western and Arab countries. Read More
Day 421 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,382 killed, 105,142 injured
Al Mayadeen: The number of Palestinians killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has risen to 44,382, martyrs, with 105,142 injured since October 7, 2023, the Gaza Health Ministry announced on Saturday. Read More
Gaza Health Official: Israel Uses Unknown Weapons That Vaporize Victims
Quds News Network: Dr. Munir Al-Bursh, Director General of the Ministry of Health, stated that Israel is using weapons in northern Gaza that they have never seen before. He described these weapons as causing people to vaporize. In an interview with Al Jazeera on Friday, Al-Bursh said Israel has been targeting residential blocks, wiping out entire families. “We don’t hear about these massacres for days because no one can contact us,” he added. Read More
Children’s Suffering in Gaza Memorialized on Black Friday
Countercurrent: As Black Friday descended on San Francisco today and Christmas shoppers invaded downtown stores for the beginning of the holiday shopping season, a group of human rights and anti-war activists from RACCOON (Radical Anti-Capitalist Collective of Outrageous Noise) and CODEPINK demonstrated to mourn the continuing deaths and suffering of the children of Gaza in Israel’s war. On this International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, similar demonstrations took place in other cities around the globe. Read More
Over dozen killed in clashes amid violence targeting Pakistan's Shias
Press TV: At least 13 people have been killed in clashes in northwest Pakistan where a fresh bout of Takfiri violence has targeted Shia Muslims. Read More
Hezbollah's Sheikh Qassem declares victory, says exceeds that of 2006
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem addressed on Friday the Lebanese people with profound gratitude and reflection on their endurance during the recent war with the Israeli occupation entity, which he had previously dubbed Operation People of Might. Read More
The strategic and tactical gains of Operation People of Might
Al Mayadeen This article examines the economic and political repercussions for "Israel", the mounting legal challenges faced by its leadership, and the broader regional and international implications of this historic confrontation, following a 13-month battle with Hezbollah. Read More
Bangladesh: Longings for Kipling’s “White Man’s Burden” and Sheikh Mujib’s “Jieye (Long Live) Pakistan”
By Dr Q M Jalal Khan: From 2009 to 5 August 2024, RAW-police-RAB-protected Hasina and her mafia gopal/gopali gangs and goons descended on the nation only to turn it into a police and prison state and divide and weaken it to both the vicarious and sadistic pleasure of India. They became an indescribably vicious, vengeful, vindictive, corrupt and cruel group of gangsters, culprits, looters, smugglers and vote riggers of vermin class, taking the country far behind and far backward, in cahoots and cohorts with the help of their ‘blood’ and ‘husband-wife’ relation India, their main backer and backbone, a communally-driven fanatical and fundamentalist Hindu country. Read More
Hezbollah not defeated, not close to being defeated: Israeli media
Al Mayadeen: Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has described the recent ceasefire agreement with Lebanon as a "broad implementation of Resolution 1701 under US leadership," while acknowledging the challenges faced by the Israeli occupation during the war. In a report, the newspaper stated that critics of the agreement within Israel overlook fundamental realities, particularly that "Hezbollah was not defeated, nor was it close to being defeated." While the group sustained significant blows, it "continued fighting" throughout the conflict, the report noted. Read More
Israel violates Lebanon truce, mounts deadly attacks on Gaza
Press TV: The Israeli military has conducted fresh attacks on Lebanon in violation of a ceasefire agreement with the Hezbollah resistance movement and ramped up its deadly airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. In a statement posted Thursday on X, the Lebanese army said Israeli occupation forces several times violated the truce deal just after it went into effect, and the following day. Read More
Houthi: Through Hezbollah, God has granted another great victory over Israeli enemy
Press TV: The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has hailed the victory of Lebanon’s Hezbollah in resisting the Israeli aggression against the Arab nation, stating that God had granted yet another historic triumph over the Zionist regime.“Lebanon’s victory at this critical and sensitive stage in confronting the Israeli enemy was a gift from God, and came following an unprecedented level of [Israeli] aggression against the nation and Hezbollah,” Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said Thursday. Read More
Turkish president urges Muslim nations' joint action to halt ongoing Israeli onslaught on Palestine
Yeni Safak: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday emphasized the importance of unity and joint action for Islamic countries in response to Israel's ongoing onslaught in Gaza. President Erdogan said the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and occupied Palestinian territories since Oct. 7, 2023, have once again demonstrated the critical importance of Islamic nations' unity and solidarity. Read More
The Collapse of Hasbara
Yeni Safak: The ongoing Israeli attacks on Gaza are not just about the tragic loss of Palestinian lives. Israel’s reputational loss in this period is, relatively speaking, far greater. The “positive” image that Zionists painstakingly built over nearly a century has crumbled within months. Hasbara has effectively collapsed, and global resentment toward Zionism and Israel has reached unprecedented levels. Identifying as Israeli or Zionist is no longer a source of pride and, in many parts of the world, now carries significant risk. Read More
International Criminal Court issues warrant for Gen. Min Aung Hliang over crimes committed against Rohingya community
Daily Sabah: The Bangladesh government described the recent arrest warrant for Myanmar’s army chief Min Aung Hlaing as a "significant" step toward securing justice for the atrocities committed against persecuted minorities in the Southeast Asian nation. Khalilur Rahman, the high representative of Rohingya affairs of the Bangladesh interim government, told Anadolu that this arrest warrant “is a step towards ensuring justice and accountability.” Read More
Russian defense minister visits North Korea as ties expand
Press TV: Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov has arrived in North Korea for talks with the country’s high-ranking officials as Moscow and Pyongyang expand their military ties. The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday that Belousov was in Pyongyang as part of an unannounced visit to meet and negotiate with North Korean “military and military-political officials.” Read More
Israel intensifies aggression, commits massacre in central Gaza
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces committed a massacre in central Gaza, bombing civilian areas in the Nuseirat refugee camp.Nine Palestinians were killed and several others wounded on Thursday in heavy Israeli airstrikes targeting the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. Read More
Iran could militarize nuclear program amid pressures: Araghchi
Al Mayadeen: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi cautioned on Thursday that ongoing Western threats to reimpose United Nations sanctions could push Iran's nuclear file toward militarization. Read More
Al Mayadeen documents the return to South Lebanon’s border villages
Al Mayadeen: After the ceasefire took effect, Al Mayadeen headed to the frontline villages of South Lebanon, documenting the impact of months of fierce confrontations. Al Mayadeen documented the situation in the frontline border villages in South Lebanon, the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces beyond the Lebanese-Palestinain border, and the return of citizens and families to their villages and homes following months of displacement. Read More
No ceasefire deal could have included 'buffer zone' in Lebanon: US Envoy
Al Mayadeen: US Envoy Amos Hochstein underlines that no deal with Lebanon could have seen the Israeli occupation getting its hands on a buffer zone in the country's south. Read More
Ceasefire Agreed After More Than 100 Killed In Pakistani Sectarian Violence
Radio Free Europe: A new truce agreement has been reached between feuding Sunni and Shi'ite communities in Pakistan's northwestern region of Kurram, where more than 100 people were killed and dozens more injured in a new bout of sectarian violence, local officials said. Authorities said late on November 27 that government troops will be deployed in key locations in Kurram, a remote tribal district in the volatile Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province, to ensure the cease-fire. Read More
Kurram death toll rises to 107 despite ceasefire
The News: Tribal clashes in District Kurram stretched into the eighth day on Thursday, pushing the death toll to 107, despite reports of a ceasefire agreement reached a day earlier. Read More
At least 20 'martyred' in PTI protest, says Salman Akram Raja
The News: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Secretary-General Salman Akram Raja has said that at least 20 people were "martyred" during the party's 'do-or-die' demonstration held in Islamabad yesterday. Raja also said that hospitals in Islamabad are being instructed to destroy relevant records of bodies and injured. Read More
Ceasefire with Hezbollah ends Israel’s illusion of reshaping West Asia by force: Hamas
Press TV: The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the ceasefire Israel eventually clinched with Hezbollah has shattered Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “illusion” of reshaping West Asia by force. On Tuesday, Netanyahu finally accepted the deal, which is expected to end the regime’s months-long deadly escalation against Lebanon. Read More
How Hezbollah's 'Khaybar operations' forced Israeli regime to seek ceasefire
Press TV: In a statement on Tuesday, shortly after the ceasefire agreement was announced, Hezbollah's operations room revealed the private residence of Israeli Air Force Commander Major General Tomer Bar in Tel Aviv was targeted on November 18, 2024. Read More
Resistance prevails: Hezbollah’s operations force Netanyahu to surrender in defeat
Press TV: The Israeli premier, quite reluctantly, appeared on air late on Tuesday to announce a ceasefire in Lebanon after his forces failed to occupy even a single village in the Arab country despite unbridled aggression for months. Read More
Day 418 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,282 killed, 104,880 injured
Al Mayadeen: Israel continues its war of genocide against the Gaza Strip, now ongoing for the 418th day, with the Gaza Health Ministry announcing that in 24 hours, the Israeli military committed three massacres, killing 33 and injuring 134 others, with many victims still trapped under rubble or out of reach due to Israeli bombardment. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has killed 44,282 Palestinians and injured 104,880 others, the ministry confirmed Monday in its daily report. Read More
What’s next for Imran Khan’s PTI after Islamabad protest setback?
Al Jazeera: When a convoy of thousands of supporters of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party arrived in Islamabad on Monday night to rally behind their imprisoned leader, former Prime Minister Imran Khan, they were urged by Khan’s wife, Bushra Bibi, to stay until his release was secured. However, within 24 hours, a late night raid by security forces on Tuesday dispersed the crowd, reportedly resulting in casualties among both PTI protesters and law enforcement personnel. Read More
Israel agrees to Lebanon ceasefire; set to start at 10 am
Al Mayadeen: The ceasefire agreement with Lebanon is set to take effect on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, at 10 AM, as reported by Israeli Channel 12. Read More
Hezbollah ambushes Israeli force, strikes multiple targets in Tel Aviv
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah conducted 18 rocket attacks and 5 drone attacks against Israeli targets on Wednesday, as a ceasefire approached. Read More
Day 417 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,249 killed, 104,746 injured
Al Mayadeen: Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has killed 44,249 Palestinians and injured 104,746 others, the Ministry confirmed Monday in its daily report. Northern Gaza is reeling from a surge in violence as Israeli attacks inflict mounting civilian injuries and casualties. Read More
Hezbollah fire causes widespread destruction in northern Israel
Al Mayadeen: Israeli media report on extensive damage in northern settlements due to Hezbollah fire, with over 8,800 houses, 7,000 vehicles, and around 300 agricultural sites destroyed. Read More
Israeli strikes kill over 30 in Lebanon’s capital as carnage continues
Press TV: Israel's military operations in Lebanon have intensified, killing at least 31 civilians over the last 24 hours amid international efforts to reach a ceasefire. Read More
Nov. 25: ‘Axis of Resistance’ operations against Israeli occupation
Press TV: Amid Israel's genocidal war on Gaza, which has killed nearly 44,250 Palestinians so far, as well as the ongoing genocide in Lebanon, resistance groups in Palestine and across the region continue their operations against the Tel Aviv regime. Read More
Four Pakistan security forces killed as capital stormed by ex-PM Imran Khan supporters
Press TV: At least four security forces have been killed as thousands of supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan flood the Pakistani capital and breach government-imposed lockdown demanding his release. Read More
Digital movement aims to create ‘artificial religion by targeting Abrahamic religions, especially Islam': Erdogan
Anadolu Agency: The move towards a digital-centric world seeks to create a new faith by harming the Abrahamic faiths, “especially Islam,” the Turkish president warned on Tuesday. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urges measures to protect Muslim values from being harmed by ‘digital belief systems.' Read More
Day 416 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,235 killed, 104,638 injured
Al Mayadeen: On the 416th day of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation military intensifies its attacks on the northern and central regions of the Strip. Israel continues its war of genocide against the Gaza Strip, now ongoing for the 416th day, with the Gaza Health Ministry announcing that in 24 hours, the Israeli military committed two massacres, killing 24 and injuring 71 others, with many victims still trapped under rubble or out of reach due to Israeli bombardment. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has killed 44,235 Palestinians and injured 104,638 others, the Ministry confirmed Monday in its daily report. Read More
Hezbollah breaks record of anti-Israel ops; four million settlers run for their lives
Press TV: Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has conducted a record number of anti-Israeli operations in a single day since last October, when it began defending the Lebanese soil against escalated deadly aggression by the Israeli regime. "Fifty-one operations were executed, a record number, surpassing the record of 48 a month ago,” various resistance media outlets said of the strikes that the movement had carried out on Sunday. Read More
Israeli prime minister approves Lebanon ceasefire deal ‘in principle,’ source says
CNN: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu approved the emerging ceasefire deal with Hezbollah “in principle” during a security consultation with Israeli officials Sunday night, a source familiar with the matter said. Israel still has reservations over some details of the agreement, which were expected to be transmitted to the Lebanese government on Monday, the source said. Read More
Israel Has Killed Over 1,000 Doctors and Nurses in Gaza
Commondreams: More than 1,000 doctors and nurses are among at least 44,211 people killed in Israel’s 13-month assault on the Gaza Strip, officials in the Hamas-governed Palestinian enclave said Sunday. “Over 310 other medical personnel were arrested, tortured, and executed in prisons,” Gaza’s Government Media Office also said in a statement, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency. “The Israeli army also prevented the entry of medical supplies, health delegations, and hundreds of surgeons into Gaza.” Read More
Pakistan: A Revolution That’s Not Being Televised
Countercurrent: November 24th was designated as the global day of protest for the release of former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan, who has been imprisoned by the Pakistani military and political elites since August of 2023. It was a day of solidarity with the brutalized, tortured, and imprisoned tens of thousands of Pakistanis associated with Khan’s Movement for Justice (PTI) and those who opposed the current military-with-a-civilian-facade regime. Despite a complete lockdown, with roadblocks being ubiquitous, as well as trigger-happy militarized security forces, there have been massive demonstrations against the regime across Pakistan, culminating in marching towards the capital, Islamabad. Rallies and protests of Pakistanis and human rights activists are taking place in Washington, New York, London, Paris, Barcelona, Istanbul, and many other cities across the world. Read More
Sirens sound across Tel Aviv as Hezbollah fires barrage of missiles at Israeli target
Press TV: Air raid sirens sounded in the Israeli-occupied city of Tel Aviv and its surroundings after the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah launched a barrage of missiles against the occupying entity, amid the regime’s intensified deadly aggression against Lebanon. Read More
Israel's morning interrupted by Hezbollah's undeterred launches
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation forces are still unable to make a breakthrough in southern Lebanon as Khiam proves to be near-impossible to invade in light of Hezbollah's fierce resistance. Read More
Day 415 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 44,211 killed, 104,567 injured
Al Mayadeen: Israel continues its war of genocide against the Gaza Strip, now ongoing for the 415 day, with the Gaza Health Ministry announcing that in 24 hours, the Israeli military committed four massacres, killing 35 and injuring 94 others, with many victims still trapped under rubble or out of reach due to Israeli bombardment. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has killed 44,211 Palestinians and injured 104,567 others, the Ministry confirmed Sunday in its daily report. Read More
Russia's nuclear doctrine update signals message to West: Kremlin
Al Mayadeen: Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov told Russian journalist Pavel Zarubin in an interview published Sunday that President Vladimir Putin's decree updating Russia's nuclear doctrine should be viewed as a message to the West and not as a mere coincidence. Read More
Iranian destroyer’s cruise missile power quadrupled
Al Mayadeen: The Iranian Navy's Sabalan destroyer has surpassed its previous record for carrying the highest number of cruise missiles, according to Navy Commander Rear Admiral Shahram Irani. Speaking to Tasnim, Irani revealed that the missile capabilities of the Sabalan have quadrupled, both in variety and range, compared to its original configuration. Read More
What led to dilly-dallying in ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant
By Maryam Qarehgozlou: The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday issued arrest warrants against Israeli regime premier Benjamin Netanyahu and former military affairs minister Yoav Gallant over the genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza. The important ruling, however, came after the dilly-dallying of more than six months by the Hague-based international tribunal, which human rights activists say stems from the institution’s inherent “racist bias” and “external meddling” by the United States and the Zionist regime. The external interference in the functioning of the ICC, they assert, has “systematically obstructed” the pursuit of justice, further undermining the institution's credibility and effectiveness. Read More
Enforcing ICC arrest warrants key to restoring trust in intl. system, says Turkish President Erdogan
ICC arrest warrant for Netanyahu ‘great victory' for Palestine
Israel and America Pursued Fraudulent Scenarios of Peace and Ceasefire in War on Gaza
By Dr. Mahboob Khawaja: In this essay Dr. Khawaja takes a step further the US’ role in Israel’s war against Hamas. Namely, the US has actively and knowingly colluded with Israel in the decimation of Palestinians. Read More
No Hezbollah leaders targeted in Beirut strike
Al Mayadeen: The rumors regarding the targeting and assassination of a Resistance leader in the latest aggression on the capital Beirut have been confirmed to be false, Al Mayadeen's correspondent asserted, citing trusted sources. The Israeli Broadcasting Authority had claimed that Israeli warplanes had carried out the assassination of a senior Hezbollah leader in the area of al-Basta in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, while Israeli channels alleged that Hezbollah leaders and others were targeted in the aggression. However, member of Parliament Amin Sherry confirmed that no Hezbollah member was present in the building, further noting that this would be the eighth attack on Beirut and stressing that no military target was struck in any of these assaults. Read More
Al-Qassam Brigades announce death of Israeli captive
Al Mayadeen: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced the death of an Israeli captive held in northern Gaza. Spokesperson Abu Obeida confirmed the captive's death on Saturday by Israeli bombardment, and issued a stern warning to the Israeli leadership regarding the fate of other captives amid the relentless aggression. Read More
Day 414 of genocide in Gaza: 44,176 martyrs, 104,473 injuries
Al Mayadeen: Israel continues its war of genocide against the Gaza Strip, now ongoing for the 414th day, with the Gaza Health Ministry announcing that over the past 48 hours, the Israeli military committed seven massacres, resulting in 120 martyrs and 205 injuries, with many victims still trapped under rubble or out of reach due to Israeli bombardment. Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has killed 44,176 Palestinians and injured 104,473 others, the ministry confirmed Saturday in its daily report. Read More
Trump opposes Israeli 'annexation' of West Bank: Republican sources
Al Mayadeen: Republican Party sources have revealed that President-elect Donald Trump is opposed to Israel's ambitions to "annex" the occupied West Bank. The anonymous statements come after heightened speculation in recent weeks about Trump's nominations of pro-"Israel" officials in his future cabinet who support West Bank "annexation". Read More
ICC warrants are binding, EU cannot pick and choose: Borrell
Al Mayadeen: Josep Borrell, the European Union's foreign policy chief said on Saturday that nations cannot choose whether or not to carry out arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC). The ICC issued on Thursday arrest warrants for Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former Security Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of "crimes against humanity and war crimes," compelling the ICC's 124 member states to detain Netanyahu and Gallant should they enter their territory. All EU member states have signed the Rome Statute, the ICC's founding statute. Read More
U.S. Senator Threatens to Invade Netherlands over ICC Warrants against Israel’s Netanyahu
Middle East Monitor: US Senator, Tom Cotton, has threatened military action against the International Criminal Court (ICC) after it issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and former Defence Minister, Yoav Gallant, invoking a controversial US law known as “The Hague Invasion Act”. In an inflammatory statement on social media, Cotton, who is funded by the notorious The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), declared: “The ICC is a kangaroo court and Karim Khan is a deranged fanatic. Woe to him and anyone who tries to enforce these outlaw warrants. Let me give them all a friendly reminder: the American law on the ICC is known as The Hague Invasion Act for a reason. Think about it.” Read More
US threats against the International Criminal Court and the normalization of genocide
WSWS: President Joe Biden responded to the ICC warrants with an open endorsement of Israel’s war against the population of Gaza, declaring, “Whatever the ICC might imply, there is no equivalence—none—between Israel and Hamas. We will always stand with Israel against threats to its security.” Read More
ICC Warrants Mean Israel is at Lowest Point in Its Histoy by Palestine Information Center
Yemen Appears to Have the Upper Hand in Its Conflict With the United States
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallant for war crimes
Press TV: The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former minister of military affairs Yoav Gallant over war crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The ICC said it has decided to release the arrest warrants because "conduct similar to that addressed in the warrant of arrest appears to be ongoing", referring to Israel's ongoing onslaught on Gaza. Read More
Houthi: Muslims must engage in jihad to protect Palestine, region against Israel
Press TV: The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movement has called upon all Muslim nations to join forces and engage in jihad against the enemies, emphasizing they have no other viable option in the face of American-Israeli plots aimed at their subjugation. Read More
Kiev says Russia launched first 'ICBM' intercontinental missile attack against Ukraine
Press TV: Ukraine says Russian forces have launched an intercontinental missile in their first such attack against the country. Read More
Israel destroyed huge Gaza areas for crops; 90% of cattle killed: UN
Al Mayadeen: More than 90% of livestock in Gaza have perished, and around 70% of cropland has been destroyed or damaged since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza, according to a UN study of satellite images. Read More
Yemeni forces seize Israeli ship in fresh pro-Palestinian operation
Press TV: Yemen’s Armed Forces seize an Israeli ship in the Red Sea in yet another operation in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who have been enduring a US-backed genocidal war and siege for more than 13 months. Read More
US vetoes UNSC resolution calling for 'unconditional, permanent' ceasefire in Gaza
Press TV: The United States has vetoed another draft resolution at the United Nations Security Council calling for an “immediate, unconditional and permanent” ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Fourteen member states voted in favor of the draft resolution on Wednesday, but it was blocked by the US, the Israeli regime’s main ally. The resolution had been put forward by the Security Council’s 10 non-permanent members. Read More
Israel commits massacre in Syria's Tadmor; 36 killed, 50 injured
Al Mayadeen: Israel carries out yet another aggression on Syria, this time targeting Tadmor, mainly striking residential buildings and resulting in scores of fatalities and injuries. At least 36 people were killed and 50 others were injured as the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression from the direction of the al-Tanf area, targeting a number of buildings in the city of Tadmor in the Syrian desert, a military source revealed. Read More
US pressuring Doha to force Hamas into partial Gaza deals
Al Mayadeen: The US administration is exerting significant pressure on Qatar regarding the Hamas movement, a senior Palestinian source confirmed to Al Mayadeen on Wednesday. The source indicated that Washington wants Doha to force Hamas to accept the partial proposals that the Palestinian group had previously rejected regarding a ceasefire in Gaza and a prisoner-captive exchange deal. Read More
Hezbollah launches rocket, artillery, drone strikes on Israeli bases
Al Mayadeen: The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon announced Wednesday a series of operations against Israeli military targets and repelling ongoing Israeli attempts to advance into southern Lebanese towns and villages. The operations saw Hezbollah launching rocket, artillery, and drone strikes at groupings of Israeli occupation forces in southern Lebanese towns and military bases in occupied territory. Read More
4 Israeli soldiers killed in incident in north; 84 injured in 24 hours only
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli Ministry of Health confirmed that 84 new casualties have been reported since its last update on Tuesday, with 38 cases in the northern region over the past 24 hours. The Ministry also noted that the total number of troops hospitalized in Israel since October 10, 2023, has reached 22,482. Read More
Hezbollah: Any truce must quickly halt hostilities, preserve Lebanon’s sovereignty
Al Mayadeen: In an interview with Lebanon’s al-Manar television network on Wednesday, Mahmoud Qamati, a member of the Political Council of Hezbollah, said any US-brokered truce between Hezbollah and the Tel Aviv regime must swiftly end the war on the Arab country and uphold its sovereignty. Read More
Day 410: Gaza death toll nears 44,000
Al Mayadeen: Since October 7, 2023, the Israeli occupation has killed 43,972 Palestinians and injured 104,008 others, the Ministry confirmed Monday in its daily report. For the 46th consecutive day, northern Gaza has been subjected to a brutal Israeli siege, compounded by intense air and artillery bombardments. Read More
Hezbollah downs Israeli Hermes 450 drone, rocket hit kills Israeli soldier
Al Mayadeen: Israeli media report several casualties following rocket strikes launched from Lebanon, as Hezbollah continues its military operations against Israeli targets. Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon reported Tuesday that confrontations were ongoing between Resistance fighters and Israeli occupation forces on the outskirts of the town of Khiam. On Monday, our correspondent highlighted that the Resistance successfully thwarted Israeli attempts to advance in the towns of Khiam and Chama in South Lebanon, where the Resistance fighters ambushed Israeli troops, resulting in multiple casualties among their ranks. Read More
Hezbollah missiles pummel Tel Aviv, numerous wounded, killed
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation army confirmed Monday that Tel Aviv had been targeted by several advanced missiles, resulting in significant damage and power outages in parts of the area. Read More
Yemeni armed forces target Israel-bound ship in Red Sea in support of Gaza, Lebanon
Press TV: The Yemeni armed forces say they have launched a missile attack on another ship sailing in the Red Sea in retaliation for the Israeli regime’s savage wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. Read More
Colonial legacy of identity erasure: Israeli war on Lebanon’s past and present
Press TV: “Colonialism is not satisfied merely with holding a people in its grip and emptying the native’s brain of all form and content. By a kind of perverted logic, it turns to the past of the oppressed people, and distorts, disfigures, and destroys it,” wrote Frantz Fanon, a prominent revolutionary thinker and supporter of the decolonial struggle. Read More
Russia lowers nuclear weapons threshold after US allows Ukraine to use missiles
Press TV: Russian President Vladimir Putin has lowered the nation's nuclear weapons threshold after the United States gave Ukraine the green light recently to use Western-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets deep inside the country. Read More
More than 100 killed amid Israel strikes on Lebanon, Gaza, West Bank
Anadolu Agency: At least 26 people were killed and dozens injured on Monday as Israeli airstrikes hit southern Lebanon, according to local media reports. Israeli fighter jets launched 10 strikes on the city of Nabatieh, killing eight and injuring several others, the state news agency NNA reported. Read More
Israeli aggression on Zuqaq al-Blat, central Beirut
Al Mayadeen: An Israeli airstrike targeted a neighborhood in central Beirut on Monday, marking the third attack in the Lebanese capital within the last 24 hours. Read More
Hezbollah Media Relations mourns 4 martyrs from the resistance media
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah's media relations mourned four martyrs from the resistance media who were killed on the road to al-Quds, along with their leader, martyr Mohammad Afif al-Nabulsi. The four martyrs mourned by the media relations department are Martyr Hajj Mousa Haidar from Markaba, Martyr Hajj Mahmoud al-Sharqawi from Arzi, Martyr Hilal Termos from Talousa, and Martyr Hussein Ramadan from Armata, according to Hezbollah's statement. Read More
Hezbollah ambushes Israeli Army in Chamaa, repels advance attempts in Khiam
Al Mayadeen: The Khiam front witnessed intense confrontations and strikes on Sunday night into Monday, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon reported, highlighting that the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon carried out nine strikes against Israeli occupation forces attempting to advance in the town of Khiam. Read More
Hamas sources deny leaders leaving Qatar for Turkiye
Al Mayadeen: Sources within Hamas have denied reports circulated by some Israeli media outlets claiming that the movement's leadership has relocated from Qatar to Turkiye. A diplomatic source in Ankara denies the reports regarding the relocation of Hamas' political bureau to Turkiye. Read More
Turkish sources deny Hamas moved office to the country
Daily Sabah: Turkish Foreign Ministry sources on Monday denied reports that the political bureau of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas moved its offices to Türkiye. Sources quoted by media outlets said members of the movement occasionally visited the country. Read More
Hamas as an idea cannot be destroyed by force
RT.COM: A month after Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar’s elimination, the region remains instable and the future looks bleak. Read More
Israel drops massive bomb in Beirut strike, as Lebanon mulls cease-fire
MSN: The Israeli military dropped a 2,000-pound bomb equipped with a U.S.-made guidance kit on an 11-story building in Beirut early Friday, striking near the heart of the Lebanese capital as officials there mulled the new draft of a U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal. Read More
PIJ mourns leaders assassinated in Israeli aggression on Syria
Al Mayadeen: Two Palestinian Islamic Jihad leaders and a group of their companions were martyred in the Israeli attack on Damascus, Syria, on Thursday. Read More
Day 407 of genocide in Gaza: 43,799 martyred, 103,601 wounded
Al Mayadeen: On day 407 of the Israeli offensive on Gaza, and over the past 24 hours, occupation forces committed three massacres, leaving 35 Palestinians martyred and 111 injured. Some were transported to overwhelmed hospitals, while many remain trapped under the rubble and in the streets, unreachable by medical and civil defense teams who face grave danger navigating the bombarded areas. Since October 7, 2023, the total number of Palestinians martyred has risen to 43,799, with 103,601 injured. Read More
Lebanese resistance icon released after 40 years of imprisonment in France
Press TV: A French court has ordered the release of Lebanese resistance fighter Georges Abdallah, who was arrested some 40 years ago over the killings of US and Israeli agents in Paris. Abdallah called the “Nelson Mandela of the Arab World” was detained in 1982 and was the longest-held prisoner in Western Europe. He has been jailed in France in a flagrant politicization of the country’s own judicial system, which has authorized his release on three occasions. Read More
Hezbollah demystified
Mondoweiss: Despite relentless Israeli attempts to misrepresent and dismantle Hezbollah, the organization has endured. A look at the group's history and goals explains its enduring power and shows how much of what’s said in Western media is not true. Read More
Arab and Muslim states prepare for Trump 2.0
Mondoweiss: Donald Trump’s electoral victory means that other states, particularly in the Middle East, have to prepare for a range of possibilities. At a summit in Riyadh earlier this week, the League of Arab States and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) came together to discuss Israel’s genocide in Gaza, its violent incursion into Lebanon, and the threat of regional war in preparation for dealing with the incoming American administration. Read More
Massive rallies held across Yemen in support of Palestine, Lebanon
Al Mayadeen: Yemen is the venue of weekly protests held in solidarity with Palestine and Lebanon, denouncing the Israeli occupation's wars and pledging unwavering support for the Resistance. Read More
Outraged over Gaza genocide, Iraqi protesters burn Israel, US and UK flags
Press TV: Iraqi protesters have burned US, UK, and Israel flags during massive rallies after Friday prayers to denounce the ongoing Israeli aggression against Gaza and Lebanon. Read More
France grants release to Georges Abdallah after 40 years in prison
Al Mayadeen: A French court ordered on Friday the release of Georges Abdallah, the Lebanese revolutionary imprisoned in France, who has been detained for 40 years. The court ruled that Abdallah, who was first arrested in 1984 and convicted in 1987, would be freed on December 6, provided that he leave France. Over the years, leftist MPs and human rights organizations, such as the Human Rights League (LDH) and even the French intelligence chief, have called for his release. Read More
Yemeni drones, missiles 'freak' US Navy over attacks on destroyers
Al Mayadeen: According to Brandon J. Weichert, a recent attack from the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) on US Navy destroyers underscored the vulnerabilities of the Navy's surface fleet. In response to the ongoing US and British aggression against Yemen and in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese people, the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced Tuesday two major military operations targeting US naval assets in the region, inflicting significant damage on American ships. Read More
Larijani asserts Iran’s support for resistance, says conveyed Leader’s message to Lebanon
Press TV: An advisor to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei asserts that Iran continues to support the regional Front of Resistance under all circumstances. Ali Larijani made the remarks to reporters in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Friday following a meeting with the country’s Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri. Read More
Hezbollah downs Israeli drone, continues to pummel Israeli sites, bases
Al Mayadeen: Today's operations saw Hezbollah launching drone, rocket, and artillery strikes at settlements and groupings of Israeli occupation forces, as well as downing an Israeli Hermes 450 drone. The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah announced Thursday a new series of operations against Israeli military targets and repelling ongoing Israeli attempts to advance into southern Lebanese towns and villages. Today's operations saw Hezbollah launching rocket and artillery strikes at groupings of Israeli occupation forces in southern Lebanese towns, as well as targeting Israeli settlements in northern occupied Palestine within the framework of the evacuation orders issued to settlers. Read More
Attempts to dehumanize Hamas resistance movement doomed to fail
Press TV: Eleven years after Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas clinched historic victory in the 2006 Palestinian elections, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair made a remarkable confession. In a 2017 interview with Donald Macintyre for The Guardian, Blair unabashedly admitted to thwarting the Palestinians' democratic choice—a transgression of historic proportions at the time. Blair revealed that he and other global leaders were wrong to bow to the Israeli occupation's pressure, orchestrating an immediate boycott of Hamas after its landslide at the polls. Palestine’s freedom movement, notwithstanding Israel’s slaughter of innocent civilians in the ongoing genocide in Gaza, the occupied West Bank, and Lebanon, is recorded as an epic struggle destined to overcome Zionism. Read More
Sayyed al-Houthi expresses regret over lack of serious Arab action to stop Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon
Al Mayadeen: The leader of Yemen's Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, expresses regret over the lack of any serious Arab action to stop Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon. He emphasized on Thursday that the Zionist project, pursued by the Americans and Israelis, represents an aggressive scheme against the region, threatening people's freedom, independence, lands, and rights. Read More
Lebanon soaked in Golani blood, no Israeli victory: Israeli media
Al Mayadeen: Israeli media confirms that "there is no end in sight for the war," stressing a gap between official statements and the reality on the ground. Read More
Hezbollah leader to fighters: You are the pride shaking foundations of Zionism
Press TV: Hezbollah’s secretary general Sheikh Naim Qassem writes a letter addressed to the Lebanese resistance movement’s fighters, hailing their ongoing proud struggle in the face of the Israeli regime and its supporters. Read More
BRICS offers Turkey partner status, Turkish trade minister says
Press TV: The BRICS group of developing economies has offered “partner country” statues to Turkey, the Turkish minister of trade says, two months after Ankara formally requested to join the bloc of emerging market nations. Read More
The Arab-Islamic summit rejects Al-Aqsa Flood Operation of Hamas
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: The Arab-Islamic summit, held in Riyadh on November 12, 2024, rejected the Al-Aqsa Flood Operation of Hamas when it said: The Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) is the sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, and call on all Palestinian factions and parties to unite under its umbrella and shoulder their responsibilities under a PLO-led national partnership. As usual, the summit resolutions were strong in rhetoric but lack substance on practical measures to stop Israeli genocide on Palestinian in Gaza Strip and elsewhere. Read More
Hamas: Summit resolutions require more effort to end aggression
Al Mayadeen: Hamas has called for greater action following the resolutions of the recent Arab and Islamic summit, stressing the need to halt the ongoing aggression, lift the siege, and provide urgent aid to the Palestinian people. Read More
Who said what about genocide in Gaza and Lebanon at OIC-Arab League summit?
Press TV: An extraordinary joint Arab League and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit was held in Riyadh on Monday to address the devastating impact of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza and Lebanon. The war that completed 400 days earlier this week has resulted in tens of thousands of casualties, most of them women and children, according to both Gaza authorities and the United Nations. The meeting, requested by the Islamic Republic of Iran, brought together leaders from the 57-member Muslim bloc, including Iran’s First Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Read More
Hezbollah drone strikes Israeli Security Ministry in Tel Aviv
Al Mayadeen: In a first, the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah announced that its fighters launched Wednesday an aerial attack using a swarm of high-end one-way drones targeting the Israeli occupation's Security Ministry in the city of Tel Aviv. In a statement, Hezbollah pointed out that it targeted the Kirya base, which houses the headquarters of "Israel's" Ministry of Security, General Staff, War Management Room, and the Air Force’s war monitoring and control authority. Read More
Israeli Army achievements diminishing, Hezbollah's on the rise: Israeli media
Al Mayadeen: The military affairs correspondent for Israel Hayom confirmed to Channel 12 that "Israel has not yet defeated Hezbollah," emphasizing that "the situation is far from over." He noted that this sentiment is being discussed not only by "settlers in the north and soldiers fighting in southern Lebanon but also by residents of Tel Aviv who entered the fortified areas yesterday." Read More
Israel records 321 injuries in one week, 22,000 since Oct. 2023
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli Ministry of Health announced that it has recorded 321 injuries since its last update on Thursday, November 7. Among these, 21 cases were registered in the north of occupied Palestine (within the last 24 hours), and 202 injuries have been recorded since the last update, the ministry indicated. Read More
Hezbollah is not only intact but stronger than ever, inflicting blows on Israel
Press TV: It has been over 40 days since Hezbollah resistance movement leader and revered icon of the Axis of Resistance Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah attained martyrdom after decades of struggle. Read More
Trump's new term targets Iran, backs Israel, confronts China head-on
Al Mayadeen: The outlines of Donald Trump's prospective foreign policy are coming into sharper focus, just days after his return to the White House, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday. With key appointments expected to shape the administration's international stance, Trump's priorities appear to target Iran, China, and the Middle East in ways that contrast with the previous administration's strategies. Read More
Yemen targets USS Abraham Lincoln
Al Mayadeen: In response to the ongoing US and British aggression against Yemen and in support of the Palestinian and Lebanese people, the Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) announced Tuesday two major military operations targeting US naval assets in the region. According to YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the operations were successfully conducted over an eight-hour period with missiles and drones, inflicting significant damage on American warships. Read More
US court rules Ten Commandments law ‘unconstitutional’
RT.COM: A federal court in the US state of Louisiana has declared unconstitutional a law requiring that Christianity’s Ten Commandments be displayed in all public schools across the southern state by the new year. The statute was previously praised by US President-elect Donald Trump. Tuesday’s blocking of the statute, which comes just days after Trump’s re-election, was made by Federal Judge John deGravelles, an appointee of former Democratic President Barack Obama. Judge deGravelles described the law as “unconstitutional on its face,” as well as “discriminatory” and “coercive.” He added that the statute violated the religious rights of people who opposed such displays. Read More
Islamic leaders in another Russian region ban niqab
RT.COM: Islamic authorities in Karachaevo-Cherkessia, a Muslim-majority region in southern Russia, have banned the wearing of the niqab, citing risks posed by the practice to security and sectarian tolerance. The decision of the Spiritual Muslim Board, or Muftiate, was published on Thursday and follows a similar move this week in Dagestan, a Russian republic located further to the east in the Caucasus Mountains. Read More
Israel escalates assaults on Gaza, committing massacres as genocide reaches day 401
Quds News Network: As the Israeli genocide in Gaza entered its 401st day, Israeli warplanes intensified their bombardment, resulting in the deaths and injuries of dozens, and the destruction of residential buildings in Northern Gaza. The relentless airstrikes have sparked fears of an imminent famine as Palestinians face worsening conditions under the Israeli siege. Read More
Yemeni forces strike military base in Tel Aviv with hypersonic ballistic missile
Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) carried out a major military operation targeting the Israeli Nahal Sorek military base, located southeast of occupied Yafa [Tel Aviv], as part of their fifth phase of escalation against the Israeli occupation. YAF spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree confirms that the strike was precise and resulted in a fire in the vicinity of the targeted site.Read More
Palestinian Journalist and His Wife Killed in Israeli Attack on Tent in Gaza’s Nuseirat Camp
Quds News Network: A Palestinian journalist and his wife were killed in an overnight Israeli attack that targeted their tent in al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza. This brings the total number of journalists killed in Israeli attacks during the Gaza genocide to 189.Read More
Iraqi resistance strikes Israeli targets eight times in 24 hours
Press TV: On Monday, the resistance, which is a coalition of fighters, said it had hit a “vital target” in the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territories with attack drones. The fighters of Iraq’s Islamic Resistance have carried out their eighth consecutive strike against various Israeli targets throughout the past 24 hours.Read More
Drones are Hezbollah's 'trump card' as operations expand: Research
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah quadrupled its rocket attacks against occupied territories in October, compared to the months that preceded, the Israeli Alma Research Institute found, anticipating even heavier and more intense operations in the upcoming months. The Israeli Alma Research Institutes details the rate of Hezbollah's daily, monthly, and yearly operations against "Israel", nudging its immense capabilities.Read More
Fresh Israeli airstrike targets Syria's Homs countryside, no casualties reported
Press TV: Syria’s official news agency SANA reported that Israeli military aircraft launched an assault on the Shinshar area in the southern countryside of the province on Monday afternoon. The report added that the aerial assault hit an aid-gathering center for displaced Lebanese south of the city of Homs.Read More
Islamic leaders demand immediate end to Israel’s aggression in Gaza, Lebanon
Press TV: Muslim and Arab leaders at an extraordinary summit in Riyadh demanded that Israel immediately stop its deadly hostilities in the besieged Gaza Strip and Lebanon.Read More
Lessons Learned from an Ongoing Genocide in Gaza
Former NATO commander predicts how Ukraine conflict will end
RT.COM: The Ukraine conflict will end with Russia taking approximately a fifth of the country’s pre-2014 territory, ex-NATO commander James Stavridis has predicted. Stavridis, a retired admiral who often appears on TV to share his insight on international affairs, told CNN’s Michael Smerconish on Saturday that Ukraine might also join the EU.Read More
Secularizing the Discourse on AMU’s Minority Status
Countercurrent: On November 8, 2024, a seven-judge bench of the Supreme Court overruled the 1967 S. Azeez Basha vs Union of India case, which had held that Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) could not be considered a minority institution. The factual determination of the minority character of AMU has now been left to a smaller bench. The AMU unit of the Fraternity Movement – the students’ wing of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind’s (JHI) political outfit Welfare Party of India – has released a curious statement entitled “AMU Will Remain a Muslim Institution”.Read More
Türkiye’s TAI, Baykar rank in world’s top 50 aviation firms
TRT World: Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Baykar have been ranked among the world’s top 50 largest aerospace companies based on 2023 revenue, as reported by Flight Global. Türkiye's aerospace sector has marked a historic achievement as two of its national companies, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) and Baykar, have earned spots among the world’s top 50 largest aerospace companies, based on 2023 revenue rankings by Counterpoint Market Intelligence for FlightGlobal.Read More
Israel kills 51 more Gazans as death toll surpasses 43,600
Anadolu Agency: More than 102,900 Palestinians injured in Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7, 2023, Gaza's Health Ministry says. At least 51 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since last year to 43,603, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Sunday. Read More
Israel killed 3,186 in Lebanon as massacres, strikes escalate
Al Mayadeen: The Lebanese Ministry of Public Health, through its Public Health Emergency Operations Center, released its daily report on Sunday outlining the toll from ongoing Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon. The ministry reported that, as of Saturday, the total toll of the war on Lebanon has reached 3,186 martyrs and 14,078 injuries. Read More
Hezbollah's fighters non-stop rockets hammer Israeli soldiers, assets
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah continues carrying out ceaseless operations against the Israeli occupation, commencing its first of the day at exactly midnight on Sunday by bombarding an Israeli soldier gathering near Hasan's Gate in the southern Lebanese village of Shebaa using a rocket salvo. Read More
Qatar denies withdrawing from Gaza cease-fire mediation
Anadolu Agency: Qatar denied on Saturday media reports claiming it has withdrawn from mediation efforts to achieve a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, saying the efforts are stalled temporarily. In a statement, Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed bin Mohammed Al-Ansari said “the media reports about the State of Qatar's withdrawal from mediation regarding the ceasefire in Gaza are not accurate.” Read More
Iran president confident Riyadh summit can help end Israeli crimes
Press TV: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says he is confident that an extraordinary meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and Arab League will yield "effective and tangible" outcomes in halting the Israeli regime’s aggression in Gaza and Lebanon. Read More
Meet foreign mercenaries hired by Israel to slaughter people in Gaza and Lebanon
Press TV: Exactly 400 days into the genocidal war against brave and unyielding Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli military has suffered enormously with conscripts refusing to turn up for military duty. Tens of thousands of settlers have reportedly fled the occupied territories to avoid mandatory military duties while many have refused to don the military uniform in a show of defiance. To hire personnel, the regime issued recruitment orders to Haredi youth—traditionally exempted from compulsory service—but only managed to enlist fewer than 4 percent of the 3,000 individuals. To fill the vacuum created by the Israeli settlers, the regime has hired tens of thousands of foreign mercenaries to fight against the Palestinian resistance fighters in the coastal territory. Read More
Russia, North Korea ratify strategic partnership, pledge mutual defense
Al Mayadeen: Russian President Vladimir Putin has officially ratified a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement with North Korea, strengthening military and political ties with the heavily sanctioned state amid growing international tensions. The treaty, initially signed by Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un during Putin's visit to Pyongyang in June, includes mutual pledges of defense and a commitment to oppose Western sanctions. Read More
Hezbollah rockets non-stop; increasing in number, range: Israeli media
Al Mayadeen: Israeli Channel 12 reported on "immense anger" among settlers in northern occupied Palestine regarding statements made by Israeli military leaders about the possibility of their return to settlements amid ongoing rocket fire from Hezbollah. The channel stated that "Hezbollah maintains its missile capabilities, which will remain even after the current war ends," adding, "It should be noted that even after this battle and the return of northern residents, the security and military institutions cannot guarantee that rockets will not be launched from Lebanon." Read More
Resistance fighters destroy Merkava tank on 399th day of war on Gaza
Al Mayadeen: The Palestinian Resistance in the Gaza Strip continues to confront Israeli occupation forces in the northern Gaza Strip, following 399 days of the Israeli genocidal war on Palestinians. Al-Qassam Brigades said that its fighters fired a tandem rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at an Israeli armored personnel carrier (APC) in the eastern section of the Jabalia refugee camp. Read More
Another journalist killed by Israeli forces in Gaza
Press TV: Israeli forces have killed yet another Palestinian journalist in the Gaza Strip as the regime pushes on with its onslaught on the territory. On Friday, Gaza’s Government Media Office said the journalist was a local radio broadcaster. Khaled Abu Zir’s death raised the number of journalists and media workers killed by Israel in Gaza to 184 since October 2023. Read More
What will Trump do about the Middle East crisis?
RT.COM: As speculation spreads regarding how Donald Trump’s second administration will impact global politics, the most clarity we have is regarding his policies towards West Asia (also commonly referred to as the Middle East). While all indications point to a very similar regional strategy as his predecessor, Joe Biden, there are a few differences to watch out for. Trump’s support for Israel is ironclad, but how he will affect the ongoing wars that the Israelis are waging in Gaza and Lebanon has been a topic of much debate. Read More
70% of victims of Israeli genocide in Gaza are children and women: UN
Press TV: The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) says women and children comprise nearly 70 percent of those killed in the Gaza Strip during Israel’s campaign of genocide in the besieged Palestinian territory. Read More
Israeli goons fan flames, targeting Palestinian flags in Amsterdam
Anadolu Agency: Violence erupted late Thursday in Amsterdam as supporters of the Israeli football club Maccabi Tel Aviv reportedly stormed the city, tearing down Palestinian flags on private property and chanting provocative slogans before and after their match against Ajax. The incidents sparked widespread outrage, with Israeli fans clashing with bystanders, vandalizing property and setting a Palestinian flag on fire. Read More
Palestinian reaction
Press TV: Palestinian movements, including the Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas, the Mujahideen Movement, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), have hailed the retaliation against the Israeli violence as a natural response by those who want to end the regime’s genocide and reject Zionism. Read More
Yemen deals heavy blows to 'Israel's' Nevatim base; another MQ-9 downed
Al Mayadeen: The Yemeni Armed Forces carried out a major military operation today, targeting the Nevatim airbase in the al-Naqab region of southern occupied Palestine as part of their fifth phase of escalation against the Israeli occupation. Speaking at the million-man march in Sabeen Square, Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson Brigadier General Yahya Saree announced that the operation was "executed with a hypersonic ballistic missile, Palestine 2, which reached its target." Saree also reported that the Yemeni air defenses downed a ($30 Million) US MQ-9 drone earlier this morning as it was conducting hostile operations in the Yemeni airspace over the al-Jawf province. Read More
Yemen imposed major shift in regional power balance: Hamas' Yemen rep.
Al Mayadeen: Hamas's representative in Yemen, Muath Abu Shamala, affirmed that Yemen's stance and its armed forces' support for the Resistance in Gaza is "the clearest example of challenging the unjust US administration." In an interview with Al-Wahda newspaper, Abu Shamala emphasized that Yemen's position in disrupting the enemy and its allies' economic lifeline in the Red Sea manifested a major shift in the balance of power, saying it was one example out of many to pressure the enemy, including missiles and drones, particularly targeting the capital of the Israeli entity, Tel Aviv. Read More
Israeli army lost nearly two military divisions amid seven-front war
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli newspaper Maariv reports on the military losses Israel has incurred due to the ongoing war, amid political and economic crises, as well as strategic.Political analyst Ben Caspit, writing for Maariv, stated that Israel has been engaged in a regional war on seven fronts for over a year, during which Israeli occupation forces lost nearly two divisions and are short of thousands of soldiers, even before accounting for the dead and wounded. Read More
Hezbollah unveils 'Fateh 110' ballistic missile in targeting Israeli sites
Press TV: The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has for the first time unveiled its surface-to-surface "Fateh 110" ballistic missiles in footage that shows targeting of a number of Israeli sites with the advanced projectile. Read More
Iran supplied ballistic guided rockets to Hezbollah
Defense Update: Iranian and Lebanese sources have recently confirmed that the Iranian backed Lebanese group Hezbollah has received the Iranian Fateh-110 guided ballistic missiles, and inducted the weapon into its missile arsenal. With a range of 250-350 km the new missile can hit targets provides the group with a capability to hit any target in Israel up to the northern Negev. Read More
Putin declares a 'new world order' is emerging
Al Mayadeen: At the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi on Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin described a shifting global landscape and a new world order that he says is evolving away from Western dominance and toward a multipolar, diverse system. Read More
Al-Houthi: US officials view spineless Arab leaders as 'dairy cows'
Al Mayadeen: The leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badreddine al-Houthi, lamented Arab governments for their feeble response to the Israeli war of genocide against Palestinians, during a speech on Thursday. "The current Arab position of most regimes is dangerous, and it is tragic to see them merely as spectators of this suffering," he underscored. Read More
Will Trump’s 2nd term bring change to the US' Middle East strategy?
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Day 398 in Gaza: 43,469 killed, 102,561 injured by Israel
Al Mayadeen: On the 398th day of the genocide in Gaza, the Israeli war machine carried out six massacres against Palestinian civilians and families, the overwhelming majority of whom were women and children. Over the past 48 hours, 78 martyrs and 214 injured were transported to the very few and partially functioning hospitals across the Gaza Strip. Many victims are still trapped beneath the rubble while "Israel" continues to obstruct rescue operations by bombing roads or directly targeting civil defense crews. This has raised the death toll in Gaza since October 7, 2023, to 43,469 killed and 102,561 injured.Read More
38 killed as Israel bombs Lebanon
Al Jazeera: The governor of Lebanon’s Baalbek-Hermel says 40 Israeli strikes killed at least 38 people and wounded 54 today. Read More
Nation led by Sayyed Nasrallah cannot but be victorious: Sheikh Qassem
Al Mayadeen: A nation led by great Resistance leader, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, will not be defeated, Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Sheikh Naim Qassem, stated in an address honoring the 40th day since the martyrdom of Sayyed Nasrallah and his companions. Sheikh Qassem stressed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin "Netanyahu does not understand that he is facing a Resistance movement that possesses essential factors of strength, including firm faith and Resistance fighters who are not afraid of death and willing to sacrifice their lives [for the cause]." Read More
Hezbollah missiles strike Tel Aviv area, ravage troops near border
Al Mayadeen: The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah conducted a series of composite long-range attacks, introducing new weapon systems to the battlefield, on the 396th day of confrontations. Hezbollah has introduced a new ballistic missile to the battlefield and shelled dozens of Israeli settlements and military sites. Read More
Muslim Americans vote for Donald Trump
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: In a replay of 2000 US election, most of the 3.5 million Muslim voters apparently voted for Donald Trump in Tuesday’s election. Trump, in his Tuesday night’s acceptance speech acknowledged the role of Arab and Muslim voters when he said: Voters came from all corners: African American, Hispanic American, Asian American, Arab American and Muslim American. Read More
How did Muslim nations react to Donald Trump’s victory?
5 Pillars: Muslim nations have largely congratulated Donald Trump on his victory in the U.S. presidential elections and many also urged him to end Israel’s war on the Palestinians and Lebanon. Read More
It was anger that won Trump this election
By Belén Fernández: Americans have had enough of being ignored, let down, patronised and left behind by the ‘elite’, and Trump managed to channel this anger to his benefit. Read More
Iran’s private space sector in new milestone with satellite launches
Al Mayadeen: Iran's private space sector achieved a breakthrough with the successful launch of its first domestically produced satellites, Kowsar and Hodhod, expanding its capabilities in Earth observation and satellite-based communications. Read More
Hezbollah hammers 810 Hermon Brig. HQs, arms factory in Haifa
Al Mayadeen: The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah - carried out Tuesday several military operations across the Palestinian-Lebanese border, bombarding groupings of Israeli soldiers, settlements, and military bases in support of Gaza and in defense of Lebanon. Read More
Malaysia says working on resolution to expel Israel from United Nations
Press TV: Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says his country is part of a core group drafting a resolution, which, among others, proposes that Israel be expelled from the UN General Assembly following its human rights violations and genocidal crimes. Anwar told the Malaysian parliament on Monday that the draft resolution is in the negotiation process and is expected to be presented at the UNGA for approval “soon." Read More
Over 1,800 Palestinians killed in Israel’s month-long attacks in northern Gaza
Press TV: Over 1,800 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its specific genocidal campaign in northern Gaza in October. Local authorities say hundreds have also gone missing. In a statement released on Monday, Gaza’s media office said the number of the injured stands at around 4,000. Read More
Israel airstrikes target Syrian town near Lebanon border
Press TV: Israeli military aircraft have carried out another act of aggression against Syria, targeting an industrial area and several residential buildings in the country’s central province of Homs. Syria’s official news agency SANA reported that Israeli warplanes struck the industrial zone of al-Qusayr city, located about 35 kilometers (22 miles) south of Homs, near the Lebanese border, on Tuesday. Read More
Israel destroys 37 towns, over 40,000 houses in deadly onslaught on Lebanon
Yeni Safak: More than 3,000 people killed, 13,500 injured in Israeli attacks since October 2023, according to Lebanese authorities. Read More
Trump claims building record Arab, Muslim voters with promise of peace
TRT World: Republican presidential nominee and former President Donald Trump has claimed his campaign is building a "record-breaking" coalition of Arab and Muslim voters in Michigan, saying they are drawn by his promise of peace. Read More
Russia warns NATO against crossing Moscow’s red line on missiles
Press TV: Allowing the Ukrainian military to use Western-supplied long-range missiles for strikes deep inside Russia is Moscow's red line, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Tuesday. Lavrov pointed out that the Kiev forces lacked the necessary know-how to operate such missiles independently and would need the assistance of NATO specialists as well as intelligence data obtained through the West’s satellite systems. Read More
Israeli army reports new rocket barrage from Lebanon
Anadolu Agency: The Israeli army said Sunday that it detected the launch of 27 rockets by Hezbollah from Lebanon into northern Israel. A military statement said two rockets were fired into Karmiel and Menashe near Haifa, causing sirens to sound in the two areas. Read More
Israeli soldier killed in grenade explosion in northern Gaza, army says
Anadolu Agency: An Israeli soldier was killed in northern Gaza early Saturday when a hand grenade exploded, the Israeli army reported on Sunday. The latest casualty brings the total number of Israeli soldiers killed since the start of the war on Oct. 7, 2023, to 780, according to Israeli military statistics. Among these, 368 were killed during the ground offensive that began inside Gaza on Oct. 27. Read More
Israel kills 31 Palestinians, including children, across Gaza
TRT World: At least 31 Palestinians were killed during Israeli bombardment across Gaza, Palestinian medics said, with nearly half of the deaths in northern areas where the army has waged a month-long brutal offensive. Israel's brutal war on Gaza — now in its 394th day — has killed at least 43,341 people and wounded more than 102,105, with another 10,000 feared buried under debris. In Lebanon, Israel has killed 2,968 people since October last year. Read More
We will never lay down our weapons: Hezbollah unveils Imad 5 missile
Al Mayadeen: The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon releases footage revealing a new missile facility "Imad 5", vowing to remain steadfast on the battlefield until victory, without fear or retreat. Read More
Hezbollah operations quadrupled in October: Israeli Alma Institute
Al Mayadeen: An analysis from the Israeli Alma Institute has revealed a significant surge in operations launched by Hezbollah in the face of "Israel", with the frequency increasing by a staggering fourfold in October. Read More
Palestinian Resistance takes control of Israeli drones in Gaza skies
Al Mayadeen: On the 394th day of the Al-Aqsa Flood battle, the Palestinian Resistance continues its targeted operations against the Israeli occupation forces invading the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Resistance in the Gaza Strip is actively engaging Israeli occupation forces, executing high-end operations against Israeli drones. The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement, released footage showing its fighters taking control of Israeli drones used for intelligence tasks in the skies of Gaza. Read More
Niger strikes deal to buy Russian satellites, radars
Al Mayadeen: Niger has reached an agreement with the Russian space firm Glavkosmos on Friday to purchase and deploy a communications satellite, a remote sensing satellite, and a defense and security radar system. This collaboration, stemming from talks in Mali in September, entails coordination between the Alliance of Sahel States (AES)—which includes Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso—and Glavkosmos, a subsidiary of the Russian state corporation Roskosmos. Read More
Niger receives new Russian military advisors, equipment
Al Mayadeen: New Russian military advisors and military equipment have arrived in Niger, according to state television in the West African country. Tele Sahel says Russia has now sent three cargo planes of military material and instructors to Niger in April 2024. Read More
Iranians mark US embassy takeover in 1979 with massive nationwide rallies
Press TV: Iranians staged rallies across the country to mark the National Day of the Fight against Global Arrogance, also known as the National Student Day, chanting slogans against the United States and Israel over their crimes in West Asia. On November 4, 1979, Iranian university students took over the US embassy building less than a year after the Islamic Revolution toppled the US-backed Pahlavi dictatorship. Read More
Day 392 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 43,259 killed, 101827 injured
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation military continues its genocidal war on Gaza for the 392nd consecutive day, intensifying bombardments and airstrikes across all areas of the besieged Strip.Israeli occupation forces have committed three massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, killing 55 martyrs and injuring 186 who reached hospitals in the past 24 hours, confirmed the Gaza Health Ministry on Friday.According to the ministry’s daily report, the number of Palestinians killed since the start of the Israeli war on the Strip last year has risen to 43,259 martyrs, in addition to 101,827 injuries.Read More
Overnight Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City kill 47 Palestinians
Daily Sabah:Forty-seven Palestinians, including many women and children, were killed and dozens more injured during an overnight Israeli bombardment in the central Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian news agency WAFA on Friday.The strikes hit the city of Deir Al-Balah, the Nuseirat refugee camp, and the town of Al-Zawayda.Read More
'Israel' kills, injures Palestinians in central Gaza, bombards north
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation continues to deliberately target civilians across Gaza, hindering all rescue operations, and destroying homes and shelters as the genocide persists.Read More
Hezbollah forces Israeli troops' withdrawal from Khiam, South Lebanon
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah's fighters continue defending their homeland and supporting the people of Gaza by confronting infiltrating Israeli forces and pounding several settlements and vital sites and bases.The Israeli infantry force attacking the eastern neighborhood of the southern Lebanese border village of Khiam over the past two days was forced to retreat and withdraw amid its failure to invade the town, Al Mayadeen's correspondent in South Lebanon reported. The withdrawal began past midnight on Thursday, when the Israeli forces covered their tracks with around 40 white phosphorus projectiles and artillery shells, alongside a series of airstrikes.Read More
Beirut hit hard as 10 Israeli strikes rain down amid truce talks
Daily Sabah:At least 10 strikes pounded Beirut's southern suburbs early Friday, targeting buildings in a Hezbollah stronghold after the Israeli army ordered evacuations.The escalation comes just a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with U.S. officials to explore a potential deal to end the war in Lebanon, as casualties continue to rise on both sides of the border.Read More
Al-Qassam claims responsibility for op. killing Israeli troops in Jabalia
Al Mayadeen: The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, claimed responsibility for the killing of an officer and three Israeli occupation soldiers of the Israeli Unit 888, a special multi-dimensional unit of the Israeli occupation forces also known as the Ghost Unit.The Israeli occupation acknowledged that its troops died on October 29 during their invasion of Jabalia, northern Gaza.Read More
Palestinian factions on Balfour Declaration: Resistance is crucial
Al Madayeen: On the anniversary of the Balfour Declaration, Palestinian factions voice their strong belief in the inevitability of victory for the Palestinian Resistance, which they assert is supported by the broader Axis of Resistance.Read More
Israeli warship spotted in Suez Canal fuels anger, speculation
Roya News: A video showing an Israeli warship passing through the Suez Canal circulated the Internet on Saturday sparking significant anger and speculation.The incident prompted the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to release a statement, specifically affirming its commitment to the Constantinople Convention of 1888, Anadolu Agency reported. Read More
Noah's Ark location found in Türkiye after decoding ancient tablet
Daoly Sabah: After years of study, scientists say they’ve decoded an ancient Babylonian artifact that points to the location of Noah’s Ark in present-day Türkiye. The 3,000-year-old clay tablet, known as the Imago Mundi, is considered the world’s oldest map.“This is the oldest map of the world, in the world,” said Dr. Irving Finkel, a British Museum curator and cuneiform expert.Biblical texts recount that Noah's Ark settled on Mount Ağrı (Ararat) in Türkiye after a 150-day flood that submerged the Earth, leaving only those aboard the ark to survive. The supposed ark location in Türkiye matches the Bible's measurements—"300 cubits, 50 cubits, by 30 cubits"—estimated to be about 515 feet long, 86 feet wide, and 52 feet high.Read More
