On January 22, at the World Economic Forum in Davos representatives of 19 countries, including Armenian PM Pashinyan, signed the charter of this organization, created as part of the Gaza peace process...
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The exact number of Palestinians on the bus, however, has not yet been reported...
No details were provided about the aftermath...
The European Council condemned the sharp rise in violence against Palestinian civilians, including violence against Christian communities, by Israeli settlers...
The respective provisions are included in the draft defense budget for the current fiscal year—and agreed upon by Democrats and Republicans in the US legislature...
Meanwhile, countries including Indonesia, Azerbaijan, Egypt, and Turkey are willing to contribute troops to the international stabilization force...
The Turkish and French presidents held a phone conversation...
It was the deadliest strike on Lebanon since a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war a year ago, AP added...
Israel hopes to swiftly receive the remains of all the hostages who were killed and to begin the process of disarming and demilitarizing Gaza...
“The State of Palestine stressed the urgent need to immediately implement this resolution on the ground,” the Palestinian National Authority noted...
The environmental situation in the strip is reaching a catastrophic level, said the mayor of Khan Yunis city...
After a series of Israeli airstrikes overnight and Wednesday morning in the strip…
Negotiations on the composition of this mission are ongoing with Indonesia, the UAE, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and Azerbaijan...
“We explained to Mr. Trump how a solution could be achieved in Palestine,” the Turkish president stated…
Hamas's top negotiator said the Islamist group wants "guarantees from President Trump and the sponsor countries that the war will end once and for all"...
They were sent to Greece and Slovakia…
In its ruling, the Supreme Court said an appeals court in The Hague overstepped its authority when it banned the transfer of these parts in February 2024…
And more than 180 wounded were taken to hospitals...
Pashinyan recalled that last year Armenia recognized the Palestinian state…
And are ready to work together to stop the military operations in this Palestinian enclave...
Madrid has taken a rather tough stance towards the Jewish state due to the situation in the Gaza Strip…
US President Trump said he hopes to finalize a Gaza peace plan proposal in a meeting on Monday with Israel's PM Netanyahu…
More than 90 people—medical staff and patients—remain trapped inside...
Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar said…
"There is a lot of anger and a lot of hatred, and it has been like this for many years," the US president told reporters...
Around one million Palestinians were estimated to be residing in the city before the fresh Israel Defense Forces launched a major offensive in the area…
However, this measure does not currently have sufficient support among European Union member states to be adopted...
Spain became the fifth country to make such a statement after the Netherlands, Slovenia, Iceland, and Ireland, and the first of the so-called “Big Five” — a group that also includes the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and France...
The Israeli PM made the statement before testifying in a corruption trial…
37 Arabs were killed in the city itself…
“We will not relent and we will not back down until the mission is accomplished,” Katz added...
The Yemeni culture ministry called on UNESCO to intervene…
“We cannot act as a union until member states agree on what to do,” she said...
With PM Sanchez saying the move is aimed at “stopping the genocide in Gaza” and “supporting the Palestinian population”…
The US president defended Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, but said he has observed how it has hurt Israel’s global image…
This led to the evacuation of residents of nearby areas…
In Gaza City, residents said families were fleeing their homes, with most heading towards the coast, as Israel forces bombarded the eastern suburbs of Shejaia, Zeitoun, and Sabra…
And it will implement a phased reduction of its military presence in Lebanon as a “reciprocal measure,” the Israeli PM’s office added in a statement…
Since morning, 25 local residents have been killed in the Israeli shelling in the Gaza Strip…
Additionally, the Israel Defense Forces spox confirmed that some 60,000 conscription letters will be sent out this week...
And it extended the current military service of 20,000 reservists…
The operation has been named "Gideon's Chariots II," added the state broadcaster…
The Israeli military carried out strikes on the Al-Mawasi area…
Tom Barrack has already arrived in the Lebanese capital Beirut…
Israel has said it will launch a new offensive and seize control of Gaza City…
Including 103 children, announced the health ministry of this Palestinian semi-enclave...
Chancellor Merz told reporters…
The US President said that he did not want to hear that the starvation is fake and that his aides had shown him proof that children there are starving...
The Israeli army carried out a series of airstrikes on the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh…
The leaders of the socialist, left, and green groups in the European Parliament have sent a respective letter to the EU leadership...
The German chancellor is demanding that the Israeli PM allow increased food and medical supplies to this Palestinian enclave…
After Hamas released a propaganda video depicting exhausted Israeli hostages, Israel's UN envoy said...
Including 93 minors, informed the health ministry of this Palestinian enclave...
Earlier, Israel came under international pressure due to the famine in the Gaza Strip…
More than half the caucus…
PM Carney is expected to hold a virtual cabinet meeting Wednesday afternoon, at which time the situation in the Middle East will be discussed...
According to Katz, the Palestinian group Hamas will not dictate the future of this territory...
France condemns this murder with the utmost determination, as well as all deliberate acts of violence committed by extremist settlers against the Palestinian population...
Amid mounting international pressure over the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip…
Since October 2023, according to the health ministry of this Palestinian enclave...
Iran is not attempting to influence the negotiation process on establishing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip…
Before the end of the current parliament's term, said Secretary of State for Business and Trade Jonathan Reynolds...
According to the coordination of Israeli government activities in the Palestinian territories (COGAT)…
Until recently, this Palestinian radical movement had demanded that the US provide guarantees on this matter…
According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 58,667 people have been killed and 139,974 wounded in Israel's war against the Palestinian enclave...
According to the channel, 55 civilians and 79 self-defense fighters were among those killed...
According to the channel, the planes attacked the 132nd Motorized Rifle Brigade's deployment area near the city of Latakia (320 km from Damascus)...
The Israeli military said it struck the entrance to the Syrian Defense Ministry in Damascus, stepping up attacks on the Syrian authorities with the stated aim of protecting the Druze minority from attack by government forces...
For its part, Sham TV reported that smoke is currently rising above the Umayyad Square in the central part of the Syrian capital, where the Ministry of Defense building is located...
Seven Syrians were among those killed in the attack, which took place in the Wadi Fara area...
According to human rights activists, 34 of the 50 killed were Druze...
More than half of those killed since the war began on October 7, 2023, are women and children...
According to the UN, most of the dead — 615 people — died near aid distribution points operated by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Another 183 people were killed on the routes of humanitarian convoys, according to preliminary data...
“I share this concern about these Israeli plans or statements regarding the permanent occupation and expulsion of the Palestinian population from part of Gaza,” Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Mainl-Reisinger said...
“I think we are closer to our goal, and perhaps closer than we have been in a long time, and we are hopeful. But we also recognize that there are still some challenges ahead,” Rubio said...
“If fuel does not arrive within a few hours, the hospital will completely shut down. This will lead to the death of a large number of patients, including 22 babies in incubators,” said Dr. Mohammad Abu Silmiya...
But Kallas declined to spell out details…
And around 200 others were injured…
The Gaza-bound aid ship which was carrying environmental activist Greta Thunberg…
Children are among the casualties…
As part of a joint initiative by Defense Minister Israel Katz and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich…
The Israeli air force carried out a series of strikes on Yemeni capital Sanaa’s international airport…
The contacts mark a significant development in ties between states that have been on opposite sides of conflict in the Middle East for decades…
Vahan Kostanyan met with Varsen Aghabekian, the Palestinian Authority's state minister for foreign affairs and expatriates...
Many thousands more were at risk, Ramadan added…
"We cannot leave the children of Gaza a legacy of violence and hatred," FM Barrot said…
Five trucks carrying humanitarian aid arrived in the coastal region...
Consultations between Hamas and US representatives in Qatar have reached a new level…
FM Johann Wadephul announced after a meeting with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa in Ramallah…
In addition, al-Sheikh expressed hope that the radical Palestinian Hamas movement will also take bold steps that will lead to an end to the war...
According to Cherevko, since the beginning of the blockade, the countdown to the implementation of the worst-case scenario has begun…
This move could coincide with the international conference on the implementation of the two-state solution…
And 109 wounded were taken to hospitals...
The Israeli PM told the French president that a Palestinian state would be a “huge prize for terror”…
The ban will be implemented with immediate effect…
“During my visit today to the IDF [i.e. the Israel Defense Forces] intelligence unit, I revealed a classified document found in senior Hamas tunnels in Gaza,” Katz noted…
Local authorities do not rule out the possibility of civilian casualties...
Israeli UAVs continue to fly at low altitudes in the skies above Beirut...
Earlier, the Israeli army said two shells were fired from Lebanese territory...
The past week has been the deadliest in the entire year...
Salam strongly opposed Israeli rhetoric regarding the displacement of Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank and the proposal to establish a Palestinian state outside historic Palestine...
The death toll continues to rise as Israeli airstrikes and ground attacks intensify…
At least 85 people have been killed and 133 injured in the Palestinian enclave since dawn alone, the ministry said...
More than 80 women are also among the 404 dead, added the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs…
In bombing raids by Israel last night…
Syria TV reported that an ammunition depot of Shiite militias affiliated with Hezbollah was destroyed as a result of these attacks...
Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian Territory occupied since 1967, condemned this decision…
“We have returned 25 hostages alive, including female soldiers. This was not the case in previous talks, where figures of 10 or 12 were discussed. We also returned eight dead. We intend to bring them all back,” he told a conference of regional council heads...
It is seeking an indefinite extension to the first phase of the ceasefire…
In what prosecutors described as the first court case against militants of this Islamist group in the country…
His administration has rescinded a Biden-era regulation that prohibited allies from using US-made weapons in violation of international humanitarian law…
This growing amount of garbage and waste, combined with an acute shortage of clean water, has "triggered an explosion of waterborne and infectious diseases"…
The Palestinian radical movement reached an agreement with Egyptian mediators...
"Both sides must fully abide by their commitments in the ceasefire agreement," Guterres added...
Trump calls on Hamas to release all hostages by Saturday, otherwise ‘all hell is going to break out’
But the US president did not elaborate on what the threat entailed…
“No one has the authority to expel the residents of Gaza from their homeland,” the Turkish president said…
Instead of looking for a place for the people of Gaza...
According to the latest figures publicized by the IDF…
Until the safe passage of our hostages is guaranteed in the next releases...
The Israeli PM's office does not detail any other planned meetings for the five-day trip…
Since the reopening of the coastal road and the Salah al-Din Road on Monday...
“We hope that he will be released soon,” added the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting director...
The 60-day ceasefire agreement entered into force on Monday…
It is noted that, "Since the ceasefire agreement has not yet been fully enforced by the State of Lebanon”…
The Palestine Red Crescent Society emergency teams transported the wounded...
In his resignation letter, Halevy said he was leaving in recognition of his responsibility for the military's failure on October 7, 2023...
Israel has accepted defeat, stated the chief of the joint staff of Iranian armed forces…
“We hope that the agreement will be beneficial for our region and all humanity, especially our Palestinian brothers,” the Turkish president added…
Expressing our hope that it will be instrumental for guaranteeing the security of the Palestinian and Israeli peoples…
Delegations meet all the time at the technical level, whether in Doha or Cairo...
In the last few hours, the Israeli army attacked the Al-Bureij refugee camp, as well as Gaza and Rafah cities...
They include women, children, and the sick being held in Gaza...
And the hostages brought out, added the US Secretary of State…
“Hospitals in Gaza have once again become battlegrounds,” Ghebreyesus noted...
In his message on December 25, Pezeshkian congratulated Pope Francis and all monotheists around the world, particularly Christians, on the birth anniversary of Jesus Christ…
Overnight, the Houthis in Yemen launched a missile at Israel for the fourth time in a week…
The announcement of the shelling of the Houthi leaders would apparently signal an escalation by Israel...
The Houthi army spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Sarieh, said in a televised statement that the missile forces struck the Israeli military facility with a hypersonic ballistic missile called Palestine 2...
Zarif proposed the establishment of a Muslim West Asian Dialogue Association to create stability in the region and strengthen cooperation between regional players…
As a result of Israeli military strikes…
According to the leader of the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham group, Israel must withdraw from the western Syrian territories it took under its control during the attack of the opposition forces on Damascus…
Military aid to Ukraine, the situation in Syria, and possible sanctions on the Georgian authorities will be the main topics of the last session for 2024 of the foreign ministers of the 27 European Union member states, in Brussels…
And according to Al Jazeera, at least 71 Palestinians were killed within 24 hours as a result of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip…
Consul in Aleppo, consular department of Armenia embassy in Damascus continue work in emergency mode
The consulate general of Armenia in Aleppo informed…
The diplomatic mission informed that a hotline has been established in the embassy to assist Armenians…
After the intensification of the clashes there when the city came under the control of the opposition…
"We have to show the strength of our democracies," FM Tajani said…
The measure sees individuals held without charge for up to six months at a time…
The Hungarian premier branded the arrest warrant a "brazen, cynical, and completely unacceptable decision"…
“We will abide by all regulations and rulings of the international courts,” said the Canadian PM…
The MFA spox said the French reaction to this arrest warrant would be "in line with ICC statutes"...
Dutch FM Caspar Veldkamp informed…
The losses so far have exceed Lebanon's GDP in 2023, which was $18 billion, reports the Middle East Eye...
For alleged war crimes relating to the Gaza war…
But this death toll is expected to rise, added the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights...
Israeli forces pounded northern Gaza, Al Jazeera reports…
“We have not given up our right to react (against Israel) and will show reaction in due time and in a way we deem appropriate,” the Iranian foreign minister said...
For "incentivizing" violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinian civilians in the occupied West Bank…
The US president-elect probably wants to welcome his inauguration day with fewer crises in the world…
The European Union foreign policy chief…
And it will not take any steps to develop them in the future, the Turkish president added…
According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the occupied Palestinian territories…
The purpose of Dermer’s visit was to...
The PM made it clear at the weekly meeting of the Israeli government...
Since the military escalation in October 2023, a total of 3,189 people have been killed in Lebanon…
Danny Danon, the permanent representative of the Jewish state to the UN, informed…
At least 75 of them were killed in the northern part of this Palestinian enclave…
Nasirzadeh added that Israel's attempt to cause damage to Iran's defensive and offensive potential was unsuccessful...
In addition, data were updated on the number of casualties and injuries from Israeli airstrikes and artillery attacks on Lebanon since the start of the military escalation in October 2023...
“It is Iran's obligation, which is enshrined in international law,” said the MFA spox…
Araghchi stated that Iran is seeking to end the war in the region and acknowledged that there are various avenues for achieving peace…
According to Sinanyan, most of the Lebanese Armenians who arrived in Armenia have Armenian citizenship, and some others have applied for Armenian citizenship…
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to say whether it was operational…
In Marwahin, in the southern part of the country…
However, September saw the lowest volume of commercial and humanitarian supplies entering Gaza since March...
"At this stage, the identity of the terrorists cannot be confirmed," the Israel Defense Forces wrote in a post to X...
Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with visiting Iranian FM Abbas Araghchi…
“Whatever we do as mediators, the result remains the same,” added PM and FM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani…
According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) mission in the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories…
According to Fidan, “genocide is taking place in front of everyone's eyes, and the international community is completely helpless and unable to put an end to the killings.”...
"We believe that the position of the Israeli armed forces is not fully justified," Meloni told her country's Senate…
After an Israeli airstrike on downtown Beirut on Thursday…
As a contributing country to UNIFIL…