Category: 2. Middle East

One child was killed by the Israeli army in the northern occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to medics.

Palestinian Red Crescent Society said that a 14-year-old Palestinian succumbed to live bullet wounds sustained from Israeli gunfire in the Yamun town of northern Jenin.

Witnesses told Anadolu that the army forces stormed Yamun and searched civilians’ homes and stores, which led to confrontations with Palestinians.

Another Palestinian was injured when…

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric warned Wednesday that ongoing Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip are having a devastating toll on civilians, Anadolu reports.

“Our colleagues at the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) warned that Israeli operations, including shelling and bombing across the Strip, continue to have a devastating impact on civilians, reportedly killing and injuring scores of people, many of whom were just seeking…

Syrian President Ahmad Al-Sharaa reiterated on Wednesday the need to hold indirect talks to stop Israeli aggression, Anadolu reports.

“Mr. President stressed working to stop the (Israeli) attacks through indirect negotiations via international mediators,” a presidential statement said.

Sharaa’s remarks came during his meeting with notable figures from Quneitra and Golan provinces in southern Syria.

The Syrian president listened to representatives’…

The Palestinian resistance group Hamas affirmed its commitment on Wednesday to mediation efforts to reach a comprehensive ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal in Gaza, Anadolu reports.

“We reaffirm our continued positive engagement with the efforts of mediators and with any serious ideas or proposals that could lead to a comprehensive agreement,” the group said in a statement.

Hamas held Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government responsible…

Path of dialogue and diplomacy should be taken to end the violence in the Middle East, Pope Leo said on Wednesday, Anadolu Agency reports.

During his Wednesday general audience, Leo said he is closely and hopefully following the situation in Iran, Israel, and Palestine. He called for an end to violence in the region and reiterated the need for peace, according to Vatican News Agency.

“The path of dialogue, diplomacy, and peace be chosen with determination,”…

President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the US has not given up its maximum pressure on Iran – including restrictions on sales of Iranian oil – but signaled a potential easing in enforcement to help the country rebuild, Reuters reports.

“They’re going to need money to put that country back into shape. We want to see that happen,” Trump said at a news conference at the NATO Summit when asked if he was easing oil sanctions on Iran.

Trump said a day…

The UK “strongly” opposes the expansion of military operations in Gaza, settler violence in the West Bank and the blocking of humanitarian aid, as the situation in Gaza remains a “gravest concern,” the British deputy prime minister said Wednesday.

“The situation in Gaza remains the gravest concern,” Angela Rayner said at the weekly Prime Minister’s Questions session in the House of Commons as Prime Minister Keir Starmer attended the NATO leaders’…

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah on Wednesday hailed what it called its ally Iran’s victory over Israel after 12 days of war, declaring it the start of a “new historical phase”.

In a statement, Hezbollah offered its “most sincere congratulations” to the Islamic republic, praising its “glorious divine victory”.

The victory, it said, was “manifested in the precise and painful strikes it launched” against Israel, as well as “the lightning response to the American aggression against its nuclear…

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Wednesday that he is ready to work with US President Donald Trump to reach a comprehensive peace agreement with Israel, Anadolu reports.

In a letter to the US president, Abbas expressed his “deep gratitude and appreciation for Trump’s successful efforts in reaching a ceasefire between Israel and Iran,” the official news agency Wafa reported.

Abbas called the ceasefire between Iran and Israel a “necessary and…