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The Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces’ latest raid on the city of Ramallah, the administrative center of the Palestinian Authority located in the central occupied West Bank. Hamas described the raid as a full-fledged crime that embodies a destructive and exterminating approach, according to Quds Press. In a statement released on Tuesday, Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi characterised the ongoing assaults by the Israeli army across West Bank governorates and the barbaric attacks in Ramallah as clear indicators of the occupation’s malicious intent to tighten its control over the region.  He specifically highlighted the targeting of banks, money exchange offices, and civilian facilities as evidence of this nefarious agenda. “Attacking civilian infrastructure and storming commercial […]

Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s interim president, has firmly denied any affiliation with the Muslim Brotherhood, asserting that he has been “the most harmed” by ISIS.  In an interview published Tuesday in the Kuwaiti newspaper An-Nahar, he expressed his view that both nationalist and Islamic ideologies have failed to deliver positive outcomes in the region. Al-Sharaa emphasised that any aspirations for secession within Syria will remain “mere dreams,” stating that viable solutions with the Kurdish population and the Druze minority of Sweida can only emerge within the context of national unity.  READ: Saudi Arabia denounces Israeli incursions into Syria, affirming support for Damascus “All solutions with the Kurds and Sweida can be discussed, with the exception of secession,” he said and stressed that […]

The Lebanese presidency has expressed regret over the “inadvertent” comments made by the US Special Envoy to Syria, Tom Barrack, during a press conference, emphasising its respect for journalists and media representatives. “The Lebanese Presidency regrets remarks made inadvertently from its podium by one of its guests,” the presidency posted on X. This statement came just hours after Barrack faced backlash in Lebanon for describing journalists’ behaviour as “animalistic” during the event at the presidential palace in Beirut. As reporters shouted questions following Barrack’s meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun, the envoy, who also serves as US Ambassador to Turkey, called for silence, stating, “We’re going to have a different set of rules… Please be quiet for a moment. The […]

A new opinion poll has shown that a large majority of Israelis believe there are “no innocents in Gaza”, at a time when Tel Aviv has been waging a war of extermination against Palestinians for nearly 23 months, most recently targeting journalists working for international news agencies. The survey, conducted by the aChord Centre, a research institute affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem between, 11 and 13 August with the participation of 912 Israelis, revealed that 76 per cent of respondents said there are no innocents in Gaza, reflecting a notable increase in extremist views within Israeli society.  It also found that 63 per cent of Israelis, including most voters of the ruling coalition, consider the return of all captives […]

Canadian photojournalist Valerie Zink has resigned after eight years with Reuters, criticizing the news agency’s stance on Gaza as a “betrayal of journalists” and accusing it of “justifying and enabling” the killing of 245 journalists in the Palestinian enclave, Anadolu reports. “At this point it’s become impossible for me to maintain a relationship with Reuters given its role in justifying and enabling the systematic assassination of 245 journalists in Gaza,” Zink said Tuesday through the US social media company X. Zink said she worked as a Reuters stringer for eight years, with her photos published by many outlets, including The New York Times, Al Jazeera, and others worldwide. She criticized Reuters’ reporting after the killing of Anas Al-Sharif and an […]

Saudi Arabia denounced on Tuesday Israel’s ongoing incursions into Syria’s territory, calling it flagrant violation of its sovereignty and international law, Anadolu reports. A Foreign Ministry statement said that Saudi Arabia “expresses its strong condemnation and denunciation of the continued Israeli violations, its incursion into Syrian territory, and its interference in its internal affairs.” The ministry said that Israeli attacks on Syrian soil constitute a “clear violation of the sovereignty of the sisterly Syrian Arab Republic, international law, and the disengagement agreement concluded between Syria and Israel in 1974.” Saudi Arabia reiterated its firm support for Syria’s sovereignty and categorical rejection of “any separatist calls to divide Syria,” urging all parties to be involved in dialogue and unify to complete […]

Germany will not support the recognition of Palestinian statehood, Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Tuesday, despite growing calls for Berlin to change its position amid Israel’s brutal war and ethnic cleansing policies in Gaza, Anadolu reports. During a joint press conference in Berlin with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, Merz stated that Germany would not join its allies Canada, Australia, and France in their plans to recognize Palestine at the UN General Assembly next month. “The Canadian government and the Canadian Prime Minister are aware of the German federal government’s position with regard to the possible recognition of Palestine as a state. We will not support this initiative,” the conservative leader said. When asked if the German government’s stance on […]

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot on Tuesday called for increased pressure on the Israeli government following its strikes on the Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza, Anadolu reports. “That is totally unacceptable, and that is why France believes pressure must be stepped up on the Israeli government,” Barrot told the broadcaster RTL. Stressing that Tel Aviv’s attitude and decisions are now “being denounced,” including within Israeli civil society, he reaffirmed that he will propose to his counterparts measures against Israeli interests for as long as their “demands remain unmet.” At least 47 Palestinians, including six journalists, were killed Monday and dozens were injured in fresh Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, according to medics. The Health Ministry initially said 20 people […]

US Special Envoy for Syria Tom Barrack said on Tuesday that Israel has agreed to withdraw from southern Lebanon if Hezbollah gives up its weapons, Anadolu reports. Israel “will withdraw in the same cadence” as Hezbollah disarms itself, Barrack told a press conference in Beirut following his meeting with Lebanese President Joseph Aoun. He said the Lebanese government will present a plan on Aug. 31 to persuade Hezbollah to disarm itself. Barrack hailed efforts by the Lebanese president, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, and Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri to reach “a new era of tolerance, a new era of peace, and ultimately prosperity” in Lebanon. On Aug. 5, the Lebanese government approved a plan to consolidate all weapons under state control. […]

The Associated Press and Reuters on Tuesday demanded accountability from the Israeli army over a deadly airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza that killed 20 people, among them five journalists, including three working for the two news agencies, Anadolu reports. In a joint letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and senior officials, AP Executive Editor Julie Pace and Reuters Editor-in-Chief Alessandra Galloni said they were “outraged” that independent journalists were among those killed in Monday’s strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, a civilian facility protected under international law. “Freelance visual journalists Mariam Abu Dagga and Moaz Abu Taha had worked for AP and Reuters, respectively, as well as other outlets during the war. Cameraman Hussam al-Masri, […]