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Pezeshkian says Iran ‘not afraid’ of US threats Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that the people of Iran were “not afraid of the enemy’s threats”, despite mounting economic pressure from Washington. In comments made at the International Exhibition of Rural and Nomadic Capabilities in Tehran, Pezeshkian proclaimed that as long as Iranians are alive, they will “remain servants of the proud people of our heroic Iran”.
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Eight Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza during anniversary of US-brokered 'ceasefire' Al Jazeera has reported that at least eight Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in several areas of the Gaza Strip since dawn on Saturday, including an eight-year-old Palestinian girl. The deaths come on the first anniversary of a US-brokered "ceasefire" in Gaza, during which more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in ongoing Israeli attacks. The Israeli military has also conti…
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The party should not allow the Holborn and St Pancras by-election to become a referendum for its entire project; its convictions have altered the political landscape for the better
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Iran's Araghchi says Netanyahu is a 'wanted war criminal' with 'no regard for his own people' Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of being a "wanted war criminal" with "blood on his hands" and "no regard for his own people" in a post on X on Saturday. Araghchi shared an interview with Netanyahu's former military secretary Avi Gil, who said the prime minister had abandoned possible opportunities to secure the return of the hostages ta…
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Protesters gather for Palestine march in central London Pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered at Embankment to begin their march through central London at noon on Saturday, with several thousand expected to join the protest organised by the Palestine Coalition, which marks three years since the start of Israel's genocide in Gaza. The Metropolitan police have imposed restrictions on the event - including threatening to arrest anyone who refuses to remove a mask - anticipating that between 7,000…
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Netanyahu’s former aide alleges attempt to alter 7 October records Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is facing renewed criticism over the 7 October 2023 Hamas-led attack and subsequent captive negotiations, Israeli media have reported. Netanyahu's former military secretary has accused him of prioritising his political survival over attempts to secure the captives' release. Avi Gil, who served as Netanyahu's military secretary at the time of the attack and held the post until 2024, mad…
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US president offered no timeline for possible action against Tehran as Saudi Arabia announced a major operation against the Houthis in Yemen
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Kremlin says Putin told Trump Iran's position on ending hostilities The Kremlin said on Saturday that Russian President Vladimir Putin had relayed Iran's position regarding a possible resolution to the US-Iran war to his US counterpart Donald Trump. "In coordination with the president of Iran, Putin conveyed to Trump the Iranian side's view on a possible resolution of the conflict," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Russia's Interfax news agency.
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Eight-year-old girl killed by Israeli gunfire in Gaza City An eight-year-old Palestinian girl was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza City on Saturday, Wafa news reported. Medical sources told Wafa that Shahd Abdul Razzaq al-Najjar was targeted by fire from an Israeli quadcopter drone in the al-Jawazat area of Gaza City. Meanwhile, Wafa also reported that a woman was injured in Israeli fire in Khan Younis. One year into the so-called "ceasefire", more than 1,400 Palestinians have been killed in…
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Israeli politician says assassinating Ali Khamenei was a ‘mistake’ The leader of Israel’s Democrats party on Saturday has called the assassination of Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei a “mistake”. “I think, unequivocally, the elimination of Khamenei, the father, was a mistake - not because he didn’t deserve to die, only because it doesn’t serve the interests of the State of Israel,” Yair Golan said. He also added that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s goal of toppling the Iranian…
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Yemeni government forces say they repelled Houthi attack north of Dhubab Airport Forces aligned with the Saudi-backed Yemeni government said on Saturday that they had repelled an attack by the Houthis on an area north of Dhubab airport. The Southern Giant Forces also said that Saudi airstrikes targeted Houthi reinforcements north of Dhubab airport and that they had inflicted heavy losses on the attackers' equipment and personnel.
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Avi Gil says Netanyahu shelved a captive exchange deal and that his chief of staff tampered with records on the morning of the Hamas-led attack
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Senior Iranian officials have criticised the comments made by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio about Iranian history during a speech in Athens on Wednesday, in which he drew parallels between ancient Greco-Persian conflicts and modern tensions between Tehran and Washington.
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Israel launches more strikes in southern Lebanon Israeli warplanes have targeted the area between the towns of Nabatieh al-Fawqa and Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon on Saturday, according to Lebanon's National News Agency. No reports as to whether there have been any casualties or damage have come out so far.
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A Palestinian journalist was injured after being shot by rubber-coated metal bullets on Saturday during an Israeli military raid on the village of Deir Abu Mash'al, northwest of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, Wafa news reported.
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Two young Palestinian men were shot at and injured during an Israeli military raid on the city of Jericho on Friday night, Wafa news agency reported.
