President-elect Donald Trump’s secretary of state pick Sen. Marco Rubio has criticized the International Criminal Court or ICC. Rubio claims the arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant damage the ICC’s credibility. Speaking at his Senate confirmation hearing, Rubio warned t...
Outgoing top US diplomat blames Hamas for ‘predominantly holding back progress’ indecent months ISTANBUL US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has told CNN that a Gaza cease-fire could have been reached earlier. Responding to a question Wednesday about whether the deal, if reached earlier, could have saved many lives, he replied, “Should...
Hamas denies claims of ‘backtracking’ on cease-fire deal -JERUSALEM, Occupied Palestinian Territories- A scheduled meeting of Israel’s Security Cabinet on Thursday to ratify a Gaza cease-fire deal was postponed as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tried to convince his rightwing finance minister not to withdraw from the government over the agr...
In following the process, it is essential that all phases of the agreement are fully implemented, the cease-fire is made permanent and humanitarian aid is urgently delivered to Gaza, says Turkish foreign ministry -ISTANBUL, Turkiye- (AA) Türkiye has said that fully implementing all phases of the Gaza cease-fire deal between the Palestinian gr...
Cease-fire comes on Day 467 of Israel’s indiscriminate bombing of Gaza which killed over 46,700 victims, mostly women and children WASHINGTON, US- (AA) US President-elect Donald Trump and outgoing President Joe Biden both claimed credit for a cease-fire and hostage deal in the Gaza Strip, where more than 46,000 Palestinians have been killed b...
Despite ceasefire hopes, Gaza endures relentless violence, leaving its residents in despair. Muslim Network TV GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) – At least 81 Palestinians, including 20 children and 25 women have been killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza since the ceasefire deal was announced. Over 230 others were injured, Gaza’s civil defence ...
Iranian-backed groups in Syria have been using a network of tunnels in the strategic region of Deir ez-Zor to facilitate covert movement and evade airstrikes. Anadolu news agency reports that these underground passageways stretch across key regions, including Homs, Hama, and the capital Damascus. This allows the groups to securely travel betwe...
Victims of chemical weapons attacks by Syria’s deposed Baathist regime staged a protest in the capital Damascus’ Umayyad Square, demanding justice and accountability. Demonstrators compared chemical massacre perpetrators to those behind mass graves. Activist Mohamad Salim Awwada told Anadolu news agency that protesters aim to highl...
The Israeli withdrawal from Philadelphi Corridor has been coordinated with Israeli, Egyptian and US Security officials, says public broadcaster KAN JERUSALEM, Occupied Palestinian Territories- (AA) The Israeli occupation army has begun preparing for a withdrawal from the Philadelphi Corridor along the Gaza-Egypt border while awaiting the compl...
The agreement, which hinges on the exchange of prisoners, has been met with cautious optimism from both sides Muslim Network TV DOHA, Qatar (MNTV) – In an historic breakthrough after months of devastating war, Israel and Palestinian resistance group Hamas have finally reached a cease-fire agreement aimed at ending the 15-month genocidal...