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Six Palestinians Martyred in Israeli Bombing of Civilian Neighborhood Gaza, 15 Aug (ONA) --- Six Palestinian citizens were martyred and others were injured today, in the Israeli occupation's bombing of the cities of Khan Yunis and Gaza.The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported that three citizens were martyred and others were injured when Israeli warplanes bombed a house in Sabra neighborhood, as the occupation artillery fired shells at the Islamic complex in the neighborhood.The occupation's vehicles penetrated to a limited extent south of Zeitoun neighborhood southeast of Gaza ...

Israeli Forces Continue Bombing Southern Lebanon Beirut, 15 Aug 15 (ONA) --- The Israeli forces continued its attacks on villages and towns in southern Lebanon.Field sources reported that a fire broke out in a house that was targeted in the town of Al-Khiyam. Additionally, artillery shelling targeted the outskirts of the town of Naqoura and the town of Deir Mimas, and Al-Khiyam square.Meanwhile, Israeli reconnaissance aircraft and drones have been flying, since last night, over the villages of the western and central sectors, the coast, and the Litani River.The Israeli forces have ...

‎ Oman Condemns Storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Palestine Muscat, 14 Aug (ONA) --- The Sultanate of Oman has expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the Israeli occupation government members's torming of courtyards of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in the City of Al-Quds (Jerusalem), in the occupied State of Palestine. The incursions, Oman said, represent deliberate provocation to the feelings of Muslims all over the world and constitute an incitement for further escalation in the region. In a statement issued by the Foreign Ministry today, the Sultanate of Oman reiterated ...

Colonists Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque, Occupation Police Tightens RestrictionsOccupied Jerusalem, 14 Aug (ONA) —- Colonists stormed the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque today in Occupied Jerusalem (Al-Quds), under the protection of the occupation police, and performed Talmudic rituals. Eyewitnesses told Wafa news agency that the colonists stormed Al-Aqsa in groups, and that the occupation police turned the Old City from the occupied Al-Quds into a military barracks, after having deployed hundreds of occupation police at close quarters, especially at the gates of Al-Aqsa. The Israeli ...

Russia's Belgorod Border Region Declares State of EmergencyMoscow, 14 Aug (ONA) —- Governor of the Russian border region of Belgorod, Vyacheslav Gladkov, declared a regional state of emergency today, citing continued attacks by Ukrainian forces. "The situation in the Belgorod region remains extremely difficult and tense. Daily shelling by Ukrainian forces has destroyed homes, wounded and killed civilians. Therefore, starting today, we are taking an appropriate decision on the entire territory of the Belgorod region, in order to additionally protect the population by ...

Japan PM Kishida to Step DownTokyo, 14 Aug (ONA) —- Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Wednesday morning his intention to step down from his position, and that he will not run in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's (LDP) presidential race next month. "As a first step to impress on the public that the LDP has changed, I have decided not to run in the presidential race," Kishida said at a press conference, Japan's news agency (Kyodo) reported. Kishida's decision came after his popularity plummeted due to questions about political funding that have ...

Day 313 of Israel's Genocide on Gaza: IOF Murder, Injure More Palestinian CiviliansGaza, 14 Aug (ONA) —- The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) murdered and injured several Palestinian civilians through nonstop airstrikes and bombardment on the Israeli occupation's 312th day of relentless genocide against the Gaza Strip today.Wafa news agency reported that the IOF targeted two homes in Nuseirat and Al-Maghazi refugee camps at the center of the Gaza Strip, murdering ten Palestinian civilians and injuring several others. Meanwhile, the IOF targeted and bombed a residential ...

S. Korea, US Hold Joint Live-fire, Maneuver DrillsSeoul, 14 Aug (ONA) —- South Korea and the United States have been staging a combined live-fire and maneuver exercise involving a US battalion deployed for their key summertime military exercise, the South Korean Army said today. The six-day exercise was held from 9 to 14 August 2024 in Pocheon, around 30 kilometers south of the inter-Korean border, the Army said. Some 320 troops were mobilized to form a joint combat team for the exercise. Apache helicopters from the US 2nd Infantry Division/ROK-US Combined Division ...

UN Expresses Deep Concern over Increase of Civilian Death Toll, Displacement in LebanonNew York, 14 Aug (ONA) —- The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) expressed deep concern over the increasing number of civilian deaths and rising displacement, amid escalating hostilities across the Blue Line separating Lebanon and the Israeli entity. The UN office explained in a statement that the number of civilian deaths increased over the past month by 20 percent, reaching 120 deaths since October 2023, with nearly half being women and ...

Islamic, International Organizations Condemn Incursions of Israeli Ministers, Knesset Members, Settlers into Al-Aqsa MosqueCapitals, 14 Aug (ONA) —- Islamic and international organizations have condemned the incursion of two ministers in the Israeli occupation government, members of the Knesset, and hundreds of settlers into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque, and the imposition of restrictions on the entry of worshippers. Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) deemed the act of storming Al-Aqsa Mosque, desecrating its courtyards and preventing worshippers from ...

Day 312 of Israel's Genocide on Gaza: IOF Murder, Injure Several Palestinian CiviliansGaza, 13 Aug (ONA) --- The Israeli occupation forces (IOF) murdered and injured several Palestinian civilians through nonstop airstrikes and bombardment shot since yesterday until today at dawn, on the Israeli occupation's 312th day of relentless genocide against the Gaza Strip. The Civil Defense Authority in Gaza stated that ten Palestinian civilians were murdered after the IOF shelled a house in Wadi Saber area in the town of Abasan Al-Kabira, east of Khan Younis. In Gaza City, the IOF ...

Palestinian Foreign Ministry: Settlers Storming of Al-Aqsa Paves Way for Full Control over Jerusalem, its Holy SitesRamallah, 13 Aug (ONA) --- The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the storming of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque by extremist settlers, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police is an extension of the occupation's ongoing assault on Jerusalem and its Christian and Islamic holy sites, with the aim of imposing complete control over the city and Judaizing it; adding that such actions represent a breach of international law and resolutions from ...

Over Thousand Israeli Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Mosque Courtyards Under Occupation Police ProtectionOccupied Jerusalem, 13 Aug (ONA) --- More than a thousand colonists stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque this morning, under the protection of the Israeli occupation police. According to Islamic Endowments Department at Al-Aqsa Mosque, more than a thousand colonists stormed the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in the first hours of the raid, where they desecrated the courtyards and performed Talmudic rituals in an unprecedented scene of storming operations, as thousands of ...

Palestinian Presidency Warns of Repercussions of Dangerous Provocations at Al-Aqsa MosqueRamallah, 13 Aug (ONA) --- The Palestinian presidency warned of the repercussions of the dangerous provocations of Israeli colonists' storming of Al-Aqsa Mosque, holding the Israeli occupation government responsible for these practices and their danger in provoking the feelings of the Palestinian people, Arabs, and Muslims in general. The official spokesperson for the presidency Nabil Abu Rudeineh said in a statement, "We demand that the US administration intervene immediately to force ...

IAEA Unable to Determine Cause of Fire at Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant Vienna, 13 Aug (ONA) --- The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said that its representatives inspected a damaged cooling tower at the Russia-controlled Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Plant in Ukraine, but could not immediately determine the cause of a fire there that broke out last Sunday. Moscow and Kyiv have accused each other of starting the fire at the vast dormant nuclear power plant in Ukraine, with Russia blaming a drone attack and Ukraine saying it was likely Russia's negligence or arson. The ...

British Prime Minister, Iranian President Discuss Middle East DevelopmentsLondon, 13 Aug (ONA) --- British Prime Minister Keir Starmer discussed with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian the latest developments in the Middle East. The British Prime Minister held a phone call with the Iranian President during which he expressed deep concern over the situation in the region, the premiers office said in a press release. Starmer called on all parties to de-escalate and avoid further regional confrontation, stressing, "There was a serious risk of miscalculation and now was ...

MWL Condemns Israeli Occupation's Attack on Al-Tabi'een School, Khan Yunis CityMakkah Al Mukkaramah, 13 Aug (ONA) --- The Muslim World League (MWL) has strongly condemned the Israeli occupation forces' bombing of Al-Tabi'een School for the second time, and the continued bombing of Khan Yunis City, south of the Gaza Strip, which led to the martyrdom of hundreds of Palestinians and the injury of dozens. The MWL General Secretariat condemned in a statement "These continued horrific barbaric crimes targeting civilians and civilian facilities, which in their brutality ...

Geneva Conventions Mark 75 Anniversary with Concern, not Celebration Amidst Gaza WarGeneva, 12 Aug (ONA) --- The Geneva Conventions, which aim to protect the human rights of civilians caught up in war, were signed 75 years ago, but the Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) sees little cause for celebration. "International humanitarian law is under strain, disregarded, undermined," the ICRC's president Mirjana Spoljaric, said in Geneva today. She is deeply concerned and warned that parties to conflicts were increasingly pushing the boundaries of ...

Iranian President, European Council President Discuss Developments in GazaTehran, 12 Aug (ONA) --- Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian discussed the developments in the Gaza Strip during a phone call today with European Council President Charles Michel. In their phone conversation, Pezeshkian and Michel discussed also Iran-Europe relations and explored ways to resume talks to revive the nuclear deal, according to the Iranian news agency (IRNA). The Iranian president said that his country supports peace and security for all countries across the globe. He added that ...

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant Suffers Severe Damage after Ukrainian AttackMoscow, 12 Aug (ONA) --- The infrastructure of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has been severely damaged following an attack by Ukrainian forces. In a statement Russia's Rosatom nuclear corporation said that a cooling tower at the Zaporizhzhia plant has been severely damaged following a Ukrainian military attack, with two direct hits by Ukrainian drones on Sunday evening causing a fire inside the facility. The emergency units at the scene extinguished the fire and the station's ...

18 Killed in Armed Attacks in Eastern DR CongoKinshasa, Aug (ONA) --- Eighteen people were killed in two armed attacks in Beni, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Local authorities said the attacks were carried out by an armed group, and resulted in the death of 18 people and the disappearance of 17 others. The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo remains "fragile" in light of the increasing activity of armed groups based on the common border with Uganda.--- ...

UNRWA: 75,000 Palestinians Fled South Gaza Strip over Past DaysNew York, 12 Aug (ONA) --- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said that more than 75,000 Palestinians have been displaced in south west Gaza, just in the past few days. UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini posted on X, "The ongoing and endless exodus of the Palestinian people." He continued, "Over the decades, Palestinian civilians have been caught up in wars and conflicts, far too many times." Lazzarini added that these internally displaced ...

Israeli Occupation Forces Storm Jenin Jenin, 12 Aug (ONA) --- The Israeli occupation forces stormed the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank today. A number of occupation vehicles entered the city from Al-Nasra St. and surrounded a house in the Al-Marah neighborhood, where clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and the occupation forces, Palestinian news agency (WAFA) said quoting local sources as saying. The occupation forces also stormed the old town in the city and stationed in the main roundabout. The Israeli occupation forces have intensified their ...

500 Medical Personnel Martyred since Beginning of Israeli Aggression on Gaza Ramallah, 11 Aug (ONA) —- The Palestinian Ministry of Health said that about 500 healthcare workers have been martyred, and hundreds have been injured since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on 7 October 2023. In a statement, the ministry said that more than 310 others have been arrested, while 130 ambulances have been destroyed in the Gaza Strip. Health facilities and workers in the occupied West Bank have also been subjected to more than 340 attacks. The ministry ...

UNICEF: Schools, Shelters Must be Protected, Violence against Children in Gaza Must StopNew York, 11 Aug (ONA) —- The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) affirmed that "schools and shelters must be protected, and this violence against children must stop." This was stated in the wake of the massacre committed by the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip at dawn Saturday after the occupation warplanes bombed Al-Tabi'in School, which shelters displaced people in Al-Daraj neighborhood east of Gaza City, which resulted in the martyrdom of more than 100 citizens and ...

EU Says Al Tabin School Attack, Horrific and UnjustifiedBrussels, 11 Aug (ONA) —- High Representative of the European Union (EU) for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell condemned the Israeli bombing of the Al Tabin School sheltering internally displaced people located in the Al Daraj neighborhood, east of Gaza City, which claimed the lives of more than 100 Palestinians and injured dozens. In a post on X, Borrell said, "Horrified by images from a sheltering school in Gaza hit by an Israeli strike, with reportedly dozens of Palestinian victims. At least 10 ...

Algeria Requests UNSC Emergency Session over Al-Tabin School Massacre in GazaNew York, 11 Aug (ONA) —- Algeria has requested the convening of an open emergency session of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over the Israeli bombardment that targeted Al-Tabin school in the ad-Daraj neighborhood of Gaza City, killing more than 100 Palestinians, including women and children. The Algerian news agency cited a diplomatic source in New York as saying that Algeria has requested convening such a session in view of the recent grave developments in the occupied Palestinian ...

Israeli Occupation Bans Al-Aqsa Mosque's Imam from Al-Aqsa for 6 MonthsOccupied Jerusalem, 8 Aug (ONA) --- The Israeli occupation's court issued a decision banning the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque's Imam Sheikh Ekrima Sabri from entering Al-Aqsa for six months. Lawyer of Imam Sabri, Hamza Qatina said that the Israeli courts issued a decision today banning Imam Sheikh Ekrima Sabri from entering the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque for six months, after detaining him from his home and releasing him last Friday.--- ...

Israel Murders 39,699, Injures 91,722 Civilians Since Beginning of Genocide on GazaGaza, 8 Aug (ONA) --- The Israeli occupation forces murdered more than 39,699 Palestinian civilians and injured more than 91,722 others (mostly children), since the beginning of the Israeli occupation's genocide against the Gaza Strip in October 2023. Medical sources in the Gaza Strip reported that the IOF committed four massacres against Palestinian families in the Gaza Strip, in the past 24 hours, slaughtering 22 civilians and wounding at least 77 others, who were taken to hospitals ...

Europe Condemns Israeli Minister's Statements on "Starving Gaza"Brussels, 8 Aug (ONA) --- The European Union (EU) and several European countries strongly condemned the statement of the Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, in which he said, "the starvation of two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip may be just and moral." In a statement, the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said "We strongly condemn the recent statements made by the Israeli Finance Minister last Monday." Borrell considered Smotrich's statement "extremely ...