Category: Mid East
About 80 countries condemn US sanctions on Intl. Criminal Court
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Scores of countries around the world have rushed to defend the International Criminal Court (ICC) after US President Donald Trump launched sanctions against the international tribunal. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/08/742411/Dozens-of-countries-condemn-Trump-sanctions-on-ICC,-vow–unwavering–support-for-body
Read MoreHere’s a Look at the 3 Israeli Hostages Freed Saturday
New York Times The release of the three men was the fifth in a staggered hostage-for-prisoner exchange laid out in a cease-fire deal between Hamas and Israel. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/world/middleeast/israel-hamas-gaza-hostages-bios.html
Read MoreLebanon raps US meddling after envoy says Hezbollah is ‘red line’
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Senior members of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement lambast comments by visiting US envoy Morgan Ortagus. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/08/742407/Hezbollah-officials-Mohammad-Raad-US-envoy-Morgan-Ortagus-blatant-interference-Mahmoud-Qamati
Read MoreUS approves $7.4 billion sale of bombs, Hellfire missiles to Israel
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The US State Department announces the approval of the sale of more than $7.4bn in weapons to Israel. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/08/742402/The-US-resupplies-Israel-with-the-same-weapons-that-devastated-Gaza
Read MoreEuro-Med: Israel continues to commit genocide in Gaza despite truce
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. An international human rights organization says Israel continues to commit genocide in the Gaza Strip by denying Palestinians the basic requirements despite the ceasefire agreement with Hamas. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/08/742400/Israel-continues-to-commit-genocide-in-Gaza-despite-ceasefire-agreement–Euro-Med
Read MoreHamas starts preparations for hostage release in Deir al-Balah
Jerusalem Post Hostages Or Levy, Eli Sharabi, and Ohad Ben Ami are set to be released on Saturday after spending 491 days in captivity. https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-841177
Read MoreTrump’s Gaza displacement plan doomed to fail: Hezbollah
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Hezbollah strongly condemns US President Donald Trump’s call for forced displacement of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/08/742391/Lebanon-United-States-Hezbollah-Trump-Israel
Read MoreIsraeli team’s visit evokes pro-Palestinian protest in Barcelona, elsewhere
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Barcelona basketball fans voice their solidarity with Palestinians during their team’s EuroLeague match against Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/07/742385/Spain-protest-Israeli-team-Maccabi-Tel-Aviv-visit-war-genocide-Gaza
Read MoreProtests held in Jordan, Iraq against Trump’s Gaza ‘ethnic cleansing’ plan
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Iraq and Jordan to denounce the US president’s controversial plans for Gaza. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/07/742376/Protests-in-Jordan-and-Iraq-against-Trumps-Gaza-ethnic-cleansing-plan
Read MoreOver 12,000 bodies remain under Gaza rubble as Israel bans machinery to retrieve them
Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. The head of Gaza’s Government Media Office says more than 12,000 bodies are estimated to be trapped under the rubble in the strip, amid Israeli restrictions on the entry of needed heavy machinery.…
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