Desk Report: Hamas is releasing photos of the remaining 47 hostages in its possession. They are calling the photo a ‘farewell photo’. In the released photo, each hostage is identified by the name Ron Arad and a number is added to it. It is worth noting that on October 16, 1986, Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad took part in an operation in southern Lebanon. He disappeared during that operation. The article published with the photo blames Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for rejecting the offer to exchange the hostages.…
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91 more Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza
Desk Report: The Israeli aggression in Gaza is intensifying day by day. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched a massive attack across the Gaza Strip on Saturday. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, at least 91 Palestinians were killed in IDF bombings and ground operations in the Gaza Strip yesterday. According to a report by the Qatari media outlet Al Jazeera, Israel bombed residential buildings, temporary tents for displaced people, and schools that had been turned into shelters. Israeli forces also targeted a truck carrying Palestinians fleeing Gaza City. At…
Read MoreTrump administration to sell $6.4 billion worth of weapons to Israel
Desk Report: The Donald Trump administration has sought congressional approval for a $6.4 billion military equipment and weapons sale to Israel, Reuters reported, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. The proposal, which was submitted to Congress on Friday (September 19), comes as the Israeli military has stepped up its offensive in Gaza City, bombarding Hamas infrastructure and forcing displaced Palestinians to flee. The news comes as world leaders gather in New York next week for the annual United Nations General Assembly, where a high-level Security Council meeting on Gaza…
Read MorePortugal announces recognition of Palestinian state
Desk Report: Portugal has announced its recognition of the state of Palestine, following Australia, Canada, France and the UK. The Portuguese Foreign Ministry announced this in a statement on Friday. It said that the formal announcement in this regard will be made before next week’s high-level conference. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the recognition will be made on Sunday, September 21. A day later, a high-level conference on the state of Palestine will begin at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A report in Portugal’s Correo da…
Read More53 more Palestinians killed in Gaza, 2 more die of starvation
Desk Report: Another 53 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip. They were killed in Israeli shelling and gunfire across the Strip on Sunday. According to the Qatari media outlet Al-Jazeera, 35 of the dead were residents of Gaza City. Meanwhile, two more Palestinians have died of malnutrition in the past 24 hours. According to the Gaza Health Ministry, 422 people have died of malnutrition in the Strip. According to Al-Jazeera, on Sunday, the Israeli army destroyed at least 16 multi-storey buildings in Gaza City,…
Read MoreIsrael is using weapons jointly produced with India in the Gaza massacre
Desk Report: Israel is using automatic firearms controlled by artificial intelligence to kill Palestinians in Gaza. And these weapons were jointly developed by Israel’s Israel Weapons Industries and India’s Adani Defense and Aerospace. This issue has been raised in a detailed investigative report by the Middle East-focused media outlet Middle East Eye. The report was published on November 20, 2024. Israeli forces are using a new artificial intelligence or AI-powered weapon system called Arbel in the horrific operation carried out in the Palestinian enclave of Gaza since October 7, 2023.…
Read MoreNetanyahu, not Hamas, is the only obstacle to the return of hostages: Victims’ families
Desk Report: The only obstacle to the return of the hostages from Hamas is Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. It is because of him alone that it is still not possible to reach a peace agreement. According to a report by the British media outlet BBC, this is what the organization of relatives of Israeli hostages, ‘Bring Them Home Now’, has alleged. The organization recently wrote in a post on social media, ‘Last week’s Israeli airstrike in Qatar proves that whenever there is a possibility of an agreement, Netanyahu tries to…
Read MoreHamas no longer a threat, now talks will focus on Gaza reconstruction: US Secretary of State
Desk Report: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Israel, where he will meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. His visit comes at a time when tensions in the Middle East have escalated, especially after Israel launched attacks on at least six countries, including Qatar, in the space of just 72 hours. Ahead of Rubio’s visit, which begins on Sunday, US President Donald Trump criticized Israel for its unexpected attack on Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital Doha, according to Qatar-based media outlet Al-Jazeera. Before leaving for Israel,…
Read MoreDeath toll in Gaza rises to nearly 65,000, 420 die of starvation
Desk Report: The Israeli invasion of the Palestinian enclave of Gaza has been ongoing since October 2023. In that sense, the occupying country has been waging a massacre in the region for almost two years. During this time, about 65,000 Palestinians have been killed so far in Israel’s genocidal war in the Gaza Strip. More than 150,000 have been injured. At least 64,803 people have been killed in Gaza since October 7, 2023, as of Saturday evening, Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency reported, citing the Gaza Health Ministry. The Gaza Health…
Read MoreIsraeli forces’ violence in Gaza, more than fifty more deaths
Desk Report: Gaza witnessed another bloody day of Israeli aggression. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) carried out a brutal overnight assault on Gaza City, the largest city in the besieged Gaza Strip. They killed more than 50 Palestinians across the Strip on Saturday. In addition, the Palestinian Civil Defense reported that nearly 6,000 Palestinians were newly displaced yesterday alone. According to a report by Qatari media outlet Al-Jazeera, the Gaza Health Ministry said that 62 Palestinians lost their lives in Israeli attacks across the Strip on Saturday, 49 of whom…
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