Category: Eastern Sources

Taiwan detects 43 Chinese warplanes around island

More than 40 Chinese warplanes were detected around Taiwan in a day, the self-ruled island’s defence ministry said on Wednesday. Beijing claims democratic Taiwan as its own territory to be seized one day, by force if necessary, and has ratcheted up military and diplomatic pressures on the island this year. Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence said in a daily statement that 43 Chinese aircraft and 7 naval vessels were detected around the island in a 24-hour period leading up to 6:00…

The US Imperative to Blacklist the IRGC as a Terrorist Organization 

[…] ‘The Daily Telegraph’ and ‘Mail Online,’ disclosed that following the Hamas attack on Israel, the United States urged Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, to blacklist the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). On October 21, 2023, ‘The Daily Telegraph’ reported, quoting Matthew Miller, the official spokesperson of the US State Department: “We absolutely think that other countries should designate the IRGC as a terrorist organization. It’s a position that we’ve made clear a number of times….

Israeli air and ground strikes intensify in Gaza; internet collapse cuts territory off from outside

DEIR AL-BALAH: Internet and phone services collapsed in the Gaza Strip under intensified Israeli bombardment Friday night, largely cutting off its 2.3 million people from the outside world and each other, as Israel’s military said it was “expanding” ground operations in the besieged territory. The military’s announcement signaled it was moving closer to an all-out invasion of Gaza, where it has vowed to crush the ruling Hamas militant group after its bloody incursion in southern Israel three weeks ago. Explosions…

Water Crisis in Iran: A Looming Environmental Disaster

Iran is currently grappling with a severe water crisis, a situation clearly underscored by the United Nations’ water status and conditions index. The crisis is most pronounced in the central plateau of Iran, where an absolute water shortage is unfolding. Regime officials have often attributed this crisis to factors like low rainfall and excessive water consumption. However, the Majlis Research Center has emphasized that mismanagement has played a pivotal role in exacerbating the situation. The parliament’s research arm has also…

Israeli death toll rises to 1,300 since beginning of al-Aqsa Flood Operation

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-More than 1,300 Israeli soldiers and settlers have been killed since the beginning of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. The enemy media admitted that the number of deaths among Israeli soldiers and settlers has risen to more than 1,300, and more than 3,000 injuries, in addition to evacuating tens of thousands of settlers from 24 settlements in Gaza vicinity. The Palestinian Resistance continues targeting the occupation’s settlements with missiles in Tel Aviv, Jaffa, Ashkelon, Haifa, and Ashdod and on the…

18 Palestinians martyred in two massacres committed by Israeli aircraft in Khan Yunis

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces committed two new massacres in Gaza Strip, killing 18 Palestinians as the occupation aircraft targeted residential buildings in Khan Yunis city, south of the besieged Gaza Strip. The occupation aircraft shelled a house in Ma’an area, causing the death of a family of seven persons, as it also targeted another house in the camp area, killing nine persons, including a woman and her infant, in addition to several serious injuries and huge damage…

Three Palestinians injured as Israeli occupation forces storm Jenin

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Three Palestinians were injured, on Thursday at dawn, as the Israeli occupation forces stormed Jenin city of the West Bank. Wafa News Agency stated the occupation forces raided Jenin city and opened fire on the Palestinians, wounding three young men while dozens suffered suffocation, in addition to arresting five others. The occupation forces also broke into Jericho city, Ain Sultan and Aqaba Jabr camps and arrested four young men, including two released prisoners. Since last Saturday, 28…

15 Palestinians martyred in Israeli airstrike on a house in northern Gaza Strip

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA – 15 Palestinians were martyred and dozens were injured at dawn on Thursday in a new massacre committed by Israeli occupation aircraft which targeted a house in the besieged northern Gaza Strip Palestinian media reported that the occupation aircraft bombed a house for Al-Mutawaq family on al-Nuzha Street in Jabalia Al-Balad area, northern Gaza Strip. 15 people were martyred in the attack and dozens were injured, most of them children and women, in addition to causing severe…

Massive demonstrations in the West Bank in condemnation of Israeli aggression on Gaza

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Massive demonstrations have been organized in the cities of Ramallah, Jenin, Qalqilya, Tulkarm, Hebron, Tubas, Nablus, Jericho, Qalandia, and Shuafat in the West Bank at dawn on Wednesday. The demonstrations denounced the ongoing aggression launched by the Israeli occupation against Gaza Strip for the fifth day in a row. Wafa News Agency reported that participant in the demonstrations raised Palestinian flags and banners denouncing the crimes of the occupation in the Gaza Strip. They called on the…

Number of martyrs rises to 700 from Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-The number of victims from the ongoing Israeli aggression on besieged Gaza Strip has risen to about 700 martyrs and 4,000 wounded. Palestinian media outlets said that the occupation aircraft launched several raids on a number of areas causing the death of seven Palestinians, including children, and the injury of others. Five civil defense personnel were injured east of Gaza, while a Palestinian journalist was martyred Tuesday at dawn, west of the strip, in addition to two other…

One Palestinian martyred in Israeli occupation fire north of Hebron

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A Palestinian was martyred on Tuesday at dawn in fire of Israeli occupation forces in al-Arroub camp, north of the West Bank. ‘The 20-year Palestinian Muhammad Majid Hammad was martyred succumbed to his injury in fire of occupation forces while they suppressed a demonstration took place in al-Arroub camp denouncing the Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip’, Wafa News Agency quoted Palestinian Health Ministry. On Monday, one Palestinian was martyred and others were injured in Israeli occupation forces…

One Palestinian girl martyred, others injured due to shelling Gaza Strip

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- A Palestinian girl was martyred and others were injured on Monday at dawn due to an attack by Israeli occupation aircraft on a mosque in al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City. ‘The occupation aircraft shelled Ahmed Yassin Mosque in Shati camp with several missiles, causing the death of a girl and wounding others’, Wafa News Agency said. It is noteworthy that the occupation aircraft launched violent raids on various sites in Gaza Strip and shelled several residential…

Cuba calls on Security Council to put an end to Israeli acts of aggression

Havana, SANA- Cuba expressed deep concern about the situation in occupied Palestinian territory, stressing the current escalation in Gaza strip is due to 75 years of continued violation of Palestinian people’s rights, in addition to aggressive and expansionist policy of the Israeli entity. Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry called on Security Council to fulfill its obligations in putting an end to the Israel aggressive acts, noting that collusion of the US and Israel, threatens peace and stability in the Middle East…

Israeli occupation aircraft target residential buildings in Gaza Strip

Gaza Strip, SANA- The Israeli occupation aircraft shelled on Sunday morning a number of residential buildings in various areas of Gaza Strip which caused a number of martyrs. Palestinian Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation aircraft targeted a large number of buildings in Gaza strip, in addition to two towers, causing deaths and injuries. The Israeli aggression on Gaza Strip continues for the second day in a row, causing more martyrs and wounded among citizens, in addition to destroying…

Foreign Ministry: Syria supports resistance of Palestinian people against the Israeli occupation

Damascus, SANA- Syria described the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood as honorable and assured that the resistance is the only way to achieve the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. “Palestinian resistance factions marked a new chapter of struggle on the path to achieving the inalienable Palestinian rights through Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against the racist Zionist entity,” Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The statement reiterated Syria condemnation of brutal practices of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian…

In response to Israeli occupation’s attacks, Palestinian resistance launches Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- In response to the attacks of the Israeli occupation forces, Palestinian resistance announced Operation Al-Aqsa Flood today and targeted the military positions of the Israeli army and settlements around the Gaza Strip with thousands of rockets. The Palestinian resistance fighters managed to enter areas occupied by Israel entity where they killed and kidnapped several occupation soldiers and captured war equipment, including armor, vehicles and Merkava tanks. Israeli enemy’s media outlets acknowledged that an unprecedented number of rockets…