October 2024
Hezbollah launches sweeping attack on Israeli forces in border towns
Al Mayadeen: The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah has been engaging Israeli occupation forces non-stop in the past few days, announcing a collection of military operations throughout Sunday. Hezbollah Resistance fighters continue to defend against an Israeli onslaught on Lebanese border towns, engaging invading troops in close quarter battles. Read More
Reflections on Gaza and the 2024 US Elections
By Dr. Habib Siddiqui: Let the American voters send a loud message in 2024 elections by saying no to the coteries of an evil establishment that promotes war and destruction. Let them vote for conscience and not those who sponsor and promote genocide. Read More
3 Israelis killed, 67 injured in Hezbollah’s attack on Binyamina
Al Jazeera: Hezbollah said Sunday that it launched a “swarm of drones” on a Golani Brigade camp in Binyamina, south of Haifa . Israeli Army Radio says three people dead after the attack. Israeli media is reporting that at least 67 people are injured in the drone attack. Read More
Israeli forces massacre children in Gaza, besiege hospitals
Al Mayadeen: Israeli occupation forces kill five children and injure others playing in a neighborhood in Gaza. Adding to their list of massacres committed on the 373rd day of the genocidal war on the Gaza Strip, Israeli occupation forces directly attacked a group of children in the al-Shati refugee camp, near the coast of Gaza City. Read More
By day 373 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 42,227 killed, 98,464 injured
Al Mayadeen: Israeli occupation forces committed four massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, killing 52 and injuring 128 who arrived at hospitals in 24 hours, confirmed the Gaza Health Ministry on Sunday. This brings the total number of Palestinians killed since the Israeli aggression on Gaza on October 7 to 42,227, in addition to 98,464 injuries, the Ministry announced in its daily report. Read More
Indian Muslim politician Baba Siddique shot dead in Mumbai
Daily Dawn: A senior Muslim politician in India’s financial capital Mumbai was shot dead on Saturday, weeks ahead of key state elections, with police probing the role of a notorious crime gang. Baba Siddique, 66, a local lawmaker and former minister in Maharashtra state, was shot multiple times in the chest outside his son’s office in Mumbai, Indian media reported. Read More
Iran to support Lebanon, Resistance after war: Ghalibaf
Al Mayadeen: Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad BagherGhalibaf commented on a widely circulated image of him piloting a plane to Lebanon, stating, "Yes, I mentioned that I piloted the plane during my trip to Lebanon. In fact, we wanted to emphasize that we follow our dear leader's example, who led Friday prayers despite enemy threats, with a strong presence from our proud people who are always in the arena." Read More
Iraq Resistance attacks Israeli sites in occupied Golan Heights, Eilat
Al Mayadeen: The Islamic Resistance in Iraq carried out numerous operations on Saturday against Israeli military sites in occupied territories, stressing that the operations were in support of the people of Lebanon and Gaza as they come under severe bombardment from Israel. Read More
Mahathir urges Muslim states to unite against Israeli genocide in Gaza
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: Former Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad, says that we should condemn the Muslims who are complicit in Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. He was apparently referring to the UAE, Bahrain, Morocco and Sudan who have established relations with Israel in recent years and declined to sever ties with Israel for genocide of Palestinians. He was addressing "Palestine: The Linchpin of Civilization Renaissance held in Turkey. Read More
Do political parties understand the depth of the Bangladesh Revolution?
By Mawdudur Rahman & Habib Siddiqui: Bangladeshi nation will never forget all these martyrs. Their stories would be shared and retold in school textbooks. They will be the conscience of the nation for ages. Their immense sacrifices cannot be compared with those of the past movements both in quantity and quality. They defeated a tyrant, the worst that Bangladesh is ever endured. Read More
Thousands turn up as PTM jirga begins in Jamrud
Ibrahim Shinwari: The first day of the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement’s Pashtun Qaumi Jirga passed off peacefully here on Friday, with organisers anticipating a larger turnout for the second day of the three-day event. Thousands of people attended the jirga in the daytime but the number dropped in the evening. Read More
Pakistan Cricket Has Reached Its Nadir
Syed Rifaquat Ali: Defeat after defeat. And Pakistan's legendary cricketers ----Imran Khan, Zameer Abbas, Jaded Miandad, Wasim Akram, Saeed Anwar, Inzemam-ul-Haq, Waqar Younis, Saqlain Mushtaq etc---are witness to this ugly scenario. Pakistan CricBoard (PCB) Chairman, Mohsin Naqvi, is groping in dark to find a solution to resurrect Pakistan cricket. Read More
Hezbollah escalates ops, bombards Israeli explosives factory in Haifa
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah kickstarted the early hours of Saturday with a series of operations and confrontations against the Israeli occupation at the frontlines, repelling its military vehicles and foiling its ongoing attempts to infiltrate Lebanese territories. Read More
Hezbollah shocks observers, 'Israel' reliving 2006 war: CNN
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli war against Lebanon could end at a stalemate, as violent confrontations at the border indicate that [an Israeli victory] will not be easy, CNN said in a recent report. Israeli soldiers tell CNN that the war against Hezbollah and Lebanon has proven to be more challenging than expected, as flashbacks of 2006 haunt the occupation. Read More
Day 372 in Gaza: 42,175 killed, 98,336 injured by Israel
Al Mayadeen: On the 372nd day of Israel's relentless genocidal war on Gaza, Israeli occupation forces committed five massacres against civilians and families, killing 49 Palestinians and injuring 219 more, Gaza's Health Ministry revealed in its daily report. Many victims remain trapped beneath rubble and lining the streets, as ambulance and Civil Defense teams are unable to reach them. Read More
Palestine: The Linchpin of Civilization Renaissance
Mahathir Mohamad says: "The least we can do while we feel helpless is to condemn Israel, the US, and their Western allies, as well as Muslims who are complicit in their crimes against humanity." Read More
Nicaragua breaks diplomatic ties with Israel amid ongoing Gaza war
Al Jazeera: The government of Nicaragua has announced that it will break diplomatic relations with Israel, adding to the country’s growing isolation on the global stage amid its war in Gaza. Nicaraguan Vice President Rosario Murillo announced the move to state media on Friday after the country’s Congress passed a resolution calling for action after the one-year anniversary of the Gaza war on October 7. Read More
Israel’s ‘silent war’ on seizing Palestinian land in occupied West Bank
Al Jazeera: The UN says Israel is waging war on the occupied West Bank, adding that a silent war is also taking place that is focused on seizing Palestinian territory and uprooting Palestinian families from their land. Attacks by Israeli forces and settlers have been among the most violent in the past year. Read More
Why Palestinians won’t leave their land
Al Jazeera: The more Israel tries to make Palestinian life impossible in Palestine, the more Palestinians resist. Read More
Meta permanently bans Al Mayadeen English Instagram account
Al Mayadeen: Meta has disabled the account of Al Mayadeen English on Instagram for allegedly not following "our Community Guidelines.""All your information will be permanently deleted," the decision stated. The crackdown on narratives countering mainstream and Western media continues, slamming the notion of the freedom of the press. Read More
Putin, Pezeshkian hail ‘strategic’ ties between Iran, Russia
Al Mayadeen: On the sidelines of the International Forum in Turkmenistan's capital of Ashgabat on Friday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart Masoud Pezeshkian discussed that relations with Iran are a priority for Russia and that these relations are developing successfully. Read More
Iran warns Gulf nations against helping Israel, says 'will respond accordingly'
India Today: Amid the escalating threat of the Middle East conflict expanding with Israel planning an offensive against Iran, Tehran warned Gulf Arab nations against allowing their airspace or military bases to be used in such an attack. A senior Iranian official stated that any assistance to Israel would be unacceptable and would draw a response. Read More
Hezbollah drones strike Israeli Air Force command base in Haifa
Al Mayadeen: The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon persists in its efforts to target Israeli occupation sites and settlements in northern occupied Palestine in defense of Lebanon and Gaza. Read More
At least 10 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip
Anadolu Agency: Israel continues air and ground operations across Palestinian enclave. At least 10 Palestinians, including a woman and child, were killed and several others injured early Friday in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, medical sources and eyewitnesses said. Read More
Indian still wants me dead but Khalistan Referendum will continue: Pannun
The Nation: The American Khalistani separatist leader targeted in a foiled assassination plot planned by India said that intelligence agents in New Delhi still want him dead and said that the Biden administration’s “quiet diplomacy” has failed to deter Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government from engaging in transnational repression of Sikhs. Read More
USCIRF Releases Report on India’s Collapsing Religious Freedom Conditions
Washington, DC – The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) on October 2 released a report about collapsing religion freedom in India. This report highlights how throughout 2024, individuals have been killed, beaten, and lynched by vigilante groups, religious leaders have been arbitrarily arrested, and homes and places of worship have been demolished. These events constitute particularly severe violations of religious freedom. Read More
Qadri family sponsors Mehfil-e-Milaad on October 5, 2024
On Al Mayadeen's cam: Israeli tank catches fire at frontlines
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah's fighters continue to operate from the frontlines, attacking an Israeli Merkava tank and troop formations. The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah targeted an Israeli tank, on Thursday, as it advanced toward Ras al-Naqoura, using guided missiles. Hezbollah's targeted strike on an Israeli tank near Ras al-Naqoura led to its destruction and resulted in casualties among the crew, including both deaths and injuries. Read More
Gaza Resistance ambushes Israeli forces in Jabalia, Khan Younis
Al Mayadeen: The al-Qassam Brigades executes a sophisticated ambush against Israeli forces east of the Jabalia refugee camp, resulting in multiple casualties. Shortly after the first anniversary of Operation al-Aqsa Flood, Palestinian Resistance forces in Gaza continue to confront Israeli forces entrenched across various battlefronts, particularly in Jabalia to the north, where the Israeli military launched a new incursion a couple of days ago, despite previous claims of having "eliminated" the Resistance in the area. Read More
Hezbollah neither defeated nor broken, inflicting losses, casualties
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah has neither been defeated nor broken following the recent assassinations against its members, Israeli media indicated on Thursday, adding that the Lebanese group remains capable of dealing casualties and damage to "Israel." Israeli media say 22 Israeli soldiers were injured in the past 24 hours, 20 of them on the Lebanese border and two in the Gaza Strip. Read More
Israeli strike hits central area of Lebanon’s Beirut
Al Jazeera: An Israeli attack has hit central Beirut, Lebanon, outside of the city’s southern suburbs, which Israel has been targeting almost daily for the last two weeks. Read More
Israeli strike on central Gaza school kills 28 displaced Palestinians
Daily Sabah: At least 28 Palestinians were killed on Thursday when an Israeli airstrike targeted a Gaza school sheltering displaced people. The strike, in which many more were wounded, happened in the city of Deir al-Balah, where a million people have taken shelter after fleeing fighting elsewhere after more than a year of war. Read More
60 more Israeli soldiers injured in clashes in Lebanon, Gaza
Anadolu Agency: At least 60 more Israeli soldiers were injured in clashes in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip in the last 48 hours, the military said on Thursday. Some 731 soldiers killed, 4,700 others injured since outbreak of Gaza conflict last year, Israeli military figures show. Read More
Russia warns escalating conflict in Middle East could have catastrophic consequences for region
Anadolu Agency: 'Unfortunately, the battleground is already expanding. The Lebanese front has now been added. All of this, naturally, leads to the destruction of civilian infrastructure,' says Kremlin spokesman. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov warned on Thursday that the escalating conflict in the Middle East could have catastrophic consequences for the entire region. Read More
Yemen's Houthis target ship in Red Sea amid ongoing conflicts
TRT World: A series of suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthis targeted a ship in the Red Sea, authorities said. The attack comes as the group continues to threaten ships moving through the Red Sea, a waterway that once saw $1 trillion in goods move through it a year, over the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East stemming from Israel's war in Gaza. Read More
Authorities must immediately revoke ban on Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement: Amnesty
TRT World: The Pakistan government’s ban on the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM) and the use of anti-terrorism laws to target activists and peaceful protesters from minority groups is an affront on the rights to freedom of association and peaceful assembly in the country, said Amnesty International on Tuesday. Read More
Pakistan's Pashtun Movement Plans To Go Ahead With Assembly Despite Recent Violence
Radio Free Europe: The Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM) plans to go ahead with its Loya Jirga grand assembly on October 11 to discuss peace and security in northwestern Pakistan despite recent violence, including the deaths of three of its members. Thousands of people took part on October 10 in a funeral prayer service for the three peace activists killed when police started firing at them a day earlier after the activists refused to vacate the venue for the Loya Jirga. Read More
Instead of banning the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement, engage it
Asia Times: Pakistan’s Federal Government in its latest notification has banned the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (PTM), labeling it as a “proscribed organization” that poses a threat to the peace and security of the country. This is utterly ridiculous and against the standards of basic human rights. Blaming a peaceful movement and smearing it with the dirt of Pakistan’s failure to ensure security and peace is ironical. The movement has never been involved in any unlawful activity that might threaten Pakistan’s fragile security. Banning the PTM simply adds to Pashtun grievances against the state of Pakistan. Read More
Hezbollah repels incursions, showers Israeli settlements with rockets
Al Mayadeen: The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah announced Wednesday a new series of operations its fighters carried out "in support of our steadfast Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and their valiant and honorable resistance and in defense of Lebanon and its people." Read More
Israeli Army admit 38 soldiers injured on northern front, 2 settlers dead
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah has successfully repelled multiple infiltration attempts by Israeli occupation forces along Lebanon's southern border. Israeli media reported on Wednesday that the Israeli occupation forces announced the injury of 38 of their soldiers in 24 hours along the northern front on the border between Lebanon and occupied Palestine. Read More
Hezbollah still organized despite Israeli attacks, says Russia
Al Mayadeen: Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters that according to Russian assessments, "Hezbollah, including the military wing, has not lost its chain of command and is demonstrating organization." Zakharova accuses the West, particularly the United States and Britain, of escalating the Middle East struggle and demonstrating hypocrisy by supporting Israel. Read More
Haifa-Carmel under Hezbollah keen eye: Hoopoe Episode 3
Al Mayadeen: The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah published Wednesday evening a new episode of its Hoopoe series, revealing new footage its drone filmed of potential Israeli targets in occupied Palestinian territories before safely returning to Lebanese soil, undetected by Israeli air defenses. The latest episode showed swathes of locations in the Haifa-Carmel area, a strategic high point that serves as the first line of defense for the Gush Dan area concerning air defense. Read More
Israel killed 2,141, injured 10,099 in Lebanon; paramedics targeted
Al Mayadeen: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that the toll of martyrs from the Israeli aggression on Lebanon has reached 2,141, with 10,099 injured, since October 8, 2023. Read More
Gaza toll crosses 42,000 after Israeli strikes in N. Gaza kill dozens
Daily Sabah: The Palestinian death toll in Israel's genocidal Gaza war crossed 42,000 on Wednesday when a large-scale Israeli operation in northern Gaza killed dozens of people, officials confirmed. It also threatened to shut down three hospitals over a year into the war, residents said. Read More
Scholar laments division in Muslim world over Palestine
Daily Sabah: The Muslim world has split into three groups over the Palestinian cause, according to Ali Mohiuddin al-Qaradaghi, the head of the International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS). Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) at the union's headquarters in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday, al-Qaradaghi lamented that the Islamic world had failed to act collectively on the matter of Palestine. Read More
One year of Israel's war on Gaza in pictures by Al Jazeera
By day 368 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 41,965 killed, 97,590 injured
Al Mayadeen: On the 368th day of Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip, the Israeli occupation committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, of which 56 martyrs and 278 injuries arrived at hospitals in 24 hours. Since October 7, 2023, the death toll from the Israeli aggression has risen to 41,965 martyrs and 97,590 injuries. Read More
Hezbollah launches largest rocket attack on Haifa, Krayot area
Al Mayadeen: Responding to the brutal Israeli aggression on Lebanon, Hezbollah fighters fire 105 rockets at Israeli settlements and the city of Haifa in 30 minutes. Read More
No position is vacant; Hezbollah men of battlefield, ready: Deputy SG
Al Mayadeen: Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem confirmed on Tuesday that Hezbollah's command and control as well as the management of the party and the Resistance are “in an orderly manner and in accordance with the party's norms,” stressing that the Resistance “overcame the painful blows that it suffered.” Read More
Israel killed 1,000 healthcare workers in Gaza: WHO
Al Mayadeen: The World Health Organization (WHO) released a special report Tuesday detailing the dire health conditions in Gaza and Lebanon as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression, revealing paramount Israeli criminality in the region. According to the WHO, nearly 1,000 healthcare workers in Gaza have been killed by the Israeli occupation since the start of the genocide, which started on October 7, 2023. The organization also revealed that 6% of Gaza's total population had either been killed or injured during the past year of relentless bombardment. Read More
Israel has turned Gaza into cemetery for journalists
Daily Sabah: With over 175 journalists killed in their line of duty, Israel's genocidal war in Gaza has become the deadliest for reporters since World War II. Read More
Hamas operation against Israel & Axis of Resistance
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: Virtually all the Arab and Muslim countries watched the Israeli genocide of Palestinians feebly and helplessly. It was the so called Axis of Resistance which supported the people of Gaza. The Axis of Resistance includes Hezbollah movement in Lebanon; the Houthi movement in Yemen and various militant groups in Iraq and Syria. Read More
Anniversary of Al Aqsa Flood operation against Israel
By Abdus Sattar Ghazali: October 7, 2024 marks the first anniversary of Al Aqsa Flood operation which returned the Palestine issue top of the Arab and Islamic agenda that was overshadowed by normalization of relations between Israel and Arab countries, particularly Saudi Arabia, the cradle of Islam. Read More
De-Gaza: A Year of Israel’s Genocide and the Collapse of World Order
Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor has released a comprehensive report marking one year since Israel launched its genocidal campaign against civilians in the Gaza Strip on 7 October 2023. During this period, Israel has committed grave war crimes, with the explicit complicity of the international community. Read More
Reflections on October 7
Countercurrent: A commentary on October 7 stimulated by an interview with an independent Turkish journalist, Naman Bakac. Read More
One year of Genocide in Gaza
Countercurrent: More than sixteen thousand children were killed in one year and more than eighteen thousand children became orphans! Air strikes and military action by the Israeli army have been going on in Gaza Strip for the last one year! More than 41000 people have died so far in Gaza, which has a population of about 2.3 million ! 16,765 of them are children! People coming from different parts of Gaza are forced to live only in Al-Awasi humanitarian area which is only 10% of Gaza Strip! Read More
One year of genocide in Gaza
WSWS Editorial Board
Thousands attend funeral for Kamel Jawad, Dearborn resident killed by Israeli airstrike in Lebanon
By Kathleen Martin, Andrea Lobo: Thousands gathered at the Islamic Center of America in Michigan on Sunday to attend the funeral of Hajj Kamel Ahmad Jawad, a Dearborn resident killed by an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on October 1. The 56-year-old husband and father of four was a US citizen who often traveled back to Lebanon to visit family and engage in humanitarian work. Read More
Hezbollah's indomitable resolve
Al Mayadeen: Israel, backed by the US, has relentlessly sought to cripple resistance movements in Lebanon and Palestine; yet their fundamental misreading of the Resistance has led to repeated failures. Read More
Palestinian Resistance confronts Israeli incursion in north Gaza
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation admitted on Sunday that an Israeli soldier died of previous wounds he sustained in the Gaza Strip. The recognition comes at a time when the Palestinian resistance is confronting the occupation's attempts to infiltrate east of Jabalia, north of the Gaza Strip. Read More
Day 366 in Gaza: 41,870 killed, 97,166 injured by Israel
Al Mayadeen: Israeli occupation forces committed three massacres overnight in the Gaza Strip, killing 45 Palestinians and injuring 256 more, on the 366th day of the brutal, genocidal war they launched against civilians. Some of the victims were transported to barely functional hospitals. Still, the majority remain trapped beneath the rubble, unable to be rescued, as "Israel" continues to obstruct the routes and operations of medical, Civil Defense, and rescue crews. This raises the total death toll in Gaza to 41,870, in addition to 97,166 injured, an overwhelming majority of whom are women and children. Read More
Israel kills 26 in attack on Gaza mosque, school; orders more evacuations
Al Jazeera: At least 26 Palestinians have been killed and many others wounded after Israeli forces attacked a mosque and a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza’s Deir el-Balah, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. Read More
Askalan hit with resistance rockets, one Israeli soldier killed in Gaza
Al Mayadeen: The al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, announced that its fighters had bombarded Askalan and the surrounding settlements with a barrage of rockets. Read More
Beirut's southern suburb suffers 'heaviest night of attacks' with 30 airstrikes by Israeli warplanes
Anadolu Agency: Airstrikes hit several areas, including gas station near Airport Road, building on Barjaoui Street in Ghobeiry district, and other locations in Safir and Burj al-Barajneh, reports media. Israeli warplanes carried out more than 30 overnight airstrikes on Beirut's southern suburb, marking the "heaviest night" of attacks since Israel expanded its military offensive against Lebanon on Sept. 23. Read More
Israeli army orders more evictions of northern Gaza residents after 100 airstrikes since Saturday
Anadolu Agency: Army ordered Gazans to move south to the Al-Mawasi area in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis. After more than 100 airstrikes since Saturday evening, the Israeli army issued a new warning to northern Gaza residents on Sunday morning to evacuate their homes and relocate to the Al-Mawasi area in Deir al-Balah and Khan Younis. Read More
What October 7 means in the history of Israel-Palestine conflict
TRT World: October 7 has outmoded old codes in the history of Israel-Palestine conflict, leaving global observers questioning its long-term implications and potential trajectories. Read More
Human Rights violations in India-administered Kashmir
TRT World: The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has documented widespread human rights violations that have resulted from the legal changes implemented in India-administered Kashmir since August 2019. Read More
Resistance in the region will not retreat: Sayyed Khamenei
Al Mayadeen: During the Friday sermon at the Mosalla Mosque in Tehran where the memorial service for Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah and his martyred companions was held, the leader of the Islamic Revolution and the Islamic Republic of Iran Sayyed Ali Khamenei began by honoring Sayyed Nasrallah, with a heartfelt tribute. In his Friday Prayers sermon, the first he has led in years, he said, "I saw it fit to honor my brother, my pride, the popular figure of the Islamic world, and the shining pearl of Lebanon, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, during Tehran's Friday prayers," adding, "We are all saddened and grief-stricken by this great loss, but our mourning does not mean that we must be depressed, or feel hopelessness." Read More
Iran FM reaffirms strong backing for Lebanon, its Resistance
Al Mayadeen: Iran's top diplomat reiterated Tehran's commitment to supporting the Lebanese government, its people, and the Resistance in their struggle against the Israeli aggression. During a meeting on Friday in Beirut, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi discussed recent developments in Lebanon with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati. Read More
Snippets from Ayatollah Khamenei's sermons during Friday prayers in Tehran
Press TV: Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei led the congregational Friday prayers in the capital Tehran for the first time in five years, attended by more than a million people from different parts of the country. The prayers followed two sermons in which the Leader made a passionate call for Muslim unity in the face of continued genocidal crimes by the apartheid Israeli regime in Gaza and Lebanon backed by the United States. Read More
Significant damage, fires in Galilee region reported in Hezbollah rocket attack
Yeni Safak: Israel has detected the launch of 100 rockets from Lebanon since Friday morning, with some of the rockets causing fires in the Galilee region, according to Israeli Channel 12. The rockets, fired by Hezbollah, led to the activation of sirens across northern Israel. Read More
Escalation spiral and looming war in the Middle East
By Murat Yesiltas: With new actors joining the fray and Israel's aggressiveness intensifying, the Middle East braces for a broader regional war. Read More
Day 363 of Israeli genocide in Gaza: 41,788 killed, 96,794 injured
Al Mayadeen: Over the past 24 hours, the Israeli occupation committed eight massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, 99 of whom were martyred and 169 wounded were hospitalized. This comes as the genocidal war against the Gaza Strip approaches its one-year mark. As of October 3rd, which marks the 363rd day of the conflict, the Israeli occupation has killed 41,788 Palestinians and injured 96,794, according to the latest tally by the Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip. Read More
Israel kills 99 more Gazans
Anadolu Agency: Nearly 96,800 Palestinians injured in Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7, 2023, says Gaza Health Ministry. Nearly 100 more Palestinians were killed in relentless Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll since last Oct. 7 to 41,788, the Health Ministry in the war-torn territory said on Thursday. Read More
Iran's Khamenei had warned Nasrallah of Israeli plot to kill him
Reuters: Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned Hezbollah leader Syyed Hassan Nasrallah to flee Lebanon days before he was killed in an Israeli strike and is now deeply worried about Israeli infiltration of senior government ranks in Tehran, three Iranian sources said. Read More
Satellite images show damage to Nevatim base from Iranian missiles
Al Mayadeen: Satellite images published by the Associated Press (AP) showed the damage to the Israeli occupation's Nevatim air base in southern occupied Palestine after it was targeted by a massive barrage of Iranian ballistic missiles as part of Operation True Promise 2. Read More
Israeli media warn Lebanon is 'deep, sinking quagmire' for troops
Al Mayadeen: Israeli media discussed what it referred to as the "deep and sinking Lebanese quagmire," coinciding with several failed attempts by the Israeli occupation military to infiltrate South Lebanon, predicting a "long and complicated round" of confrontations with Hezbollah. Read More
Erdoğan warns of war between Israel and Turkey
By Baris Demir: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan warned of war between Israel and Turkey in his speech at the opening of parliament on Tuesday, saying, “The Israeli leadership, acting with the delirium of the promised land and with a purely religious fanaticism, will set its sights on our homeland after Palestine and Lebanon.” Erdoğan said that the Zionist “Greater Israel” project includes Turkey and added, “The Netanyahu government harbors a delusional ambition, including Anatolia, and pursues a utopia, and it reveals these intentions on various occasions. Since 7 October, every development increases the dimension of this threat a little more.” Read More
Iran and Israel closer than ever to full-fledged war
Dr. Majid Rafizadeh: Tensions between Iran and Israel have escalated to a dangerous and unprecedented level. The rivalry between these two nations has long been intense, but the latest developments signal that the region could be on the brink of a major conflict with far-reaching consequences. Read More
Gulf leaders support Palestine – but many would not mind seeing Israel challenge Iran
The Guardian: This Sunni coalition of six Gulf monarchs is not naturally well disposed to Iran or its Shia proxies, and only in 2016 labelled Hezbollah as a terrorist organisation. But they also oppose further Israeli escalation, and believe it is ultimately only Washington that has the means to restrain the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. They insist the establishment of an independent Palestinian state is the only path to regional stability, integration and prosperity. Read More
PCB Playing Ducks And Drakes
By Syed Rifaquat Ali: Pakistan will face the formidable England team in ICC Test Championship in Multan on October 7. Read More
Eight Israeli soldiers killed, three tanks destroyed by Resistance
Al Mayadeen: Israeli occupation forces admitted on Wednesday the deaths of eight occupation soldiers during confrontations with the Islamic Resistance fighters on the southern Lebanese border, including two captains. According to Israeli Channel 12, the soldiers who were killed fell in two separate locations after being confronted by Resistance fighters at a close proximity. Read More
'Israel' admits Iran strike hit military bases, tries to downplay it
Al Mayadeen: The Israeli occupation was hit by an unprecedented attack from Iran late Tuesday night, with dozens of missiles hitting their designated target and reports indicating that over 400 missiles and projectiles had been launched from Iran toward the occupied Palestinian territories. While the Israeli occupation forces have admitted to damage impacting several key Air Force bases, officials were quick to assert that no aircraft were hit and that the attack had not affected any military operations, contrary to what much of the footage circulated online showed. Read More
Iran's success triggers concerns of joint Resistance op: The Guardian
Al Mayadeen: A piece published by The Guardian confirms the success of Operation True Promise 2, highlighting the concerns among "Israel" and allies regarding the implications of a greater, joint operation by the Axis of Resistance. Iran's missile attack against occupied territories on Tuesday night prompted security concerns in "Israel" and among its allies over the consequences of a potential joint operation led by the Axis of Resistance, including Iran and the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah, a piece published by The Guardian said. Read More
Hezbollah ambushes Israeli infantry force trying to infiltrate Lebanon
Al Mayadeen: Fighters from the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon successfully confronted an Israeli infantry force attempting to infiltrate Lebanese territory through the village of Odaisseh from the Khallet al-Mahafer area on Wednesday dawn, Hezbollah confirmed. Read More
'Israel' declares UN chief 'persona non grata' over Iran attack
Al Mayadeen: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz announced that UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has been declared “persona non grata” in "Israel", effectively banning him from entering the occupation entity. The Foreign Ministry claimed that this move was prompted by Guterres' response to a missile attack from Iran the previous night. Read More
Israeli air and ground attacks kill at least 51 people across Gaza
Al Jazeera: Dozens of Palestinians are reported to have been killed as Israel has stepped up its military operations across Gaza. Gaza’s Health Ministry reported on Wednesday that at least 51 people had been killed in the enclave over the previous 24 hours, as the Israeli military has stepped up attacks alongside its ongoing air and ground offensive in Lebanon. Read More
How does Hezbollah function – and what arsenal does it have?
Al Jazeera: Operating as a state within a state, the role, influence and power of the armed Lebanese group, Hezbollah, continues to mystify many. For the past year, since Israel launched its war on Gaza, Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged near-daily fire across Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. This has culminated in the Israeli bombardment of Beirut and other parts of Lebanon in what Israel claims were targeted attacks on Hezbollah leaders. As a result, Hassan Nasrallah, Hezbollah’s leader for 32 years, was killed, along with several other senior leaders and commanders leaving what many observers have called a power vacuum. Read More
Iran launches massive missile attack on Israel in response to assassinations
Al Jazeera: Iran says it launched a barrage of missiles at Israel in response to the assassinations of senior Hezbollah, Hamas and Iranian officials, sending Israelis rushing to bomb shelters and raising fears of all-out war in the region. Read More
Op. True Promise II: Iran launches hundreds of missiles at Zionist entity, 90% hit targets, Press TV
Iran's defense minister vows ‘far more severe’ reprisal if Israel attacks again
Press TV: Iran’s defense minister has vowed that the country would serve the Israeli regime with a “far more severe” reprisal if the regime chose to respond to the Islamic Republic’s recent retaliation against Tel Aviv’s acts of aggression. Read More
What comes next?
Al Jazeera: Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said Israel is “fully prepared to defend and retaliate” against the Iranian attack, stressing that it would be in a “timely manner”. Read More
Iraqi Resistance warns US, 'Israel' against attack
Al Mayadeen: The Iraqi Resistance's coordination committee released a statement after Iran's response, warning US forces that if they were to intervene in a strike on Iran, or if "Israel" were to use Iraqi airspace to execute any strikes against Iran, then all US bases and interests in Iraq and the region would become legitimate targets. Read More
Hezbollah, Iraq resistance launch fresh attacks on Israeli regime
Iranian News Agency: In a statement on Tuesday, Hezbollah said it carried out a missile strike against an Israeli airbase near Tel Aviv. The group said its fighters fired “a salvo of Fadi-4 rockets at the Sde Dov air base” in retaliation for Israeli attacks on civilians in Lebanon and in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza. Read More
Death toll in Lebanon rises to 1,873 from Israeli aggression
Al Mayadeen: Since last October, the Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon have killed 1,873 people and wounded 9,134, the Lebanese Ministry of Health's Emergency Response Center said on Tuesday. Read More
Yemeni army launches fresh naval attacks
Iranian News Agency: The Yemeni Armed Forces spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, announced on Tuesday that they had conducted three operations targeting vessels in different locations, Yemen's Al-Masirah news network reported. Read More
War on Humanity: How Israel and America Forged Deception of Collaborative Collision?
Mahboob A. Khawaja: The US and Israel stockpiled plans to subdue holistic doctrine of peace, human rights, freedom and justice and to entrench mankind into unthinkable catastrophic wars of political and economic domination. Read More
Hezbollah has been dealt a heavy blow, but it can still win against Israel
By Samer Jaber: It is important to point out that Hezbollah cannot back down from this confrontation, even at a heavy cost in terms of its leaders’ lives. The stakes are extremely high; if it were to retreat, it would not only lose the trust and confidence of its supporters, but it could also jeopardise the strategic deterrence it has built since the 2006 war with Israel. That is why, the surviving Hezbollah leadership is likely to fight to the end. Read More
Indian Prime Minister Modi calls Hezbollah, Hamas operations as terrorism
Media Reports: As Israel stepped up its attacks on Hezbollah, Houthis and Hamas, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi phoned his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu Monday (Sept 30) and spoke about recent developments in West Asia. The phone call came three days after Israel assassinated the Hezbollah Chief Hasan Nasrallah. Calling the Hezbollah and Hamas operations against Israel as terrorism, Modi told Netanyahu: “Terrorism has no place in our world”. Read More
India is firing the engine of war in Gaza while preaching peace
Deccan Herald: Reports suggest that the weapons pipeline from India to Israel has surreptitiously kept flowing to meet war-shortages, in effect aiding genocide in Gaza. Read More
Indians Join Israel’s War On Gaza!
Eurasiantimes: Over 200 Indian-origin Jews from the Bnei Menashe community, who migrated to Israel in the recent past, have joined the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for active or reserve duty in the war on the Palestinian group Hamas since the October 7 massacre, media reports said. Read More
Hindutva group files petition claiming Ajmer Dargah built over Mahadev temple
Kashmiriat: A petition has been filed by a Hindu group in a Rajasthan court speaking massive controversy, claiming that the renowned Ajmer Sharif Dargah was constructed over a temple dedicated to Mahadev. The petition demands that “Bhagwan Sankatmochan Mahadev Virajman” be declared the rightful owner of the land where the Dargah is situated. Additionally, it seeks the removal of the Dargah and the reconstruction of the Bhagwan Shri Sankatmochan Mahadev Temple at the site. Read More
