*) Israel preparing for multi-front war — Netanyahuhttps://trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israel-prepared-for-multi-front-war-netanyahu-18176229Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said Israel is preparing to change the situation on its border with Lebanon.Speaking to Israel’s Channel 14 about the possibility of a full-scale war with t…

*) Israel kills 21 Palestinians in Gaza on 3rd day of Eid al Adhahttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israel-kills-21-palestinians-in-gaza-on-3rd-day-of-eid-al-adha-18174695 As Muslims around the world mark the final day of Eid al Adha, Israeli air strikes on Gaza killed at least 21 Palestinians the day before.According to medical sources…

*) Israeli strike kills several Palestinians in Gaza's Nuseirathttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israeli-strike-kills-several-palestinians-in-gazas-nuseirat-18174272 An Israeli air strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza has killed several Palestinians, according to Palestinian news agency WAFA.Both local media sources and …

*) China’s relationship with Australia ‘on right track’China's relationship with Australia is "on the right track", Premier Li Qiang has said in Canberra as the two trading partners moved on from a bitter economic dispute. The highest-ranking Chinese official to visit Australia since 2017, Li held high-level talks with Prime Minister Anthony Albane…

Yemen’s Houthis attack more ships in solidarity with Gazahttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-yemens-houthis-attack-more-ships-in-solidarity-with-gaza-18173076Yemen’s Houthis said they carried out attacks on three ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden over the past 24 hours.The UK’s Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) office confirmed recei…

Hamas sees no sign of Israel agreeing to Biden’s truce planhttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-hamas-sees-no-sign-of-israel-agreeing-to-bidens-truce-plan-18172710Hamas said it has shown “full positivity” in efforts to reach a ceasefire agreement with Israel in Gaza.In a statement, the Palestinian resistance group said it urged the US to …

US circulates revised Gaza truce draft at UN but Israel objectshttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-us-circulates-revised-gaza-truce-draft-at-un-but-israel-objects-18170639The United States has circulated the revised draft of a UN Security Council resolution aimed at bringing about a ceasefire in Gaza, but Israel privately objected to its…

US says response from Hamas on truce deal still awaitedhttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-us-says-response-from-hamas-on-truce-deal-still-awaited-18169816A response from Palestinian resistance group Hamas on US President Joe Biden’s ceasefire proposal is still being awaited, White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan has told r…

*) Blinken calls Israeli officials to discuss Gaza ceasefire dealhttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-blinken-calls-israeli-officials-to-discuss-gaza-ceasefire-deal-18169087 The US State Department said the Secretary of State Antony Blinken has called top Israeli officials to discuss a proposed deal for a truce in Gaza.According to statem…

Jury convicts Donald Trump on all 34 charges in hush money trialhttps://www.trtworld.com/us-and-canada/jury-convicts-donald-trump-on-all-34-charges-in-hush-money-trial-18168112Donald Trump has become the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes. A New York jury found Trump guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegall…

*) China’s Xi Jinping calls for Israel-Palestine peace summithttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-chinas-xi-jinping-calls-for-israel-palestine-peace-summit-18167728The Chinese president has called for a peace conference on Israel’s war on besieged Gaza as he addressed Arab leaders and diplomats at a forum in Beijing.This week, China is ho…

Algeria proposes UNSC resolution calling for truce in Gazahttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-algeria-proposes-unsc-resolution-calling-for-truce-in-gaza-18167320 Algeria has circulated a proposed UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and ordering Israel to halt its military invasion in the southern city …

*) Israel bombs Palestinian shelters in Rafah, leaving dozens deadIsraeli forces have targeted tents of displaced Palestinians near the UNRWA headquarters in northwestern Rafah, resulting in numerous casualties, according to the Palestine Red Crescent.The attacks have claimed the lives of at least 30 people and left dozens more injured.Gaza's civil…

*) Iran preliminary report indicates no foul play in Raisi's helicopter crashhttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/iran-preliminary-report-indicates-no-foul-play-in-raisis-helicopter-crash-18165759 Iranian Armed Forces have released a preliminary report on the investigation into the president’s helicopter crash.Preliminary evaluation indicates that …

*) Israel kills 25 Palestinians, including 10+ minors, in Gazahttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israel-kills-25-palestinians-including-10-minors-in-gaza-18165361Israeli strikes have killed 17 Palestinians, including over 10 children, and injured dozens in Gaza City and Rafah. In Gaza City's Al-Daraj neighbourhood, 16 Palestinians died …

*) Norway, Ireland and Spain recognise Palestine as a stateNorway, Ireland and Spain have recognised the Palestinian state.Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris called it “a historic and important day” and said the move to recognise the State of Palestine was coordinated with Spain and Norway.Several European Union countries have in the past weeks indi…

*) ICC prosecutor seeks Gaza ‘genocide’ arrest warrants for Netanyahu, Gallanthttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/icc-prosecutor-seeks-gaza-genocide-arrest-warrants-for-netanyahu-gallant-18164417The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has said he is seeking arrest warrants for Israeli leaders, including Israeli Prime Minister Benj…

*) Iran’s President Raisi, FM found dead at helicopter crash siteIranian state media has reported that President Ebrahim Raisi alongside the country’s foreign minister, and other officials have been found dead at the helicopter crash site.Rescue teams had been scouring the area since Sunday afternoon after the helicopter went missing.Early Monday, …

*) US House votes to force arms shipments to IsraelThe US House of Representatives has passed a bill that would force President Joe Biden to send weapons to Israel, seeking to rebuke the Democrat for delaying bomb shipments.The Israel Security Assistance Support Act was approved by 224 to 187 votes, largely along party lines. Sixteen Democrats join…

*) South Africa to ask ICJ to order halt in Israel's Rafah invasionSouth Africa will ask the top UN court to order a halt to the Rafah invasion as part of its case in The Hague accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza.The hearings at the International Court of Justice, also known as the World Court, come after South Africa last week asked for additional…

*) Palestinians mark 'Nakba' anniversary amid ongoing Israeli attacks on Gazahttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/palestinians-mark-nakba-anniversary-amid-ongoing-israeli-attacks-on-gaza-18162719Tens of thousands of civilians have fled the southern Gaza city of Rafah in anticipation of a threatened Israeli ground offensive. This mass displacement c…

*) Israel kills more than a dozen in strike on Gaza homeThe Israeli occupation army has struck a home in Gaza's Nuseirat camp, killing more than a dozen people, according to the official Palestinian news agency.Citing medical sources, it said that at least 14 people were killed and dozens of Palestinians, including children were wounded in the stri…

*) Israel killed 500+ Gaza medics since Oct 7 — health authoritieshttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israel-killed-500-gaza-medics-since-oct-7-health-authorities-18138481 Since October 7 last year, over 500 medical workers in Gaza have been killed by Israel, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in the enclave.This grim statistic…

*) Hamas says 'ball is completely' in Israel's hands in truce talkshttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-no-aid-entering-gaza-despite-israeli-claims-authority-18099759 Palestinian resistance group Hamas announced that its delegation attending Gaza ceasefire negotiations in Cairo had left the city for Qatar, adding that the "ball is now com…

*) US won't supply weapons to Israel if it invades Gaza's Rafah city — Bidenhttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/us-wont-supply-weapons-to-israel-if-it-invades-gazas-rafah-city-biden-18086860US President Joe Biden has said America will not supply weapons or artillery shells to ally Israel if Tel Aviv invades southern Gaza's Rafah city.Biden admitte…

*) Israel kills 7 members of same family in strike on Gaza homehttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israel-kills-7-members-of-same-family-in-strike-on-gaza-home-18075856 An Israeli air strike targeted a home in Gaza, killing at least seven members of the same family and wounding several others.Al-Ahli Hospital in the besieged enclave repo…

*) Israel claims control of Rafah crossing, Hamas agreed to permanent ceasefire in Gazahttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israel-claims-control-of-gazas-rafah-crossing-ahead-of-invasion-18059566The Israeli army has said it took control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt and that its troops were "…

*) Israeli army tells Palestinians to evacuate eastern Rafahhttps://www.trtworld.com/middle-east/live-blog-israeli-army-tells-palestinians-to-evacuate-eastern-rafah-18049490The Israeli army has initiated evacuations in certain neighbourhoods near the border in the East of Rafah.An Israeli army spokesperson urged Palestinian residents and displaced …

*) Türkiye halts trade with Israel until uninterrupted aid to GazaTürkiye has stopped all exports and imports to and from Israel, as a punitive measure against Tel Aviv's brutal war on Gaza that has killed around 34,600 Palestinians in just over six months.The Turkish trade ministry said until the Israeli government allows uninterrupted humanitaria…

*) 57 Democrats urge Biden to prevent Israeli invasion of RafahUS President Joe Biden's administration has faced renewed pressure from his fellow Democrats to influence ally Israel not to launch a full-scale invasion of Rafah. Fifty-seven of the 212 Democrats in the House of Representatives signed a letter calling on the administration to take ever…

*) China says Hamas and Fatah met for Palestinian reconciliation talks in Beijing China has said that two rival Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah recently met in Beijing for "in-depth and candid talks on promoting intra-Palestinian reconciliation"."Representatives of the Palestine National Liberation Movement and the Islamic Resistance Movement re…

*) Top UN court to rule in Germany 'genocide' case over GazaThe United Nations' top court will rule on charges by Nicaragua that Germany if facilitating genocide in Gaza by supplying arms to Israel.Nicaragua initiated proceedings against Germany at the International Court of Justice, accusing Berlin of breaching the 1948 Genocide Convention.At a he…

*) Israel kills over a dozen Palestinians in Rafah — medicsIsraeli air strikes have targeted three houses in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, killing at least 13 people and wounding numerous others, according to medics. Additionally, Israeli planes struck two houses in Gaza City in the north of the enclave, which health officials say resulted in se…

*) Bodies found in Gaza mass graves suggest 'organ theft' by IsraelParamedics and rescue teams involved in retrieving civilian bodies from the mass graves discovered at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis have reported organ theft by Israeli military and claimed some Gaza victims were buried alive in the recently discovered graves.At least 39…

*) Ben-Gvir evacuated from building besieged by Israeli protestersIsraeli police evacuated extremist minister Itamar Ben-Gvir from a building in the occupied West Jerusalem that was surrounded by protesters, including families of hostages in besieged Gaza.Local media reported that hundreds of Israeli protesters gathered in the area near the buildin…

*) UN raises 'war crime' alert as 300+ bodies are found in Gaza mass gravesReports of mass graves found in Gaza over the weekend at Nasser Hospital and Al Shifa Hospital have prompted renewed concerns about possible war crimes by Israel.Some of the Palestinian victims were found stripped naked with their hands tied, according to the UN.UN rights ch…

*) Israel's claims against UNRWA lack evidence: UN reviewIsrael has yet to provide any proof of its allegation that some UN agency staff are members of Palestine's resistance groups.This is according to an independent review of the neutrality of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA).The review was led by former French foreign minister Cath…

*) Scores of bodies found in two mass graves at hospital in Gaza’s Khan YounisPalestinians have exhumed scores of bodies from two mass graves at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis city in southern Gaza, according to officials.The director-general of Gaza’s government media office said “some 150 bodies have been found in the two graves.”He said around 7…

*) Iran fires air defence batteries as Israel reportedly strikes IsfahanIran has activated its air defence system over several cities after its semi-official Fars news agency reported explosions at the central Isfahan airport.Spokesman for Iran's civilian space programme Hossein Dalirian said that several small "quadcopter" drones had been shot dow…

*) Qatar re-evaluating its role as mediator in Gaza ceasefire negotiationsQatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said his country is re-evaluating its role as a mediator between Israel and Hamas on reaching a ceasefire in Gaza and will take an “appropriate decision”.Al Thani’s remarks came during a press conference held in Doha w…

*) Israeli aggression in Gaza signals failure of army — HamasThe Palestinian group Hamas said that the madness directed against Palestinian civilians in Gaza reflects the failure of the Israeli army. Hamas leader Izzat al Rishq said in a statement, "The Nazism of the occupation army was revealed in some images at Al Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza Ci…

*) Mass grave found at Al Shifa Hospital in GazaAl Jazeera Arabic has reported that a mass grave at Al Shifa Hospital was discovered by the Palestinian Health Ministry and Civil Defence Forces in Gaza.The extracted bodies had not fully decomposed, suggesting that the 'executions' took place recently, possibly during Israel’s two-week military invas…

*) US rules out joining any Israeli attack against Iran The United States has said it will not join any Israeli attack on Iran, with US President Joe Biden warning Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to "think carefully" about any escalation.The White House said Biden did not want a wider war after helping key ally Israel repel an aerial attack by Te…

US curbs diplomats' movements in Israel over Iran ultimatum The United States has issued a security alert to its diplomats in Israel, asking them to cut down their daily outdoor activities. The American embassy in Jerusalem cited concerns of Iranian retaliation over an Israeli strike on Tehran's consulate in Damascus earlier in April that left seve…

*) Israel will invade Rafah and return to Khan Younis — ministerIsrael's war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has claimed without proof that Palestinian resistance group Hamas has been defeated militarily and the Israeli army will invade Rafah and reoccupy Khan Younis, a local media outlet reported. *) EU lawmakers approve major revamp of pact on migra…

*) Israel blocks food three times more than other aid in Palestine's Gaza: UNIsrael has been blocking far more convoys carrying food aid within Gaza, where famine is looming, than convoys carrying other kinds of aid, the UN said.On Tuesday, a spokesman for the United Nations' humanitarian agency pointed to statistics from March showing that it was …

This is TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Tuesday April 9th.*) 'Pathetic': Nicaragua drags Germany to ICJ over Gaza aid, weapons to IsraelNicaragua has hauled Germany before the International Court of Justice to demand judges impose emergency measures to stop Berlin from providing Israel with weapons and other assistance.Lawyers for Nicaragua on Mon…

This is TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Monday, April 8th.*) ICJ to hear against Germany for ‘facilitating’ Israel’s genocide in GazaGermany faces charges from Nicaragua at the top UN court that it is “facilitating” acts of genocide and breaches of international law in Israel’s war on Gaza.In a 43-page submission to the International Court of Just…

This is TRT World’s Daily News Brief for Friday, April 5th*) Israel promises to open Gaza aid routes after US arm-twistingIsrael has said it will allow ‘temporary’ aid deliveries across its fence with northern Gaza, Prime Minister Netanyahu’s office announced after a tense warning phone call from US President Joe Biden. The announcement coincides w…

*) Palestine reignites its quest for full UN seat amid Israel's warPalestine has revived its bid for full UN membership, according to a letter from its UN envoy Riyad Mansour to the UN secretary-general. The application, submitted to the Security Council, seeks a new review in April 2024 and the move underscores Palestine's long-standing push for g…