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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani said on Monday that Parliament has decided to provide the Gaza people with practical and urgent assistance through active diplomacy. Larijani, who arrived in the holy city of Qom to meet the city’s senior clerics, made the remarks in his meeting with Ayatollah …
Read More »Gazans Celebrate Anniversary of Hamas Formation
TEHRAN (FNA)- Hamas supporters staged a show of strength to mark the 21st anniversary of its founding. 200,000 Gaza residents took to streets of Gaza City to draw attention of the International Community to the hardship imposed on them by the Israeli blockade. Ahead of the rally, spokesman Fawzi Barhum …
Read More »Iranian, Egyptian Speakers Call for Rapid Help to Palestinians
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani and the Speaker of the Egyptian People’s Assembly Ahmad Fathi Surur in a phone conversation called for taking more practical steps to speed up helping people in Gaza Strip. Larijani called for Islamic countries specifically Egypt possessing a unique geographical position to take …
Read More »Iran to Stage anti-Israel Rally on Friday
TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranians will stage anti-Israel rallies on December 12 before Friday prayers. Iranians will gather to voice hatred for Israel and their justice-seeking ideas in support of oppressed Gazans. Gaza, after days of tolerating the Israeli imposed blockade, is paying for its resistance and perseverance and is being hanged …
Read More »Asian Parliament Appoints Iran to Gaza Troika
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Asian Parliamentary Assembly (APA) formed a troika compromising Iran, Indonesia and Syria to help the besieged people of Gaza. APA Secretary General Mohammad Hadi Nejad-Hosseinian said that the decision to form the group was made during the third APA meeting in Jakarta late November. He noted the …
Read More »Rafsanjani: Israel Should Be Tried for Crimes against Humanity
TEHRAN (FNA)- Expediency Council Chairman Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Wednesday said that Israel must stand trial at the International Criminal Court for inhuman crimes against Gazans. The former President told reporters Israel has committed a “body of crimes against humanity in Gaza” and that the UN crimes tribunal has been negligent …
Read More »Israel postpones release of Palestinian prisoners
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel postponed the release of 230 Palestinian prisoners until December 15, nearly a week later than planned, Israeli and Palestinian officials said Monday. The prisoners make up only a fraction of the 11,000 Palestinians held by Israel. The release, described by Israel as a goodwill gesture to …
Read More »Jewish settlers set fire to Palestinian home
HEBRON, West Bank (Reuters) – Jewish settlers torched a rooftop enclosure of a Palestinian man’s home in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday, a Palestinian police spokesman said. The United Nations as well as Palestinian and Israeli officials have condemned violence by settlers since tensions rose on Thursday …
Read More »Israeli warships ‘block’ Libya aid reaching Gaza
GAZA CITY,Israeli warships on Monday prevented a Libyan cargo vessel from reaching the Gaza Strip, the impoverished Palestinian territory under a crippling Israeli blockade. The ship, laden with 3,000 tonnes of goods, was stopped several kilometres (miles) off Gaza’s shores and ordered to return to the Egyptian port of El-Arish, …
Read More »Israeli forces kill Palestinian in Nablus
NABLUS, West Bank – Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian man during a raid in the West Bank city of Nablus on Monday, the Israeli army said.
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