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Saba Yemen
3 days ago
- Saba Yemen
Civil Defense in Gaza Strip Carries Out 32 Missions
Gaza – Saba: The General Directorate of Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip announced that it had carried out 32 missions from Tuesday morning, June 24, 2025, until Wednesday morning, amid the ongoing Israeli aggression, these missions included three firefighting missions, four rescue missions, nine ambulance missions, and 16 other missions. In a statement received by the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), the Civil Defense explained that in the northern governorate, missions included extinguishing a fire in a home belonging to the Haniyeh family, which was targeted by the occupation forces near the Halabi roundabout in Jabalia; recovering the bodies of three martyrs and five wounded from a home belonging to the Nasr family in Jabalia; treating a person injured by Israeli fire in the Saftawi area and transporting them to the hospital; and recovering the decomposing bodies of three martyrs from under the rubble of the Abu Nadi family home, which had been previously targeted by the occupation forces in the Al-Karama area. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
Canada News.Net
20-06-2025
- Politics
- Canada News.Net
Israel to continue attacks on Iran while Trump takes time out
WASHINGTON, DC - In a bid to defuse speculation, U.S. President Donald Trump says he will make his decision on whether to have the U.S. go to war with Iran within two weeks. The delay will also allow negotiations to take place, the president said late Thursday. "Based on the fact that there's a substantial chance of negotiations that may or may not take place with Iran in the near future, I will make my decision whether or not to go within the next two weeks," the president said in his statement, which was relayed to reporters by press secretary Karoline Leavitt at the White House briefing room on Thursday.. It is not known whether Itan will agree to such talks, or who the U.S. will negotiate with as Israel last Friday assassinated the lead negotiator in the U.S.-Iran negotiations, in its first wave of airstrikes. Israel also assassinated the lead negotiator in the Gaza ceasefire talks, also brokered by the United States. In that event, the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, took place in Iran. Haniyeh was in Iran for the funeral of the former president who had died in a plane crash, described at the time as an accident. The events that have followed have thrown suspicion on that account. Haniyeh, the head of the Hamas politicalm bureau, was even believed by Israel not to have known of the 7 October 2023 attacks in advance. Nonetheless, as he endeavoured to reach a ceasefire, Israel assassinated his two sons and 4 grandchildren, before deciding to take out the man himself. When ceasefire negotiations with Lebanon's Hezbollah got underway, as they made progress Israel assassinated the the main decision-maker, Secretary-General of that group, Hssan Nasrallah, killing more than 200 others in a massive bombing in Beirut in the process. Who will now take the lead in negotiations with the U.S. is not known, but it is likely he will need to put his oon affairs in order first. Meantime the pressure on Donald Trump to enter the war with Iran, and the pressure not to has escalated. While many of Israel's backers such as Senators Lindsay Graham and Ted Cruz are on board, commentators such as Tucker Carlson and Steven Bannon are firmly opposed. Many critics question the validity of Israel's claims that Iran is close to having nuclear weapons when the country denies even having any ambitions for one. The IAEA has found no evidence of Iran pursuing nuclear weapons, nor does U.S. intelligence. It is only Israel that puts forward the case. Many in the U.S. fear Iran will be Trump's Iraq if he goes down tha track of attacking Iran, without there being any credible evidence that there are nuclear weapons, or even plans for them. Much of the intelligence that was presented by the Bush-Cheney administration to justify the Iraq invasion came from Israel. Some say now it was flawed, but most people around the world know it was largely fabricated and manipulated. Senator Bernie Sanders has warned the U.S, not to go down the same path and not to pay heed to the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who has been crying wolf on Iran's supposed nuclear weapons for more than 3 decades.. "In 2002, in testimony to Congress urging the United States to go to war in Iraq, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu stated: "There is no question whatsoever that Saddam is seeking… nuclear weapons…. If you take out Saddam's regime, I guarantee you that it will have enormous positive reverberations,"" Sanders said in s statement Thursday. "Netanyahu was wrong. Very wrong. The war in Iraq resulted in 4,492 U.S. military deaths, over 32,000 wounded, and a cost of roughly three trillion of thousands of Iraqis also died as a result of that tragic war. Netanyahu was wrong regarding the war in Iraq. He is wrong now. We must not get involved in Netanyahu's war against Iran," Sanders said.
Express Tribune
16-06-2025
- Politics
- Express Tribune
Iran refuses ceasefire talks amid ongoing Israeli attacks
Closed shops in the Tehran Bazaar following the Israeli strikes on Iran, in the centre of Tehran, Iran, June 15, 2025. Majid Asgaripour Photo: REUTERS Listen to article Iran has told mediators Qatar and Oman that it is not open to negotiating a ceasefire while it is under Israeli attack, an official briefed on the communications told Reuters, as the two foes launched fresh attacks and raised fears of a wider conflict. "The Iranians informed Qatari and Omani mediators that they will only pursue serious negotiations once Iran has completed its response to the Israeli attacks," said the official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the conflict. Iran made "clear that it will not negotiate while under attack," the official said. IRAN TELLS MEDIATORS QATAR AND OMAN IT IS NOT OPEN TO NEGOTIATING CEASEFIRE WITH ISRAEL WHILE UNDER ISRAELI ATTACK — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) June 15, 2025 Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran on Friday morning that assassinated out the top echelon of Iran's military command and damaged its nuclear sites, and says the campaign will continue to escalate in coming days. Iran has vowed to "open the gates of hell" in retaliation in what has emerged as the biggest ever confrontation between the longstanding enemies. In response to the West demanding a ceasefire based on Iran ending all retalliation against Israel, Iran' President Masoud Pezeshkian responds," The promises of the leaders of America and Europe to ceasefure ub exchange for out noit responding to the killing of Haniyeh were pure lies". 🇪🇺🇺🇸🇮🇷🇮🇱🚨‼️ BREAKING: The West promised a ceasefire if Iran does not retaliate against Israel! 'The promises of the leaders of America and Europe to cease fire in exchange for our not responding to the killing of Haniyeh were pure lies' — Iranian president — Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) September 29, 2024 The official told Reuters media reports that Iran appealed to Oman and Qatar to engage the US to broker a ceasefire and renew nuclear talks were inaccurate. Iran's foreign ministry did not respond to Reuters request for comment, nor did Qatar's foreign ministry or Oman's ministry of information. Oman has in recent months mediated nuclear talks between the United States and Iran, though the most recent round was canceled a day after Israel launched a sweeping air offensive against Iran. Qatar has also played a role facilitating talks between the two foes in the past, most recently mediating a prisoner swap agreement in 2023. Oman and Qatar have good relations with both Iran and the US and they also have communicated directly with Israel. Read: Israel's attacks could result in regime change in Iran: Netanyahu 🇮🇷 Iran leader KHAMENEI: "US shamelessly vetoes the ceasefire resolution for the umpteenth time. Western civilization has shown itself... on the outside they appear with a smile on their faces. On the inside, they are like a rabid dog" — COMBATE |🇵🇷 (@upholdreality) February 24, 2024 Israel's military said on June 15 that several sites were hit by the latest Iranian missile barrage, with firefighters reporting a residential building struck on the country's Mediterranean coast at night, as Iranian military said they launched a new wave of ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Ashkelon. Earlier, Israel unleashed a punishing barrage of strikes across Iran, hitting targets from the west to Tehran and as far east as Mashhad, after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to make Iran pay a "heavy price" for killing its civilians. With no let-up in sight, Iran said it would begin opening mosques, metro stations and schools to serve as makeshift bomb shelters for civilians, as Israel kept up its withering blows. The Iranian military said its "mission will continue" as long as necessary. As Israel targeted sites across Iran on Sunday, Iran responded with barrages of missiles, with residents told to seek shelter as booms were heard over occupied Jerusalem and other cities, and aerial defence systems reportedly activated in Tehran. Over the weekend, Iran launched waves of retaliatory drones and missiles at Israeli targets, hitting military bases and civilian infrastructure. At least 14 people in Israel have been reported dead, with dozens more injured. Iranian authorities say more than 220 civilians, including 25 children, have been killed in Israeli strikes on major Iranian cities and infrastructure. Bombings have targeted northern Tehran's Niavaran district, as well as Saadat Abad, Valiasr and Hafte Tir.
Yahoo
09-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
George Galloway visits Moscow after picking up Hamas award
George Galloway has appeared in Moscow for Vladimir Putin's Victory Day celebrations, days after flying to Iran to collect an award named after a dead Hamas leader. The leader of the hard-Left Workers Party of Britain travelled to Tehran this week to collect an award in honour of Ismail Haniyeh, the assassinated political leader of Hamas, whom the former MP praised as a 'martyr'. He boasted during the visit that his most 'treasured' possession was Haniyeh's passport. Mr Galloway, 70, then travelled to Russia, where he witnessed Putin's military show of strength, which he said was 'moving, emotional, inspiring, humbling'. He was given the special Martyr Ismail Haniyeh award at a media festival in the Iranian capital. Haniyeh was the political leader of the terror group at the time of the October 7 attacks on Israel. The International Criminal Court (ICC) intended to apply for a warrant for his arrest for war crimes and crimes against humanity, but the proceedings were dropped following Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran, which has been blamed on Israel. Elected as the head of Hamas's political bureau in 2017, Haniyeh was accused by Karim Khan, the ICC prosecutor, of being 'criminally responsible for the killing of hundreds of Israeli civilians in attacks perpetrated by Hamas, in particular its military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, and other armed groups on 7 October 2023'. At the ceremony, Mr Galloway said in his acceptance speech, captured on video and posted online: 'I am honoured to receive this award. I actually hold in my safe the passport of the martyr Ismail Haniyeh because when we arrived with one of our convoys to break the siege on Gaza [in 2009], he had promised me a Palestinian passport but they had run out of Palestinian passports. So he gave me his own personal passport and it is one of my most treasured possessions.' Credit: YouTube/ Sobh Festival Mr Galloway went on to thank the Iranian leadership 'for their steadfastness in support of the Palestinian people', adding: 'The truth is when Palestine is finally free, Iran will be able to take its place in the panoply of heroes who made it possible.' He was presented with the award at the Iranian state media festival in recognition 'of his outspoken defence of Palestine'. On Friday, Mr Galloway appeared in Moscow, posting a picture of himself on X in Red Square with his fourth wife Putri Gayatri Pertiwi, who is 30 years his junior. Included with the photograph was the caption, 'moving, emotional, inspiring, humbling'. The Russian president's Victory Day parade has been condemned for using the 80th anniversary VE Day to justify his ongoing invasion of Ukraine. It was attended by more than 20 foreign leaders, including Xi Jinping of China, and with troop contingents from Egypt and Burkina Faso. One legal expert said that although Hamas was a proscribed terrorist organisation in the UK, Mr Galloway's praise for Haniyeh, one of its senior leaders, was not in breach of terrorism laws. But the timing of the visit is also particularly awkward with tensions heightened between Iran and the UK following the arrests last Saturday of four Iranian nationals over an alleged plot to attack Israel's embassy in London. Credit: Reuters Mr Galloway picked up his award on May 5, two days after counter-terrorism police arrested the alleged Iranian terrorist cell at four locations in the UK. Stephen Brisley, from Bridgend in South Wales, whose sister Lianne Sharabi and two nieces Yahel, 13, and Noiya, 16, were killed on Kibbutz Be'eri on October 7, said: 'It's deeply disturbing to see George Galloway praising a former leader of Hamas. This is a cruel blow to the grieving families of those murdered, missing, or held hostage by Hamas.' Chris Philp, the shadow home secretary, said: 'George Galloway's behaviour is appalling. Hamas is a banned terrorist organisation responsible for repressing its citizens in Gaza and murdering innocent civilians. It is despicable that Galloway has expressed admiration for a senior member of their leadership and that he has travelled to Iran, a state hostile to the West, to do so. 'The fact he has then topped it off with a visit to Vladimir Putin's Russia, another murderous regime, says all you need to know about George Galloway.' Mr Galloway was unavailable for comment. There is no suggestion that Mr Galloway supports Hamas's terrorist activities. In a debate at Oxford University in 2012, he previously said: 'I don't even like Hamas. I would never have voted for Hamas.' Mr Galloway is due to host a talk show from Moscow on Sunday evening which will be broadcast on X and other social media platforms. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Saba Yemen
12-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Human rights organization: Death Palestinian detainee Khalil Haniyeh from Gaza by torture
Gaza - Saba: Palestinian detainee Khalil Ahmed Khalil Haniyeh, 35, from the Gaza Strip, was martyred as a result of torture in Zionist enemy prisons. The Addameer Foundation for Human Rights in Gaza said in a statement today, Saturday, that it received on Thursday the news of the martyrdom of the detainee Haniyeh, in the Negev Prison. Addameer indicated that Haniyeh was arrested from inside Abdullah al-Dahyan School in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City on December 21, 2023, and is married and supports four members. Addameer emphasized that the death of detainees by torture and medical neglect is a systematic policy that reflects a governmental and official approach practiced by the enemy forces against detainees in enemy prisons and camps, as stated in testimonies obtained by Addameer. The martyrdom of Haniyeh is a war crime and contradicts the Basic Principles for the Treatment of Prisoners adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1979 and 1990. Addameer held the international community responsible for the martyrdom of detainees in enemy prisons, and demanded the formation of a UN commission of inquiry into the circumstances of the martyrdom of detainees in enemy prisons, and to hold the perpetrators accountable. Addameer also called on international organizations, including the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), to intervene urgently and work to provide protection for Palestinian detainees, and to intensify visits to familiarize themselves with their conditions inside camps and enemy prisons. Whatsapp Telegram Email
