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NEW YORK, Aug. 24 (YPA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned on Monday that maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has nearly ground to a halt. Speaking to journalists, Guterres attacks on shipping are squeezing the global…

BEIRUT, Aug. 24 (YPA) - The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced, on Monday, the martyrdom of two civilians in Doha Kfar Rumman at the hands of the Israeli occupation forces. The National News Agency quoted the Health Emergency Operations…

GAZA, Aug. 24 (YPA) - Hamas leader Mahmoud Mardawi warned of escalating settlers’ attacks against Palestinians in the West Bank and occupied city of Al-Quds, citing demolitions of homes and agricultural and industrial facilities in the…

BEIRUT, Aug. 24 (YPA) - The Israeli occupation forces continued their attacks on southern Lebanon on Monday. They carried out bombings in the towns of Kfar Tebnit and Haddatha and on the outskirts of Majdal Zoun, while a force belonging to…

GAZA, Aug. 24 (YPA) – Over 73,422 Palestinians have been martyred and 174,401 wounded as a result of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since Oct 7, 2023. The Gaza-based Palestinian Ministry of Health said on Monday in its daily…

TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (YPA) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei warned Monday that Tehran could target U.S. military bases in European countries if those states participate in any attack against Iran. In a statement, Baghaei said…

AMSTERDAM, Aug. 24 (YPA) - The Netherlands has announced a boycott of the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest, protesting Israeli occupation’s continued participation and marking its second consecutive boycott. Dutch public broadcaster officials…

GAZA, Aug. 24 (YPA) - Four Palestinians, including a young girl, were killed by Israeli occupation forces across multiple areas in the Gaza Strip since dawn on Monday, hospital sources reported. Israeli artillery shelled the Al-Musaddar…

DAMASCUS, Aug. 24 (YPA) – Israeli occupation forces raided Maariya village in western rural Daraa province, southern Syria, amid continued military activity in the Yarmouk Basin area, according to Syrian sources. “Israeli occupation forces…

GAZA, Aug. 24 (YPA) – Gaza’s Government Media Office (GMO) issued a report on Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement as the truce entered its 315th day. According to the report, the Israeli occupation has committed 4,379 violations…