of of first of headlines this hour, israely forces kill scores more palestinians in gaza, including people waiting for aid as regime's genocide enters his 444th day. mama says: israel is stalling in ceasefire talks and is using negotiations as a cover to continue its war of starvation against the people of gaza. also in the headlines, the un chief warns that israel's invasion of ratha would put the final nail in the coffin of eight programs for the gaza strip.

more welcome to our studios in the capital tehran, this is press tv news, thanks for joining us. in gaza, it's day 144 of israel's onslot which is left a trail of death and destruction. israely forces life fire has killed at least dozen palestinian civilians, including four people waiting for aid west of gaza city. scores of civilians were also killed and wounded in an israeli drone strike in the central. the south and in rufa, at least three people, including woman and a child were killed in an air strike that targeted a house. gazan officials also say the attacks have destroyed the strip's computing, communications and control system. meanwile, the palestinian red question society has announced the complete suspension of his medical missions in gaza for 48 hours. the prcs said israel has failed to ensure the safety of his crews and the wounded. in gaza,

the israel regime is continuing with this of genocidal onslot, which has claimed the lives of nearly 30,00 palestinians in over 140 in of days. earlier we spoke to our correspondent in the central gaza city of daryl bala, mutti abasaba. he gave us an update on the situation on the ground in the war ravish strip. the israeli occupation forces committed at least 10 appalling massacres over the last 24 hours. claiming the lives of 90 palestinian civilians and injuring at least 142 palestinian civilians. uh, these numbers are rising incrementally with the continuous and the seasless israeli air strikes and attacks that are still hitting more areas of gaza strip. the latest attack of took a blast here in the central area of gaza strip actually targeted a residential building in alabaray refugee camp and the central area of gaza strip were at least two palestinian civilians. were killed over that

attack while uh the israeli artillery actually targeted and anrua school which is taken shelter by the palestinian civilians and the displaced palestinians and dozens of the palestinian casualties were approached to the alaxamarters hospital as we are standing uh here right now and the meantime the israeli artillery maintained and renewed uh it's it's shelling to the eastern bars of deril bar city. uh targeting the residental areas and the residental buildings in that area, we can hear the explosions of those attacks uh from where where we are standing right now uh and the in the meantime the when it comes to gaza city, according to the latest news that the israeli occupation forces targeted once again the palestinian civilians who were gathering near annabolsi roundabout in the western part of gaza city they were waiting for the humanitarian and

convoys to reach gaza city. leader of the palestinian resistance moved hamas has slamed what he called israel's war of starvation on gaza. he says the regime is now stalling cease fire negotiations to prolong this war. this one made the remarks following a meeting with the qatari amir sheikh tamim bin hamad thani. hiah said palestinians will not allow the regime to use ceasefire negotiations as a cover for its starvation crime against palestinians. separately hamas slammed us support for the israeli war of starvation. it said the international community's inability to stop it is a disgrace to humanity. hamas added that misleading statements by us officials about the humanitarian situation in gaza will not absolve washington of its responsibility for the situation. as an israel invasion of gaza's southern city of raphalum's larger international warnings of its consequences. browder and more ominous.

now the un chief says any such offensive would completely end the un's assistance programs in the basieg strip. "rafa is the core of the humanitarian aid operation and unra is the backbone of that effort, and all lot is all out israely offensive on the city would not only be terrifying for more than million palestinian civilians sheltering there, it would put the final nail in the coffin of our aid programs. speaking before the un human rights council in geneva, said even now humanitarian aid in gaza. is completely insufficient, he added that international humanitarian law remains under attack in gaza and repeated his calls for cease fire. the un chief said the catastrophic situation in gaza also shows the ineffectiveness of the security council and underlines the need for serious reforms to

its composition and working methods. guteres stressed that the council's lack of unity on israel's onslot on gaza has, in his words, severely, or perhaps fatally undermined its authority. bisaly forces have killed three young palestinian men during violent raids in the occupied west bank. one of the palestinians was shot dead in tubus while the other two were killed in the al fara refugee camp south of the city. three other palestinians were also injured during the raids. israely forces and setterers have escalated their attacks on palestinians in the west bank since the regime launched its onslot on gaza early october. in its latest report the un said around 400 palestinians. including at least 100 children, have been killed since then. the top un court has wrapped up public hearings on israel's decades long occupation of palestinian territories. most participant nations and organizations strongly condemned the brutal

policies and practices carried out by the israel in the occupied palestinian territories for over five decades. maxibili has more from the heig. on monday, the hague-based international court of justice heard the final day of submissions on the legal consequences of the israeli occupation the palestinian territories since 1967. over the six days of the public hearings, 52 nations and the organization of islamic cooperation, the arab league and african union presented their arguments to the court. the first to speak on the final day of the icj hearings was the turkish representative. joined a large number of nations condemning israel's decades long brutal policies in the palestinian territories, ankara pointed the finger at those nations which won't stop supporting tel aviv, despite 30,000 innocent people have been killed in the gaza's trip.

those who should do it are are well known, the israeli supporters in the security council, it is their responsibility, indeed most of the international community. is against is aware of this injustice and is trying to do something. palestinian representatives opened the proceedings of monday last week by accusing israel of having subjected palestinians to decades of discrimination, living them with the choice of displacement, subjugation or death. two days later, the uk asked the court not to offer an opinion at all on the legal consequences of israel's occupation. unfortunately the uk came... the political arguments and here we are in a legal body, unfortunately their legal argument was very weak and we believe that the court will dismiss it. the israeli practices and measures and its presence in the cubed palestinian territory is unlawful and unlawfulness should have consequences. this icj case was prompted by the un general

assembly in december 2022 and it is different from another icj case filed by south africa which has accused israel of genocide in gaza outside. the court activists showed the support to beseeged palestinians during all days of proceedings, there's also not an excuse for the other countries to say, well we are not complying with this um legal system that we uh all agreed upon, i'm here to to just show the support to uh to say to the whole world that the genocide should stop and this is the only way actually to to uh to support our people in in palestine in gaza, the court is is expected to issue its advisory opinion on israel's occupation of the palestinian territories within six months, despite having no binding force, the court's opinions nevertheless carry great legal weight and moral authority, however it must be said the icj has no enforcement on.

max chivili, press tv, the hague. the us service member has set himself on fire outside of the israely embassy in washington dc. in protest against 143 days of the regime's genocide in the gaza strip. quick caution viewer discretion is advised on the following images. i am an active. duty member the united states air force, and i will no longer be complicit in genicide. i'm about to engage an extreme active protest, but compared to what people have been experiencing in palestine at the hands of their colonizers, is not extreme at all. this is what our ruling class has decided will be normal.

the video of the incidence was posted on an american video streaming service. the incidence lasted about a minute before law enforcement officers extinguished the flames. the man was an active duty member of the us air force. hey. the pentagon has confirmed that he has died, this is the second incident of his kind outside of an israeli facility in the us since the start of the israeli genocide in gaza. last week the us used its veto power for a third time to block a un resolution, calling for immediate cease fire in the gaza strip. in this week's show we'll be shining light on the influence of an ultrasziness sect known as. and the israeli intelligence agency shinbet has said that the vast majority of these people involved in

these attacks are uh linked to um this extremist faction based in the yita uh settlement in particular there's actually kabard linked uh yashiva jewish seminary in that settlement in the case of palestinians that the key question is uh will they grow up to challenge us in the future of course something which you can't tell about it baby but nevertheless they can tell and they can tell any palestinian baby is a threat to them in the future and they can be engaged regardless of whether you're trying to kill their parents or not, you can just kill the babies by themselves and this is the debt of the horror of of the the philosophy and the ideas of this sect. welcome back to the news, here on pressv. hundreds of protesters have hit the streets in calgary, canada to condemn israel's genocidal war on the gaz. strip and to call for immediate ceasefire, now

protesters wave palestinian flags and held signs denouncing israely officials for the atrocious killing of god. pro-palestine rallies were also held in different cities across europe over the weekend, thousands of demonstrators in the spanish city of barcelona called for sease fire in the gaza strip. they demanded the government cut ties with israel regime also. similar rallies were held in the german cities of nurenberg and berlin, as protesters urged for an end to arm supplies to israel. mass organized protests have not been the only way of expressing support for palestinians and drawing attention to their plide in the austrian capital vienna, pro-palestinian activists are trying other initiatives to spread their

message flash mobs. several such flash mobs have been held in vienna over the past week. the venues include train stations, malls and theaters. "the participants say this means protest is quick and easy to organize and also more effective than the traditional methods of demonstrations. the say it puts pressure on the people and the government to take action. we are trying to invent new forms of protest to remind the public opinion, the society here that there is a war and massacer going on in palest in palestine. "the media here are omitting the the massacker, the cram of the israeli army, the people here don't know

much or don't care, and we have got the feeling that this traditional manifestation, demonstrations are getting effective anymore, because people are getting used to the scene, so we are inviting new forms of protest, with flash mops, with surprise actions in stations, in public places where the people get reminded on the there's a war, there's a massacer going on and they have to..." something about it, i am here because there is a 30,00 people the are they are, they are they are dying in in balasina and the silence for the for for the for the world is it's i don't believe it so so much silent, but i'm not silent, this man, he will be the spark for the new revolution in in america, in the world, okay, genocide happening in gaza, 30,00 people killed, israel kills people, children, women every day, and we have to do something, we have to go on the streets and say free palestine, palestine, this has to stop, palestine has to be free, free

palestine, yemen, that's all the form of the results of a policy. an operation against israely interest in the red sea. the palestinian islamic jihad movement in yemen says the country has drawn a new equation in the region following the retaliatory operations. has more from san. the yemani office of the presidency organized the first political forum to discuss the political, security and strategic implications and dimensions of the yemani pro-palestine operations in the rid and arabian seas. medical and legal experts, academics and researchers from yemen and abroad participated in the event. the red sea batle led by yemen in support of the palestinian people within the battle of the flood goes beyond imposing a siege on the israeli entity and its interest in the region. yemen draws a new equation and new reality for the region. today the situation has changed and yemen is

leading a battle that will have major effects in the region and liberate the region from american influence. underscored the importance of blustering yemen's naval operations which have proven effective in impacting the western economy and in particular that of israel and mid its genacider war on gaza. they pointed out the significant decline in activity at israel's elatport. certainly the military operations in the red sea strongly affected the israeli economy and this is acknowledged by the israelis themselves. the ports were disrupted, the prices significantly rose and it led shipping and insurance costs for. commercial ships also jump and this was reflected in the stability of the prices of basic materials and commodities in the occupying entity. israeli industries were also greatly affected and the losses were not limited to the economic level only, but included this strategic level to the point that many israeli projects were stopped such as the neam project and other projects. since

the unsett of the israeli genocider war in gaza, the yemani armed forces have carried out dozens of naval operation. against israeli linked vessels in the red sea and gulf ofen imposing a blockade on israel's maritime navigation. yemen's defense minister, major general muhammady has hailed naval reprisal operations against israel stressing that the era of hijomonic influence the united states and its allies on international waters is over. experts believe that the ongoing naval operations are not only a show of solidarity with the oppressed people of palestine, but also move toward underm. on the international day for palestinian journalists, syrian journalists held solidarity stand with the palestinian counterparts in damascus. more details with our correspondent ibrahim. the syrian

journalists union organized a central solidarity stand in support of palestinian journalists at the general organiz ation of radio and television building in damascus. the stand was in response to call from the international federation of journalists to observe a minute of silence in morning for the journalist marters who were murdered by the israeli occupation since the beginning of its war on gaza at 12 p.m. all media workers across syria stod in silence for a minute holding signs condemning the blatant israeli aggression targeting palestinian journalists and demanding an end to the aggression on gaza and the west bank. tab this stand by syrian journalists and media professionals is an expression of our complete and absolute support for the palestinian journalists union, the arab journalists union and the international federation of journalists. it is call to document the israeli crimes against palestinian journalists, as other journalists in history have been killed in

military confrontations like palestinian journalists have been. syrian journalists affirmed that palestine is syria's central. cows for which blood has been shed and sacrifices have been made. today's stand aims to shed light on the systematic targeting of palestining journalists by the israeli occupation, which has killed over 130 journalists since october the 7th. participants praised the courage and sacrifices of their palestinian colleagues who have replaced ink with their own blood in the pursuit of the just struggle and the honor of their profession. these are the heroes who have been targeted by the occupation. through assassination and bombardment, because they have conveyed the truth about the massacres committed by the zionist enemy. today, syrian journalists stand together in every news. room in front of cameras and at their workplaces, observing moment of silence here, specifically in front the syrian press marters board, because the

marts of truth are the beacons of light that illuminate the path of justice. syria has sacrificed dozens of journalist marters on the path of truth during over 13 years of its war against the terrorism supported by the west and specifically israel. today syrian journalist affirmed: their undwavering support for their palestinian brothers in their struggle against dionist terrorism. syrian journalists have gathered at this symbolic place in solidarity with their palestinian counterparts who bravely resist the israeli aggression with their words and cameras. they have unequivically confirm that the truth will prevail and justice will triumph. ibrahim wahdi press tv damaskus. iran is caring up for two key elections that will be held simultaneously on march the 1st. people will go to the polls on friday to elect members of parliament and the assembly of experts. iranian voters are due to head

for polling stations on friday to pick new members of parliament and the assembly of experts. the iranian legislative body is called magless. members of parliament are elected in maltai and single seat constituencies through direct public vote every four years. majlis has 290 members, five of them representing religious minorities, namely zorastrians, jews, assyrians and christians. according to the interior ministry, around 50,00 candidates have been approved to compete in the parliamentary elections this year, a record figure since the 1979 islamic revolution. in the assembly of experts elections, hundreds of candidates are vying for 80. eight seats. the body elects and overseas the activities the leader of the islamic revolution and is a position of authority to appoint or dismiss

the leader. the body has eight-year tenure. on the occasion, leader of iran's islamic revolution, ayatollah sayyad ali khamenei, has called for massive turnout in the upcoming polls, which he has described as the main pillar of the islamic republic. 24 hours before the election starts. the interior ministry said this year the competition will be tough since the number of candidates is unprecedented in the history of

the islamic republic. most of the candidates, particularly in small constituencies, are reportedly doctors, engineers, civil servants and teachers who are not affiliated with any political group. the new parliament will convene in late may. voting in the islamic republic of iran. is considered to manifest the people's power and their active presence on the scene. nearly 40 elections have been held in iran since the victory of the islamic revolution. the friday vote will be the 12th parliamentary election and the sixth one on the assembly of experts. and with that we come to an end for this additional world news. thanks for being with us. it's bye-bye for now.

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