of repressive headlines, islamic revolution guard course says israel's attack on iran's consul or building in damascus as a result of irreparable defeat it suffered in gaza. iran urges the un security council to strongly condemn israel's attack its consular building in syria calling for an urgent meeting on the regime's violation and israel's indiscriminate strikes kill several foreign aid workers in gaza as deaththoll from the regime's genocide nears 32,850, mostly women and children.

hello and welcome to press tv, world news everyone. all several people have been killed in an israeli air strike targeting the consular section of the iranian embassy in damascus, syria. attack took place right next to building that which was embassy, it's also residence of the iranian ambassador at the musa neighborhood of central damascus, ambassador and his family were not harmed. but this is the second israely attack targeting the vicinity in a day. on sunday israeli forces targeted another part of the capital damascus with rockets launch from the occupied gollen heights. abraham wati, our of correspondent in damascus earlier, joined us from the scene of the israeli attack for more details. at 5 p.m. today the israeli enemy...

launched attack that targeted the iranian counsulat in a blatent violation of international laws and human norms uh the aggression resulted in the destruction of the four stories building uh right behind me uh completely uh ambulances uh fire fighting team civil defense team all rushed to the place uh they start digging for survivors uh also there uh there has been reports that uh the the brigadeer general sayyad mohammed riza zahidi was murtered which is a senior irgc uh commander uh in al quds force. the we have heard lately that there has been contamination uh by several countries. first the iranian forem minister condemned this attack and considered netanyahu a maniack a mad man who wants war uh through this provocation the uh the the syrian foreign

ministry also condemned this uh attack and the syrian foreign minister dr. faisal maqdad came to the location and uh checked on the ambassador and his family which was fine, he was uh at his office uh doing his work, doing his job uh when the attack happened, but thankfully uh he was uh fine, the uh uh dr. faisal maqdad said that syria is... standing firmly with iran and this attack will never intimidate us, we candem this attack and consider it violation of the of the sovereignty of syria also as well iran. the ministry of the russian ministry of defense also condemn this attack and consider it a dangerous escalation that would lead to that may lead to an open war in the region. um the

they condemned the attack as well uh palestinian factions, the palestinian front uh for struggle uh several palestinian leaders as well. islamic revolution guard core says israel is attack on iran's consular mission in damascus is out of desperation caused by irreparable defeat its recently suffered. irgc said the palestinians in gaza and resistance in the region have dealt heavy blows to israel. it also confirmed seven iranian military advisors including two senior commanders were killed. regional resistance groups have also condemned this attack with hamas calling it a dangerous escalation and blatant violation of iran and syria sovereignty, palestinian islamic jihad described it as a cowardly act in lebanons has vowed israel's crime will not go unpunished. also the popular fronts for the

liberation of palestine also stressed attack could not have happened without a green light from the us. several countries including pakistan, oman, qatar, the uae, saudi arabia and russia.

ساختمان رسمی سفارت جمهوری اسلامی وران که پرچم جمهوری اسلامی بر بالای ساختمان برافراشته بود رو مشخصاً مورد هجوم خودش قرار بده و به این جنایت خودش هم اعتراف بکنه طبیعتاً این اقدام

علاوهید سازمان های بین المللی و حامیان رژیم صهیونیستی. called for immediate and appropriate response by the organization of islamic cooperation to the israely terrorist attack its uh on the iranian consular mission in damascus was saying abdullah han made the call in a phone conversation with the oic secretary general iranian form. minister said attack violates all international laws. for his part, hussain ibrahim taha pointed israel's criminal history and strongly condemned the strikes. iran's also called on the un security council to condemn this attack in the strongest possible terms and hold an urgent meeting to

address the violation. iran's foreign ministry also summoned the swiss ambassador, which represents us interests in tehran. amry abdullah han said an important message was relayed to washington. as a main supporter of the israeli regime, he said us must answer for this crime. scores more palestinians are killed in gaza's us israel campaign of genocide approaches the grim six-month milestone. in the central city of dira badah, israely forces targeted vehicle owned by food aid agency, world central kitchen, four foreign aid workers and their palestinian driver were all killed. "the hamas resistance movement strongly condemned attack as part of israel's policy of systematically killing armed civilians and international relief teams. elsewhere in dira albala, the regime bombed mosque which claimed the life of a child and injured 20 other people. to the

south of the strip, israely bombardment and shelling of rafa and khan units claim more than dozen civilian lives. now since beginning of this campaign of genocide on october the 7th, more than 32 2,800 gozons have been killed and nearly 75,000 injured. iraqi anti-terror group says it's ready to send military supplies to fellow resistance. fighters in jordan to help defend palestinians against israeli atrocities. kataib hezbulah says is prepared supplies for over 12,000 fighters. it's a provisions include light weaponry, anti-armor launchers, tactical missiles, ammunition and explosives. the resistance group said it seeks to form a united front against israel. pardon. hisb also voice readiness to block land route. leading to israeli occupied territories, if it receives a go ahead from palestinian

movements. hez also carried out multiple military operations against israel and the us since the beginning of the gaza onslot. back in january, at least three us forces were killed in one such attack a military base belonging to the us in jordan. israel's campaign in gaza has been among deadliest and most destructive campaigns of genocide we've ever seen. thousands of human losses, the air raids have also damage totally destroyed all types of structures, including homes, mosks, schools and medical centers. we take a closer look at this issue and our explainer program. the us is really on slot on the gaza strip is one of the most destructive genocidal air campaigns ever, raising entire neighborhoods to the ground, killing tens of thousand. and causing damage that could take decades to repair, well the structural devastation is almost as shocking as the loss of lives

itself, drawing reactions from many world leaders, like this one from the eu foreign policy chief joseph barall who said this destruction is one of the most intense in history, comparable, if not higher to levels of destruction of german cities during the second world war, the source of the damage is due to the u.s. bomb. that have been dropped in the gaza strip, in total, 70,00 tons of these explosives have been dropped in the gaza strip. this number is surely to rise since the israeli regime will be receiving new batch of us 50200 pound bombs. well, the destruction of buildings, damaged or destroyed, is mapped out here in this map. the largest destruction has occurred in northern gaza, 81% of the total buildings there. uh in terms of the number 37,100, the grand total amounts to 177,000, it's kind of

hard to see here, but that accounts for 61.1% the total buildings in the gaza strip. this is what has been fact checked, other figures are much higher than this. now when it comes to the types of buildings, damaged or destroyed, that's very important, these figures show that some of the notable ones, the press headquarters at 165. schools including universities coming in at 405 and then you have mosks 227 and here's the one that hurts the most 244 medical facilities and hospitals keep in mind that these are the ones that have been completely destroyed then comes the infrastructure destruction 250 km of roads that's 78% of the total roads 130 wells 56.2% and 130 kilometers of water networks 84. 4% and then the soul gaza power plants, the only power plant in the gaza strip out of service, especially due to lack

of fuel. this is why gazins are fighting for their lives, actually. well, israel is also after erasing palestine's heritage in the gaza strip, some of the examples of that that we picked, monasteries, mosks, churches, palaces, archaeological hills and historic houses, you can see the figures there, the one that stands out here was the historic houses, as matter of... fact this one here, the great ari mask, it's built in the 12th century and one of the most important and largest historical mosques in palestine, gone. naturally, some are asking, what is israel after? well, this is what many media organizations have said, quote, israel wants to make the gaza strip unfit for human habitation in the hopes that there will be large scale immigration for the ethnic cleansing of gaza's palestinian population. this is what many. organizations believe is israel's intense, and yemen a diverse group

of politicians, academics and scholars have conven for second conference entitled, you're not alone in the capital city, sonna press tv's abdul latif alwashali reports, titled you are not alone, the second palestine the nation central issue conference. from yeminist scholars, academics and politicians as well as a chosen group of global supporters who align with the palestinian cause and oppose israeli aggression. this academic scientific conference. seeks to raise awareness in the islamic nation and remind people of their true enemy. if our nation reaches full awareness, it will follow the speech of imam komeini and his call for the islamic nation to come out on international quds day. arabs and muslims must realize their duties in relation to different situations, so that our nation can rise with all dignity. if we do not show an

honorable position today, ahmed what gaza is suffering from israeli crimes and oppression, then there is no good in us. the significance of such gatherings and advocating for the palestinian cause on an international level was underscored, particularly following the united nations security council's inability to stop israel's genocide in gaza despite a recent resolution. there is no doubt that this conference is gaining very great momentum and comes a time when gaza is suffering from ongoing injustice and aggression and also in light of the approaching international... ots day, this is the day that yemeny masses go out to send the message to the world that the palestinian cause is still live in the hearts of muslims, especially the yemani people, and that it will not die no matter how hard the zionist enemy tries to kill and annihilated, organizing the lead up to the celebration of international quds day in yemen, a day designated by the founder of iran's islamic

revolution, ayatullah khumaini to annually mobilize the worlds of free people in support of... the palestinian cause since the beginning of the israeli genosader war on gaza official and public events to show solidarity with the oppressed people of palestine have continued unabated. many here believe that palestine would always remain the central cause of the nation as long as palestinian territories remain under israeli occupation. housing prices throughout the west have gotten so high that many people have given up on the idea of ever owning a home in europe protests are being held to demand more government intervention on the issue of building more affordable housing. robin mahery has your story out of paris. in a statistic which may amaze and anger those in their 20s and 30s, in 1973 the average

french person dedicated just 10% of their income to housing. in places like lisbon that. is now 63% as the housing situation across europe is being called the worst it has been in 70 years. with winter prohibitions on evictions ending with the arrival of spring, protests are being held across europe against the lack of affordable housing. houses are made for living in and not for financial speculation. this is a fundamental truth which has been forgotten by successive french governments. they have turned their back on the many victims of our long running housing crisis and across europe it's the same. what's worse is that they'll have many people evicted by landlords looking to cash out tourist money for the summer olympics. one out of four french people suffer from serious housing problem, so it's no surprise that better housing has been a top issue for voters in election after election. there's a real lack of decent new

and safe housing in france and europe, as much of our stock dates from after world war ii. laws requiring that 20% of lodgings be made available to lower income citizens is not inforced, and we just don't see that the government cares about the incredible difficulty of finding affordable housing here in france. in paris, housing prices are up backbreaking 70% since 2009, the start of the great financial crisis and the failed response of far right economic austerity. the hiking of interest rates in 2022 caused. some housing markets in europe to decline slightly, but others continue to rise. that also caused building cost to sore, reducing private construction. housing groups insist that lodging issues could be fixed nationwide in just five to 10 years, if the government's laws favored renters and regular citizens instead of land owners and real estate

speculators. the primary culporate seems to lie in the refusal of right-wing economic. to allow governments to invest tax revenue in building more affordable real estate and also in the vast selloffs to private corporations of government housing since the 1980s. romin maaherery, press tv, paris. iranians have marked the second of a three lail nights, the religious occasion traditionally celebrates the revelation of the holy quran to the prophet muhammad, peace be upon them. however, with ongoing genocidal war in gaza, this year, praying for the liberation of palestine has become the main theme of the ceremonies. yusuf ahmadi reports from tehran. reciting along with the joshan kabir prayer,

calling on god by the 1001 names and attributes mentioned in this powerful prayer, and tearing up while asking god for redemption on one of the most sacred nights for muslims. also referred to as the night of power. or the night of destiny. in iran, people traditionally gather in holy sights and mosques and keep vigil on this occasion, which is observed on the nights before the 19th, the 21st and the 23rd of the holy month of ramadan. this year, however, like many other occasions over the past six months, the genocidal war on gaza dominates the ceremony. is profoundly revered for us muslims because the significance of miraj commemorating prophet muhammad's miraculous overnight ascession to heaven. it's qadr tonight. i'm

praying for god for the liberation of palestine and alaqsamas.ight is one of the most sacred nights in islam and i come here every year to pray, but this year all i want is for the atrocities against palestinian. to stop, performing religious rituals in a free al-aks mask and in a free jerusalem is a wish that iranians always pray for, but this time around these prayers are mostly dedicated to the liberation of palestine from zionists and an end to the genocidal war on gaza. what's happening in gaza right now is absolutely heartbreaking. that's why tonight we are praying for our muslim brothers and sisters. in palestine, we are all praying to god for the defeat of zainas and the victory of palestinians and what better occasion than

gadr night, night which is known to be the night when the destiny of every person is determined by god. qadr night in islamic scriptures marks the night when the holy quran was revealed to prophet muhammad. according to the holy quran. this night is better than 1000 months, our destiny is determined and we pray that we can keep serving god. serving god by serving god's people a night dedicated to good deeds. this is the best night for charitable activities as well, and everyone who is present here wants to make the best of it. which is also referred to as the night of power or the night of destiny, is considered one of the most sacred oc

landmines and explosive remnance of war are the terrifying legacy.

hello and welcome, just few hours ago the iranian consulate in damascus came under a missile attack and it was completely raised to the ground. so far, what we know is that at least five people, three of them.