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tv   News In Brief  PRESSTV  January 17, 2024 1:00pm-1:03pm IRST

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press tv's news and defense minister says this country defends its borders and people in the face of uh terror threats while respecting other countries sovereignty. says iran will not tolerate any evil deeds its borders he the remarks today after iran carried out missile strikes in iraq and syria. iran's ambassador to the un says the country's recent anti-terror operations in iraq and syria were in accord with its inherent right of self-defense. amir said davani said the missile strikes were in response to the recent daesh claimed attacks in the city of caramon which claimed around 100 civilian lives. scores of more palestinians have been killed in israeli strikes on. different parts of gaza in the
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past 24 hours, israeli war planes and artillery targeted a neighborhood as well as areas in the southern cities of rafa and konunes. the overall death toll from israel's ensaut on gaza is nearing 24,500. israel is conducted a drone strike on the occupied west bank city of nabus leaving three palestinians dead simultaneous with the drone attack. israeli bulldozers also started destroying infrastructure in the balato refugee camp. troops killed two palestinians in the city of tulk. the palestinian resistance moven hamas has condemned germany's plan to send tank ammunition to the israeli regime. hamas says germany's move would amount to its direct involvement in the israeli genocidal war on gaza, adding palestinians would hold berlin fully responsible for such move.
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iran's islamic revolution guards core has announced to launching a strikes on terrorist positions in syria in response to recent deadly attacks hitting two iranian cities. ballistic missiles also destroyed a headquarters of the israeli mosaid in iraq's kurdistan region and that in response to the israeli recent assassination of commanders of the rgc and those of the resistant movements. the foreign ministry has also stressed that iran does not hesitate to punish terrorists, and that's exactly what is done. welcome to the spotlight. i'm your host berrus najafi. let's see who's joining us in this episode. the political commentator.