Israel PM threatens to expel the entire families of attackers to Gaza
Here is a round-up of global news developments:
- The Israeli prime minister has threatened to expel to Gaza the relatives of Palestinians who carry out attacks against Israelis. Benjamin Netanyahu said expelling the Palestinians would lead to a significant reduction in violent incidents. His previous attempts to make such actions were rejected by judiciary officials.
- Persian Gulf Arab monarchies have called Lebanon’s Hezbollah a terrorist group. The move by the GCC is the latest measure against the resistance group, which is fighting terrorists in Syria. Former Lebanese premier Saad al-Hariri says the GCC move will not affect his dialogue with Hezbollah.
- Turkish police attack pro-Kurdish protesters in the city of Diyarbakir. The protesters were rallying against government-imposed curfews in the region and the military crackdown on Kurdish militants there. Rights groups say people have been the victims of the fight between the government and PKK militants.
- Turkey’s justice minister says over 18-hundred cases have been opened against people accused of insulting President Rejep Tayyip Erdogan since he came to office in 2014. Erdogan is accused of using a law that bars insults to the president to crack down on the opposition.
- Iraqi officials have hailed new achievements by the army forces and volunteer forces in an operation against ISIL terrorists. They said the terrorists were pushed out of a desert area north of Baghdad. Commander of the Iraqi Air Force, Hamid al-Maliki, has described the new success as beyond expectations.
- Syrian Kurdish fighters known as YPG claim to have killed some 140 Daesh terrorists in the town of Tel Abyad on the Turkish border. According to a YPG official, over 40 Kurdish fighters and nearly two dozen civilians also lost their lives in the battle that began over the weekend.
- Spain's Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez has lost his bid to form a new government as key parties defeat him in the parliament's vote of confidence. Spain got embroiled in political deadlock following the December elections that left the parliament split among four main parties.
- The United Nations Security Council has approved a new round of tougher sanctions against North Korea over its recent nuclear test and rocket launch. The measures, which were unanimously voted by the 15-member UN body, dramatically expand the existing sanctions on Pyongyang.
Drone footage captures aftermath of deadly Kenyan flood
'Ceasefire now!' - Pro-Palestinian motorcade drives through Rotterdam
Protesters burn photos of G7 leaders ahead of energy meeting in Italy
Russia’s Navalny died of ‘natural causes’ not on Putin’s order, report says
Iran warns against threat of terrorism to regional, global security
Tracing the origins of Zionist lobby’s malign influence on American academia
VIDEO | Drone footage captures aftermath of deadly Kenyan flood
Explainer: What is Persian Gulf Day and what are its origins and significance?
VIDEO | 'Ceasefire now!' - Pro-Palestinian motorcade drives through Rotterdam
Malala slammed for collaboration with Clinton, cheerleader of Gaza genocide
IRGC: 10 countries aided Israel to repel Iran 'True Promise', but to no avail
This makes it easy to access the Press TV website
