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Here are Press TV's latest top stories at 16:00 GMT, August 12, 2024
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EXPLAINER
Hamas appoints Sinwar: Resistance is united
Even though the genocide in Gaza has continued unabated, there has been a major development on the political side.
PALESTINE
US rushes strike group to region as Israel fears retaliation from Iran
The deployment comes as Israel braces for retaliatory attacks from Iran and and regional resistance groups.
PALESTINE
Majdi al Tattar: Gaza’s beloved amputee swimmer and gold medallist killed by Israel
Majdi al Tattar, an amputee swimming gold medallist who was an inspiration to swimmers in Gaza, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Tabaeen School on Saturday.
PALESTINE
UN rapporteur slams ‘ballooning’ US funding of Israel’s genocide in Gaza
The US Special Rapporteur for Palestine slams the US for funding the Israeli genocide of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
PALESTINE
In numbers: 311 days of death and destruction unleashed by Israeli regime in Gaza
The Israeli regime's genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip has completed 311 days and there are still no signs of this murderous aggression ending or even slowing down.
POLITICS
Pezeshkian: Iran reserves right to respond to Israel over Haniyeh assassination
The Iranian president says international rules and regulations assert Tehran’s right to respond to Israel’s assassination of Haniyeh in Tehran.
EXPLAINER
Hezbollah's powerful speech
When it comes to the Hezbollah Secretary General Seyyed Hassan Nassrallah, he is known for his fiery speeches.
CONVERSATIONS
Iran’s taekwondo medals at Paris Olympics due to ‘unity’ in team: Ex-world champion
A former taekwondo world champion has hailed the performance of Iran’s taekwondo athletes at the Paris 2024 Olympics, attributing it to “'consensus and unity” in the team.
REPORTS
Iranians demand revenge for Ismail Haniyeh’s blood
Hamas leader’s assassination sparked anger among the Iranian people.
EXPLAINER
Riots in the UK
Riots in the UK caught many by surprise due to how fast it spread to different towns and cities.
PALESTINE
EU’s Borrel urges bans on Israeli ministers over war crimes incitement
Ben-Gvir and Smotrich are considered to be among the ministers most likely to face sanctions.
PALESTINE
‘Living on lies’: Israeli claim of killing Hamas members at Gaza City school debunked
Israeli claim of killing 19 Hamas members in an attack on Gaza City school has been debunked as investigations reveal that victims were all Palestinian civilians.
POLITICS
Leader hails honorable performance of Iranian Olympians at Paris 2024
Ayatollah Khamenei commends the honorable performance of Iranian Olympians who participated at the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
RUSSIA
‘Nuclear terrorism’: Fire erupts at power plant after Ukraine’s attack
A fire has broken out at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in what Moscow described as “an act of nuclear terrorism” by Ukraine.
PALESTINE
UNICEF: Israel directly bombs over half of schools in Gaza
UNICEF says Israel directly bombed more than 50 percent of the school-turned-shelter over the past 10 months of its war against the Gaza Strip.
POLITICS
Iran stresses right to ‘deterrent reaction’ against Israel to ensure regional security
Interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani emphasizes that Iran has the right to deliver a “deterrent” response to Israel to ensure security in the region.
PALESTINE
Hamas says Hezbollah’s retaliation against Israeli assassinations in Lebanon ‘definite’
A spokesman for the Gaza-based Hamas resistance movement in Lebanon warned Israel that Hezbollah will “definitely” retaliate against the occupying regime over its assassinations in the Arab country.
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