5 30 p. M. In irans capital, tehran. This is press to be news. Thanks for joining us. On the 152nd day of israels genocidal war on the gaza strip, more civilians have fallen victim to the regimes air strikes. An israeli bombing of the alzeitu neighborhood in gaza city left two palestinians dead and several more injured. The city is also withness. Another attack on the people waiting for aid, resulting in the injury of several of them. In central gaza, six civilians including a journalist working for the alasa tv, were killed in the attacks on homes and daryl bala. To the south, 25 bodies have been recovered from under the ruble in different areas of the city of hanjunis. Meanwile, the World Food Program reported that the israely army denied the entry of aid convoy to famon stricken northern gaza. The death doll from the israeli onslot on gaza since early october has not surpassed. 3,700, majority of them women and children. Joined us earlier from central gaza city of dar obala to update us on the fresh israeli attacks on the gaza strap. Israely accubition forces committed at least nine opponic massacers against the Palestinian Civilians across different areas of gaza strip over the last 20. For hours claiming the lives of at a least uh 86 Palestinian Civilians and injuring 113 others. Its worth mentioning that the israeli killing machine continues claiming more lives of the Palestinian Civilians over the last couple of hours the israel incubation forces intensified their attacks against the central area of gaza strip as at least seven Palestinian Civilians were reportedly killed in addition to 10 injuries after the israel. Forces opened their gun fire towards the Palestinian Civilians gathering near gaza valley area located between the central area of gaz strip and gaz city, its worth mentioning that area, particularly the northern parts of anusarati fiji camp and almograga neighborhood witnessed harsh israeli attacks against that area, including the consecutive and the continuous israeli air strikes and the constant israeli artillery shilling. Destroying more horizontal buildings and resulting more devastation in the infrastructure there and in the meant time here in balah city the israeli incubation forces destroyed and other resender buildings after the israeli war planes destroyed and level to the ground that building uh its located in the south the southern part of balah city the organization of islamic cooperation has held an extraordinary for. Ministerial meeting in the saudi city of jetta to discuss the Israeli Occupation of palestine. Gaza was the focus of the talks with the final oic statements, calling for immediate and unconditional end to the deadly israely aggression against the besiest territory. The oic calls for immediate and unconditional cease fire and succession of the allout aggression against the Palestinian People in the gaza strip, the provision of unimpeded and adequate humanitarian medical. And relief aid, the provision of water and electricity, and the opening of humanitarian corridors to deliver urgent aid to the gazas trip. The statement from the 57 member block also warned about the dangerous consequences of continuing israely genocide and the ethnic cleansing of palestinians in gaza. Called on the Un Security Council to take urgent measures to stop israeli atrocities in gaza as well as the rest of the occupied palestinian territories. The oic category. Rejected any attempt to forcibly transfer the Palestinian People from their ancestral land, he said that peace can only be achieved when the Israeli Occupation comes to an end. The oic affirms that peace, security and stability in the region can only be achieved by ending the Israeli Colonial occupation and all its illegal policies and criminal practices against the Palestinian People, and calls on all countries and International Institutions to take practical steps that lead to empowering the Palestinian People with their inalienable rights, specifically their right to selfdetermination, independence and return. On the basis of International Law and International Legitimacy resolutions, and to confront all steps that undermine these rights. The yc also criticized some countries for claiming to be defenders of human rights, while at the same time supporting the ongoing aggression against palestinians and granting impunity to the israel regime. The organization did not single out a country, but the us is known for its Strong Political and military support for the Israeli Regime since it launch. Inside the war in gaza back in october. Tuesdays foreign ministerial meeting of the oic was held at the request of ivan and several other members. The United States is piling a pressure on the Palestinian ResistanceMovement Hamas to accept a temporary cease fire with israel. This is yet another attempt by washington to back the regime after providing it with weapons and money to launch genocidal war on the gaza strip. The hosty deal is in the hands of hamas right now, okay, because there been an offer, rational offer, the israelis have agreed to it, and uh, wait to see what the hamas does. Find also claimed that the televive regime has presented a rational offer on the establishment of a ceastfire. He also talked about israeli captives held in gaza, but failed to mention thousands of palestinians who are languishing in regimes jails for months and years. Without trial or charges. The us president made the remarks as egyptian andlitarian mediators are trying to find ways to hammer out deal before the holy month of ramadan. The us has already vetoed three un resolutions on the Gaza Ceasefire and supplied telaviv with military and Financial Support for the gaza war. Meanwile hamas underlined that the security of palestinians will not be ensured unless a permanent seasfire takes hold. In the past two days, hamas presented its position on the proposal by katari and egyptian mediators at the end of last week. We reaffirmed our conditions for a cease fire, a full pullout from the gazas trip, the return of the displace to the areas they left, providing adequate relief and medical aid, and launching the reconstruction process. Totally against the withdraw of his forces and return of Palestinian Refugees to the northern strip. In december, fighting was paused and humanitarian aid was allowed into gaza as part of a week long seesfire. It also saw an exchange of 240 palestinian abducties with 15 israeli captives. Hamasa said time and again that any Prisoner Exchange deal is out of the question, unless is conditions were seaspire or met. To discuss the gauza cease fire, we were joined by our guest earlier in the news review program, lets see what they had to say joining us on this edition of the news review, we have professor of International Relations at lebanese university, mr. Jamal wakim whos joining us from the lebanese capital beirot, also from saidia morocco, we have political commentator kevin. Barrett, gentleman, welcome to the program. Lets start off with mr. Wakiem. Uh, we were listening to the comments by us President Joe Biden who claims that the israelies have uh uh put forth rational offer. I want to get uh your thoughts on that, how do you read into those comments by the us president , and the main question here is uh, can the israelis even be trusted uh in such a situation . Well, uh, biden is supporting israel ever since it launched its aggression against gaza and he is supporting also all political instances and initiatives, he wants israel to be victorious in this aggression against the resistance in the gaza strip and thats why he is endorsing all conditions and prerequisites for such an objective to be achieved . This is how we can understand bidens comments in this regard. Of course, israel cannot be trusted and throughout the the arab. Israeli struggle, it was only checked by power and by force, not not by any negotiations or any agreement, so thats why i believe that these conditions that are put on the table by israel are not acceptable to the resistance in gaza, and this will drag on the the conflict in the gaza strip leading to more and. More civilians to get killed by the israeli uh army. Mr. Kevin barret, i want to get your thoughts as well. Do you agree with our guest in beirot that these conditions that are being being putting forth by the israelis in washington are not acceptable . Why is that . And do you also see that uh washington and the tel aviv regime, they just keep kicking the ball down further further down the field . Yeah, i think hes right, that is that the israelis are looking. For kind of socalled temporary ceasefire uh which would allow for all of their hostages to be released, and then they after that cease fire is over, they would be free to continue committing genocide and pulverizing uh the gaza without any kind of restraint, obviously thats a nonstarter, the only way that the Palestinian Resistance cant reasonably be expected to release all the israelis in its custody is if there is going to be a permanent cease fire, not a temporary one, and thats thats the Sticking Point here, it seems, and the americans unfortunately are seeking an israeli victory, they are on the side of the zionits, Bidens Administration is surrounded by zionis and they dont want to see their side lose, they also have political problems though, because biden will very likely lose the next president ial election if there hasnt been some kind of durable peace. Now what what he would like to see, i suppose, would be some sort of imaginary israeli victory, but theres no such thing, that that cant happen, theres theres no perspective path to the israelis defeating hamas uh and getting their people back alive, it cant the that thats not going to happen but an israeli victory scenario, but they have these delusions met nyahu does, because if all the other alternatives involved netanyahu leaving power and very likely entering prison, and then the americans are really just hostages of the zions, and so they entertain these lunatic fantasies, ultimately the americans are going to have to put pressure on the zionis to accept some kind of permanent cessation to this genocide, thats the only reasonable way this can end. And thats the only way that biden can preserve his chances of being reelected. Grand thanks to my guest, Professor John joining us from the lebanes capital baywood and also political commentator kevin barret joining us from sydia, morocco. Thats rap for this edition of the news review, but stick around, theres plenty more to come here on press tv. These forces of carried. Fresh raids across the occupied west bank cities abducting several palestinians earlier our correspon ramalandil updated us on israely raids that are taking place almost a daily basis. These israels are arresting people from all works of life, including women and children and even palestinian former prisoners uh had been recently released in the latest swap deal that was uh. Accepted between the resistance groups and israel and at the same time the israels are detaining former prisoners this morning the israel raided they raided alsonia al khalil the village of ramal and betlahhim according to the recent statistics from the Palestinian Prisoners Commission 15. Palestinians had been detained this morning and the number could be even more than 15 and this means the number of palestinians have been detained since the 7th of october is today over 7430 palestinians. The israels continue to claim that the main aim of the nonstop Israeli Operations across the occupied westbank is in in order to prevent people from being. Engaged in any form of resistance, even if these are peaceful demonstrations, the different forms of activity, the Lebanese Resistance movie hisbollah says that it has precisely targeted building in the israel settlements of avavim with appropriate weapons inflicting significant damage to it. Earlier our correspondent mariam saley in bayroot gave us an update on hisbullahs retaliatory attacks. As well as also released some numbers actually and were talking about 150 days since the beginning of the war uh they say theres at least 200 Israeli Soldiers either killed or w. As a result of the continuous operations by hazballah, theres also huge numbers of rockets that were fired, they talk about those numbers, were talking about here at least five kilometers from the border in the galilei that have been completely evacuated, you have also rocket fire reaching more than 23 kilometers within those settlements and that area, you have 43 settlements that were evacuated, and at least 230,000 settlers of the israelis have been evacuated and have been displaced from that area, since the beginning of the confrontations, you have also hazbullah has mentioned that they have targeted and perhaps destroyed some 68 vehicles, 38 command centers and 283 fortifications, and of course there in addition to the espionage devices that they have also destroyed, the Technology Technological hardware for the israelis, were talking about some 3 addition to 570 res residence or settlements that are built in those settlements areas that were destroyed by hazballah so you have very significant numbers for that were issued by hazballah of course has said 2000 soldiers have been killed or wonded since they cannot really verify how many were killed but they have also said that any number that is given by the israely army is inaccurate and it is usually much more than what it is the us decision to air drop food to starving palestinians is being seen by many as a tactic to give the impression that america cares and that it is a goodwill gesture, but the move is likely to backfire as the Current Us Administration is under fire at home and abroad or its support for the israely genocide and blocking us resolutions on the gaza seizfire. Lets look at some of the facts surrounding aid dullaries to the besideged palestinian strip. The us has carried out its first air drop of humanitarian aid for gaza. Many are questioning the logic behind the us move since israel has limited the entry of aid into the gaza strip like food stuff. It also uh puts into question the real intentions behind the uss move since it continues to militarily assist the Israeli Regime. First, look at the scale of the hunger. Its categorized under food security. 2. 2 million are facing crisis levels or worse levels of food in security. 1. 17 million are facing emergency levels of Food Insecurity and around half million. Now thats 500,000 are facing Food Insecurity or starvation. Now lets look at how many trucks have delivered aid to the gaz strip. This graph shows that figure a daily basis for the months of january and february. Now keep in mind that uh these are un figures, it hit an alltime high of only 199 on february the 16th and an alltime low on uh the fourth uh of four, that is, thats the next day, thats february the 17th. These are not even close to fulfilling the daily needs of the palestinians in the gaza strip. Well, this graph gives an idea of how short these aid truck deliveries are and the uh the overall delivery timeline, even though aid was resumed like on october the 21st and during the truth, which happened on november 24th through december the 1st, it didnt come close to what the precrisis figure was, which was around 500 truck loads average per day per working day, that is in 2023, and interestingly enough, that number decreased from 500 to only 90 trucks daily, thats down 40 since the icj ruling, well heres what the aid agency onroa had to say about the aid deliveries. Anrua has uh been complaining of not being able to deliver aid recently. In a tweet on x formally known as twitter which was posted on february the 25th. It said the uh last time it was able to deliver food aid to Northern Gaza Strip was on january the 23rd. Now like other eight agencies, it also claimed that israel had been delaying deliveries. Well now we reach uh the usa. Deliveries which were air dropped, the us, along with the Royal Jordanian air force carried out the air dropped a point here is the date, thats sunday march the 3rd, it took the. Us that long to decide that it should help starving palestinians, then the number of meals, thats around 38, meals which were parachuted in by three military planes, only 38,00 mils, as we just stated earlier, at least 500,00 palestinians are facing starvation, not hunger, thats starvation, that means theyre dying, well this former usaid director to the west Bank Dave Harden was very critical about the us move of shared by many, he said, the airdrops are symbolic and designed in ways to appease the domestic base, adding the us has the ability to compel israel to open up more aid. He also said, really, what needs to happen is more crossings need to open and more trucks need to go in every day. Well harden statement of aid piling up at the crossings is an understatement. There is aid waiting at the crossings, but israel has prevented. Them from entry, there are 2,000 trucks waiting to get into gaza at border crossings, this is while food and medicine has piled up for months past their expiration date. Us hypocrisy is also on full display when it comes to air dropping food, the venue being the united nations. The us has used its veto power three times, thats three times preventing a ceasefire or truce from taking place, thus contributing. To the starvation that is unfolding there, and uh, heres a before and after picture of uh this palestinian child starving to death in the Northern Gaza Strip, at least at last count, that is 18 palestinians have starved to death, the figure which may even rise. The us supplying the Israeli Regime with weapons and bombs has led to this, which brings about the question, how can the us continue to live with itself . To the United States narway, it is a joyous occasion for former President Donald Trump who has increased his lead further on super tuesday. This is the day with the outcome of democratic and republican primaries in 15 states and one territory, typically shapes the race for the white house. Addressing his supporters in florida, trump pailed his wins as unprecedented. Thank you very much, they call it super tuesday for reason. This is a big one, and they tell me the pundits and otherwise, that theres never been one like this, theres never been anything so conclusive, this was an amazing, an amazing night, an amazing day, its been an incredible period of time in our countrys history, its been sad in so many ways, but i think its going to be inspiring because were going to do something that frankly nobodys been able to do for a long time. Trump sold republican challenger niki haley is far behind as she has one only in vermont. Trump has won at least 890 delegates to date while haley has secured fewer than 70, that despite the former president is facing number of lawsuits. In the democratic camp incumbant President Joe Biden is cruising toward nomination as he swept in all 15 states on super tuesday. Biden remains the front runner for democrats as he faces no real challenger within the party. Gears up for a likely we match with trump in november, meanwile biden said in a statement that second trump turn would be a return to quote Chaos Division and darkness. Earlier we spoke to gloria la riva, shes an activist and political analyst in san francisco. She told us that most americans are shocked to see trump and biden competing for the presidency again, despite doing nothing while at the white house. The sentiment among many people is one of disgust and basically shock that it could be the same two candidates who have had proven records of doing nothing to help the people of the United States and instead carrying out wars uh on bidens part, the war in ukraine funding by hundreds of billions of dollars and then finance. Tripling the amount of aid, military aid to the genocide that israel is carrying out, and byden buying time for israel in its attack on the Palestinian People, but on the other hand, lets remember that in 2020 september was the abraham accords, which trump was behind, in which it was normalizing the relationship of israel with several arab countries, including uae, bahrain, morocco and eventually saudi arabia that was only stopped recently or paralyzed for a time by the resistance that began with the ala flood. Of october 7, but the choice is really very, very dire, and thats why actually there are several thirdparty candidates who have arisen who are getting quite um interest in the us public. Of course, they will not get the kind of Publicity National television that trump and biden will get. And with that we come to an end with this edition of world news. Lets byebye for now. Iran and turkmenistan do not consider themselves just neighbors but relatives. Through ages they have bolstered their ties. From culture economy and science and technology and a myriad other fields, yet they have set the stage for bolder steps in order to faster vibrant trade ecosystem between the two nations and make the region an energy hub. Iranian entrepreneurs, officials and Business People have held an ex ambission in the land of their relatives to pave the path for greater synergy. Watch this documentary to catch a glimpse of the neighborly ties. Almost one year has passed. For months now, indeed intemitally for the last eight years, when the not trying to hit military targets, they focus on civilian targets. British filmmaker Johnny Miller goes to the region to delve into the heart of the conflict between the two neighboring countries. воїнів наших tуt поминаемих нежаш on friday, march 1st, millions of iranian people went to the polls to select 290 law makers from among over 15,000 candidates. The poll was twined with vote for 88 members of the assembly of experts, bodyy task with choosing and supervising the leader of the islamic revolution. The polls closed. Midnight on friday 6 hours later than planned due to second surge of people who decided to cast their votes in the evening. At the same time, more than 350 foreign reporters from over 20 countries were present in iran to