Hello everyone, thank you for tuning into press tv, world news, now top iranian of military advisor has been martered in an Israeli Attack in the syrian capital, sayid razi musabi was assassinated, a missile strike a neighborhood near the sayada zainab shrine in damascus. Brirgadier general musabi was Top Commander of the Islamic Revolution guard core in syria. He was comrad of late Commander Lieutenant general Qasim Sulaymani who was assassinated in a us attack Near Baghdad International Airport back in january of 2020. Musabi was in charge of the resistance fronts logistics in syria. The irjc has stressed in a statement that usurper zionist regime will definitely pay for this assassination. Press tvs uh damascus correspondent ibrahim washi join us earlier with more details regarding this israeli assassination. As reported, love explosions of were heard today afternoon around 4 pm due in damascus countryside. Due to an Israeli Aggression that targeted aqraba town in the vicinity of sayab, the Israeli Regime have probably fired missiles, surface to surface missiles from the the occupied territories in the syrian jolan, the syrian air defenses responded to the attack and shut down several missiles while unfortunately uh three of them have reportedly reached their targets uh resulting in material damage. The aggression also resulted in the martter them of the Top Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary guard corps uh sayd razi musawi. Reactions are pouring in following the serous assassination of Senior Iranian commander sazi musavi in the syrian capital. The iranian president has expressed condolences saying martidom. Of sayid razi is undoubtedly another sign of tel avivs frustration and weakness in the region. Abrahams added the zionist regime will surely pay a price. Irans Islamic Revolution guard cores also issued a statement stressing occupation regime will definitely pay for this assassination. Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement also strongly condemned the killing of the top irgc commander as a cowardly assassination by the criminal zionist regime. Irans ambassador to syria hussein akbadi says a tel aviv is making desperate attempts to save itself from the quagmar of the gaza strip even realize any of their objectives. They are also trying to find the circumstances. Some sort of to declare some sort of a withdrawal, but they want to say that they did not fail, they do not want to say that they failed, they dont want to pay a price of the failing in this war, also and they as the zionist regime, they have done all of in these steps, more than 20,000 people killed, marters, many wounded, many of. Those people who were made parts, they are in a swamp, they are swamp now, there is no way that they can come out of this right now, they cannot withdraw, also the zion. Regime is also striving before coming out of this crisis to try to have some sort of a name or victory or an achievement said the israely regime has stepped up air and ground shelling in central gaza on the 80th day of the genocidal war on the blockaded onclave according to the Palestinian Health ministry in israeli strike targeting a home near almighazi is killed. 12 people, most of them women and children, seven families were reportedly wiped off civil registry and the Israeli Attack on almagghazi, and there were 10 members of one family were also killed in the strike targeting the jabalia refugee camp, Gaza Civil Defense said it had to bury dozens of bodies and mass graves, but still received multiple calls about martyrs trapped under rubble, 250 people were killed and 500 injured in the past 24 hours, while the israel Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has emphasized onslot will continue. The official death tool from the israeli onslot on gaza is nearing 20,700. The israel regimes intensified its air strikes and central areas the besieg territory. Our correspondent mutti abu musabi has your story. The israeli artillery. Resume their attacks and shelling against the palestinian residential buildings and neighborhoods in the eastern part uh of the middle area of gaza strip particularly thereil balah city and almaghazi refugee camp uh this actually uh consistent with the relentless air strikes targeted uh refugee camp in the central area of several residential buildings and palestinan houses were destroyed uh by those airstrikes. Uh we are front of continuous and escalating air strikes uh waged by the israeli war plans targeting the middle area uh and in the same context actually the Israeli Occupation forces demanded the Palestinian Civilians and the anosar refugee camp and alb refugee camp to evacuate uh their neighborhoods and their houses uh into their into their al balah uh apparently the israeli incubation forces are going to scale up uh their attacks and central area of gaz strip, there are many rising concerns among the people here that the israel incubation would attack the central area of gaza, the same way that took place in the in gaza city, the northern part and southern part of gaza s, so apparently we are in front of more massacers to be yet to be committed by the israeli cubation forces, the military wing of the hamas resistance movement. Has released a statement its recent retaliatory attacks against invading Israeli Forces in gaza. The alkasson brigade says it fighters killed 48 israeli troops during number of operations or the past four days. It added operations involved missiles, antifortification and antipersonnel devices. According to alqassam, fighters also clashed with the regimes forces at point blank range. In the same period 35 is really military vehicles were partially or. Completely destroyed, israel says 162 of its troops have been killed since start of its Ground Invasion into gaza in october, palestinians say actual number is much higher. The hamamas leader in gaza, sinwar says the Palestinian Resistance fighters have smashed israeli army in a fierce and unprecedented battle in gaza. In a letter to hamas Polite Bureau sinwar said the alqasan brigades movements military. Wing has inflicted substantial losses on Israeli Forces and equipment during the regimes onside against gaza, according to sinrar, so 5,00 Israeli Forces have been killed or injured and more than 750 military vehicles damaged, he emphasized hamas will persist in crushing the Israeli Military and will not yield to the regimes conditions. Is the first Public Statement by the hamas leaders since israel began carnage on october 7th, israeli armys claim to have destroyed sinoirs home in gaza, finding his shoes at the attack site, a claim ridiculed by the israeli media. Pope francis has brought up the ongoing genocidal war in gaza in his Christmas Day speech, calling for an end to israels killing campaign in the blockaded territory. I pleed for an end to the military operations with their appalling. Harvest of innocent civilian victims and call for solution to the desperate humanitarian situation by an opening to the provision of humanitarian aid, may there be an end to the fueling of violence. Hatred addressing thousands of people from st. Peters basilica in the vatican, he pleaded for an end to israels killing of the people in the blockaded gaza strip. Leader of the Catholic Church also condemned armament industry, which he said is motivated by profit and control the puppet strings of war. Pope francis stated that children dying in wars, including those in gaza, are the little jesus of today, sombrerer. Papal address came as christians in the palestinian city of bethlehem have cancelled their celebrations and solidarity with the palestinians under the Israeli Regimes onslot in gaza. Our correspondent to roman deal says the really forces rated almost all villages and towns and occupied west bank in the past day. Today Israeli Forces continued raiding the palestinian areas. Israeli troops to almost all villages and cities in the occupied west bank detaining at least the numbers that we received the 20 palestinians. Israeli forces last night raided jine refugee camp and clashed with palestinians. People there said that clashes and exchange of fire continued for several hours between palestinian fighters and the Israeli Forces who remained there only for a couple of hours, then they pulled back out from the janian refugee camp, in ariha, the Israeli Forces raided jaber refugee camp and detained at least two palestinians there. Israel forces array the sultan refugee camp and they stormed the homes, there searched the homes as well and they claimed that they were searching for palestinians wanted by the Israeli Forces in al jalami town nor northeast jin at least nine palestinians had been arrested by the Israeli Forces also in aqabe north tobas at least two people were detained others had been detained in zatara village east b lahim in burqa northwest naplus where the Israeli Forces stormed this village snipers were stationed at the rooftop of the buildings they detained dozens of people and eric walber, canadian author and journalist says that theres been a wave of conversion to islam in the west since recent israel against gaza. Its uh, it its heartening to see that bethlehem is uh in solidarity with everyone thats suffering so much both in gaza and in the. Occupy territories, its also an important symbol for all of the west, in a sense, even though the every day is worth the worst day, every day is each day is gets worse and worse, but at the same time the gazans they have, theyre victorious, they are believing people, they are following god, they know that. This is not gods wrath against them, this is the wrath of the devil, and they stand with god, they are patient, this is a trial that they have to go through, and they will not lose their faith, thats whats so empowering to see these people dying, and woman carrying her dead baby and saying, from god we come, and to god we. Return, so this is, there is been a wave of conversions to islam in the west, im a conference now, and the speaker from stanford university, woman said that women are coming and dozens since october 7th, they they see the the incredible strength of of these guys and women and women, and this is a great inspiration. The tehran categorically rejects us allegations that iran was behind the recent drone attack a oil tanker in the indian ocean. The Foreign Ministry spokesperson says accusations are basilist. Noster canon says the techron has always played a significant role in ensuring the security of navigation and trade in international waters. Can i made the remarks a weekly presser, he said us is to blame for recent tensions in regional waters. According to the spokesman, this is because us is sole colporate for the israel. War on gaza, its continuation and the regimes war crimes against palestinians. The spokesman also slammed in his words, endless us allegations against tehran. Irans always acted responsibly in internet. National waters and the us is not in a position to make accusations against any country. Palestinian christians living in lebanon believe that this christmas is not a merry one with continuous onswaught in gaza. They cancelled this years celebrations and are morning their loved ones from afar. With christmas celebrations in alqods and bethlehem cancelled, the christian palestinians residing. Lebanon also have no reason to be joyous, mass Christmas Services have transformed into prayers of morning. Nahida and samar on were killed by israeli sniper fire in gaza. Their relatives in the dubai refugee camp in beirot tell press tv that they were killed as they took refuge in a monastery. They were killed by israeli sniper fire, and what we heard from the pope is not true. It was not by mistake. One is killed in gaza by mistake. This is z policy, and they purposely call everyone, especially the children and every arab, no matter what their religion, because we are a thorn in their throat, but we will remain and they will leave. They started shelling the churches just like they shelled the masks. We were first confident that when they go to the church they will be safe, but sniper fire hit them in the heart of the church, so there is no safe haveen in gaza. We are not celebrating this year just like alquds. We are mourning all of palestines murders, not only our relatives. Palestinian christians in lebanon stress that the Israeli Regime does not differentiate between muslims or christians, since they are all with the resistance. We salute the resistance in gaza, lebanon, yemen, iraq and syria, and we tell them not to stop. These racist zianists are even worse than the nazis. What they are doing is more heinous than what the nazis did. If the arabs want to forsake alquds, fine, we are the ones who will liberated with the efforts of our heroic resistance inside palestine and victory is very near. Despite the sadness in the hearts of the grownups, they are attempting to put smile on the faces the children who also remember gaza. Were giving these gifts to the children of this camp, since its not their crime that the Zionist Occupation is killing children in palestine, we want to give them some joy as we have been doing for the last five years. We do not feel there is a holiday, but were trying to put some happiness in the hearts of children here, while we remember that our children in palestine are being killed every day. The israelis do not differentiate between muslim and christian. Its a monster that was. Planted on our land and it kills all people alike, with tens of thousands already killed by the Israeli Regime in palestine, people at churches in lebanon remember the oppressed people of palestine and pray, may christ be with them. For Palestinian Christians in lebanon, this christmas is an occasion to mourn rather than celebrate, as they remember their kin who were murtered in gaza, their biggest wish of the year is that they may one day celebrate christmas. In their churches as they come back home to a free palestine. Mariam saleh, press tv, beirot. The people of turkey have marched in the capital oncut and economic hub istanbul to once again condemn israels aggression on gaza. Now while holding both turkish and palestinian flags, protestors said they will never leave the people of gaza alone. Our correspondent in istanbul has this report. Marching for our martters and palestine was the name of the rally organized by the ihh, humanitarian Relief Foundation in turkey. Speaking in istanbul, the ihh general president bulential derim urged egypt to open the rafah Border Crossing for humanitarian aid to enter gaza and for the wounded to get out of the besige distrip for treatment. We came here today to denounce Israeli Occupation crimes against humanity in gaza. We are here to defend innocent man, woman and children who are under brutal bombardment every day. As you can see, hundreds took to the streets in istanbul and ankara to denounce israels brutal attacks. Elderly, men, women, and children, people from all walks of life march the streets of istanbul, chanting antioccupation slogans. Demonstrators said what is happening in gaza is a genocide, calling on the whole world to stand against this criminal act and to call for a cease fire. We came here. To show the world that we are standing against zonism, we are against the killing of innocent civilians, against genocides and ethnic cleansing slogans such as a criminal israel and a free palestine were chanted by angry protesters who say one day the land will be liberated from the Israeli Occupation. We are here to show the world or stance from whats happening in gaza today, more than two months and the world is silent, we will not be silent, we are here to let the whole world hear our voice, we will forever say israel is a terrorist state. Propalestinian rallies have been taking the place around the world since the israeli us genocide in gaza started on october. Demonstrators here say they will continue their protest and demonstrations until seased fire is reached. They say they will never leave their brothers in gaza alone. Rahshan saglam, press tv, istanbul. Thats it for this here on press tv, everyone. Thanks for tuning in and goodbye for now. The Israeli Occupation demonstrates its on houses of the lord. This mask was reduced to rubble by f16 war jet. The raid led to the destruction of the houses around the mask, causing the fall of martters and injuries amongst neighbors of the mosk. The palestinians did not stand on the romans of the mask id, but they created temporary amors that dont protect them from neither the cold of winter nor the heat of the. Thank you, president. I think it would be really prudent for everybody here to read the Un Genocide Convention of 1948 and to reflect on words and actions of recent weeks. All of the essential elements of the crime of genocide is legally defined there are present in what israel is doing in gaza. Its normally difficult to show intent, but not this time. Open declarations of genocidal intent every day from the top of israels government, open, because they know theyre protected by the us and europe, so again to those who say israel has a right to defend itself, i urge you, read the Genocide Convention and maybe have a chat with your lawyer, because you could be complicacent in International War crimes, its not complicated, for peace in the region, the zionist apartites. State of israel must be dismantled, that is now understood by majority of the worlds population, including substantial sections of jews, no justice, no peace. Tops here on press tv, prominent Iranian Military advisor has been assassinated in israely attack on the capital damas damascus. Say razi musabi was Top Commander with Islamic Revolution guard core. In syria was killed during a missile strike a neighborhood near saida zainab shrine. Israel is curred out of fresh air strike on gaza. At least 95 people were killed in attack on the amagazi camp in the central part of the strip and around two dozen palestinians also lost their lives in a separate strike on the Southern City of khan unis