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Here are Press TV's news headlines at 16:00 GMT, February 15, 2023.

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US-Israel genocide

The Israeli onslaught on Gaza is in its fifth month now. In their most recent acts of genocide, the regime forces have stormed Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis where thousands of displaced people as well as the sick and injured are taking shelter. Videos show Israeli drones targeting journalists and doctors evacuating Nasser Hospital. Palestinians are being attacked by the Israeli forces both inside and outside the Hospital as they try to flee the facility. The Palestinian Health Minister said Israel is repeating the horrific crimes it committed in other hospitals in Gaza, such as the Shifa medical complex. Hamas resistance movement has condemned the Israeli bombing of Nasser hospital, saying these actions show the genocidal nature of the regime’s crimes. The health ministry in Gaza says the overall death toll has now passed 28,660, most of them women and children.

Israel Rafah offensive

Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to go ahead with a planned ground assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah, despite international criticism and concern. Netanyahu reiterated his pledge despite warnings from many countries, including the regime’s close allies. In a joint statement, Australia, Canada and New Zealand have also expressed grave concern, saying a ground offensive in Rafah would be catastrophic. Several western countries including France, Germany and Britain have already warned that the Israeli military incursion would lead to a humanitarian disaster of a new magnitude. The International Committee of the Red Cross has also, in a statement, said that the aggression against Rafah would pose a "disastrous" risk to civilian lives and infrastructure. According to the UN, Rafah is currently hosting about half of the Gaza population. 

US pivotal role in genocide

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has slammed the US unflinching support for the Israeli regime in its genocidal war on Gaza. Abdulmalik al-Houthi said the large-scale destructions and killings exceed Israel’s capability and reflect the full military support of the regime's allies, specially Washington. He said the US has played a pivotal role in the genocide in gaza by providing Israel with over 25,000 tons of munitions to kill the Palestinian people. He noted that the explosives used by Israel to hit the besieged strip equals four times the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Al-Houthi said the aim of such unprecedented military operations is to render the coastal territory uninhabitable. Al-Houthi also called on the Arab and Islamic nations to take a strong stance against Israel’s plan to invade Gaza’s southern city of Rafah. On another note, the Ansarullah leader said Yemen’s operations in the red sea have had a huge impact on Israel’s imports and economy, adding that they only cease if the ongoing genocide in Gaza ends.