Scores of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Al-Quds on Sunday morning and later in the afternoon, amid tight restrictions on the entry of Muslim worshipers to the holy site.

The acting-president of Venezuela, chosen by its highest court of law, says the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro carries a “Zionist tint.”

By Basma Ghalayini

Iran’s foreign minister has sharply condemned the United States’ military aggression against Venezuela and the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, describing the move as a “clear instance of state terrorism” and a blatant violation of the Venezuelan people’s sovereignty.

Palestinian and regional resistance organizations and popular movements condemn US attack on Venezuela as imperial aggression and said the attacks, which escalated from maritime pressure to direct military strikes, exposed clear intentions of domination, occupation and coercion. 

The Hezbollah secretary-general has paid tribute to Lieutenant General Qasem Soleimani, stressing that the primary objective of Iran's late top anti-terror commander was to support the Axis of Resistance and thwart US plots in the West Asia region.

Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez has strongly condemned an illegal US military attack that resulted in the kidnapping of President Nicolas Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, demanding their immediate release and warning that Venezuela is prepared to defend itself.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the national currency devaluation is “unnatural” and involves “the hand of the enemy.”

A Palestinian young man was martyred in the east of Gaza City on Saturday, amid renewed Zionist regime’s ceasefire violations in different areas of the war-ravaged territory.

Iran has warned the United States against any interference in its internal affairs, vowing a “swift, decisive, and comprehensive” response to any act of aggression following threatening remarks by US President Donald Trump.