Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, March 26, 2019 to 0800 GMT, March 27, 2019.

 

Response to Israeli attacks  

Israeli warplanes have launched fresh strikes on the besieged Gaza Strip. The air raids targeted several areas including the town of Khan Yunis and Rafah border crossing south of Gaza city. There are no reports of casualties or damage as of yet. In retaliation, the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas fired rockets toward Israel. The airstrikes came hours after the United Nations' Middle East envoy warned about catastrophic consequences of a new outbreak of violence in Gaza. Nickolay Mladenov said the situation is extremely tense despite the declaration of a ceasefire between Israelis and Palestinians. The Israeli prime minister had also warned that Tel Aviv is prepared for further military actions in the Palestinian territories. The Israeli military has also deployed artillery and tank brigades along the so-called buffer zone with Gaza.

US's ‘divisive’ policies

The head of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah slams the United States' recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the occupied Golan Heights. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah also criticized Washington's attempt to sow division among the Lebanese.

US's Golan recognition

Lebanese President Michel Aoun has expressed regret over the US recognition of the Golan Heights as Israeli territory. Aoun made the remarks during his visit to Russia where he met with his counterpart, Vladimir Putin. The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah resistance movement has also condemned the US move. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said Washington is causing destruction across the world. He also criticized the United Nations for failing to safeguard the rights of the nations against US aggression.

Bombing Yemeni hospital

An international rights group says children were among the fatalities of a Saudi airstrike on a Yemeni hospital on Tuesday. Save the Children says at least seven people, including four children, were killed after a warplane struck a rural hospital near the city of Sa’ada. The hospital was one of the many healthcare centers run by the UK-based charity. Save the Children has demanded an urgent investigation into what it calls the outrageous Saudi attack. The group asserts the children have the right to be safe in their hospitals, schools and homes. Around 15,000 Yemenis, many of them children and women have been killed since the beginning of the Saudi-led war in 2015.

Iran floods

Aid and relief operations are underway in several Iranian provinces which were battered by unprecedented flash floods in decades. People have been accommodated in temporary shelters in the southern city of Shiraz where the flooding claimed the lives of nearly twenty people. Relief workers and volunteers are also operating in Aq-qala where torrential rains turned the city into a big pool last week. Members of the military are helping the relief workers to bring the situation back to normal. Similar operations are underway in the provinces of Khuzestan, Lorestan, and Kermanshah where the disaster claimed more lives. The flash floods hit Iran as people were celebrating the Persian New Year. Authorities have advised people not to take unnecessary trips as further extreme weather is forecast for the coming days.

Pentagon money for wall

US Democratic lawmakers have challenged the Pentagon’s proposal to redirect one-billion dollars to pay for the president’s border wall with Mexico. The Democrat-led House Armed Services Committee rejected the plan, blaming the defense department for attempting to circumvent Congress. Committee Chairman, Adam Smith, said the Pentagon is violating congressional trust by using taxpayer money to pay for the construction of an unnecessary wall. He slammed the Trump administration for using US service members as a political tool. Smith warned that Congress will act as necessary to defend its Constitutional prerogatives. On Tuesday, the US House of Representatives narrowly failed to override Trump's declaration of a national emergency. The move allows the president to use funds from military projects to pay for his proposed border wall.

NHS crisis

New analysis shows more than 200,000 nurses in the British National Health Service have quit since the ruling Conservative Party took power. Figures compiled by the opposition Labour party shows voluntary resignations have increase by 55-percent since 2011. Over 163,000 nurses have also left the NHS early. Labour has blamed the government's austerity measures for what it described as staggering statistics. It has also accused the government of failing to address soaring retirement rates. Last week, a report warned the NHS is at a crisis point and unable to train enough staff to meet demands. The government has defended its health policies.

Russia-Venezuela ties

The deployment of Russian forces in Venezuela has caused controversy amid the political crisis in the South American nation. Opposition leader Juan Guiado criticized the move as unconstitutional, saying the National Assembly alone has the legal power to authorize foreign military missions in the country. The US also accused Russia of aggravating political tensions in Venezuela. Russia on Saturday sent two planes reportedly carrying 100 troops and tons of military equipment to Venezuela. Moscow says the deployment has been in strict accordance with Venezuela’s constitution, and regulated by a 2001 military cooperation agreement between the two nations. Meanwhile, Caracas has once again accused Washington of seeking a coup in the Latin American country.Source: presstv.com