Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations decried a fundamental problem and missing gap in a resolution the UN Security Council has adopted on Gaza, saying it lacks an executive guarantee and is not a legally binding resolution. Addressing the “Informal Plenary Meeting of the General Assembly on the Humanitarian Situation in the Gaza Strip”, held in New York on Monday, Saeed Iravani said the UNSC Resolution on Gaza “lacks an adequate provision for ending the war, which is essential for ceasingIsrael’s atrocities”. “Gaza is experiencing a challenging time and the people of Gaza facing unabated war crimes, and crimes against…

The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Indonesia and Palestine, as well as OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taja, arrived in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the situation around Gaza with Sergey Lavrov Self-defense is not a justification for what the Israeli military is doing in Gaza, Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said. “We can see that crimes against civilians in the Gaza Strip are piling up and innocent blood is being spilled <…>, hospitals and civilian infrastructure facilities are being destroyed. Self-defense cannot justify these actions,” he noted at a meeting between Russian Foreign…

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have held talks in Algiers. Speaking to reporters afterwards, Tebboune described the situation in Gaza as “a human tragedy caused by the heinous crimes of the occupation”. “We affirm the right of the Palestinian people to establish their state with Jerusalem as its capital, on the borders of June 1967,” he said. For his part, Erdogan accused Israel of committing war crimes and also called for a “just peace based on the two-state solution”. Source: AlJazeera

Leaders of the BRICS – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – group of emerging economies are attending a virtual summit on the war. Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, who will join the bloc in January 2024, are also attending the meeting that was called by South Africa. Here’s what some of the leaders have said: Source: alJazeera

The Palestine Red Crescent Society says the doctors were killed when the Israeli military targeted al-Awda Hospital in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip. Source: alJazeera

The Foreign Ministry says the bombardment targeting displaced people in southern Gaza has “a clear objective”. “Egypt has clearly declared its utter rejection of any enforced displacement attempt of Palestinians,” the ministry’s spokesperson wrote on X. Source: AlJazeera

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned the Israeli attack that has killed two Al Mayadeen TV employees in southern Lebanon and a number of civilians. “This attack proves once again that there are no limits to Israeli crimes, and that its goal is to silence the media that exposes its crimes and attacks,” broadcaster NBN Lebanon quoted him as saying on X. “We extend our condolences to the Al Mayadeen family and the families of the two media martyrs, asking God to shower them with His mercy and grant their families patience and solace.” Source: AlJazeera

By Yulia Shapovalova in Moscow Russia has been trying hard to mediate in the Arab-Israeli conflict. Today, negotiations between the Russian FM and the heads of the diplomatic departments of several member countries, who represent the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation and the Arab League, are taking place in Moscow. As far we know, representatives of Egypt, Indonesia, Jordan, Palestine and Saudi Arabia are here, as well as the secretary general of the OIC, Hissein Brahim Taha, and Qatari PM Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. They’re all here to try and solve the crisis in Gaza and discuss what needs to…

We’ve been reporting about four people, including two journalists, who were killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. Lebanon’s National News Agency is now reporting that an Israeli air raid on a car in southern Lebanon has killed four more people near the southern city of Tyre. The strike took place about 8km (5 miles) south of Tyre and 11km (7 miles) north of the border with Israel. Source: AlJazeera

Leaders of G-20 member nations among others invited to online meeting on Wednesday, says New Delhi India is all set to host a virtual G-20 leaders’ summit on Wednesday, which will be chaired by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to the Indian Foreign Ministry, leaders of all G-20 Members including the chair of the African Union, as well as nine guest countries, and heads of 11 international organizations, have been invited to the summit, which is expected to push for “effective implementation” of various G-20 decisions. China has said that Premier Li Qiang will attend the summit. “The virtual…