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Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran and Qatar are working on political initiatives on establishment of an immediate temporary ceasefire in Gaza as the Israeli genocidal war in claiming more civilian lives. Amir-Abdollahian said his earlier visit to the Qatari capital Doha featured discussion about the truce in the Israeli regime’s war. The top Iranian diplomat made the remarks upon return to Tehran from a two-way trip that took him to Qatar and Turkey. “There is talk in Qatar about the idea of truce that could [possibly] lead to extensive transfer of humanitarian aid to Gaza,” Amir-Abdollahian said. The brutal…

The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the world today is united against the United States more than ever amid the continuation of the US-backed Israeli regime’s heavy attacks against Palestinians. The bloody nature of US policies is now revealed to the world more than any time in the past, Major General Hossein Salami said on Thursday. He described the US, Britain and Israel as “inseparable parts of an obvious conspiracy,” emphasizing that they act in three separate geographical parts of the world but with coherently developed policies. The Zionists occupied Palestine some 75 years ago…

Belgian trade unions have already refused to handle weapons destined for Israel The branch of Amnesty International for the Middle East and North Africa called on Wednesday for embargoing weapons deliveries to both Israel and Hamas to protect civilians in Gaza. “We’ve called for an arms embargo on all parties to the conflict in [Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories],” Amnesty MENA said on X (formerly Twitter). The group endorsed the strike of four Belgian trade unions, which are reportedly “blocking weapons transfers to Israel in response to ongoing unlawful attacks” that have killed and injured thousands of civilians in Gaza. “Others should follow suit!” Amnesty MENA added. Accompanying…

Current leaders in North America and Western Europe are destroying the system that underpinned their own prosperity By Valdai Club Programme Director Timofey Bordachev We in Russia are very fond of appealing to such a concept as the “global majority” – these are countries of the world that link their development to the main trends of globalization, but are capable of expressing their own views on fair forms of international order. Up to now, this notion has been expressed rather discreetly, which is explained by our common participation in a system of relations in which Western countries not only played a leading role,…

US officials reportedly urged restraint after hearing Gaza compared to Hiroshima The Israeli government is willing to kill large numbers of civilians in order to defeat Hamas in Gaza, and told its US partners this in “private conversations,” the New York Times has reported. President Joe Biden’s administration continues to support Israel but has become “more critical” of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s response to Hamas, due to the “humanitarian crisis in Gaza,” according to a news analysis the outlet published on Monday. “It became evident to US officials that Israeli leaders believed mass civilian casualties were an acceptable price in the military campaign,” the New York Times claimed, adding…

The Palestinian enclave could instead see an “international presence,” according to a senior US official American soldiers will not be deployed to Gaza during or after the current phase of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the White House has said, dismissing reports suggesting US troops could be sent on a peacekeeping mission. During a Wednesday press briefing, White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby was asked whether US forces would be used to “stabilize the situation” in Gaza. “There’s no plans or intentions to put US military troops on the ground in Gaza, now or in the future,” he said. “But we are… talking to…

King Abdullah II discusses collaborative action on situation in Gaza with three Gulf states Jordan’s King Abdullah II discussed the international community’s role in pressing for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war during a regional tour covering Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. King Abdullah met with Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani in the capital Doha on Wednesday, the Jordan News Agency reported. During the meeting, Abdullah stressed that “a military or a security solution will not succeed in resolving the Palestinian issue and that what is needed is a political solution to reach a…

Palestinian enclave has been under unprecedented Israeli bombardment since Oct. 7 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Wednesday that the international community must take a “decisive stance” and sincerely pursue an immediate cease-fire and enforce a humanitarian truce in Gaza. Sisi made the remarks in a phone call with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, during which they discussed the Israeli military escalation in the Gaza Strip, according to a statement by the Egyptian Presidency. The statement said Sisi stressed that settling the Palestinian issue requires the implementation of the two-state solution and that military solutions will compromise the region’s security…

Although publicly supportive of “Israel” during the crisis, Biden has privately expressed concerns about Netanyahu’s leadership and the readiness of his government to respond to the resistance operation. A report by Politico on Wednesday revealed that discussions within the Biden administration have been running havoc regarding the future of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political career. According to the report, the administration believes that Netanyahu’s days in office are numbered. This assessment is based on factors such as Netanyahu’s weakened political standing due to Israeli intelligence failures during the recent resistance operation and growing international opposition to the Israeli aggression in Gaza,…

Eleven bakeries in Gaza have been struck and destroyed since 7 October, according to an update from the UN relief agency UNOCHA. Six of the destroyed bakeries were in Gaza City, two in Jabalia, two in the Middle Area and one in Khan Younis, UNOCHA added. With only nine bakeries left operating in Gaza as of Wednesday, people are being “exposed to air strikes” while standing in “hours-long queues”, UNOCHA said. The bakeries are receiving flour from UNOCHA, but are struggling to continue operating due to fuel shortages, the relief agency added. Source: AlJazeera