Author: Steven Sahiounie

Germany’s chancellor has told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call that he should conclude a deal on a ceasefire and the release of hostages held by Hamas, a German government spokesperson said on Sunday.Many military objectives in the fight against Hamas have been achieved while civilian casualties and human suffering in Gaza are enormous, Olaf Scholz told Netanyahu, according to a German government statement.“An end to the war in Gaza would be a decisive step toward a regional de-escalation,” the spokesperson said. source: Arab News

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China supports Iran in defending its “sovereignty, security and national dignity,” Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi told Iran’s acting foreign minister in a phone call on Sunday, according to a statement by China’s foreign ministry.In the phone call, Wang repeated Beijing’s denunciation of the assassination of Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31, saying the strike had violated Iran’s sovereignty and threatened regional stability.Iran and the Palestinian group Hamas have accused Israel of carrying out strike that killed Haniyeh.Israel has not claimed or denied responsibility for the killing, which has fueled concern that the war between Israel and Hamas…

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Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris has urged the European Union to reconsider its partnership agreement with Israel due to the ongoing human atrocities against civilians in Gaza and elsewhere across occupied Palestine. The Irish leader’s call comes against the backdrop of the deadly Israeli massacre carried out yesterday against displaced families at the Al-Tabi’in School in Gaza City, which resulted in hundreds of innocent civilians killed and injured. “We have all been horrified by the many undoubted war crimes that have been committed in Gaza. There can be no impunity. Those responsible must be held to account,” he affirmed. The…

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