Author: Steven Sahiounie

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has joined the chorus of European leaders expressing support for Palestinian statehood, saying he will seek legislative approval to officially recognize the sovereignty of Israel’s neighbor. “I will propose granting Spain’s recognition to the Palestinian state,” Sanchez said on Saturday at a conference in Bilbao, Spain. “I do this out of moral conviction, for a just cause, and because it is the only way that the two states – Israel and Palestine – can live together in peace.” Sanchez has been one of Europe’s most vocal critics of the Israeli bombardment in Gaza, accusing West Jerusalem of “indiscriminate killing of innocent…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday spoke on the phone with his counterpart in the United Arab Emirates, wishing him a happy birthday. During his phone conversation with Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Erdogan also extended his congratulations on the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to a post on X by Türkiye’s Communications Directorate. Erdogan invited Al Nahyan to Türkiye for the first meeting of the High Level Strategic Council established between the two countries. The directorate shared no further information on the two leaders’ conversation. Source: Anadolu Agency

The spokesman for Iran’s Foreign Ministry says the United States is the main party responsible for the start and continuation of Israel’s on the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip. “The American government stood by the Zionist regime in words and deeds,” Nasser Kan’ani told reporters at his weekly press briefing in Tehran on Monday. Since the beginning of Israel’s war in October, the US has been providing the regime with large-scale shipments of weapons, he added. He noted that the US has been exerting pressure on the Palestinian people, slamming the “painful inaction” of the international community, particularly…

The head of the caretaker government Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday that the crime of genocide, ethnic cleansing, and the war of starvation continues against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, in the form of killing, starvation, displacement, and oppression, claiming hundreds of lives every day, most of them women and children. Shtayyeh added in a speech at the beginning of the caretaker government meeting today that the Israeli crime is revealed daily with more horrific images of what the occupation soldiers are committing, adding that the starvation is severely intensifying, which is not treated only by dropping meals,…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a phone call from British Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Monday. During the call, the two officials discussed regional and international issues of common interest including developments in the Gaza Strip and its surroundings, and efforts made in this regard. source: Arab News

In a message on Monday, President Raeisi extended his congratulations to leaders of Muslim countries on the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. The usurping Israeli regime has occupied the Palestinian territory for more than seven decades and committed heinous crimes, he said. Over the past months, he added, the regime has killed more than 30,000 innocent civilians, particularly children, in the Gaza Strip. The Iranian president emphasized that the heads of Muslim countries have the duty to encourage and promote peace and fraternity among Muslims and develop the atmosphere of spirituality and unity among the members of the…

The president of the Directorate of Religious Affairs in Turkey sheds light on the importance of continuing to boycott “Israel”. The president of the Directorate of Religious Affairs in Turkey, Ali Erbaş, highlighted the urgency of sending aid to Gaza and perpetuating the boycott of “Israel” as a means of pressure on the Israeli occupation to end its war on Gaza. Addressing worshippers following al-Tarawih prayers, Erbaş emphasized that in all cases of oppression and persecution, one should do everything in their power to stand by the oppressed. He added that as they collectively pray al-Tarawih and greet the holy month of…

NATO does not currently see any military threat from Russia against the bloc’s member-states, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Brussels. “We don’t see any imminent military threat [from Russia] against any NATO ally,” he said, answering a relevant question from journalists. Nevertheless, Stoltenberg stressed that NATO must be prepared for threats from Russia and stay vigilant. In his opinion, at present Moscow does not threaten the alliance due to the fact that it is preoccupied with Ukraine. On Monday, Sweden’s flag was officially hoisted at the NATO headquarters in Brussels following its accession to…

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, confirmed on Monday that “Israel has not been complying with the orders issued by the [ICJ] court.” He continued to assert that South Africa sees “it fit to approach the court on an urgent basis particularly with the view of addressing the challenges in the Rafah area,” as he referred to the massacres being committed in the region by “Israel”. He concluded that further action must be taken as the “people in Gaza are now starving”. “Israel” was also ordered to prevent the killing of Palestinians, causing serious bodily or mental harm, inflicting conditions of…

The official spokesman for the Palestinian Presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, denounced the statements made by Benjamin Netanyahu regarding plans for Israel’s ground invasion into Rafah city in southern of Gaza Strip, where millions of displaced Palestinians are sheltering. “We warn of the seriousness of Netanyahu’s statements, in which he rejected President Biden’s demands, which considered invading the city of Rafah a red line, and confirmed his continued preparations for the aggression against the city, which is home to more than 1.8 million Palestinians, most of whom were forcibly displaced from their homes destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in the northern and central Gaza Strip.” Abu Rudeina…