Author: Steven Sahiounie

Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh today stressed during his meeting with the Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI Kiyoto and Japanese Representative to the State of Palestine, Ambassador​​​ Yoichi NAKASHIMA, at his office in Ramallah, that Israel is practicing the most heinous forms of genocide against the Palestinian people. Shtayyeh said that Israel acts as if it is a state above the law. Shtayyeh briefed them on the the latest developments regarding the current situation in Gaza and the repercussions of the occupation’s aggression against the Palestinian people. Shtayyeh affirmed that Israel has turned the Gaza Strip into a killing field, and it is facing a major humanitarian catastrophe with its loss of the most basic…

The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan met in Geneva on Monday to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. Egypt’s Sameh Shoukry and Jordan’s Ayman Safadi, who is also deputy prime minister, reviewed the situation in the war-torn region and warned of the consequences of an Israeli military ground operation in Rafah, according to a statement by Ahmed Abu Zeid, a spokesman for the Egyptian foreign ministry. Any such offensive would have “extremely negative repercussions” and exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe, they said. The ministers also discussed the challenges facing the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…

Italy is “not at war with Russia” and has no plans to send troops to Ukraine, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani clarified on Tuesday. The remarks were part of a wave of denial from NATO nations about harboring any plans to deploy troops on behalf of Kiev in its fight against Moscow. Italy’s continuing support for Ukraine does not include such an option, Tajani insisted. “When we talk about sending troops, we must be very cautious because we must not make people think we are at war with Russia,” he explained. The political firestorm was sparked by comments French President Emmanuel Macron made…

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant says Israel will continue to attack Hezbollah positions even if a truce is reached in Gaza, but the State Department’s Miller says Washington is working to resolve the Lebanon-Israel crisis diplomatically. “We do not want to see either side escalate the conflict in the north [of Israel],” Miller told reporters. “And in fact, we’re going to continue to pursue a diplomatic resolution of that conflict. And while we saw the defense minister’s comments, we have also taken note that repeatedly the defense minister and other officials of the government of Israel, including the prime minister, have…

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Tuesday received a phone call from US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry announced. During the call, the two sides discussed regional developments, particularly in the Gaza Strip, and efforts to deal with the security and humanitarian repercussions in the besieged Palestinian territory.  source: Arab News

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