Author: Steven Sahiounie

Pro-Palestinian activists in the UK are intensifying their efforts to disrupt the Israeli military’s operations as it continues its deadly campaign in Gaza. UK Members of the protest network Palestine Action recently barricaded the entrance to Elbit Systems, Israel’s largest weapons manufacturer, by locking themselves together, according to a report by the British newspaper Morning Star. Elbit Systems supplies the Israeli military with drones, munitions, combat vehicles, missiles, and other weaponry, much of which is used in attacks on Palestinians. A spokesperson for Palestine Action stated, “While Israeli weapons companies…operate on our doorstep, it’s up to the people to take…

President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that Russia would prefer to see President Joe Biden win a second term, describing him as more experienced than Donald Trump. Speaking in an interview with a correspondent of Russian state television, Putin declared that he will work with any US leader who is elected, but noted unequivocally that he would prefer Biden’s victory when asked who would be a better choice from the point of view of Russia.“Biden, he’s more experienced, more predictable, he’s a politician of the old formation,” Putin said. “But we will work with any US leader whom the American people…

French President Emmanuel Macron told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday that the Gaza death toll was “intolerable” and Israel’s operations there “must cease,” the president’s office said.In a telephone call that saw Macron toughen his tone, the French leader expressed France’s “firm opposition” to an Israeli offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah, saying it “could only lead to a humanitarian disaster of a new magnitude” and create a new risk of regional escalation, according to a statement from the presidential Elysee palace.The French leader stressed that a ceasefire agreement should be reached “without further delay,” adding…

‘I received information about activities of Red Crescent and aid efforts for Gaza,” Emine Erdogan says Türkiye’s first lady Emine Erdogan and her Egyptian counterpart Entissar El Sisi paid a visit to the Egyptian Red Crescent in Cairo on Wednesday to inspect the organization’s aid efforts for Gaza. “I received information about the activities of Red Crescent and its aid efforts for Gaza,” Erdogan said on X, posting pictures from the visit. “Since Oct. 7, we appreciate the efforts of Egyptian institutions and civil society associations to deliver humanitarian aid to our Palestinian brothers,” she added. The Turkish first lady…

Russia should have started active actions in Ukraine earlier, but it tried for a long time to resolve the conflict peacefully and relied on the honesty of its opponents, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with journalist Pavel Zarubin, the video of which was uploaded to the Kremlin’s Telegram channel. “The only thing we can regret is that we did not start our active actions earlier, believing that we were dealing with decent people,” the president said, describing the situation around Ukraine. Putin went on to say that at the first stage, Russia tried to settle the conflict in Donbas…

Dozens of fanatic Israeli colonists Wednesday morning broke into the compounds of al-Aqsa Mosque under heavy protection from the Israeli police. The extremist colonists, divided into groups, raided the holy Islamic Mosque from al-Maghariba gate and took provocative tours in its compounds. It added that the colonists performed Talmudic rituals in the eastern part of the Mosque. This comes at a time as Israeli forces intensify measures against Palestinians coming from Jerusalem to enter the Mosque, inspecting their IDs and briefly detaining them. Source: WAFA

South Africa’s latest request to the World Court against a possible offensive by Israel in southern Gaza serves Hamas and is an attempt to stop Israel from defending itself, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.South Africa on Tuesday asked The International Court of Justice (ICJ) to consider whether Israel’s plan to extend its offensive in Gaza into the city of Rafah requires additional emergency measures to protect Palestinians’ rights.Israel has said it is planning to expand its ground assault into Rafah, where over a million Palestinians have sought refuge from the offensive that has laid waste to much of…

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says that as the occupying power, Israel must ensure that the basic needs of Palestinians in Gaza are met. “In view of a military operation in densely populated Rafah, we renew our call on the parties to the conflict, and all who have influence on them, to spare and protect civilian lives and infrastructure,” Fabrizio Carboni, the ICRC’s director for the Middle East, said in a statement. “Under international humanitarian law, parties to the conflict must ensure the basic necessities of life are provided and the necessary safeguards to preserve life are…

The foreign minister of Iran and the emir of Qatar discussed the collective efforts by Tehran and Doha to settle the crisis in Gaza and help the Palestinians suffering from Israeli strikes. In a meeting with Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, held in Doha on Tuesday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian hailed the close relations and cooperation between the two countries in various fields. Iran’s “cordial and brotherly” ties with Qatar can be improved by the full implementation of the previous deals, he added. Amirabdollahian also appreciated Qatar’s mediatory and benevolent role in some issues regarding Iran…

Jordan’s King Abdullah met US senators in Washington on Tuesday to push for a ceasefire in Gaza, the Jordan News Agency reported. During the meeting, which was attended by Queen Rania Al-Abdullah and Crown Prince Al-Hussein bin Abdullah, the king called for greater international efforts to end the war, which has created a humanitarian catastrophe and jeopardized the prospects of reviving the peace process. The king stressed Jordan’s opposition to any efforts aimed at the internal or external forced displacement of Gazans and insisted on their right to return to their homes. He also expressed his alarm at the escalation…