Author: Steven Sahiounie

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says “very important, productive work has been done” during the Paris talks over Gaza, which involved the US, “Israel”, Qatar, and Egypt. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken voiced hope Monday for a deal to halt the war in Gaza in exchange for releasing captives held by the Palestinian Resistance in the Strip, after talks in Paris involving mediator Qatar. “Very important, productive work has been done. And there is some real hope going forward,” Blinken told reporters after meeting earlier in the day in Washington with Qatar’s prime minister. He said that “there…

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British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will travel to Oman on Tuesday where he is expected to call for stability over ongoing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and de-escalating of tensions in the Middle East, the foreign office said on Tuesday.Cameron, on his fourth visit to the Middle East, will travel to Oman to meet his counterpart Badr Albusaidi to discuss how to diminish tensions across the region.The Houthi attacks on international shipping lines in the Red Sea will be a major focus of his discussions, the foreign office said in a statement.Cameron will reiterate Britain’s commitment to getting aid…

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China says it looks forward to the effective implementation of the ruling issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to make Israel end genocidal acts in the besieged Gaza Strip. On Friday, the UN court in The Hague issued six orders in relation to the Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory. It stopped short of calling for a full ceasefire, however. “The ruling , made by the majority of the judges, responds to the widespread concern of the international community to protect civilians, de-escalate the tense situation in Gaza, and ease the humanitarian crisis,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman…

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Israeli forces have carried out new raids into several areas of the occupied West Bank, killing at least five Palestinians. Two Palestinians were killed in a town south of al-Khalil on Monday. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Moataz Mahmoud Atbeish, 30, was killed during confrontations with Israeli forces in Dura. Muhannad Ismail al-Fasfous, 18, succumbed to wounds sustained from Israeli gunfire in the same town. The regime also carried out a separate raid into Jenin, killing another Palestinian. Palestinian media said Thaer Naeem Hamo, 21, was shot in the abdomen by Israeli soldiers. He was taken to Hadaf Medical Center,…

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The Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed the “baseless” allegation of Iran’s connection with an attack on US troops in Jordan, reiterating that the regional resistance forces do not take orders from Iran. In a statement released on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani reacted to reports on a deadly strike against US forces in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border. Since the outset of the Gaza crisis, Iran had repeatedly warned against the spread of clashes in the region as a result of the relentless Israeli strikes against the Palestinian people and the US’ unwavering supports for the genocide of Palestinians…

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