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The 26th Saudi relief plane, operated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center, arrived at El-Arish International Airport in Egypt on Thursday.The plane carried various relief supplies, including 24 tons of medical and shelter materials, to be transported to the Palestinian people in Gaza.The assistance comes as part of the fundraising campaign to aid the Palestinian people in the enclave. It reflects Saudi Arabia’s longstanding commitment to standing with the Palestinian people during times of crisis. Source: Arab News

The Turkish Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday slammed Israeli soldiers who performed Jewish rituals inside a mosque in the West Bank city of Jenin. “We strongly condemn the provocations of Israeli soldiers who stormed the Jenin Refugee Camp, and disrespected sanctity of a place of worship by entering the mosque,” Oncu Keceli said on X. “In East Jerusalem and the West Bank, where tensions are running extremely high due to settler terror and heavy pressure and attacks by Israeli security forces against Palestinians, we expect attacks on Muslim holy places to be ended immediately and those who perpetrate these provocations…

Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron during his visit to London, the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said on Thursday. The two sides discussed developments in the Gaza Strip and surrounding areas, and the need to take the necessary steps for a ceasefire and to ensure the violence does not spread, the ministry said in a statement. Prince Faisal stressed the importance of the international community, especially the permanent members of the UN Security Council, including the UK, intensifying efforts aimed at a ceasefire, as well as providing secure relief corridors…

The United Nations strongly rebuked the desecration of a mosque in the occupied West Bank, following a circulated video showcasing Israeli soldiers engaging in Jewish rituals within the Muslim religious space. Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, expressed firm disapproval, stating, “The desecration of religious sites should not be tolerated and is against common decency, to say the least. Religious sites need to be respected and cannot be perverted in one way or another.” The condemnation comes in response to a video shared by Israel’s far-right minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, revealing Israeli soldiers performing Jewish rituals during a raid in…

Deputy Foreign Ministers of Iran and China converged in Beijing to discuss the urgent need to halt ongoing attacks in Gaza and evaluate progress in the negotiations concerning Iran’s sanctions, underscoring shared concerns. The discussions between Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani and Ma Zhaoxu, the Vice Foreign Minister of the People’s Republic of China, as reported by the People’s Republic of China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs website, centered on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the Iranian nuclear issue, and various international and regional concerns of mutual significance. Both parties stressed the immediate cessation of attacks in Gaza…

Indonesia plans to send a hospital ship to Gaza to provide medical aid for victims of the war, the Navy’s chief of staff, Admiral Muhammad Ali, said. The ship, the KRI Dr Radjiman Wedyodiningrat (992), is currently docked in Jakarta awaiting clearance from Egypt to enter its waters and will set up a field hospital close to Gaza. Collin Koh, a senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore and specialist in Indo-Pacific naval affairs, said that such missions involve complex planning and execution during wartime. “Depending on its exact location, there’ll be a certain level…

The US administration believes that the days of Hamas military leader Yahya Sinwar are numbered, a high-ranking US administration official said. When asked whether Sinwar was Israel’s main target in the ongoing operation in the Gaza Strip, the official replied: “Sinwar is the military leader of Hamas. I think it’s safe to say that his days are numbered.” “I also think it’s safe to say it doesn’t matter how long that takes,” he said during an online briefing on US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s visit to Israel. Source: Tass

The Israeli government has informed US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about their vision of the timeframes of military operations in the Gaza Strip, a high-ranking US administration official said. “The Israelis have briefed us <…> of potential timeframes and Jake [Sullivan] had a very good discussion about the kind of conditions that obviously we all hope to be set up. There was a heavy discussion on, of course, civilian protection,” the official said during an online briefing on Sullivan’s visit to Israel. “The Israelis briefed us in detail <…> about the extraordinary efforts that they are undertaking to try…

The head of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) said he was “terrified” by the ongoing smear campaigns against Palestinians. “I am terrified at the smear campaigns that target Palestinians and all those who provide assistance and protection to them,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Philippe Lazzarini said. “And on that, I am asking you to help us push back against misinformation and inaccuracies. I know that some of you are constantly fact checking, fact checking is key if we want accurate information,” he continued. “Just always make sure you verify and debunk repeated…

Palestinian government condemns Israel’s raid on the West Bank city of Jenin and the eponymous refugee camp, which left 12 Palestinians dead and dozens injured The Palestinian government condemns Israel’s raid on the West Bank city of Jenin and the eponymous refugee camp, which left 12 Palestinians dead and dozens injured, as an attempt to provoke more violence in the West Bank, Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said. “The Israeli occupation authorities continue their bloody aggression and massacres against Palestinian people, their land, and their sanctities, in an attempt to detonate the situation and drag the region into the area…