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Moscow, according to the Russian president, believes that the “United States is an important and necessary country in the world,” so it “is ready to build relations” with it Russia is ready to resume full-fledged relations with the United States but insists that a fundamental groundwork must first be laid down to facilitate this, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “When certain fundamental changes take place [in the United States], they will begin to respect other people, other countries, to look for compromises rather than using sanctions and engaging in combat operations in a bid to resolve their own problems. In…

 The foreign minister of Iran denounced Washington’s unwavering support for the Israeli regime, which he said won’t be able to proceed with the onslaught on Gaza even for an hour without backing from the US. In a meeting with Lebanese caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati, held in Geneva on Wednesday, Hossein Amirabdollahian highlighted the US’ pivotal role in the war on Gaza. “Without the US’ support, the Zionist regime will be incapable of continuing the war even for an hour,” he said. Amirabdollahian noted that the Israeli regime has achieved none of its objectives in the onslaught against Gaza for more…

Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh said today that Israel, with its continued aggression against the Palestinian people, has brought itself and the region into a state of war that may never end, stressing the need for everyone to bear their responsibilities to stop this aggression. He told Voice of Palestine radio that President Mahmoud Abbas, from the first moment of the aggression against Gaza, demanded that it be stopped immediately, as well as that the raids on West Bank cities be stopped. He stressed that the Palestinian position is clear on the necessity of immediately stopping the aggression against Gaza,…

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has rejected statements by Israel’s ambassador in London that her country does not want a 2-state solution to the conflict with the Palestinians. Tzipi Hotovely told Sky News “absolutely no” when asked if Israel would pursue a 2-state scenario after military operations in the Gaza Strip conclude. Sunak said he and his government “don’t agree” with Hotovely’s stance. “Our long-standing position remains that a two-state solution is the right outcome,” he said, adding that he is “incredibly concerned” by the suffering of civilians in Gaza as a result of Israel’s operations. “I’ve said consistently far…

The foreign ministers of Iran and Indonesia discussed plans for collective efforts to force the Israeli regime to stop the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi held a meeting on the sidelines of the Global Refugee Forum 2023, held in Switzerland’s Geneva on Wednesday. On the Palestinian issue, Amirabdollahian said that the major concern on Gaza is to stop the Zionist regime’s attacks. He noted that the US and the Israeli regime have failed to achieve any of their declared goals in the war against Gaza, explaining that they are…

Jake Sullivan and Benjamin Netanyahu are currently meeting in Tel Aviv. A statement posted on social media by the Israeli prime minister’s office says that Israeli National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi and Brett McGurk, US President Joe Biden’s senior Middle East adviser, are also in attendance. Earlier, Sullivan met Defence Minister Yoav Gallant in which the two officials discussed the fight against Hamas and the tensions on the Lebanese border. In short comments after the meeting Gallant thanked the US administration for its “unreserved support”. Gallant also told Sullivan that Israel would need “more than a few months” to dismantle…

Senior Iranian and Brazilian diplomats discussed efforts for the cessation of the Israeli regime’s deadly strikes on the Gaza Strip. In a telephone conversation on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira talked about a range of bilateral and regional issues, including the latest developments in Palestine. The two ministers stressed the need for continuous consultations between Iran and Brazil to help stop the massacre of Palestinians and protect civilians in Gaza. At least 18,608 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza since October 7. source: Tasnim

A group of people gathered in front of the White House for a candlelit vigil holding a sign that say, “President Biden, your staff demands a ceasefire”. Josh Paul, who resigned from the State Department in October over the US’s “lethal assistance to Israel”, spoke at the event. Information shared online before the protest encouraged staff members from the Biden-Harris administration to attend. Attendees were encouraged to wear masks and nondescript clothing and not to bring their work phones. Source: AlJazeera

Speaking of thousands of women and children being killed in Gaza, the Russian president Putin reiterated that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “called the present-day Gaza Strip the world’s largest graveyard for children” Russian President Vladimir Putin has branded the events underway in the Gaza Strip as a catastrophe. “What is going on [in the Gaza Strip] is certainly a catastrophe,” he said at the combined Direct Line Q&A session and year-end press conference. Speaking of thousands of women and children being killed in Gaza, the Russian president reiterated that UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres “called the present-day Gaza Strip…

Almost half of Gaza’s population of nearly 1.9 million people is now estimated to be residing in the Rafah Governorate area in southern Gaza, the UN relief agency in the occupied Palestinian territory has said. “Large crowds wait for hours around aid distribution centres, in desperate need of food, water, shelter, health, and protection,” the UN said. While limited aid is still being distributed in Rafah, aid distribution has largely stopped across the rest of Gaza, the UN added. Source: AlJazeera