Author: Steven Sahiounie

The US national security adviser’s visit later this week comes after Biden said the country risks losing international support over its “indiscriminate bombing” of Palestinian civilians in Gaza. “The United States will continue to urge Israel to be more precise in the future to try and protect civilian infrastructure,” Al Jazeera’s Kimberly Halkett reported from Washington, DC. “And as for a ceasefire, the United States continues to support Israel’s desire for there not to be one.” source: AlJazeera

The Lebanese group identified the fighters as Salah Mustafa and Ali Barakat without specifying where or how they were killed. Hezbollah has lost dozens of men in cross-border clashes with Israel since the Gaza war began. The group eulogises fighters who die in the current conflict as having been “martyred on the road to Jerusalem” in a nod to the Palestinian struggle. The Iran-allied organisation has been launching daily attacks on Israeli military targets across the Lebanese border, saying they are acting in support of Palestinians in Gaza. Israel also has regularly bombed Hezbollah positions and border villages in Lebanon…

Jordan’s King Abdullah called for a more coordinated humanitarian response in Gaza and reiterated his country’s commitment to supporting Palestinian refugees and the UN agency tasked with helping them, UNRWA. Speaking at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva on Wednesday, he highlighted that Jordan “is still bearing the heavy costs and burdens of the refugee communities in our midst,” urging the international community not to leave the most vulnerable behind. The forum was co-convened by Jordan, Colombia, France, Japan, and Uganda, and co-hosted by Switzerland and the UN High Commissioner for Refugees. “As serious crises compete for international attention, the…

With the participation of Syria, the activities of the 2nd Global Refugee Forum kicked off in the Swiss city of Geneva, which will continue until the 15th of December. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates ,Bassam Sabbagh, headed the Syrian delegation . UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi pointed out in his opening speech before the forum that there are 114 million refugees and internally displaced people around the world, pointing out that almost every refugee seeks to return to their homeland. Grandi warned of a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza Strip, adding: The Security Council’s inability in this…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan led the Kingdom’s delegation at an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Saudi Press Agency reported on Tuesday. The high-level event, which ran from Dec. 11-12 in Geneva, focused on boosting international cooperation for the protection of human rights amid global challenges, including wars. During his speech, Prince Faisal highlighted that the anniversary of the declaration coincided with the human rights violations taking place in occupied Palestine. He emphasized the critical role of the international community in upholding and advancing human rights through cooperation in both times…

The foreign minister of Iran said the US government is masterminding political plots for the post-war era in the Gaza Strip in order to make up for the Zionist regime’s failure to defeat the Palestinian resistance groups. Hossein Amirabdollahian held talks with his Tunisian counterpart Nabil Ammar on the sidelines of the World Refugee Forum meeting in Geneva on Tuesday. Stressing the need for Islamic nations to decisively support Palestine against the ongoing war crimes and brutal attacks by the Zionist regime in Gaza and the West Bank, Amirabdollahian highlighted the blow to the dignity of the Zionist regime on…

The US secretary of state has responded to international media outlets that wrote to him at the end of October urging his help in protecting journalists in Gaza. “The United States has and will continue to underscore with Israel, and with all countries, that journalists must be protected from harm,” Blinken wrote in a letter that the French news agency AFP says it received on Tuesday. “We stand unequivocally for the protection of journalists during armed conflict and mourn those who have been killed or injured,” Blinken also said, according to the AFP. Israel has killed dozens of Palestinian journalists and media…

The United Nations refugee chief has said that he foresees more displacement in the Middle East due to the conflict that has internally displaced 85 percent of Gaza’s population. “The events that have occurred in Israel and Gaza since October 7 are outside the mandate of UNHCR,” Filippo Grandi said at the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva. “Tragically, however, we foresee more civilian deaths and suffering and also further displacement that threatens the region.” Source: AlJazeera

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian made it clear for the Zionist regime and the US that they won’t be able to wipe out Hamas, because the resistance group has its roots in the People of Palestine. The top Iranian diplomat on Tuesday attended a high-level meeting on “the human rights situation in the occupied Palestinian territories, the universal declaration of human rights, and international humanitarian rights”, held at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva. Participants in the meeting shared their perspectives on the ongoing Palestinian crisis and deliberated on potential strategies to halt the brutal attacks by…

The Israeli occupation is igniting the region and pushing it towards an explosion that cannot be contained by continuing its brutal crimes against the Palestinian people, and its repeated attacks on Syrian and Lebanese lands, Acting Chargé d’affaires of the Permanent Delegation of Syria to the United Nations, Dr. al-Hakam Dandi has said. Dandi’s remarks came in a statement last night after the General Assembly adopted a draft resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip a large majority of 153 in favor and 10 against, with 23 abstentions. He noted that the General Assembly’s adoption by an overwhelming…