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UK says Biden is right to press Netanyahu for a halt in fighting in Gaza

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has stated US President Joe Biden is “rightly pressing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for a pause in fighting  in the Gaza Strip to allow for more humanitarian aid.

Biden vows ‘ironclad’ US commitment to Israel amid fears of Iran retaliation

US President Joe Biden has vowed that Washington's commitment to defend Israel against Tehran was “ironclad” as concerns rose in the United States that a “significant” Iranian strike could happen within days, in retaliation for the bombing of Iran’s consular building in Syria's Damascus that saw the killing of seven Iranian military advisors.

Iranian FM talks to regional counterparts, discusses Palestine, multilateral ties

Iranian and Saudi foreign ministers have called for an immediate end to ongoing Israel’s crimes against Palestinians particularly in the Gaza Strip.

Iranian president calls on Muslim countries to cut ties with Zionist regime

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has called on Muslim countries to cut their economic relations with the Zionist regime.

Iran Leader: Gaza most important issue for world of Islam

Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has one again shone light on the suffering of the Palestinian people amid the incessant Israeli aggression, saying Gaza is on top of all other issues in the Islamic world.

UK says will not suspend weapons exports to Israel

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron has confirmed London will not suspend arms exports to Israel after the killing of seven aid workers in an airstrike on Gaza last week, as he insisted the UK would continue to act within international law.

Iran president says Muslims have human, religious duty to stop Gaza war

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has stressed putting an end to the Israeli regime’s months-long genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip is a human and religious responsibility for the Islamic countries.

Netanyahu’s attitude to war in Gaza ‘is a mistake’: Biden

US President Joe Biden has called Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s approach to the war in the Gaza Strip a “mistake”, piling on his criticism of the Israeli leader one week after the White House threatened to alter its support.

Pentagon chief says there’s no evidence Israel has committed genocide in Gaza

US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin claims there is no evidence that Israel is committing genocide in the Gaza Strip. Israel's war against the Gaza-based Palestinian group Hamas has so far killed more than 33,000 Palestinians, mainly children and women.

Ayatollah Khamenei: Israel must and will be punished for attack on Iran diplomatic mission in Syria

The Leader of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the Israeli regime “must and will be punished” for its aggression on the Iranian Embassy’s consular section in the Syrian capital Damascus earlier this month.

40 percent of Latinos in US want Gaza ceasefire

About 40 percent of U.S. Latino adults believe the administration of President Joe Biden should push for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war with Gaza, according to a new poll.

Iran, Iraq presidents call for promotion of bilateral ties, end to Palestinian suffering

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi had a phone conversation with his Iraqi counterpart Abdul Latif Rashid on Tuesday, in which both sides emphasized on strengthening relations between the two countries.

UNSC refers Palestine’s full membership bid to committee

The United Nations Security Council president has referred the Palestinian Authority's application to become a full member of the world body to the committee on the admission of new members.

China says supports holding conference on Ukraine with participation of Moscow, Kiev

Beijing supports holding an international conference on settling the Ukrainian crisis with the participation of Moscow and Kiev, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has stated.

Iranian attack on Israel would likely be carried out by ‘regional proxies’: US

An Iranian attack on Israel would likely be carried out by Iran’s proxy forces in the region, rather than by Tehran directly, two people familiar with US intelligence on the matter told CNN.

One-third of Americans believe Israel has gone too far in Gaza war: Survey

Nearly one-third of Americans has stated that Israel’s military action in its war against Hamas has gone too far in the Gaza Strip, a new poll found. More than 33,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed during Israel’s incessant onslaught against Gaza.

Syria’s Assad urges reinforcing anti-Israel front following Iran mission raid

Syrian President Bash al-Assad has called for the strengthening of the anti-Israel forces known as the axis of resistance in the region following Israel’s recent missile strike on Iran’s consulate in Damascus.

Nicaragua to ICJ: Germany ‘facilitating’ genocide in Gaza Strip

Nicaragua has brought Germany before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) for "violating the Genocide Convention through its continued military and political support of Israel" amid the war in the Gaza Strip.

Israel withdrawal from part of Gaza tactical move: Iran’s army chief

Iran's Army Chief Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi has stated the Israeli army’s announced pull-out from parts of the besieged Gaza Strip is a tactical move. He added the regime has resorted to the bombardment of the Palestinian territory.

US calls Israeli troop movement in southern Gaza ‘rest and refit’, not withdrawal

White House national security communications adviser John Kirby says reports indicate to him that the Israeli troop movement in southern Gaza amounts more to a “rest and refit” than a full withdrawal of troops.

NATO chief: Iran, Russia, China and N. Korea aligned against west

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says an "alliance of authoritarian powers" is working more closely together against Western democracies.

Iranian consulate in Damascus resumes operation after Israeli airstrike 

The consulate section of the Iranian embassy in Syria has resumed working after being leveled in an airstrike by the Zionist regime on Monday.

Dozens of French lawmakers ask President Macron to halt arms sale to Israel

A total of 115 French opposition lawmakers asked President Emanuel Macron to halt weapons sales to Israel to avoid being "complicit in genocide" in the Gaza Strip.

Lawyers sue German government to stop arms exports to Israel amid Gaza war

A group of lawyers filed a lawsuit against the German government on Friday, demanding an immediate halt to the supply of weapons and ammunition to Israel amid the war in the Gaza Strip that has so far left more than 33,000 Palestinians.

US lawmakers urge Biden to reconsider Israel arms transfer

More than three dozen members of the US Congress have written to President Joe Biden of their “shared concern and outrage” over the Israeli strike on a humanitarian aid convoy in Gaza and urged him to reconsider the recent authorisation of a weapons transfer to Israel.

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