Oct 12, 2023 9:40 am
Phone call from Raisi and bin Salman: “Stop war crimes”
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi spoke to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman about the conflict in Israel and Palestine. “In the first telephone conversation between Ayatollah Raisi and His Highness Mohammed bin Salman, the two agreed on the need to end war crimes against Palestine. “Islamic unity was emphasized and both believe that the (Israeli) regime’s crimes and the US green light will bring destructive insecurity for the regime and its supporters,” Raisi’s deputy chief of staff for political affairs, Mohammad Jamshidi, wrote about the Phone call, as Irna reports. The phone call represents the first direct conversation between Raisi and Mohammed bin Salman. Tehran and Riyadh agreed to normalize relations in March after ties were broken for seven years.
Oct 12, 2023 9:37 am
Israel: “China should take a more balanced stance”
China must take a “more balanced stance” in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. This was stated by Israeli Ambassador to Beijing Lirit Ben-Abba in an interview with Bloomberg TV, assuming that Zhai Jun, the Chinese envoy to the Middle East, would hold talks with the Israeli side today after phone calls on Tuesday and Wednesday lead had respectively with the Egyptian and Palestinian. “The Chinese special envoy will have a telephone conversation with the Israeli side,” the diplomat said, adding that Beijing could discuss the matter at the Foreign Ministry’s daily briefing today. Already on Sunday, Israel’s diplomatic mission expressed disappointment and expected “stronger condemnation” from China against Hamas for the series of violent attacks, especially from a country that considers Tel Aviv to be its friend.
“When people are being murdered and massacred on the streets, it is not time to demand a two-state solution,” Yuval Waks, a senior embassy official, had said in a meeting with the media. China’s Foreign Ministry on Sunday called on the parties concerned to maintain calm and immediately end hostilities to protect civilians, adding that “the fundamental way out of the conflict is the implementation of the two-state solution and the establishment of a… independent State of Palestine.” Yesterday, Zhai Jun called for an “immediate ceasefire” in the phone call with the Palestinian side and – based on the Beijing diplomacy report in a note – ensured that “China is deeply dismayed by the intensification of the current conflict “Deeply concerned about the serious deterioration of the security and humanitarian situation in Palestine.” Therefore, the top priority in this scenario is “an immediate ceasefire and the protection of the civilian population.”
Oct 12, 2023 9:33 am
Three Chinese people died in the conflict
Three Chinese citizens have been killed as the conflict between Israel and Hamas escalates. The Chinese Foreign Ministry reported that there were two missing people and many more injured.
Oct 12, 2023 9:23 am
“Stop water and electricity in Gaza until Hamas releases hostages”
Israel will cut off Gaza’s water and electricity supplies until Hamas releases 150 kidnapped people on Saturday. Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz wrote this in a tweet. “Humanitarian aid for Gaza? No electrical switches will be turned on, no water pumps will be opened and no tankers will enter until the Israeli abductees return home,” the minister wrote. “No one can teach us morals,” he added.
Oct 12, 2023 9:22 am
Blinken has arrived in Israel
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Israel after the Hamas attacks. He will meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, members of the government and President Isaac Herzog.
Oct 12, 2023 9:21 am
The presidents of Syria and Iran call for Islamic unity to support the Palestinians
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and his Syrian counterpart Bashar al-Assad have called on Islamic countries to maintain a unified position in support of the Palestinians. This was reported by the NourNews agency. “Islamic and Arab countries and all free peoples of the world must come together to stop the crimes of the Zionist regime against the oppressed Palestinian people,” Raisi said in a phone call with al-Assad.
Oct 12, 2023 8:57 am
IDF: “Hamas is preparing for a long war. Control over the Gaza Strip is beginning to weaken.
Hamas’s slow rocket fire into Israel over the past day shows it is preparing for “a long war.” This was predicted by the head of the military command of the Israeli Home Front, Major General Rafi Milo, at a meeting with journalists. “We assessed the behavior of Hamas, which recognizes that it is entering a long war,” Milo said. “Hamas is managing the attacks to cope with fighting that is expected to last weeks,” the military said, explaining that the Palestinian group “has reduced the scale of attacks to around 200 to 400 rockets per day.” to be able to afford a very long fight. According to IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari, there are also increasing and clear signs that Hamas’ control over Gaza is already beginning to wane. According to Hagari, the Hamas high command has become much more insulated from such decisions and more and more attacks are being carried out by isolated subordinate commanders who are not necessarily part of a coordinated strategy. Hamas no longer knows in real time which of its commanders are alive or dead and is replacing them slowly.
Oct 12, 2023 08:55
Red Cross “in contact” with Hamas and Israel for hostage release
The International Red Cross said it was in “contact” with Hamas and Israel regarding the hostages currently held in the Gaza Strip to negotiate their release. “As a neutral mediator, we stand ready to carry out humanitarian visits, facilitate communication between the hostages and their families and facilitate any possible release,” Fabrizio Carboni, regional director for the Middle East, said in a statement. It is estimated that there are around 150 hostages in Hamas’s hands, including soldiers, civilians, children and women, Israelis and foreigners.
Oct 12, 2023 8:43 am
IDF: “We attacked Hamas commanders and tunnels”
“The IDF prioritizes attacks on Hamas commanders. We attack when we have information about the whereabouts of a high-ranking commander.” This was stated by the Israeli army spokesman for international media, Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Conricus, adding that since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip, ” “built a network of tunnels under Gaza City up to Khan Yunis and Rafah”. We’re trying to beat them. It is not intended for the entry of civilians, it is not a bunker that the citizens of Gaza can use during Israeli attacks, it is intended for Hamas and other terrorists to continue firing rockets and sending terrorists.”
Oct 12, 2023 8:38 am
Hamas attack, “not an important warning from the 007s”
The night before the Hamas attack from Gaza, “there were some signals but no major intelligence warnings.” This was said by army spokesman Daniel Hagari.