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Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, in a recent interview with CNN’s Fareed Zakaria at the World Economic Forum in Davos, stated that regional conflicts and attacks by Iran-backed groups would persist as long as Israel continues its military operations in Gaza. He asserted that ending the conflict in Gaza could lead to the resolution of other regional crises. This statement …

The recent move by Israel’s military to pull back one of its army divisions from Gaza has sparked criticism from National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir, underscoring the growing internal disagreements about Israel’s military strategy in Gaza. Ben Gvir argued that the recent rocket fire from Gaza into Israel justifies the need to maintain military control over the region. This …

The Israeli government is experiencing internal discord, particularly after War Cabinet Minister Gadi Eisenkot challenged the feasibility of defeating Hamas as a primary war goal and called for early elections. Eisenkot, during a Channel 12 News interview, acknowledged the significant impact on Hamas in northern Gaza but refuted claims of a decisive victory or Hamas’s diminished resolve. He emphasized the …

The European Union has recently imposed sanctions on Abdelbasit Hamza, a Sudanese financier believed to have strong connections with Hamas. This action follows an investigation by CNN and the Israeli investigative platform Shorim, which revealed Hamza’s extensive business dealings in Europe, despite being previously sanctioned by the United States after the attacks on October 7. Hamza, who has denied any …

Hafiz Abdel Jabbar, the father of Tawfic Abdel Jabbar, a Palestinian-American teenager, has held the United States partly responsible for his son’s death due to its longstanding military support to Israel. Tawfic, born in Gretna, Louisiana, and residing in the West Bank since May 2023, was killed during an incident near Al-Mazra’a ash-Sharqiya, approximately 10 miles north of Ramallah. According …

Since October 7, the death toll in Gaza has risen to over 25,000, according to a statement from the Ministry of Health controlled by Hamas. In the last 24 hours alone, 178 people were killed and 293 were injured, leading to a cumulative total of 25,105 deaths and 62,681 injuries throughout the Gaza Strip during the ongoing conflict between Israel …

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced strong disapproval on Sunday regarding opposition to the concept of a two-state solution in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He emphasized that denying the Palestinian people’s right to statehood is unacceptable. In a social media post, Guterres stated, “The refusal to accept the two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians and the denial of the right to statehood …

Advocacy organizations and critics of ex-President Donald Trump are striving to exclude him from the 2024 presidential race, citing the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. This amendment disqualifies public officials from holding office if they have engaged in insurrection. Colorado and Maine have interpreted this to apply to Trump due to his actions in trying to reverse the 2020 …