Norobiik @US secretary of state #AntonyBlinken told Israeli prime minister Benjamin #Netanyahu that there is no military solution to #Hamas and that the Israeli leader needs to recognize that or history will repeat itself during his last trip to the #MiddleEast. #Israel
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/18/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-latest-news-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-pakistan-attack-iran?page=with:block-65a8c5a88f08108649989bbf#block-65a8c5a88f08108649989bbf
Here are some of the latest images sent to us by wires in #Gaza, where there has been no let-up in Israeli attacks.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/18/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-latest-news-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-pakistan-attack-iran?page=with:block-65a890698f0845976a84021e#block-65a890698f0845976a84021e
#Israel #Gaza #RedSea
The #US military has fired another wave of missile strikes against #Houthi-controlled sites, marking the fourth time in a week that it has directly targeted the group in #Yemen.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/18/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-latest-news-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-pakistan-attack-iran?page=with:block-65a8a7398f08a3ffd92948d1#block-65a8a7398f08a3ffd92948d1
New Delhi: #India's navy said on Thursday that it responded to a #DroneAttack distress call from a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel (#GencoPicardy) in the #GulfOfAden and that the ship's crew were safe, with a fire on board under control. #Houthi #Yemen #Israel #Gaza
Navy says Indian crew safe after attack on vessel in Gulf of Aden
https://www.deccanherald.com/india/navy-says-indian-crew-safe-after-attack-on-vessel-in-gulf-of-aden-2854354
#NEWDELHI/ #WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The #IndianNavy said on Thursday it had rescued the crew of a U.S.-owned vessel in the #GulfOfAden after an attack by #Yemen's #Houthi movement as tensions in the region's sea lanes disrupted global trade.#GencoPicardy #Israel #Gaza
#Pakistan’s prime minister will hold an emergency security meeting on Friday with military and intelligence chiefs after trading deadly airstrikes with #Iran on militant targets this week, reports Agence France-Presse (AFP). #KermanBombing #Balochistan #Israel #Gaza
Middle East crisis live: Pakistan to hold emergency security meeting after trading strikes with Iran
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/19/middle-east-crisis-live-news-updates-israel-gaza-war-houthi-rebels-yemen-russia-china-ships-red-sea-crisis-attacks?page=with%3Ablock-65aa2b958f08fb29729fefa4#block-65aa2b958f08fb29729fefa4
A senior #Houthi official has promised safe passage for Russian and Chinese vessels through the #RedSea, where the Iran-backed Yemeni militant group has been carrying out attacks on commercial ships in solidarity with #Palestinians in #Gaza. #Russia #China #Israel
Middle East crisis live: Palestinian leader says ‘no security’ without state after Netanyahu remarks; ex-Israel army chief urges ceasefire
Mahmoud Abbas says there can be no stability without a Palestinian state; Israel war cabinet member says hostages will only be released with ceasefire
Vessels loaded with foodstuffs are among those avoiding #Houthi attacks in the key waterway by sailing around #Africa, a longer and costlier route. But unlike #gas, #oil and #ConsumerGoods cargoes that have also been affected, lengthier shipping times risk making #PerishableFoods unsellable. #Yemen #Israel #Gaza
#RedSea attacks disrupt #FoodTrade and may result in higher #GroceryPrices
https://www.straitstimes.com/business/red-sea-attacks-disrupt-food-trade-risk-higher-grocery-prices
The #Cyprus government is facing growing criticism over British military bases on the island being used by #UK and #US forces to stage airstrikes on #Iran-backed #Houthi rebels in #Yemen.
The two installations, retained by the British after the country won independence in 1960 to end decades of colonial rule, operate as sovereign overseas territories beyond the reach of the republic. #RedSea #Israel #Gaza
#US bases in #Iraq and #Syria have also come under a spate of attacks in recent months. As it fired on #Pakistan, Iran also launched strikes on Iraqi and Syrian territory earlier this week.
But despite strong condemnation from both Pakistan and Iran, neither side appears to have an appetite for escalation. #KermanBombing #Israel #Gaza
Iran-Pakistan Update as Tehran Offers Olive Branch After Attacks
https://www.newsweek.com/iran-pakistan-airstrikes-update-1862190
I have a really bad feeling about this, hope I'm wrong 🤞
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The security source, part of a network of groups close to #Syria's government and its major ally #Iran, said the multi-storey building was used by Iranian advisers supporting President Bashar al-Assad's government, and that it was entirely flattened by "precision-targeted Israeli missiles". #Israel
Israeli strike on Damascus kills Iranian Guards official -source
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/israeli-strike-on-damascus-kills-iranian-guards-official-source/ar-BB1gZ34u?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
The #RedSea attacks fit in with #Iran's strategy of expanding and mobilising its regional Shi'ite network of armed militias to project its influence and show its ability to threaten maritime security in the region and beyond.
They said #Tehran wanted to show that the #Gaza war could be too costly for the West if it drags on - and could have catastrophic consequences in the region as things escalate. #Israel #Yemen #Houthi
#Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (#IRGC) says four of its “military advisers” have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a residential building in #Syria’s capital, #Damascus. A well-informed source told Al Jazeera the target was an IRGC intelligence unit, adding that a senior IRGC intelligence official in Syria and his assistants were in the building. #Mazzeh #Israel
“We need a humanitarian ceasefire now, we can’t wait another 100 days,” the #UAE Ambassador to the United Nations, #LanaNusseibeh, said in an online interview from New York. “The risks are high, the war in #Gaza is very clearly an open wound and it’s destabilizing the region,” she said, adding that the US could play a critical role in easing the tensions. #Israel
UAE Warns US Time Running Out to Avoid Wider #MiddleEast Crisis
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-01-20/uae-warns-us-time-running-out-to-avoid-wider-middle-east-crisis
DOHA/ #GAZA (Reuters) - #Israel pounded targets across the #GazaStrip on Saturday while its planes dropped leaflets on the southern area of #Rafah urging #Palestinians seeking refuge there to help locate hostages held by #Hamas, residents said.
"They are asking people's help because they are unable to get to their hostages because of the resistance," said Abu Ali, one north Gaza resident. "End the war, #Netanyahu, and get your people back," he told Reuters.
The number of targets is considerably lower than the 60 which were struck in the first air raids on #Yemen made by the two countries 10 days earlier.
The latest raid marks the eighth time the #US has conducted strikes on #Houthi targets this months and the second time that the UK has participated. #RedSea #Israel
US and #UK strike Yemen in latest attempt to stop #Houthis targeting ships
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/22/us-uk-continue-strike-houthi-yemen-military-biden-sunak
About 20 relatives of people seized as captives by #Hamas in the 7 October attack disrupted a #Knesset finance committee meeting on Monday, chanting: “Release them now, now, now!”
Israeli #hostages’ families storm Knesset meeting to demand their return | #Israel-#Gaza war
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/22/families-israeli-hostages-storm-knesset-meeting-netanyahu-rejects-hamas-offer-fighting-gaza
I was afraid of this despite hints that the hostage negotiations were going well. #Israel
'There will be no ceasefire' – Israeli government rules out suspension of hostilities in #Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/24/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-red-sea-israel-gaza-war-hamas-hostages?page=with:block-65b116098f08af761dc327da#block-65b116098f08af761dc327da
“We used to send #Gaza 600 trucks a day. But for the past two to three days, we are not delivering more than 200 to 200 trucks (of aid) a day. How are these people (in Gaza) living?” he asked a gathering of military officers and state officials.
#Egypt's president #Sisi accuses #Israel of holding up aid deliveries to Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/24/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-red-sea-israel-gaza-war-hamas-hostages?page=with:block-65b0fc388f0898882cc4f9ec#block-65b0fc388f0898882cc4f9ec
#Yemen’s #Houthi authorities have ordered #US and British staff of the #UN and Sana’a-based humanitarian organisations to leave the country within a month, Reuters reports. #UK
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/24/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-us-military-strikes-houthi-rebels-yemen-red-sea-israel-gaza-war-hamas-hostages?page=with:block-65b10e848f085417056452c8#block-65b10e848f085417056452c8
The ruling, if granted, would probably take the form of an order to Israel to announce a #ceasefire in #Gaza and allow more #UN #HumanitarianAid into the country.
The announcement of Pandor’s travel plans reflects a confidence in #Pretoria that their request is going to be met at least partially. #TheHague #SouthAfrica
#ICJ to deliver interim ruling on #genocide case against #Israel on Friday
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/24/icj-to-deliver-interim-ruling-on-genocide-case-against-israel-on-friday
Data suggests a marked increase in European customers' interest in Turkish products as Chinese goods are becoming more expensive and are facing delayed deliveries.#Turkey has road access to 58 countries' markets, a potential advantage considering the soaring transport costs from the #FarEast.
#Yemen #Houthi #Israel #Gaza #Europe #China
Yemeni rebel attacks on #RedSea shipping create unexpected boon for Turkish manufacturers
https://essanews.com/yemeni-rebel-attacks-on-red-sea-shipping-create-unexpected-boon-for-turkish-manufacturers,6988283111233665a
International court of justice is due to give an interim ruling regarding accusations of #genocide in #Gaza.
Explainer: What is the #ICJ and what is #SouthAfrica’s claim against #Israel?
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/explainer-what-is-the-icj-and-what-is-south-africas-claim-against-israel
People are so desperate for food in #Gaza that they are grinding up #AnimalFeed to use as #flour, says a charity, warning that “#famine is looming across the territory”. #Israel
Middle East crisis live: ICJ to deliver interim genocide case ruling; CIA director reportedly to join hostage deal talks
UN judges set to decide on whether Israel should halt its war in Gaza; William Burns will reportedly meet in Europe with his Israeli and Egyptian counterparts plus the Qatari PM
Friday’s ruling at the International Court of Justice (#ICJ) does not deal with the core accusation of the case – whether #genocide occurred – but will focus on the urgent intervention sought by #SouthAfrica. #TheHague #Israel
ICJ recognises right of #Palestinians in #Gaza to be protected from acts of genocide
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/26/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-icj-genocide-case-ruling-israel-hamas-gaza-hostage-talks-cia?page=with:block-65b3a1e28f08f89f155ec0aa#block-65b3a1e28f08f89f155ec0aa
International Court of Justice ruling does not explicitly order a #ceasefire
The UN Palestinian agency (#UNRWA) said on Friday it will investigate the alleged involvement of several of its employees in the 7 October attacks in southern #Israel by #Hamas, and that it had severed ties with these staff members, reports Reuters.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/26/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-icj-genocide-case-ruling-israel-hamas-gaza-hostage-talks-cia?page=with:block-65b3b2118f08978231b970b8#block-65b3b2118f08978231b970b8
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/jan/26/middle-east-crisis-live-updates-icj-genocide-case-ruling-israel-hamas-gaza-hostage-talks-cia?page=with:block-65b3b2118f08978231b970b8#block-65b3b2118f08978231b970b8
Granting #SouthAfrica’s application for special measures, the court did not have to find whether #Israel had committed #genocide, which will be determined at a later date, only that its acts were capable of falling within the #GenocideConvention and urgent preventative action was necessary. #TheHague #ICJ
UN court orders Israel to ensure acts of genocide are not committed in #Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/26/un-court-orders-israel-to-ensure-acts-of-genocide-are-not-committed-in-gaza
Privately, #US defense officials have said that strikes alone are unlikely to deter the #Houthis, who both have survived a decade of war and, since their attacks on nearby waters, enjoyed an elevated status in a region angered by #Israel’s war in #Gaza.
Biden administration officials have said that Beijing is pressing the Iranians. #Iran #Yemen #RedSea
Houthis Attack U.S. Warship as China Urges #Iran to Rein In Rebels
https://www.wsj.com/world/middle-east/china-urges-iran-to-lean-on-houthis-to-halt-red-sea-attacks-iranian-officials-say-2b0fb57b?mod=RSSMSN
The meeting scheduled for Wednesday was called by #Algeria, whose Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it would give a “binding effect to the pronouncement of the International Court of Justice on the provisional measures imposed on the Israeli occupation”. #TheHague
UN Security Council to discuss #ICJ ruling in #Israel #genocide case
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/27/un-security-council-to-discuss-icj-ruling-in-israel-genocide-case
"Unequal #justice is no justice at all. Nothing can be more destabilising than the lack of justice. That matters for #Gaza, it matters for #Ukraine, and it matters in conflict zones from #Ethiopia to #Myanmar." #Russia #TheHague
This momentous #ICJ ruling may be brushed aside by #Israel - but the #US and #UK can’t afford to ignore it | Steve Crawshaw
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/jan/26/israel-gaza-icj-genocide-ruling-the-hague
NEW YORK, USA – #UnitedNations Secretary-General #AntonioGuterres vowed on Sunday, January 28, to hold to account “any #UN employee involved in acts of terror” after allegations that some refugee agency staffers were involved in the October 7 #Hamas attacks on #Israel.
But Guterres implored governments to continue supporting the UN refugee agency for #Palestinians (#UNRWA) after multiple countries paused funding.
The spectre of a direct #US-#Iran military conflict drew closer on Sunday when the US president #JoeBiden announced three US servicemen have been killed and more than 34 injured following a drone attack on a US service base on the border of #Jordan and #Syria. #Israel #Gaza
Three US service members killed in ‘despicable’ #DroneAttack in Jordan, Biden says
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/jan/28/us-service-members-killed-drone-attack-jordan
Before the talks in #Paris, the Associated Press reported that #US negotiators including the #CIA director, #WilliamBurns, had provided a framework for negotiations focused on a two-month pause in fighting between Israeli forces and Hamas.
Talks on #Israel-#Hamas #HostageDeal ‘constructive’ but meaningful gaps remain
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/28/fresh-israel-hamas-talks-expected-on-freeing-hostages-in-exchange-for-ceasefire
#Denmark, home to shipping company #Maersk, is sending the 139-meter #IverHuitfeldt frigate to the area as part of #OperationProsperityGuardian formed last month to protect merchant vessels.
The #Houthi rebels last week fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles toward a #US-flagged container ship operated by Maersk. #Israel #Gaza
Danish #frigate departs for the #RedSea to assist US-led operation
https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-784176
WASHINGTON - The planned targets for #US strikes in #Iraq and #Syria in response to the killing of three US soldiers by a drone in #Jordan include “Iranian personnel and facilities”, CBS News reported on Feb 1.
The #UnitedStates has assessed that the drone, which also wounded more than 40 people, was made by #Iran. #Israel
US planning strikes on Iran targets in Iraq, Syria as #GazaTruce hopes rise
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/us-said-to-back-strikes-on-iran-targets-in-iraq-syria-as-gaza-truce-hopes-rise
#UK could officially recognise a #PalestinianState after a ceasefire in #Gaza without waiting for the outcome of what could be years of talks between #Israel and the #Palestinians on a two-state solution, #DavidCameron has said.
The foreign secretary said no recognition could come while #Hamas remained in Gaza, but that it could take place while Israeli negotiations with Palestinian leaders were continuing.
The Australian foreign affairs minister, #PennyWong, who has frozen $6m in funds she pledged in mid-January, said the allegations made against #UNRWA staff were “deeply concerning” and they needed to be “thoroughly investigated".
But the minister gave a strong hint on Thursday that the government was considering reinstating funding, depending on the progress of those investigations.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/feb/02/israel-accuses-australia-of-forgetting-hamass-culpability-for-gaza-war-as-ministers-consider-reinstating-unrwa-funding
#USCentralCommand has said its forces conducted airstrikes in #Iraq and #Syria against Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (#IRGC) Quds Force and affiliated militia groups. #Iran #Israel #Gaza
US airstrikes hit ‘more than 85 targets’ in #Iraq and #Syria; at least 18 reported killed in eastern Syria – live
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/feb/02/us-begins-wave-of-airstrikes-retaliating-for-drone-attack-that-killed-three-american-soldiers-live?page=with%3Ablock-65bd62158f08412dd4e989d6#block-65bd62158f08412dd4e989d6
Belgian officials expressed outrage Thursday after Israeli forces reportedly bombed the office building of the Belgian Agency for Development Cooperation in the #GazaStrip, an attack that came after #Belgium declined to join the #US and more than a dozen other countries in cutting off funding to the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency
After Belgium Refused to Cut Off #UNRWA Funding #Israel Bombed Its #Gaza Aid Office
https://www.commondreams.org/news/israel-belgium-unrwa
There will be a lot of eyes watching what #Egypt is prepared to do. They've made it clear that any attempt to push the trapped #Palestinians in #Rafah into the country will be crossing a red line. #Israel #Gaza
Palestinian ministry warns of repercussions if Rafah is attacked, reports Al Jazeera
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/feb/02/us-begins-wave-of-airstrikes-retaliating-for-drone-attack-that-killed-three-american-soldiers-live?page=with:block-65be24068f08412dd4e98d4c#block-65be24068f08412dd4e98d4c
#UNRWA Commissioner-General #PhilippeLazzarini said on X he met with the #UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh #AbdullahBinZayedAlNahyan on Monday to discuss UNRWA's work in "preserving the stability in the region" and delivering aid to two million people in #Gaza.
Lazzarini will be visiting #Qatar and #Kuwait later this week. #Israel #Gaza
UNRWA chief visits Gulf countries amid funding crisis
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/unrwa-chief-visits-gulf-countries-amid-funding-crisis/ar-BB1hNFLd?ocid=emmx-mmx-feeds&PC=EMMX01
Squeezed by weak sales growth in its business division that includes the #MiddleEast, #China and #India, the burger giant is among several western brands that have seen protests and boycott campaigns against them over their perceived pro-Israeli stance in the #Israel-#Hamas conflict. #Gaza
#McDonald’s records first sales miss in nearly four years amid boycotts
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/feb/05/mcdonalds-mdc-earnings-boycott-report
