The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas on Monday, November 11, 2024, urged Arab and Muslim countries to implement the declarations made the same day during their summit in Riyadh and to force Israel to cease its ” assault “.
“The affirmation of the national rights of our people, the first of which is the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, requires immediate efforts and practical solutions to force (Israel) to cease its aggression and genocide against our people “writes Hamas.
Earlier, the leaders of Arab and Muslim countries meeting in Saudi Arabia called on Israel to completely withdraw from the Arab territories it occupies to achieve peace. “global” in the Middle East.
“A just and comprehensive peace in the region […] cannot be achieved without putting an end to the Israeli occupation of all the occupied territories” since 1967 – when Israel began occupying the West Bank, East Jerusalem and the Syrian Golan – “and this in accordance with UN resolutions and the 2002 Arab peace plan”mentions the final declaration of the summit.
Israel threatens Iranian nuclear power
Israel's new defense minister ruled Monday that Iran was “more exposed than ever to strikes on its nuclear installations”.
“We have an opportunity to achieve our most important goal: to thwart and eliminate the existential threat to the State of Israel”writes Israel Katz in a message on the social network
Israel has for years accused Iran of seeking to acquire nuclear weapons, something the Islamic Republic – whose leaders regularly call for the destruction of the Jewish state – has always denied.
On October 26, Israeli aircraft launched a raid on military targets in Iran, in retaliation for a salvo of some 200 missiles fired by Tehran at Israel on October 1.
Before these Israeli strikes, several Israeli officials or former ministers had called for a decisive strike against Iran's nuclear facilities, but according to information from the American press, this option was ruled out following strong pressure from Washington .
US strikes Iran-linked targets in Syria
US forces carried out strikes on Monday against nine targets linked to Iran-backed groups in Syria in response to attacks on Washington's troops in the country, the Pentagon said.
“These strikes will diminish the ability of Iranian-backed groups to plan and launch attacks against U.S. and coalition forces.”said the Pentagon, referring to the international coalition against the jihadist group Islamic State (IS) deployed in Syria.
The Pentagon did not specify which groups were targeted or report casualties.
But according to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the strikes killed four members of groups linked to Iran.
