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The US military has fought two drones in Houthi areas. The UN is fighting hunger in Gaza despite better coordination with Israel. All developments in the live blog.
After Iran’s attack on Israel with more than 300 drones and missiles, the leader of the European People’s Party (EPP), Manfred Weber, has called for the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to be placed on the EU terror list. “The background of this organization is clearly clear,” said Weber in the ZDF “Morgenmagazin”. It brings terror to the region.
“Even in the Middle East, everyone is aware of Iran’s true nature,” he added. This is shown by the fact that, in addition to the Western states, Jordan, for example, also helped to defend against the missiles. The CSU politician emphasized that the regime in Iran is a “terrorist state”.
Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has called on Israel to stop military operations in the Gaza Strip and call for a ceasefire. The Gaza war was triggered by the “barbaric” attack by the radical Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas, Tajani told the daily newspaper “La Stampa”. “But now a ceasefire is necessary,” he added.
Israel must stop its military operations, which are massively detrimental to the Palestinian population. Italy initially supported Israel’s actions after the Hamas attack on October 7th, but has recently toned down its support in view of the thousands of deaths among the civilian population.
Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock met with President Izchak Herzog on her seventh visit to Israel since the terrorist attack by the Islamist Hamas on October 7th. According to the Foreign Office, British Foreign Minister David Cameron was also present at the morning meeting in Jerusalem.
Afterwards, Baerbock also wanted to meet her Israeli counterpart Israel Katz as well as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Benny Gantz, who is a member of the Israeli war cabinet. Growing concerns about an impending conflagration in the Middle East in the event of a tough Israeli counterattack after the major Iranian attack at the weekend are likely to play a central role in their talks. The Green politician is also likely to raise the humanitarian situation of the suffering civilian population in the Gaza Strip.
The UN Security Council will vote on Thursday on the Palestinians’ application for full membership in the United Nations. This is reported by the AFP news agency, citing diplomatic circles. Palestinian UN envoy Rijad Mansour wrote to UN Secretary-General António Guterres earlier this month asking that the process of full membership for the Palestinians be resumed.
However, the plan is considered to be unpromising because the USA has spoken out against it – Israel’s ally can veto it. “We do not see that the adoption of a resolution in the Security Council will necessarily lead us to a point where we can find a two-state solution,” said US Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield Press in Seoul. The Palestinians have had observer status at the United Nations since 2012. They have been demanding full membership for years.
The United Nations (UN) continues to struggle to prevent famine in the Gaza Strip. Although there have been some improvements in coordination with Israel, delivery of aid to the Palestinian territory still faces difficulties, said Andrea De Domenico, head of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
There are significant delays at the checkpoints. Last week, 41 percent of UN requests to deliver aid to the north of the Gaza Strip were rejected. “We engage in this dance where we take one step forward, two steps back, or two steps forward and one step back, which basically keeps us at the same point,” De Domenico told the press. “For every new opportunity we get, there is a new challenge we have to overcome.”
The US military says it has successfully fought two drones in areas controlled by the Houthi rebels in Yemen. No damage or injuries were reported from US Navy, coalition or merchant ships, said US Central Command (Centcom), the US military’s regional command responsible for the Middle East.
British Prime Minister Sunak recommends that Israel respond prudently to Iran’s attacks. Turkish President Erdogan has made serious allegations against Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu. The live blog to read.