PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES: US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that a ceasefire deal in Gaza could deter Iran from attacking Israel in retaliation for the killing of a Hamas leader that sent regional tensions soaring. His remarks came after
during a visit to Tehran for the swearing-in of Iran ian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Israel has not commented.
"Ten months since the start of the war, the threat of further regional escalation is more palpable, and chilling, than ever," said Rosemary DiCarlo, United Nations undersecretary general for political and peacebuilding affairs.In a statement on Monday, theThe White House warned that a"significant set of attacks" by Iran and its allies was possible this week, saying Israel shared the same assessment.
The Gaza war began with Hamas's Oct 7 attack on southern Israel which resulted in the deaths of 1,198 people, mostly civilians, according to an AFP tally of Israeli official figures. Defying longstanding rules that allow Jews and other non-Muslims to visit the compound but not to pray there, Ben Gvir led thousands of Israelis in singing Jewish hymns and performing Talmudic rituals.Ben Gvir renewed his opposition to any let-up in the Gaza war"We must win and not go to the talks in Doha or Cairo," the minister said, referring to the truce talks planned for Thursday.
Hamas has urged mediators to implement a truce plan presented earlier by Biden instead of holding more talks.
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