As a result of the Saudi and Israeli positions, “Riyadh and Washington hope a more modest defense pact could be sealed before President Joe Biden leaves the White House in January,” according to the Saudi and western sources.
Daily Archives: 29. November 2024
Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of US defence treaty over Israel stalemate
In a drive to get a wide-ranging mutual security treaty over the line earlier this year, Riyadh softened its position on Palestinian statehood, telling Washington that a public commitment from Israel to a two-state solution could be enough for the Gulf kingdom to normalise relations.
But with public anger in Saudi Arabia and the wider Middle East at fever pitch over Israel‘s military actions in Gaza, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has again made recognition of Israel conditional on it taking concrete steps to create a Palestinian state, two Saudi and three Western sources said.
Three Palestinians killed in stampede for bread in central Gaza Strip
Two women and „a young girl, died in front of a bakery in Deir al-Balah as a result of a stampede while trying to buy bread“, Deir el-Balah‘s Al-Aqsa hospital said in a statement.
LIVE BLOG: ‘Most Severe Bombardment since WWII’ | Horrific Massacre in Beit Lahia – Day 420
Fri, Nov 29, 6:13 PM (Palestine Time)
70 Killed in Beit Lahia
AL-JAZEERA: About 70 Palestinians, most of them women and children, were killed in two separate massacres against the Ahmed and Baba families in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.
Fri, Nov 29, 6:13 PM (Palestine Time)
Ten Killed in Beit Lahia
AL-JAZEERA: 18 Palestinians, including women and children, were killed and others were injured in an Israeli bombardment of Al-Manshiya in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip.
Death toll in Gaza rises to 44,363
(29 November 2024 12:00 GMT)
At least 44,363 Palestinians have been killed and 105,070 injured in Israeli attacks on Gaza since 7 October 2023, the Palestinian health ministry said in a statement on Friday.
At least 30 Palestinians, most from the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, were killed in overnight strikes, the ministry reported.
60-Day withdrawal countdown: Israeli forces continue to engage in South Lebanon
Before the expiration of the 60-day deadline for Israel‘s withdrawal from southern Lebanese border villages, the Israeli military continues its operations under the pretext of self-defense, as outlined in Clause 4 of the ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.
Syrian Army launches counteroffensive against HTS terrorists
According to reports, clashes persist in Saraqib, west of the Aleppo-Damascus highway, as militants fail to make any breakthrough.
The Syrian army also repelled militant attacks on a front southwest of Aleppo city, thwarting four attacks from Thursday evening until Friday morning.
Additionally, the army repelled five successive assaults on Andan, northwest of Aleppo, inflicting heavy casualties among the terror groups.
Araghchi says terror resurgence in Syria part of Western-Israeli plot
Araghchi held a telephone conversation with Syrian Foreign Minister Bassam al-Sabbagh on Friday, where both officials examined the evolving situation in Syria and broader regional developments.
„The reactivation of terrorist groups in Syria is a U.S.-Zionist scheme after failure in Lebanon,“ Araghchi stated while reaffirming Tehran‘s unwavering support for Damascus in its ongoing struggle against terrorism.
Trump wants US troops out of Syria, says Robert F Kennedy Jr
(November 8, 2024)
Kennedy described Trump’s particular focus on the border between Syria and Türkiye.
„He said we have 500 men on the border of Syria and Türkiye, and a little encampment that was bombed. He said there‘s 750,000 troops in Türkiye. There‘s 250,000 militants in Syria. If they go up against each other, we‘re in the middle.“
According to Kennedy, Trump later asked his generals what would happen if a conflict broke out, to which they reportedly replied, „They‘re going to be cannon fodder.“
Trump’s response was decisive: „Get them out.“
Syrian rebels enter Aleppo for first time in eight years during shock offensive
Syrian armed rebels have entered Aleppo just three days into their surprise offensive, marking the first time they have set foot in the country’s second largest city since government forces recaptured the city in 2016.
Rebel forces launched a surprise attack this week, sweeping through several villages outside the city and reigniting conflict that had been largely static for years.