The Arab newspaper claims that the US has given the green light to the invasion to avoid a large-scale attack against Iran. China calls for an international peace conference to recognize Palestine as a state.
The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, will defend today the entry of Palestine "as a sovereign State" into the UN before the Security Council. Israel has deployed artillery units and armored personnel carriers along Gaza's borders. Israeli army movements suggest that preparations for a ground offensive on Rafah, in the south of the Strip, are already underway. The possible invasion of Rafah is being confirmed as the bargaining chip with which the United States tries to limit Israel's response to the Iranian attack on Saturday. Washington fears that an Israeli retaliation on that country's territory will trigger a massive war in the Middle East into which it may be dragged. The vote on Palestine's application for full UN membership will take place between this Thursday and tomorrow, Friday. The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, will defend the entry of Palestine “as a sovereign State” into the UN. The Security Council plans to vote on the proposal between today and tomorrow. China calls for an international peace conference for the official recognition of Palestine. The photograph of a Palestinian woman hugging the lifeless body of her five-year-old niece, Saly, wrapped in a shroud, at the Nasser hospital in Gaza, has won the World Press Photo 2024. The image by photographer Mohammed Salem was taken on October 17, distributed by Reuters and published in numerous media around the world. According to their data, since last October 7, 99 journalists have died in the war between Israel and Hamas. The jury finds Salem's 2024 winning image to be "composed with care and respect, offering both a metaphorical and literal look at loss," according to the organization. The photographer's wife had given birth to her son days before he took that image.