Arab League Strongly Condemns Israeli Attack on Gaza

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 9, 2023. (Reuters)
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 9, 2023. (Reuters)
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Arab League Strongly Condemns Israeli Attack on Gaza

Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 9, 2023. (Reuters)
Smoke rises following an Israeli strike, in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip May 9, 2023. (Reuters)

The Arab League strongly condemned on Tuesday the Israeli attack against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank.

It slammed the heinous killing of 14 Palestinians and injury of 20 others.

It warned that this dangerous escalation is another chapter in the open war the Israeli government is waging against the Palestinian people, their properties and sanctities as part of its open policy to destroy any chance to achieve peace.

It accused the government of seeking to stoke chaos and violence in the region.

The Arab League held the government fully responsible for the escalation and its consequences on the entire region.

It called on the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council, to intervene immediately to put a stop to the Israeli attacks, provide international protection to the Palestinian people and bring the perpetrators to justice.



Harris Calls for Gaza Ceasefire after Hamas Leader’s Killing

 US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to the press before a campaign rally at Western International High School in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 2024. (AFP)
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to the press before a campaign rally at Western International High School in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 2024. (AFP)
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Harris Calls for Gaza Ceasefire after Hamas Leader’s Killing

 US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to the press before a campaign rally at Western International High School in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 2024. (AFP)
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaks to the press before a campaign rally at Western International High School in Detroit, Michigan, October 19, 2024. (AFP)

US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Saturday that the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a mastermind of the attack that ignited the war in the Gaza Strip, presented an opportunity for a ceasefire in the Middle East.

"This creates an opening that I believe we must take full advantage of to dedicate ourselves to ending this war and bringing the hostages home," Harris told reporters.

"As it relates to the issues in the Middle East and in particular in that region, it has never been easy. But that doesn't mean we give up. It's always going to be difficult."

The Oct. 7 attack Sinwar planned on Israeli communities a year ago killed around 1,200 people, with another 253 dragged back to Gaza as hostages, according to Israeli tallies.

Israel's subsequent war has devastated Gaza, killing more than 42,500 Palestinians, with another 10,000 uncounted dead thought to lie under the rubble, Gaza health authorities say.