Gargash Stresses UAE Keenness on Efforts Aimed at Ending Yemen Crisis

UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)
UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)
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Gargash Stresses UAE Keenness on Efforts Aimed at Ending Yemen Crisis

UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)
UAE State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash. (AP)

United Arab Emirates State Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr. Anwar Gargash held talks in Abu Dhabi on Sunday with United Nations special envoy to Yemen, Martin Griffiths, on efforts to resolve the crisis in the war-torn country.

Discussions focused on reaching a ceasefire in Yemen and developing the peace process, reported the UAE state news agency (WAM).

Griffiths hailed the UAE’s ongoing support to the UN in its efforts to establish peace and stability in Yemen.

Gargash, for his part, said Abu Dhabi is keen on ensuring the success of these efforts in order to resolve the crisis.

He also expressed deep appreciation for the Saudi leadership and the central role it is playing, which will help establish peace throughout the region.

He specifically underlined the Riyadh Agreement and the need to implement all of its articles in order to boost the chances of the political solution in Yemen.

The UAE, as part of the Saudi-led Arab coalition, will back the Saudi and UN efforts to reach a ceasefire and pave the way for a necessary political phase that leads Yemen to stability and prosperity, Gargash said.



Israel Says It Captured Weapons from Iran Being Smuggled to West Bank

An Israeli soldier holds a weapon during an Israeli raid, in Al-Faraa camp near Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 27, 2024. (Reuters)
An Israeli soldier holds a weapon during an Israeli raid, in Al-Faraa camp near Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 27, 2024. (Reuters)
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Israel Says It Captured Weapons from Iran Being Smuggled to West Bank

An Israeli soldier holds a weapon during an Israeli raid, in Al-Faraa camp near Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 27, 2024. (Reuters)
An Israeli soldier holds a weapon during an Israeli raid, in Al-Faraa camp near Tubas, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, November 27, 2024. (Reuters)

Israeli authorities say they seized a large cache of weapons originating in Iran and bound for Palestinian fighters in the West Bank.

A joint statement from the military and Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency on Wednesday said the cache included rockets, explosives, mortar launchers, sniper rifles and other weapons. They released photos purporting to show the weapons.

The statement did not say where the seizure took place, and the military did not respond to a request for comment.

The statement identified two units of Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, one purportedly based in Syria, that it said were responsible for the smuggling, and named their commanders. It did not provide further evidence of Iran’s involvement.

Israel has carried out near-daily military raids in the occupied West Bank in recent years, targeting what it says are militants planning attacks.

The violence spiked after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack ignited the war in the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian Health Ministry says nearly 800 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank since then. There has also been a rise in Palestinian attacks on Israelis.

Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, territories the Palestinians want for a future state.