Kuwait Reiterates Support for Establishment of Palestinian State

The Emir of Kuwait received the Palestinian PM on Tuesday. (KUNA)
The Emir of Kuwait received the Palestinian PM on Tuesday. (KUNA)
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Kuwait Reiterates Support for Establishment of Palestinian State

The Emir of Kuwait received the Palestinian PM on Tuesday. (KUNA)
The Emir of Kuwait received the Palestinian PM on Tuesday. (KUNA)

Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed on Tuesday that his country remains unwavering in its support to the Palestinian cause.

Sheikh Nawaf received Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh in Kuwait who was in the country on a two-day visit as part of an official Gulf tour.

He said Kuwait will continue to stand by the Palestinian people until their national aspirations are achieved and they establish an independent state.

He affirmed that the Palestinian cause was, and still is, the central issue for Kuwait as well as the Arab and Muslim worlds, wishing the Palestinian government and people security and peace.

For his part, Shtayyeh praised Kuwait’s unwavering support to the Palestinian people and their cause, emphasizing the depth of brotherly relations between them.

The PM briefed the Emir on the latest political developments, particularly the ongoing Israeli violations against the Palestinian people, especially in Jerusalem.

Shtayyeh also covered the efforts exerted towards achieving national Palestinian unity, mobilizing international support for Gaza’s reconstruction, creating a political track amid the renewed international momentum to end the Israeli occupation and establish an independent Palestinian state.

Before wrapping up his visit to the country, Shtayyeh met with his Kuwaiti counterpart, Sheikh Sabah Al-Khalid Al-Sabah, and Speaker of the National Assembly Marzouq al-Ghanim.



Israel Warns People to Evacuate from More Areas in East, South Lebanon

Workers remove the rubble from the site of an Israeli airstrike the previous day that targeted the eastern Lebanese village of Bednayel in the Bekaa valley, on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by Sam SKAINEH / AFP)
Workers remove the rubble from the site of an Israeli airstrike the previous day that targeted the eastern Lebanese village of Bednayel in the Bekaa valley, on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by Sam SKAINEH / AFP)
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Israel Warns People to Evacuate from More Areas in East, South Lebanon

Workers remove the rubble from the site of an Israeli airstrike the previous day that targeted the eastern Lebanese village of Bednayel in the Bekaa valley, on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by Sam SKAINEH / AFP)
Workers remove the rubble from the site of an Israeli airstrike the previous day that targeted the eastern Lebanese village of Bednayel in the Bekaa valley, on October 31, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. (Photo by Sam SKAINEH / AFP)

The Israeli military warned people to evacuate from more areas of the eastern city of Baalbek and south Lebanon, including a built-up Palestinian refugee camp.

Israeli airstrikes, meanwhile, killed at least ten people in different parts of the country on Thursday.

The Rashidiyeh refugee camp near the port city of Tyre is one of several dating back to the 1948 Mideast war, when hundreds of thousands of Palestinians fled or were driven out of what is now Israel.

Israel invaded Lebanon at the start of October, after nearly a year of trading fire with Hezbollah. The group began firing rockets, missiles and drones on northern Israel after Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023 attack triggered the war in Gaza. Iran backs both groups.

Israel has warned people to evacuate from large areas of the country, including major cities in the south and east. Over a million people have already fled their homes.

Israeli strikes killed seven people in eastern Lebanon, according to Lebanon’s state-run National News agency. Another strike killed a man on a motorcycle on the coastal highway between Tyre and Sidon.

The news agency also reported a strike on a car on a main highway running through the mountains outside the capital, Beirut. It said the strike in Araya closed the highway, diverting traffic through nearby villages.

Two people were killed in the attack, media reports said.