Jim Williams covers the Israel – Hamas War plus the Middle East. Be sure to check out his posts and video reports.
Things have gotten very interesting Thursday when the Qatari newspaper The New Arab reported that “Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the United States agreed on a military operation in Rafah, meanwhile Israel will refrain from making a major attack on Iran.
Later in today’s State Department briefing they said there was a hard no on the question of a deal.
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The report that a deal between the U.S. and Israel seems to be counter to what the Prime Minister has been saying and it was addressed at today’s press briefing.
G-7 CALLS FOR NEW SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN
On day one of the G-7 countries meeting in Italy the Middle East was front and center during Thursday morning first set of talks on issues that need to be addressed. The group discussed a number of new actions, and they are calling for new sanctions against Iran over the attack on Israel.
The Iranian attack on Saturday marked the first time that Tehran has launched a direct military assault on Israel. Israeli authorities said Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles, 99% of which were intercepted by air defenses in tandem with the U.S., Britain, France and Jordan. The attack took place less than two weeks after a suspected Israeli strike in Syria killed two Iranian generals in an Iranian consulate building in Damascus.
WILL THERE SOON BE A PALESTINIAN STATE?
UN Security Council holds debate on Middle East and the Palestinian question over the next couple of days with a possible vote on the matter coming as soon as Friday. At question is if the United Nations should recognize the Palestinian State into the body of nations.
It is expected that if a vote happens on Friday that the United States will veto the entry at this time.
MORE TO COME LATER…
