Category: General

Washington - Together - The US Department of Defense (the Pentagon) said that Secretary Lloyd Austin will discuss today with his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant 'reducing civilian casualties in Gaza and avoiding a tactical victory at the expense of a strategic defeat.' The Israeli Army Minister said earlier that he would discuss with the American side the transition to the third phase of the fighting in Gaza and the format of the second day of the war in Gaza. Source: Maan News Agency

Beijing, Prince Khalid bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, the Saudi Minister of Defense, met with Lieutenant General Dong Jun, the Minister of Defense of China. The meeting discussed Saudi-Chinese relations and the means to further strengthen them within the framework of the strategic defense partnership, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Source: Bahrain News Agency

Doha: HE Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani sent Tuesday a cable of congratulations to HE Prime Minister of the Republic of Slovenia Dr. Robert Golob on the anniversary of the Statehood Day. Source: Qatar News Agency

New York, The United Nations-backed Integrated Food Security Interim Classification (IPC) initiative has warned that the risk of famine is still very present throughout the Gaza Strip in light of the continued aggression against the Gaza Strip and the continued restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip. The initiative explained in a report on Tuesday that more than 495,000 people, or about a quarter of Gazas population, face catastrophic levels of food insecurity, the most dangerous. The initiative noted that the increase in food deliveries and food services to the northern Gaza Strip during March and April reduced the severity of hunger in the area where the initiative expected famine to occur. It added that the Israeli attack in the vicinity of Rafah city, south of the Gaza Strip, since early May, and other hostilities and displacement, led to renewed deterioration over the past few weeks. The toll of the Israeli occupation aggression against the Gaza Strip since last Oct. 7 has risen to 37,658 martyrs and 86,237 wounded, the majority of whom were children and women, as thousands of victims were still under the rubble. Source: Qatar News Agency

Muscat, Omani Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi discussed with his Dutch counterpart, Hanke Bruins Slot, relations of cooperation between the two countries in various fields, besides developments in Gaza, in a phone call on Monday. During the call, the two sides stressed identical views on the necessity of immediately halting the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip and the escalation by reaching the two-state solution, which is the only solution to achieve peace. The Omani Minister also emphasized the importance of respecting international law and holding the Israeli occupation accountable for grave violations, its practice of the ugliest forms of siege, and its policy of genocide, including starving the population of Gaza. He also noted the importance and inevitability of recognizing the Palestinian state to achieve justice and alleviate human suffering. Source: Qatar News Agency

Marjeyoun - Israeli enemy warplanes launched an air raid targeting the eastern neighborhood between the southhern Lebanese towns of Odaisseh and Kfar Kila, our reporter said on Tuesday. Israeli enemy warplanes also carried out an air raid targeting the soutern Lebanese town of Khiyam. Source: National News Agency - Lebanon

Gaza - Ma'an - The Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, announced that it had targeted, in cooperation with the Al-Quds Brigades, the occupation soldiers and vehicles in the Yebna camp in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, with mortar shells. Source: Maan News Agency

Bethlehem - Ma'an - On Tuesday morning, the occupation forces stormed the city of Bethlehem and arrested two citizens. The occupation forces arrested Muhammad Sidqi Abu Wissam from Dheisheh camp to pressure his son to surrender himself and arrest him. They also arrested National Security officer Nidal Sweilem. Source: Maan News Agency