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Saudi Arabia warns against Rafah invasion, denounces Israeli ‘war machine’
Saudi Arabia warns against Rafah invasion, denounces Israeli ‘war machine’
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Saudi Arabia warned Israel against targeting Rafah on Monday, calling it a “bloody and systematic” campaign aimed at forcefully displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
The deliberate targeting of civilian areas such as Rafah is a flagrant violation of international law and human rights principles, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s warning of the dangers of the Israeli occupation forces targeting the city of Rafah as part of its systematic bloody campaign to storm all areas of the Gaza Strip and displace its residents towards the unknown, in light of the lack of safe zones after the massive destruction caused by the Israeli war machine,” the statement read.The Israeli army ordered some 100,000 Palestinians earlier on Monday to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent and further complicating efforts to broker a cease-fire in Gaza.
The looming operation in the city — where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering and a high number of deaths is feared — has raised global alarm and Israel’s closest allies have warned against it.
Riyadh affirmed its categorical rejection of Israel’s continued blatant violations of all international resolutions, calling for the cessation of “these massacres and their violation of international law and international humanitarian law without deterrence.”
Saudi Arabia called Israel out for exacerbating the humanitarian crisis and limiting international peace efforts through its actions.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry renewed calls for the international community to intervene immediately to stop what it called the genocide carried out by the “occupation forces against defenseless civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
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The deliberate targeting of civilian areas such as Rafah is a flagrant violation of international law and human rights principles, the Saudi Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s warning of the dangers of the Israeli occupation forces targeting the city of Rafah as part of its systematic bloody campaign to storm all areas of the Gaza Strip and displace its residents towards the unknown, in light of the lack of safe zones after the massive destruction caused by the Israeli war machine,” the statement read.The Israeli army ordered some 100,000 Palestinians earlier on Monday to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent and further complicating efforts to broker a cease-fire in Gaza.
The looming operation in the city — where more than 1 million Palestinians are sheltering and a high number of deaths is feared — has raised global alarm and Israel’s closest allies have warned against it.
Riyadh affirmed its categorical rejection of Israel’s continued blatant violations of all international resolutions, calling for the cessation of “these massacres and their violation of international law and international humanitarian law without deterrence.”
Saudi Arabia called Israel out for exacerbating the humanitarian crisis and limiting international peace efforts through its actions.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry renewed calls for the international community to intervene immediately to stop what it called the genocide carried out by the “occupation forces against defenseless civilians in the occupied Palestinian territories.”
Read more:
Israel warns Gazans to evacuate eastern Rafah as concerns of imminent assault grow
Jordan king asks Biden to stop Rafah ‘massacre’
Israeli operation in Rafah disrupts medical services: Aid groups
SECRET AUDITIONS: US wants to replace Zelensky – Russian intel
6 May, 2024 12:45
US wants to replace Zelensky – Russian intel
The US has stepped up efforts to find a replacement for Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and has already talked with a number of politicians, including former President Pyotr Poroshenko and Kiev mayor Vitaly Klitschko, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) claimed on Monday.
Zelensky is “clearly losing the battle for the hearts and minds” of Ukrainians, especially since his legitimacy as president will be “completely lost” after his term in office expires on May 20, the SVR wrote in a statement.
Ukraine
was supposed to hold a presidential election on March 31, but last
December Zelensky canceled it along with all other elections, citing
martial law and the conflict with Russia.
The US State Department and EU’s Diplomatic Service are “extremely” concerned by the growing discontent among Ukrainians over the “endless” protraction of the hostilities with Russia, according to the intelligence service.
“Distrust in government institutions is growing and apathy is spreading rapidly,” the SVR said, adding that the number of desertions and voluntary surrenders in the Ukrainian armed forces is soaring.
The US is now looking for alternatives to Zelensky, the SVR claimed, noting that Washington “is not even trying to hide the fact that essentially it doesn’t care” who will lead Ukraine.
For the West, it’s crucial that the new president be capable of continuing the armed conflict, so that the “war till the last Ukrainian” does not stop, the agency said.
According to the SVR, Washington is in talks with Poroshenko and Klitschko.
“Secret work”
is also being carried out with
- the presidential head of office, Andrey Ermak,
- former top Ukrainian commander General Valery Zaluzhny, and
- the ex-speaker of the Ukrainian parliament, Dmitry Razumkov.
However,
the US and EU would like Zelensky to remain in his post for now as long
as he is tied to war financing schemes that yield “enormous profits” to both Kiev and Western arms manufacturers, SVR added.
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