October 27, 2024

*) Israeli air strikes kill at least 30 Palestinians in northern Gaza At least 30 people have been killed in Israeli strikes targeting multiple homes in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. The Palestinian resistance group Hamas condemned the attack, calling it a brutal crime carried out by the terrorist occupation army. Hamas also labelled the US as being complicit and responsible for the ongoing massacres and extermination in northern Gaza. *) Condemnation and de-escalation calls pour in after Israel attacks Iran In the wake of Israel’s air strikes on Iran, various countries have urged restraint to prevent further conflict escalation in the Middle East. Iran said that two soldiers were killed in Israeli air strikes causing limited damage to its military infrastructure and that it is ready to retaliate against Tel Aviv's "aggression." Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and many other countries condemned the Israeli strikes while the US and UK called on Iran to desist from responding to the strikes. *) RSF attack in Sudan kills at least 124 civilians Meanwhile, at least 124 people were killed in attacks carried out by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on the village of Alseriha in the Gezira state of central Sudan. The Sudan Doctors Network has said that forces affiliated with the RSF committed a massacre against civilians. The network called it an irrational escalation against civilians who have chosen to remain for over a year in difficult and tragic humanitarian conditions. *) Attack on convoy in Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan kills at least 10 policemen An attack in Iran’s restive southeast has killed 10 members of the country’s national police force. The Iranian news agencies reported fatalities in the attack in Gohar Kuh, some 1,200 kilometres southeast of the Iranian capital, Tehran. The attack came on a day when Iran was still coming to terms with the Israeli strikes. Authorities have not identified any immediate suspects, nor has any group claimed responsibility for the attack yet. *) China vows 'countermeasures' after US' arms sale to Taiwan China has said that it will take "countermeasures" to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity, criticising a potential $2 billion arms sale package by the United States to Taiwan. Earlier, the Pentagon approved the package, including the delivery of an advanced air defence missile system battle-tested in Ukraine for the first time to the island.