Israel-Syria
Israel demands southern Syria be demilitarized
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding that large parts of southern Syria be demilitarized. The demand could create conflict with the new government in Damascus, reports the BBC.
Netanyahu also says that the Israeli forces that crossed the border into Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain there for the time being. Previously, Israel has said that the operation in the buffer zone between the countries was temporary.
The new Syrian government has said it wants to avoid conflict with Israel but has also requested that the Israeli forces withdraw.
Israel demands southern Syria be demilitarized
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is demanding that large parts of southern Syria be demilitarized. The demand could create conflict with the new government in Damascus, reports the BBC.
Netanyahu also says that the Israeli forces that crossed the border into Syria after the fall of Bashar al-Assad will remain there for the time being. Previously, Israel has said that the operation in the buffer zone between the countries was temporary.
The new Syrian government has said it wants to avoid conflict with Israel but has also requested that the Israeli forces withdraw.
Gaza War
Hamas expresses regret over the October 7 attack
Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouk says in an interview with the New York Times that he would not have supported the terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, if he had known how extensive Israel's response would be.
“If what happened had been expected, October 7 would not have happened, if you ask me,” he says.
Moussa Abu Marzouk, 74, was the first leader of Hamas’s political wing in the 1990s. Today, he heads the movement’s Politburo’s foreign affairs department from exile in Qatar.
He also suggests that there may be some willingness within Hamas to negotiate over the terrorist group’s weapons possession in Gaza, which has been a stumbling block in peace talks with Israel.
Hamas claims in a statement that Marzouk’s statements are “incorrect” and taken out of context.
Hamas expresses regret over the October 7 attack
Hamas leader Moussa Abu Marzouk says in an interview with the New York Times that he would not have supported the terrorist attack on October 7, 2023, if he had known how extensive Israel's response would be.
“If what happened had been expected, October 7 would not have happened, if you ask me,” he says.
Moussa Abu Marzouk, 74, was the first leader of Hamas’s political wing in the 1990s. Today, he heads the movement’s Politburo’s foreign affairs department from exile in Qatar.
He also suggests that there may be some willingness within Hamas to negotiate over the terrorist group’s weapons possession in Gaza, which has been a stumbling block in peace talks with Israel.
Hamas claims in a statement that Marzouk’s statements are “incorrect” and taken out of context.
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