🇺🇸🇵🇸 Blinken said he is going to visit Jordan to meet with The Palestinian National Authority leader Abbas.

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🇵🇸 Protests in support of Palestine are taking place all over the world, but not in all countries the security forces treat the protesters well: in some countries, demonstrations were attacked and dispersed by the police forces.

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⚡️Sirens sound in the Israeli settlement of Miskav Am, near the Lebanese border, which coincided with the launch of flare bombs and a massive flight of Israeli warplanes and reconnaissance aircraft.

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🇫🇷🇵🇸 Police in Paris used tear gas and water cannons to disperse a demonstration in support of Palestine, a Sputnik correspondent reports.

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🇵🇸🇮🇱 Latest updates on Palestinian-Israeli conflict

▪️Israel's Knesset reportedly approved formation of emergency government

▪️Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu met with US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the Defense Ministry headquarters in Tel Aviv

▪️Blinken said he discussed possibilities for safe passage for civilians out of Gaza with Israeli leadership amid the ongoing escalation

▪️The US State Secretary confirmed he is going to visit Jordan to meet with Palestinian National Authority leader Abbas

▪️Mayor of Israel's Sderot called for evacuation of more than 27,000 residents

▪️Syrian media reported Israel attacked airports in Damascus and Aleppo

▪️The Hamas attack on October 7 was accompanied by the infiltration of thousands of fighters from the Gaza Strip into Israel, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said

▪️The Gaza Strip sector will remain under energy and humanitarian blockade until all kidnapped Israelis are released, Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz says

▪️The Palestinian death toll in Gaza has reached at least 1,417 people, the death toll in Israel has reached at least 1,300

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🇮🇱Former Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on British Sky News:

- And what about those Palestinians in hospital who are on life support, and babies and incubators whose life support and incubator will have to be turned off because the Israelis have cut the power to Gaza?

-Are you seriously keep on asking me about Palestinian civilians? What's what's wrong with you? Have you not seen what happened? We're fighting Nazis. We don't target them. Now the world can come and bring them anything they want. If you want to bring them electricity, I'm not going to feed electricity or water to my enemies. If anyone else wants, that's fine. We're not responsible for this.

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🇮🇱 Demonstrations in support of Israel also took place around the world. However, the police not only do not detain or disperse the demonstrators, but also protect them.

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❗Death toll from Israeli strikes on Gaza have reached 1,537 and left over 6,600 injured, according to latest figures by the Health Ministry of Palestine

❗Russian air defenses destroy two Ukrainian drones over the territory of Bryansk and Belgorod regions

🇷🇺 Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to submit proposals for the formation of a Central Eurasian transport corridor through Mongolia and Western China, according to a document published by the Kremlin on Thursday.

"To consider the issue of forming a Central Eurasian transport corridor through Mongolia and Western China and to submit proposals on possible measures for its formation," the document said.

The order must be completed by February 15, 2024. According to the document, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin will be in charge of the initiative.

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The Biden administration may revisit its decision to not send American troops to Israel amid its war with the Palestinian Hamas group.

Citing a US official, American media reported on Thursday that although the United States has ruled out sending its troops to Israel, that decision is subject to change as the Biden White House and Israeli leaders handle the ongoing hostage situation.

🇮🇱🇵🇸 Two-state solution or one-state agreement: what are the options on Palestine’s path to statehood?

Hamas-led militants’ surprise offensive deep into Israeli-controlled territory around Gaza has again focused the world’s attention on the 75-year perpetual conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. Amid the crisis, it’s worth reexamining the history of the Palestinians’ quest for statehood, obstacles standing in the way, and options available.

Russia “has always advocated for the implementation of decisions of the United Nations Security Council, meaning, first and foremost, the creation of an independent Palestinian state. This is at the root of all problems,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an address at an energy forum in Moscow on Wednesday, touching on the escalating Israeli-Palestinian crisis.

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❗Iran's FM Not Ruling Out Opening of New Fronts in Light of Israel's Actions

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said on Thursday that, in light of Israel's actions, the possibility of opening new fronts remains feasible.

The minister added that Iran continues to support "resistance forces" politically and through media and called the decision to cut off electricity and water supplies to the Gaza Strip a war crime.

Amir-Abdollahian also said Israel and "its sponsors" will be held accountable for the results of the aggression against Palestinians.

🇮🇱 A Jewish peace campaigner slams the media for amplifying pro-war propaganda

Fellowship of Reconciliation Executive Director Ariel Gold told Sputnik that reports and images of Israeli civilians killed by Hamas militants were a "gut punch" to her, as some of her relatives were victims of the German Holocaust of Jews and others during the Second World War. But she rejected comparisons between Hamas and the Nazis.

"I think those not only dehumanize Palestinians and distract from the current situation, which is very real on the ground, but also take away from that Jewish pain," Gold stressed.

She also cautioned that Israel's vow to invade Gaza and destroy Hamas would only take more innocent lives on both sides.

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🇺🇸US House Drama Rages as Scalise Withdraws From Speakership Race

The US House of Representatives appears further away from electing a new speaker after Rep. Steve Scalise announced late Thursday he would be withdrawing from the race, just one day after being officially nominated by his party.

"I was very clear we have to have everybody put their agendas on the side and focus on what this country needs," Scalise told reporters. "But there's some folks that really need to look in the mirror over the next couple of days and decide are we going to get it back on track, or they're going to try to pursue their own agenda."

Scalise has indicated he will continue to act in his role as House majority leader, but that he has no plans to endorse another candidate for the speakership.

❗UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has directed that the military of the United Kingdom be deployed to the Eastern Mediterranean to support Israel and reinforce regional stability amid the recent escalation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, 10 Downing Street said Thursday.