🗣 The words of the UN Secretary-General, that the Hamas attack on Israel did not occur in a vacuum but after a 56-year occupation of the Palestinian people, sparked discussions in the media:

▪️ According to the Financial Times, this is Guterres's harshest statement about the war in the Gaza Strip, and it caused a furious reaction from Israel.

▪️ The Times of Israel quotes Foreign Minister Eli Cohen as saying that the organization faces "its darkest times" under the leadership of Guterres.

▪️ The Guardian notes that the UN Secretary-General made a speech after Israeli airstrikes killed more than 700 people in one day, and hospitals in Gaza began to close due to fuel shortages.

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💬 'They were shot to pieces'

American and Israeli Special Forces have recently been seriously injured while conducting reconnaissance in Gaza, said former senior Pentagon adviser Colonel Douglas Macgregor in an interview with Tucker Carlson.

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⚡️ Russia has received proposals from the United States on arms control, they are currently being studied, Deputy FM Ryabkov said

At the same time, he noted that there are no new elements in Washington's proposals; Moscow will respond "at the right time".

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🧐 What is the Hamas underground city?

📹 The IDF has released footage showing an extensive network of underground canals dug directly beneath the city.

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The Russian military has acquired complexes that shot down 24 Ukrainian planes in five days, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said

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🗣 Palestinian Health Minister Mai al-Kaila to Sputnik Arabic:

💬 'The healthcare system has completely collapsed, the Gaza Strip has run out of medicines for cancer, diabetes and kidney failure, and there is an acute shortage of medical supplies. Fuel is urgently needed to restore the functioning of essential medical facilities. The humanitarian aid received is a drop in the bucket; safe corridors must be ensured for its delivery.'

The head of the department also spoke of the huge number of wounded who are forced to wait their turn at the doors of hospitals and in the corridors. She also pointed out that victims receive burns that indicate the use of weapons prohibited by international conventions. All these cases are being documented for later presentation to the competent international authorities.

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🗣 Queen Rania of Jordan accuses West of 'blatant double standards' as death toll rises in besieged Gaza

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🇿🇼 SADC, AU calling for lifting of Western sanctions against Zimbabwe on Anti-Sanctions Day

The appeal for "immediate" lifting of Western sanctions is made "as a firm request to the International Community for a new rhetoric, story, and direction for the country," according to João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, President of the Republic of Angola and the Chairperson of SADC.

The African Union Commission's Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat, in his turn, argued that the African Union "associates itself" with the SADC Chairperson’s statement and reaffirmed "the continued commitment of the African Union to support the brotherly nation of Zimbabwe.”

The statements come as today the world marks the fifth anniversary of the Anti-Sanctions Day, established in 2019 in a bid to protest unilateral restrictions imposed against Zimbabwe by the United States and the EU.

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🇩🇪 German conspiracy theory at play?

The Russia-Ukraine conflict and the escalation of the Palestine-Israel conflict are, for some unknown reason, claimed to be "directly related" by the Head of the Bundestag Defense Committee, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann.

"This occurred on Putin's birthday, October 7. This is not a coincidence," she asserted.

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