2023-11-02 01:30:00
02 November 2023, 07:00 AM IST The body of a child killed in an Israeli airstrike on the Jabaliya refugee camp in Gaza was pulled from the rubble. AP
Tehran: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday asked Muslim countries to freeze all trade with Israel, including oil exports. The request comes in the context of Israel’s intensified attack on Gaza, claiming to eliminate Hamas. Meanwhile, Jordan recalled the ambassador to Israel.
“Islamic governments must insist on ending the crimes immediately. Muslim countries must not cooperate economically with the Zionist regime (Israel). Exports of oil and foodstuffs must be stopped,” he said at a student conference in Tehran.
Khamenei also criticized the Western governments that stand against Palestine. Britain, France, and the US Criticism was said by naming “The Muslim world must not forget who is oppressing the people of Gaza. It is not only the Zionist regime,” he said.
Iranian Defense Minister Mohammad Reza also said that some European countries that help Israel should be careful not to anger Muslims.
Iran is a country that supports Hamas financially and militarily. Iran described the October 7 Israeli attack as a ‘success’. However, Iran’s position is that it has no role in it.
As of Wednesday, 8,796 Palestinians have died in the attack that began on October 7. Of these, 3648 are children and 2290 are women.
South American countries recalled their ambassadors
London:South American countries Chile and Colombia have recalled their ambassadors in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza. Bolivia has cut diplomatic ties with Israel. Brazilian President Lula da Silva criticized Israel for its continuous bombing of Gaza. In all these countries the left is in power.
Bolivia severed diplomatic ties with Israel in 2009 when it invaded Gaza. It was reinstated in 2020 when the right wing was in power.
The Rafah border was opened for the injured and foreigners
Cairo: Egypt temporarily opened the Rafah crossing on Wednesday to evacuate Gazans seriously injured in the Israel-Hamas war. Later, the first ambulance with the injured arrived in Egypt. It is the first time that people have been smuggled through the border since the war started on October 7.
It is reported that 76 injured people have been brought to Egypt. AFP reported that more than forty ambulances crossed the Rafah border. Reported. One has two patients each.
Patients are transported to the temporary hospital in Sheikh Suwayd, 15 km from the Rafah border, and the El Arish hospital, 30 km away. Those requiring intensive care will be taken to Cairo. The border was opened as part of an agreement between Egypt, Israel and Hamas brokered by Qatar. These efforts are supported by the US. Agreed.
After evacuating the injured, the foreign nationals also started to be evacuated. 320 people with foreign passports entered Egypt through Rafah. Gaza is home to citizens of 44 countries. There are representatives of 28 agencies including U. Egypt agreed to allow 90 seriously injured people and 545 foreigners to cross the Rafah border on Wednesday. Meanwhile, communications systems across Gaza have begun to be restored following hours of Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday night.
90 people will be transferred to hospitals in Egypt
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