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US-Israeli genocide in Gaza

It is day 288 of the US-Israeli genocide in Gaza and the Tel Aviv regime continues its unrelenting air and artillery strikes against the blockaded territory. In one of the strikes, at least three Palestinian were killed and several injured in Israeli bombing of a Palestinian home in the al-Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. To the south, the regime air raid on a residential building in the city of Khan Yunis, left a Palestinian dead and several others injured. Another Palestinian was killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting a bicycle in Khan Yunis. The regime has also targeted several areas across Gaza with artillery shells, leaving an unknown number of casualties. The Israeli genocidal campaign against Gaza began last October. Since then, nearly 38,900 Palestinians have been killed and over 89,000 injured.

ICJ ruling on Palestine

Iran says an advisory opinion by the International Court of Justice that the Israeli occupation of Palestine is unlawful, reflects the international community’s grave concerns about the regime’s crimes. Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kan’ani said Tehran believes in the Palestinian nation’s fundamental right to self-determination. He called on the international community, specifically the UN Security Council, to hold Israeli officials accountable and take practical steps to end the occupation of Palestine. Pakistan has welcomed the ICJ’s advisory opinion with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calling it a vindication of the legitimate struggle of the brave Palestinian people. Qatar has also hailed the ruling. It said Israel is under obligation to end its presence in the occupied Palestinian territories.

 ‘US mistake to leave JCPOA’

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says his country’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal was "one of the biggest mistakes by Washington in recent years". Blinken was referring to the administration of former US President Donald Trump’s pullout from the agreement in 2018. The deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was signed in 2015 to put restrictions on Iranian nuclear program in return for sanctions relief. Blinken argues that the withdrawal has decreased the breakout time from at least a year to probably one or two weeks. That’s the amount of time American officials refer to as the time Iran needs to produce material for a nuclear weapon. The comments by the top US diplomat come as Iran has time and again reiterated that such weapons have no place in its nuclear doctrine. Tehran also maintains that its nuclear program remains solely for peaceful purposes as it needs nuclear technology to meet domestic needs.

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