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Gaza ceasefire deal

Hamas has reiterated its full commitment to the Gaza ceasefire agreement and the implementation of what has already been agreed upon. The movement also expressed its readiness to begin negotiations for the second phase. Hamas blamed the Israeli Prime Minister for disrupting the ceasefire agreement. It said Benjamin Netanyahu is trying to block the implementation of the deal for his own personal and party interests. Hamas noted that the lives of Israeli captives are the least of Netanyahu’s concern. It emphasized that the language of blackmail and threat of war used by Israel will not work, and the regime has no choice but to go through with negotiations. The movement stressed that Israel’s continued procrastination and deception will not help it evade the agreement, and it is only putting the lives of captives at risk. Hamas also rejected any attempt to exert pressure on the movement while the Israeli regime is left without accountability for evading its commitments.

Yemen ultimatum countdown

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah has reaffirmed the movement's stance regarding the ultimatum given to Israel for allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. Abdul Malik al-Houthi’s comments came as only one day remains of the four-day ultimatum given to the regime. Houthi said the Yemeni Armed Forces are fully prepared to start a new round of anti-Israel operations in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza. He stressed that Yemen will take military measures against Israel the moment the deadline expires if NO aid enters Gaza. Houthi added that all Arab and Islamic governments are responsible for ensuring aid delivery to Gaza and exerting pressure on Israel to make it happen. The leader of Ansarullah also slammed Arab leaders for being indifferent to ensuring the entry of aid to Gaza. The Ansarullah movement has already demonstrated its capabilities by disrupting Israel-bound ships in international waters and launching attacks on Israeli military targets inside the occupied territories. Now, the movement says it will resume retaliatory attacks in case the regime does not abide by the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Iraq sanctions waiver

The Iranian foreign minister has slammed the new US administration’s decision to revoke Iraq’s sanctions waiver for importing electricity from Iran. Abbas Araghchi described the American administration’s decision as extremely deplorable. He noted that the US administration has decided to target the innocent people of Iraq by attempting to deprive them of access to basic services such as electricity. Iran's top diplomat reaffirmed the Islamic Republic’s continued support for the Iraqi people. He added that Iran remains firm in its commitment to the Iraqi government to repel unlawful US actions. Araghchi’s remarks came after the US announced it had revoked a waiver from Iran sanctions that allowed Iraq to import electricity from its eastern neighbor. In reaction, the chairman of the Iraqi parliament’s finance committee warned that any move by Washington to restrict power imports from Iran would cause Iraq’s electrical grid to collapse.

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