JEDDAH: Arab and Muslim leaders have arrived in Saudi Arabia ahead of a summit on Monday centred on the ongoing conflicts involving Israel in Gaza and Lebanon, Al Jazeera reported.
The official Saudi Press Agency reported that attendees will “discuss the continued Israeli aggression on the Palestinian territories and the Lebanese Republic, and the current developments in the region”.
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry initially announced the summit in late October, following the first meeting of an “international alliance” advocating a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
This summit takes place a year after a similar gathering in Riyadh, attended by members of the Cairo-based Arab League and the Jeddah-based Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, where leaders condemned Israeli actions in Gaza as “barbaric”.
The state-backed Saudi news channel, al-Ekhbariya, aired footage on Sunday showing Nigerian President Bola Tinubu and Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati arriving in Riyadh.
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Five Palestinians injured by Israeli bullets in Jalazone refugee camp
The Palestinian Red Crescent says five Palestinians, including a child, have been injured by bullets fired by Israeli forces in confrontations in the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah, reported Al Jazeera.
People demonstrate in support of Palestinians in Istanbul
Demonstrators attend a protest to express support for Palestinians in Gaza, amid the Israel-Hamas conflict, in front of the German consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, November 10, 2024. — Reuters Houthi-affiliated media report air raids by US, UK forces on Yemen
Al Masirah TV is reporting that US and UK forces carried out multiple air arracks on the Amran and Saada governorates in Yemen.
The report came as Israel’s military said it had shot down a projectile fired from Yemen, reported Al Jazeera.
UNRWA raises alarm over famine in northern Gaza
US set to judge Israel progress on Gaza aid crisis this week
The United States this week will decide whether Israel has made progress toward improving the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and how Washington will respond, National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday as Israel began to make its case.
Iraqi resistance group claims drone strikes on targets in Israel
Israel’s Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets after Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles, as seen from Ashkelon, Israel, October 1, 2024. — Reuters The Iran-backed Islamic Resistance in Iraq has claimed responsibility for recent drone strikes on “vital targets” in areas to the north and south of Israel’s occupied territories.
The group, which frequently sends drones toward Israel, provided no specifics on its targets, stating only that the attack was “a continuation of our approach to resisting the occupation, and in support of our people in Palestine and Lebanon”.
Earlier, the Israeli military reported intercepting two unmanned aerial vehicles approaching from the east.
On October 4, two Israeli soldiers were killed in a drone attack by the same Iraqi group on an Israeli military base in the occupied Golan Heights.
Lebanon ground invasion expansion approved by Israeli army chief: Report
A damaged car is seen next to a destroyed building in the aftermath of an Israeli airstrike that targetted the eastern Lebanese village of Zeghrine in the Hermel area on November 10, 2024, amid the ongoing war between Israel and Hezbollah. — AFP Israeli army Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi has approved the expansion of the ground invasion of southern Lebanon, state broadcaster Kan reports.
Israel’s military began “limited, localized, and targeted” ground raids into southern Lebanon against Hezbollah on October 1, days after launching heavy air strikes throughout the country.
Israel’s military and security officials considered announcing the end of the ground offensive last week, Kan reported, but Halevi green-lighted new orders to expand the assault, which could include thousands more soldiers.
Earlier, Israel’s new defence minister, Israel Katz, said Hezbollah had been “defeated”.
