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Gaza ceasefire proposal

The Hamas resistance movement has rejected the US special envoy’s remarks about rejecting the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal, describing Steve Witkoff’s position as unfair. A senior Hamas official, Basem Naim, said the group did not reject the ceasefire and hostage deal proposal offered by Witkoff. Naim, however, insisted that Israel’s response to Witkoff’s proposal was incompatible with what the movement agreed on. He stressed that Witkoff’s position towards the movement is “unfair” and shows “complete bias” towards Israel. His comments came after Witkoff claimed that Hamas’ response to the latest ceasefire proposal was “totally unacceptable.” Reacting to Witkoff’s remarks, another Hamas official reaffirmed that the movement has not rejected his proposal. Taher al-Nono said Hamas wants a permanent ceasefire, not a temporary one that ends after 60 days, and it wants aid to enter Gaza completely, freely, and without interruption. He also stressed that the resistance's weapon is not open for negotiation or discussion, and Hamas will not abandon it.

US-Israeli Gaza genocide

Israeli forces massacre more Palestinian civilians in Gaza, as the regime presses ahead with its air and artillery strikes across the besieged territory. A Palestinian engineer was killed after his home was bombed in Gaza City. An earlier drone strike hit a civilian vehicle near Gaza City’s Al-Sahaba Medical Complex, killing fivepeople. Another drone attack on a tent for displaced people in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, killed si, including four members of the same family. The regime’s artillery fire also hit several areas across Gaza, causing civilian casualties. On Saturday, Doctor Hamdi al-Najjar died of the injuries he sustained during an earlier Israeli airstrike on his home. He was the husband of Dr. Alaa al-Najjar, who was killed in the same airstrike along with her nine children. The death toll from the Israeli genocide is now near 54,400, with about 124,000 others injured. The regime has also issued displacement orders for the entire southern Gaza, just two days after doing the same for the northern part of the territory.

Iran-IAEA relations

Iran's foreign minister has called on the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency to reflect on the facts about the country’s peaceful nuclear activities. Abbas Araghchi made the remarks in a phone call with IAEA's Director General, Rafael Grossi. Iran's top diplomat highlighted Tehran’s continued cooperation with the nuclear watchdog. Araghchi said Iran's nuclear activities are entirely supervised by the agency, and are carried out according to the Safeguards Agreement. He called on Grossi to reflect on the facts in a way to prevent some parties from abusing this international organization to advance their political agendas against the Iranian nation. Araghchi also asked Grossi to point out the consequences of any political action with regard to Iran's nuclear program during the meeting of the agency’s Board of Governors next week. He warned that Iran would give a proper response to any inappropriate move by European countries. Araghchi said those parties that use the agency as a tool to advance their political agendas against Iran will be responsible for the consequences of their moves.

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