Iran ultinatum to US
Iran’s Foreign Minister says Washington must decide whether to embrace Tehran’s diplomatic initiative or face the consequences of continued escalation. In a post following the US elections, Abbas Araghchi stated that American voters have made their choice, and the White House must now make its own. He said Iran’s 2-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz remains on the table, warning that if Washington chooses war instead, Iran's battle-hardened forces are ready to respond.
Amsterdam pro-Palestine rally
Tens of thousands of people dressed in red have held a mass protest in the Dutch capital, Amsterdam, to denounce the ongoing Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza. Organizers said some two-hundred-thousand people attended the "red line" protest. They carried signs reading "Stop the Genocide," demanding the Dutch government take tougher action, including trade restrictions, against Israel. The protest was organized by the Rights Forum along with 13 other groups. Demonstrators urged the Dutch government to stop buying Israeli weapons and impose sanctions on the regime for committing war crimes in Gaza. Protesters marched along a busy Amsterdam street, shouting, “Free, free Palestine!” At the end of September, the Dutch government imposed a ban on products coming from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, which are deemed illegal under international law. The Netherlands has also withdrawn from the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest over Israel's participation.
Gaza humanitarian crisis
More Palestinians continue to lose their lives in Gaza as thousands of tents housing displaced people are inundated by severe winter floods, amid Israel’s restrictions on the entry of humanitarian supplies. According to Gaza's civil defense, six people, including four children and two women, lost their lives after a sand dune collapsed onto their tents following heavy rainfall. Mahmud Bassal, the spokesperson for Gaza's civil defense, said the incident happened after a sandy embankment collapsed onto tents housing displaced people, south of Deir al-Balah, in central Gaza. He added that rescue teams continue to search for missing people. Earlier, Gaza’s government media office said about "70,000 tents sheltering tens of thousands of displaced people were flooded on the first day" of rains. It added that the collapse of dozens of cracked walls and roofs has also caused injuries, some critical, in various areas of the war-torn territory. Gaza's Health Ministry says the overall death toll from the Israeli genocide since October 2023 has risen to over 74,600, with about 176,000 others wounded.
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