Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu insisted on Sunday that he shouldn’t be blamed for the lack of a ceasefire deal. “It’s Hamas that’s preventing” the agreement. “We are working in every possible way to free the abductees. This is at the forefront of our minds. Israel was and still is ready to make a truce in the fighting to free our abductees,” Netanyahu stressed in a video posted on his social media channels. He underlined, however, that Israel will not be succumbing to Hamas’ demands, adding that the country will “continue the fighting until all its goals are achieved.” Netanyahu claimed that although Israel is still open to reaching an agreement, Hamas is the one that remains “entrenched in its positions.”Iran again calls for ‘immediate’ ceasefire in Gaza Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson Nasser Kanaani shared on Sunday in a post on X that Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian called for “an immediate, complete, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in all areas of Gaza,” while delivering a speech at the summit of the Islamic Cooperation Organization in Gambia. The foreign minister underlined that “the human blockade of Gaza” must be lifted chttps://youtu.be/mLLxYZPRae8ompletely, while further hostage exchanges need to take place. He also called for an immediate arms and trade embargo against Israel.Amir-Abdollahian stressed that the Israeli military must withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip, adding that the country must “be stopped, brought to justice and punished.”
Islamic Resistance claims attack on Haifa port
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq said on Sunday in a statement that it once again targeted Israel’s biggest international seaport, Haifa.”Our fighters have directed advanced cruise missiles at Haifa port in the occupied Palestinian territories,” the militant group wrote, underlining that it will continue to support the Palestinian people. The potential damage is still unknown, as the Israeli side has yet to address the strike.