As negotiations continue toward a cessation of fighting in the Gaza Strip and the release of hostages, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, ``The war will not end without a complete victory,'' reiterating his policy of aiming to destroy the Islamic organization Hamas. Did.
Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken has begun a visit to the Middle East region, and diplomatic efforts are also focused on whether he can make progress in negotiations through consultations with relevant countries.
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Iran-backed militia group poised to continue attacks on US military bases
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Iran-backed militia group poised to continue attacks on US military bases
In the Gaza Strip, where Israeli military operations continue, local health authorities have announced that 27,478 people have died as of the 5th.
Prime Minister Netanyahu inspected military units on the 5th and stated, ``We will not stop this war until we achieve the goal of complete victory,'' reiterating the country's policy of annihilating Hamas.
Israel continues to negotiate with Hamas, using Qatar and others as intermediaries, toward a cessation of fighting and the release of hostages, but Hamas has expressed its intention to seek a permanent ceasefire, and both sides have expressed their desire to seek a permanent ceasefire. There is a gap.
Under these circumstances, U.S. Secretary of State Blinken departed for a visit to the Middle East region to consult with related countries such as Qatar and Egypt, which are acting as mediators in the negotiations, and arrived in Saudi Arabia, his first stop, on the 5th.
The United States, which is supporting the realization of negotiations, has acknowledged that senior government officials are not in a position to conclude negotiations immediately, but diplomatic moves will also focus on whether Secretary Blinken will be able to make progress in negotiations through consultations with relevant countries. It becomes.
Iran-backed militia group poised to continue attacks on US military bases
Iran-backed militias have launched new attacks on bases housing American troops amid growing local opposition to the US military's airstrikes in Iraq and Syria in retaliation for attacks that killed soldiers. claimed to have done so. They are also poised to continue their attacks, and there is no prospect of an end to the conflict.
The US military conducted airstrikes on the facilities of Iran's elite military forces in Iraq and Syria on the 2nd in retaliation for the attack that killed three soldiers in Jordan in the Middle East.
Amid growing local opposition to this, the Islamic Resistance Movement of Iraq, a paramilitary group supported by Iran, issued a statement saying that on the 4th, it used a drone to attack a base where American troops are stationed in Deir Ezzor province in eastern Syria. I insisted.
In this, they state that they will continue to attack the US military in the future, stating that they will ``continue to destroy enemy bases.''
A human rights organization that collects information in Syria says that the attack took place from the night of the 4th to the 5th, and that seven Kurdish forces working with American forces at the base were killed.
The United States' retaliatory measures were aimed at deterring attacks by militia groups, but there is no prospect of an end to the conflict.