Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian reveals message received: "The US wants a ceasefire"
Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stated that the US had sent them a message within the last 3 days indicating that it wants a ceasefire.
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According to the official Iranian news agency IRNA, Abdollahian, in a statement to the press in the capital Tehran, commented on US Secretary of State Antony Blinken wearing a bulletproof vest during his visit to Baghdad, saying, "This is the true role of the US in the region."
Stating that the US had sent them a message regarding the situation in Palestine, Abdollahian said, "The Americans sent us a message in the last three days stating that they want a ceasefire and are taking steps in this regard, but in practice, they are only supporting the mass slaughter and genocide in Gaza."
The Iranian Minister added, "We hope that America will change its policy as soon as possible and stop supporting the occupying side."
LATEST SITUATION IN ISRAEL'S ATTACKS ON GAZA
The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, launched a comprehensive attack on the morning of October 7, citing the reason of "responding to Israel's continuous violations against Palestinians and their sacred values, especially the Al-Aqsa Mosque," while the Israeli army launched an intense aerial bombardment on the Gaza Strip.
Israel announced that more than 1,400 Israelis, including 315 soldiers, were killed and 5,132 people were injured in the attacks from Gaza.
According to Israel, the number of soldiers killed in clashes in the Gaza Strip since October 31 has risen to 30, while there are 242 Israeli captives in the hands of the Qassam Brigades. One Israeli soldier also died in the occupied West Bank.
According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza, 10,022 Palestinians, including 4,104 children and 2,641 women, have been killed and at least 25,000 people have been injured in Israel's attacks.
In the West Bank and Jerusalem, Israeli forces and Jewish settlers have killed 159 Palestinians.
The Israeli army struck Al-Shifa Hospital, the largest health facility in Gaza where thousands of wounded and civilians are located, the Al-Nasr Children's Hospital, the Al-Ahli Baptist and the Turkish-Palestinian Friendship hospitals, and the surroundings of the Al-Quds and Indonesian hospitals, which it forced the Palestinian Red Crescent to evacuate. Hundreds of people were killed and injured in the attacks.
In the clashes between the Israeli army and Hezbollah since October 8, 63 Hezbollah members and 4 Israeli soldiers have been killed.