Iraq warns of regional war as Palestine-Israel conflict continues
The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein. Photo: Getty Images
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The Iraqi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fuad Hussein, warned on Saturday of the outbreak of a regional war, considering the raging conflict between Israel and the Palestinians.
In a speech he delivered at the 7th ambassadors conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Hussein said that the government is working on keeping Iraq away from war, emphasizing that dangers are threatening the whole region, according to the Iraqi News Agency (INA).
The Iraqi Foreign Minister highlighted the importance of coordinating with influential countries to stop the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip.
The Israeli army continues to bomb the Gaza Strip the 29th day, where the escalation began between the Palestinian Hamas movement and the Israeli forces after Hamas launched the ‘Al-Aqsa Flood’ operation on October 7, when Hamas militants crossed the border and launched a deadly attack against Israel, killing 1,400 people and taking more than 220 hostages.
More than 9,000 Palestinians have been killed and more than 32,000 others have been wounded because of Israel’s subsequent bombardment of the Gaza Strip, where the population is 2.3 million, according to Gaza health officials.
The death toll in Israel reached 1,400 people, and 5,400 others have been injured.
Seven UN special rapporteurs—independent experts who keep an eye on human rights—released a statement in Geneva demanding a ceasefire and stating that Palestinians were in danger of genocide, Reuters said.
The devastating Israeli bombing of Gaza sparked widespread protests and condemnations throughout the Middle East, where several Arab countries warned of the forced displacement of Palestinians in Gaza after Israel demanded that the residents of the Gaza Strip move south or to the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt.
Most Arab and Islamic countries, along with Russia and China, are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Washington uses its veto in the Security Council to prevent the issuance of a resolution obligating Israel to stop the ongoing bombing of the Gaza Strip.