US support for Israel in the Middle East is clear

US President Joe Biden has condemned the launch of hundreds of rockets fired by Palestinian militants from the Gaza Strip against Israeli territory. during a telephone conversation with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday Wednesday, according to a White House press release.

Mr Biden “condemned the rocket attacks by Hamas and other terrorist organizations” on “Jerusalem and Tel Aviv”, among other things, according to the statement. He transferred her “His unwavering support for Israel’s security and Israel’s legitimate right to defend itself and its people, while protecting civilians.”.

The US presidency also said that the head of state urged his interlocutor to look for a “way to restore lasting calm” and briefed him on his government’s contacts with regional governments and Palestinian officials.

Speaking to reporters, Mr Biden said: His “expectation and hope” is that the military escalation “will end soon”, insisting “but Israel has the right to defend itself”. The US president did not explain why he was optimistic.

At the same time, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced on Wednesday night (in the early morning hours today, Greek time) that he had a telephone conversation with the President of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, and called for an end to the Israeli rocket launches by Loris.

“I spoke with President Abbas (Palestinian Authority) Abbas about the situation in Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza. I expressed my condolences for the loss of life. “I urge the government to end all rocket attacks and escalate tensions,” he said on Twitter.

Dead Palestinian in the West Bank

A Palestinian was killed during a clash with the Israeli army near the occupied West Bank city of Nablus, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced today.

The Israeli army had earlier said its men had opened fire on a Palestinian “attacker” near Nablus and “neutralized” him, without confirming his death or giving details of the bloody incident.

About 1,500 rockets fired from the Gaza Strip against Israel since Monday

Nearly 1,500 rockets have been fired from the Gaza Strip against Israeli cities since Monday night, when the military escalation between Hamas and Israel began, the Israeli army announced today.

An army spokesman said Wednesday morning that about 1,000 rockets had been fired by armed groups in the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. Earlier today, the Israeli army reported “about” 1,500 rockets.

The Israeli government has approved the extension of strikes in the Gaza Strip

The co-chairs of the Israeli government approved plans Wednesday to intensify military operations against targets in the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media.

According to an Israeli television station, the army will target “symbols of Hamas power” in the Palestinian coastal enclave.

According to the same source, it has already been announced that the Hamas Ministry of Finance will be bombed in the center of Gaza City, in order to make it harder for the Islamist organization that rules the region to maintain control over the economic situation.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly spoken out against a ceasefire.

Tunisia, Norway and China want SA Middle East public meeting

Tunisia, Norway and China demanded a new UN Security Council meeting on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on Wednesday night, but this time it will be public, diplomatic sources said.

This meeting, in which both Israel and the Palestinians will be invited to participate, will be the third that the SA will hold from Monday. In the first two video conferences, which were held behind closed doors, the United States opposed the adoption of a joint statement by the top UN body calling for an end to hostilities, saying such a move would be “counterproductive” at this stage, according to diplomats.