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India abstained from the UN vote calling for a truce in Israel without mentioning Hamas

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India abstained from the UN vote calling for a truce in Israel without mentioning Hamas

India supported Canada’s proposal to amend the resolution to include condemnation of Hamas attack. But the amendment failed to pass majority test. India on Friday abstained from voting on a resolution in the United Nations that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The resolution drafted by Jordan also called for unhindered humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip but had no mention of Hamas. Canada proposed an amendment that a paragraph condemning the ‘terrorist attacks by Hamas’ be inserted. India voted in favour of Canada’s proposed…

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Iranian Foreign Minister Warns of Potential ‘Other Fronts’ If Israel Continues Bombing Gaza

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Iranian Foreign Minister Warns of Potential 'Other Fronts' If Israel Continues Bombing Gaza

Iranian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hossein Amirabdollahian says that if Israel’s bombardment of Gaza continues, the war may open on “other fronts,” an apparent reference to the Lebanese group Hezbollah. Amirabdollahian has arrived in Beirut where he was greeted by representatives of Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad along with Lebanese officials, Times of Israel reported. “In light of the continued aggression, war crimes, and siege on Gaza, opening other fronts is a real possibility,” Amirabdollahian says, speaking to journalists on his arrival. Early Thursday, Amirabdollahian had visited Iraq, where…

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