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SvennoJ on 14 August 2024
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Turkey will continue to increase pressure on Israel, Erdogan tells Abbas

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has told visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that Ankara will continue to support the Palestinian cause and push the international community to increase pressure on Israel.

The two leaders discussed recent developments and the steps to be taken for a lasting ceasefire and peace in Gaza, Erdogan’s office said in a post on X. Erdogan condemned Israel’s war in Gaza, accusing some Western countries of remaining silent and continuing to support Israel.

Abbas is set to address an extraordinary session of Turkey’s parliament tomorrow.

More proof the ceasefire talks are just to hold off Iran's counter attack

Blinken, Qatar PM warn all sides not to ‘undermine’ Gaza talks

Following a phone call, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Qatar’s PM Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani said, “No party in the region should take actions that would undermine efforts to reach a deal.”

Sharing details of the conversation, the US State Department said the two discussed “efforts to calm tensions in the region and the importance of finalising a ceasefire in Gaza”.

The talks are scheduled to start in Qatar on Thursday.

The chance of Netanyahu accepting a deal are virtually zero with the US only sending more weapons and military to protect Israel.

Palestinian officials say Israel intensifying espionage efforts

An official with the Palestinian Interior Ministry in Gaza has spoken to Al Jazeera about the espionage efforts by Israeli forces in the coastal enclave.

Here is a translated summary of what he said:

  • Israel has intensified attempts to bring down citizens in the espionage process in order to gather information about the resistance.
  • The security services arrested a number of people involved in cooperation with Israel and are under investigation.
  • Israeli officials impersonate relief organisations to collect information and blackmail citizens in light of the famine.
  • A number of those who were contacted were threatened with the bombing of their homes and the killing of their families.
  • The security services confront Israeli intelligence and its methods of trapping citizens into collaboration.
  • We call on citizens in the various areas of the Gaza Strip to beware of Israel’s methods and deception.