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Kamala Harris calls on Israel to facilitate flow of food into Gaza

The US vice president and Democratic presidential nominee has responded to UN reports that no food has entered northern Gaza in nearly 2 weeks.

“Israel must urgently do more to facilitate the flow of aid to those in need. Civilians must be protected and must have access to food, water, and medicine. International humanitarian law must be respected,” she wrote on X, in a carefully worded statement.

Humanitarian groups have sounded the alarm over a man-made famine in Gaza for months, saying shortages have been caused by the Israeli military severely limiting aid flows into the besieged enclave, attacking civilian infrastructure and repeatedly displacing the local population.


Shin Bet head met Egypt intelligence chief in Cairo: Report

Shin Bet director, Ronen Bar, secretly met the head of Egyptian intelligence, Abbas Kamel, in the Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday, according to Axios reporter Barak Ravid, citing “a source familiar with the visit”.

The pair discussed stalled ceasefire negotiations and ways to reengage with Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, according to Ravid. They also talked about the Philadelphi Corridor and the Rafah Border Crossing, which separates the Palestinian enclave from Egypt and has been shut since May when the Israeli military launched its offensive into southern Gaza.

Bar’s visit is the first by a senior Israeli official to Cairo since August 22, according to Ravid.

Israeli and Egyptian authorities have not commented on the report.


Iran’s foreign minister meets senior Houthi official

Abbas Araghchi held talks in Muscat, Oman, with Mohammed Abdulsalam, a senior leader with Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement.

The foreign ministry released photos of the two engaging in talks, the latest in a series of diplomatic trips in the region following Israel’s pledge to retaliate against an Iranian missile attack.

Iran fired about 200 missiles at Israel on October 1 in what it said was retaliation for the killing of allied leaders in the region and a senior general in Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

Yemen’s Houthi militia, Palestinian Hamas in Gaza, and Hezbollah in Lebanon make up the “axis of resistance” of armed groups arrayed against Israel.


Iranian and Omani foreign ministers discuss Israeli attacks on Gaza, Lebanon

As we previously reported, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi is on a visit to Muscat, where he said Iran currently sees “no grounds” for its indirect talks with the US via intermediary Oman.

Esmaeil Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, said Araghchi and his Omani counterpart had discussions on issues of mutual interest and concern. “They exchanged views about [the] alarming situation in the region and urged an immediate end to Israeli regime’s genocide and aggression in Gaza and Lebanon,” Baghaei said on X.

“They also underscored the need for enhanced efforts to mobilize international humanitarian relief for refugees.”