UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres emphasized that a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and a credible political process are essential to stop further bloodshed, calling for an immediate end to hostilities in Gaza, Israel, and the region.

Cardinal Pietro Parolin criticizes the international community's failure to stop Israel's massacres in Gaza, emphasizing the need to respect proportionality in legitimate defense and supporting a plan involving Palestinians in determining their future.

The article covers key current political and regional events including the Pope's visit to Lebanon, record gold prices, a joke between Trump and Canada's prime minister, a US strike targeting an Al-Qaeda leader, and the infant crisis in Gaza due to Israeli restrictions.

Two years after the war began on October 7, 2023, Israel has emerged militarily stronger but faces growing international isolation and deep internal divisions threatening its stability. The killing of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza led to Western countries recognizing a Palestinian state and accusations of war crimes against Israel.

US President Donald Trump expresses optimism about the American peace plan in Gaza, while Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu emphasizes disarming Hamas. Indirect negotiations in Sharm El-Sheikh face significant challenges amid fundamental differences in interpreting the plan.

In less than a year, Russia managed to maintain its military and political influence in Syria despite expectations of its collapse after Assad's fall, thanks to its flexible foreign policy and shifting alliances.

The escalation between Damascus and the SDF reflects a deep struggle between Damascus’s desire for centralized integration and the SDF’s wish for an autonomous governance that does not dissolve. The fragile ceasefire and the high-level US visit revealed the fragile political and military balance in the region.

The opening of Turkey's new parliamentary session revealed deep political divisions and signs of a potential political settlement between Erdogan and the Kurdish Dem party.

Nearly a thousand settlers stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque on the first day of the Jewish Sukkot holiday under heavy protection from Israeli occupation forces, escalating efforts to impose a new reality and consolidate Israeli control over the mosque, amid warnings about exploiting religious occasions to escalate attacks on Islamic holy sites.

The IAEA confirmed no nuclear safety implications after a drone collided with a cooling tower at a nuclear plant in central Russia. Rosenergoatom stated that the drone was neutralized and no damage or injuries occurred, with plant operations unaffected.