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Middle East crisis live: Iran says it holds Israel responsible for consequences of Damascus consulate attack

Iran state media report Mohammad Reza Zahedi killed after attack in Syrian capital described as Israeli strike in Syrian and Iranian media

Israeli airstrike on Iran consulate in Syria kills six including IRGC commander

Senior US and Israeli officials have completed a virtual meeting to discuss the Biden administration’s alternative proposals to an Israeli military invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a US official has said.

Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House’s press secretary, said at a briefing before the meeting that the US has made its concerns known about any major ground operation in Rafah, the last relatively safe haven for more than a million displaced Palestinian civilians. She told reporters:

If they are going to move forward with a military operation, we have to have this conversation. We have to understand how they’re going to move forward.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Iran state media report Mohammad Reza Zahedi killed after attack in Syrian capital described as Israeli strike in Syrian and Iranian mediaIsraeli airstrike on Iran consulate in Syria kills six including IRGC commanderSenior US and Israeli officials have completed a virtual meeting to discuss the Biden administration’s alternative proposals to an Israeli military invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah, a US official has said.Karine Jean-Pierre, the White House’s press secretary, said at a briefing before the meeting that the US has made its concerns known about any major ground operation in Rafah, the last relatively safe haven for more than a million displaced Palestinian civilians. She told reporters:If they are going to move forward with a military operation, we have to have this conversation. We have to understand how they’re going to move forward. Continue reading…