Araghchi, Algerian FMs discuss Gaza, Middle East in Algiers
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The discussions come as part of a visit by the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Algeria amid "Israel" escalated war on Gaza.
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Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) and Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf (right) shake hands at the Algerian Foreign Ministry, Algiers, Algeria, April 8, 2025 (X/ @Algeria_MFA)
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf at the African country's Foreign Ministry compound on Tuesday, where they discussed regional developments, particularly in occupied Palestine.
The meeting comes as part of the Iranian Foreign Minister's visit to the capital of Algiers.
A statement from the Algerian Foreign Ministry noted that the discussions between Attaf and Araghchi took place amid the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, and the two sides also reviewed bilateral relations and ways to enhance and strengthen them.
'Israel' intensifies war on Gaza
"Israel" killed 58 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on April 8, with an additional 213 wounded, as the Palestinian Health Ministry announced updated casualty figures from the ongoing Israeli offensive on the enclave, which has so far claimed 50,810 lives and left 115,688 injured since October 7, 2023.
Since March 18 alone, the toll stands at 1,449 killed and 3,647 wounded.
Casualties from the past 24 hours resulted from intense Israeli bombardment of the area, as occupation aircraft deliberately flew over Gaza, targeting civilian gatherings and residential homes, while Israeli forces continued firing on residents in multiple areas across the Strip.
Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported that Israeli occupation forces carried out large-scale demolition operations in the northernmost areas of the Gaza Strip and established a new military outpost in the al-Mintar area of the Shujaiya neighborhood, east of Gaza City—amid ongoing artillery shelling targeting the eastern districts of the area.
Gaza City also came under heavy bombardment, particularly in its eastern areas, where one person was killed and several others were wounded after an airstrike targeted a group of young men gathering firewood near the university college in southern Gaza.
An Israeli airstrike hit a home in the al-Salam neighborhood, while additional raids targeted areas south of Khan Younis—killing one person in an attack near Morag, south of the city. Meanwhile, Israeli artillery shelling struck the northern part of the al-Bureij refugee camp.
Meanwhile, in the south, a massive explosion rocked the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces demolished an entire residential block in northern Rafah, while occupation warplanes launched simultaneous airstrikes on the city's northwestern districts.
