Maduro condemns Israeli genocide, announces support to Palestine

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Agencies
10 Oct 2023 06:43
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Nicolas Maduro announces his support of statements made by his Turkish counterpart, in which he has expressed his readiness for mediating talks "between Palestinians and Israelis."

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a meeting of the National Council of Productive Economy in the emblematic Cerro El Avila natural park, at the Humboldt Hotel in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 21, 2023. (AFP)

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro emphasized that his country will provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza, condemning the genocide carried out by "Israel" against the Palestinian people.

Maduro, during his televised program, spoke in support of statements made by his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, in which he expressed his readiness to mediate talks "between Palestinians and Israelis."

Erdogan had expressed his willingness to mediate a ceasefire between "Israel" and the Palestinian Resistance, which would include a prisoner exchange deal, "if the conflicting parties desire it."

An unnamed Hamas official told the official Chinese news agency Xinhua that Qatar is mediating an urgent prisoner exchange deal with "Israel".

The source, who requested anonymity, added, "With American support, Qatar seeks to conclude an urgent agreement leading to the release of the Israeli women who were captured by Hamas in exchange for Palestinian female prisoners in Israeli prisons."

"Israel" targets journalists in Gaza

Recently, Journalists Saeed al-Taweel and Mohammad Sobh were martyred as a third journalist was injured in an Israeli bombing that targeted areas in the western Gaza Strip, Al Mayadeen's correspondent reported.

In yet another war crime, Israeli occupation forces target members of the media who are covering its aggression on Gaza.

The injured journalist has been identified as Hisham al-Nwajha. He has suffered severe injuries and is currently undergoing surgical procedures.

Our correspondent previously reported that the Israeli occupation is deliberately targeting journalists covering the ongoing aggression on the Strip.

The war crime comes in conjunction with intensified IOF strikes across Gaza, leading to hundreds of deaths and thousands of injuries among civilians.

Specifically, the Palestinian Ministry of Health has stated that 687 Palestinians, including 140 children and 105 women, have been martyred, while 3,726 were injured as a result of deliberate Israeli targeting of civilians in the Strip.