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Israel Expresses Solidarity With US on Somber 9/11 Anniversary: ‘We Will Never Forget’
US President Joe Biden holds a bilateral meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the 78th UN General Assembly in New York City, Sept. 20, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
Israel on Wednesday marked the 23rd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the US homeland, expressing solidarity with its close ally and honoring the victims.
“Today on the 23rd anniversary of September 11, we remember the nearly three thousand Americans murdered by terrorists,” the State of Israel’s official X/Twitter account posted. “We honor the victims, their families, and the first responders who risked and lost their lives saving others. We will never forget them. May the memory of the victims be a blessing.”
Today on the 23rd anniversary of September 11, we remember the nearly three thousand Americans murdered by terrorists.
We honor the victims, their families, and the first responders who risked and lost their lives saving others.
We will never forget them.
May the memory of… pic.twitter.com/4bZQaLEHtW
— Israel ישראל (@Israel) September 11, 2024
On Sept. 11, 2001, al Qaeda terrorists murdered about 3,000 people when they hijacked planes and crashed two into the World Trade Center and another into the Pentagon. A fourth plane, United Flight 93, crashed in Pennsylvania. The terrorist attacks led the US to invade Afghanistan and brought a global spotlight to the threat of Islamist terrorism.
“We remember 9/11 and all of the victims affected by this act of terrorism,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tweeted from its main account.
We remember 9/11 and all of the victims affected by this act of terrorism. pic.twitter.com/uleM9P6OZN
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) September 11, 2024
Israel’s Embassy in Washington, DC added that it “stand[s] with the US,” using an American flag emoji.
We stand with #september11 pic.twitter.com/xZTvLJTZYf
— Embassy of Israel to the USA (@IsraelinUSA) September 11, 2024
Israel’s top diplomat, Foreign Minister Israel Katz, also marked the 9/11 anniversary and invoked last year’s Hamas-led Oct. 7 massacre on the Jewish state to note that both countries share a core interest in combating terrorism.
“On the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, Israel stands with the US to remember the thousands of innocent victims of that heinous terrorist attack and to reaffirm our shared commitment to fighting terrorism,” Katz posted on social media. “The October 7th massacre in Israel is a painful reminder that terror knows no borders. Together [Israel and the US] we will ensure that such darkness will never prevail.”
On the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, Israel stands with the U.S. to remember the thousands of innocent victims of that heinous terrorist attack and to reaffirm our shared commitment to fighting terrorism. The October 7th massacre in Israel is a painful reminder that terror knows no… pic.twitter.com/0Zspba8giR
— ישראל כ”ץ Israel Katz (@Israel_katz) September 11, 2024
On Oct. 7, Hamas-led Palestinian terrorists invaded southern Israel, where they murdered 1,200 people, kidnapped at least 250 hostages, and committed rampant sexual violence during the onslaught.
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Says Trump Is Lying When He Speaks of Peace
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting with government officials in Tehran, Iran, April 15, 2025. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency)/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei accused Donald Trump on Saturday of lying when the US president said during his Gulf tour this week that he wanted peace in the region.
On the contrary, said Khamenei, the United States uses its power to give “10-ton bombs to the Zionist (Israeli) regime to drop on the heads of Gaza’s children.”
Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One after departing the United Arab Emirates on Friday that Iran had to move quickly on a US proposal for its nuclear program or “something bad’s going to happen.”
His remarks, said Khamenei, “aren’t even worth responding to.” They are an “embarrassment to the speaker and the American people,” Khamenei added.
“Undoubtedly, the source of corruption, war, and conflict in this region is the Zionist regime — a dangerous, deadly cancerous tumor that must be uprooted; it will be uprooted,” he said at an event at a religious center in Tehran, according to state media.
Earlier on Saturday, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Trump speaks about peace while simultaneously making threats.
“Which should we believe?” Pezeshkian said at a naval event in Tehran. “On the one hand, he speaks of peace and on the other, he threatens with the most advanced tools of mass killing.”
Tehran would continue Iran-US nuclear talks but is not afraid of threats. “We are not seeking war,” Pezeshkian said.
While Trump said on Friday that Iran had a US proposal about its nuclear program, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi in a post on X said Tehran had not received any such proposal. “There is no scenario in which Iran abandons its hard-earned right to (uranium) enrichment for peaceful purposes…” he said.
Araqchi warned on Saturday that Washington’s constant change of stance prolongs nuclear talks, state TV reported.
“It is absolutely unacceptable that America repeatedly defines a new framework for negotiations that prolongs the process,” the broadcast quoted Araqchi as saying.
Pezeshkian said Iran would not “back down from our legitimate rights”.
“Because we refuse to bow to bullying, they say we are source of instability in the region,” he said.
A fourth round of Iran-U.S. talks ended in Oman last Sunday. A new round has not been scheduled yet.
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Hamas Confirms New Gaza Ceasefire Talks with Israel in Qatar on Saturday
Doha, Qatar. Photo: StellarD via Wikimedia Commons.
A new round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations between Hamas and Israel is underway in Qatar’s Doha, Hamas official Taher al-Nono told Reuters on Saturday.
He said the two sides were discussing all issues without “pre-conditions.”
Nono said Hamas was “keen to exert all the effort needed” to help mediators make the negotiations a success, adding there was “no certain offer on the table.”
The negotiations come despite Israel preparing to expand operations in the Gaza Strip as they seek “operational control” in some areas of the war-torn enclave.
The return to negotiations also comes after US President Donald Trump ended a Middle East tour on Friday with no apparent progress towards a new ceasefire, although he acknowledged Gaza’s growing hunger crisis and the need for aid deliveries.
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Report: ICC’s Khan Goes on Administrative Leave Amid Sexual Misconduct Probe
International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Khan speaks during an interview with Reuters in The Hague, Netherlands, Feb. 12, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Piroschka van de Wouw
i24 News – Chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Khan has stepped down temporarily as an investigation into his alleged sexual misconduct by United Nations investigators is nearing its final phase, Reuters reported on Friday citing sources from the international court.
Khan allegedly forced sexual intercourse upon a member of staff on multiple occasions, the Wall Street Journal reported last week, linking the allegations to Khan’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and then-defense minister Yoav Gallant.
A statement is expected later today announcing that Khan is going on administrative leave, according to a source in the prosecutor’s office.
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