The first ambulances carrying wounded Palestinians from war-torn Gaza entered Egypt via the Rafah crossing on Wednesday, an Egyptian official said, speaking on condition of anonymity, AFP reported.
According to AFP reports, Turkey and Iran have called for a regional conference aimed at averting the spread of Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. “We do not want the human tragedy in Gaza to turn into a war that affects the region’s countries,” Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told a joint media appearance with Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, who urged the meeting to be held “as soon as possible”.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has called on Muslim states to cease oil and food exports to Israel, demanding an end to its bombardment of the Gaza Strip, Reuters reported.
“The bombings on Gaza must stop immediately … the path of oil and food exports to the Zionist regime should be stopped,” Khamenei told a group of students in Tehran, according to Iranian state media.
