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The United States has not been "not involved in any offensive operations", US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says following reports that Israel had carried out revenge strikes on Iran. "On the first question, the reports that you've seen: I'm not going to speak to that except to say that the United States has not been involved in any offensive operations", Blinken tells a journalist at a press conference on the Italian island of Capri, adding that the G7 is focused on its "work to de-escalate from any potential conflict" in the Middle East. IMAGES
The Group of Seven industrialised nations is "committed to de-escalating" tensions in the Middle East in the wake of reports that Israel launched strikes on Iran in retaliation for its unprecedented attack on Israeli soil Saturday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says. "We're committed to Israel's security. We're also committed to de-escalating, to trying to bring this tension to a close," Blinken tells a press conference after a meeting of G7 foreign ministers on the Italian island of Capri. SOUNDBITE
The EU's 27 leaders urge Israel not to launch a major ground offensive in the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, European Council President Charles Michel says. "We call on the government of Israel not to launch a ground operation because we can imagine what would be the consequences if such an operation would be launched," Michel tells the press at an EU summit in Brussels. SOUNDBITE
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accuses Israel of war crimes and "genocide" in Gaza, as he chaired an extraordinary summit of the BRICS group of nations on Tuesday. Pretoria is hosting a virtual meeting of BRICS, a group of major emerging economies that includes Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, aimed at drawing up a common response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. IMAGES
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi, Syria's President Bashar al-Assad, Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Lebanon's Prime Minister Najib Mikati arrive at the OIC/Arab League meeting in Riyadh. The summit meeting is expected to underscore demands that fighting in Gaza end before the Israel-Hamas war draws in other countries. IMAGES
Leaders pose for a family photo at the start of the emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Saudi capital to discuss Israel's ongoing war in Gaza. IMAGES
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