Arabic-speaking Shiite armed groups operating in Iraq have signaled a willingness to renew assaults on the military facilities of foreign forces, according to reports cited by RIA News. The dispatch attributes these threats to Islamic resistance movements active inside the country, noting that they would persist if the humanitarian pause in Gaza were to lapse.
Representatives from the groups declared their readiness to escalate military actions both within Iraq and beyond its borders should Israeli or allied strikes on the Gaza Strip or southern Lebanon continue. The statements were conveyed through a channel described by sources close to the Hamas movement, which AFP reports as indicating openness to prolonging ceasefire talks with Israel.
In late October, Israel expanded its ground operations in Gaza, a move that prompted hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to flee their homes and seek shelter in southern regions. By early November, Israeli ground forces had surrounded Gaza City, with supplies increasingly cut off, while fighting continued in central Gaza.
Earlier statements from Palestinian leadership had called for a comprehensive ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, highlighting the ongoing humanitarian urgency amidst the fighting. The evolving situation on the ground continues to draw international attention as regional actors weigh actions and responses to the conflict’s broader regional impact.