BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has condemned recent Iranian statements regarding Tehran’s readiness to negotiate with France on implementing the UN Resolution 1701, characterizing the remarks as an unwarranted intervention in Lebanese affairs. Mikati’s statements come after comments made by Iranian Parliam...
ANKARA (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas confirmed on Friday the death of Yahya Sinwar, the head of the movement’s political bureau, in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. In a televised statement, Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya praised Sinwar as a “hero who fought the Israeli forces until his last breath.” “Yahya Sinwar fell as ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israel presents an opportunity to end a “terrible war” in the Gaza Strip, the US defense chief said Thursday. “Sinwar’s death also provides an extraordinary opportunity to achieve a lasting cease-fire, end this terrible war, allow Israelis to return saf...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A US senator said Thursday that there is “no justification” for Israel to continue its war on Gaza after the death of the leader of Hamas. “There is now no justification for Prime Minister (Benjamin) Netanyahu and his extremist government to continue their all-out war against the Palestinian people, wh...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has rejected claims circulated in Israel and on social media that an agency staff member was killed alongside Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip. The reports have been denounced as part of a disinformation campaign to undermine the agency and […...
Qatar said on Wednesday it will not allow any attacks from the Al-Udeid Air Base, which hosts the largest U.S. military facility in the Middle East, against any country. Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman told Qatar TV that Qatar’s relationship with the U.S. “is a strategic partnership”. That requires cooperation on ...
The White House says reports of Israeli soldiers in Gaza regularly using civilians as human shields is “incredibly disturbing.” It added there can be no justification for using civilians as human shields, the New York Times reported. The Israeli army has denied the accusation. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters i...
Several members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday denounced Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza, causing mass starvation among already suffering civilians. Security Council members convened to discuss the situation in Palestine, after it was requested by the Algerian mission to the UN. Algerian Ambassador to the UN Amar...
The Nation has published a study revealing the “glaring double standard” in American corporate media coverage of Israel’s war on Gaza and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The study focused on the first 100 days of each conflict, analyzing commentary, editorial priorities, and reporting by CNN and MSNBC. It found that on the two...
Two Biden administration officials who resigned in protest against federal policy on Israel and Gaza have launched an advocacy effort seeking to change U.S. policy in the Middle East. Co-founders Josh Paul and Tariq Habash announced the creation of their lobbying group and political action committee “A New Policy PAC” on Wednesday. They say t...
