GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A third convoy of 20 aid trucks entered the Rafah crossing from Egypt to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, according to a Palestinian spokesman at the terminal. “Twenty trucks carrying humanitarian aid are being allowed into Gaza through the Rafah crossing,” Wael Abu Mohsen told Anadolu. Egypt’s state news [...
ANKARA (AA) – The death toll in Gaza due to Israel’s ongoing bombardment has climbed to 4,651, including 1,873 children, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said Sunday. In a statement, Ashraf Qudra, a ministry spokesman, said that 1,023 women were also among the people killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Oct. 7. [&hell...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Hezbollah on Sunday said that four of its fighters were killed while fighting the Israeli army in southern Lebanon. The death toll of Hezbollah affiliates killed in fighting with the Israeli army since Oct. 7 has risen to 22. Tensions have flared along the Israeli-Lebanese border amid Israeli airstrikes against the...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) — The number of Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank since Oct. 7 rose to 91 on Sunday, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. In a statement, it said that the General Authority for Civil Affairs, the Palestinian Authority’s contact point with the Israeli side, informed it of the death of [&hellip...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Scores of Palestinians were killed in central Gaza on Sunday as Israel stepped up its strikes on the war-torn enclave and another convoy of 17 aid trucks arrived as the Hamas-run territory faces “catastrophic” shortages. With Israel’s bombing remaining unchecked, Iran said the region...
JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli army spokesman on Saturday said that the political leadership had decided against allowing fuel into the Gaza Strip. In a statement Avichay Adraee, the Israeli army spokesman, claimed: “The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is under control. “We appeal to the residents of the northern Gaza Strip t...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas released two Americans held in Gaza, offering a “sliver of hope” to desperate families, as Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions waited for promised aid deliveries on Saturday. The Palestinian resistance group took more than 200 people prisoners when it storme...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, said AFP correspondents on both sides. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said he was “confident that this delivery will be the start of a sustainable effor...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The death toll in Gaza due to Israel’s ongoing bombardment has climbed to 4,137, Health Ministry officials in the besieged enclave said Friday. The ministry said that 1,524 children, 1,000 woman and 120 elderly people were among the people killed in the Israeli attacks. The number of injured has risen to 13,300, [&h...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The Israeli army announced plans to evacuate the northern city of Kiryat Shmona on Friday, after days of clashes with Hezbollah fighters along the border with Lebanon. “A short while ago, the Northern Command informed the mayor of the city of the decision,” the military said in a statement. Lebanon&...
