ISTANBUL (AA) – The Malaysian prime minister has urged the US to adopt a more forceful position in pushing for a cease-fire in Gaza, emphasizing the need for global powers to take decisive action to end the Israeli onslaught. “Because of the lack of commitment of countries, particularly the US, which wields a lot of […]
LONDON (AA) – The UK has suspended 30 arms export licenses to Israel after a review, Foreign Secretary David Lammy announced on Monday. During a speech in parliament, Lammy said that the decision comes following a review of export licenses for UK arms which found there was a “clear risk” that they would be used […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden said on Monday he does not think Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is doing enough to secure a deal with Hamas. His remarks came in response to a reporter’s question during his arrival at the White House. The US president also said he believed a final deal for […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday met with US negotiators of the Gaza ceasefire deal at the White House, during which they discussed “next steps” in the ongoing efforts, said a statement. The meeting at White House Situation Room came after the recovery of the bodies of [&hell...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 11 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City on Sunday, according to a medical source. The attack targeted Safad School in the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City, the source said, adding that several people were also injured in the attack. The...
Palestinian Territories – AFP A polio vaccination campaign officially began Sunday in the Gaza Strip where the United Nations has announced “humanitarian pauses” to allow for large-scale innoculation, a health official told AFP. The campaign was announced after Gaza recorded its first polio case in a quarter of a century last...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A senior Hamas official stated on Sunday that the six Israelis recently found dead in Gaza were killed as a result of Israeli airstrikes, challenging the Israeli army’s claim that Hamas executed them. Izzat al-Rishq’s remarks came shortly after the Israeli army announced that it had discovered the bodies...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army announced on Sunday that the bodies of six individuals who were taken prisoner on Oct. 7 were found and recovered late Saturday from Rafah, a city in the southern Gaza Strip. The army identified them as Carmel Gat, Eden Yerushalmi, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi, and Master Sergeant [...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli government has been accused of purchasing Google ads to discredit the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) and discourage donations, according to a statement made by the agency’s commissioner-general. Philippe Lazzarini, the UNRWA commissioner-general, to...
ANKARA (AA) – The death toll in Gaza has risen to nearly 40,700 as Israeli forces killed 89 more Palestinians over the past two days, the Gaza Health Ministry reported. The relentless Israeli onslaught, ongoing since October 7, 2023, has also left 94,060 others injured, according to the ministry. “Israeli forces killed 89 people and [&he...
