GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas has announced that it will not engage in any new negotiations until Israel honors its obligations under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement. “The resistance will not engage in any new negotiations unless the occupation adheres to the agreement and implements the first-phase obligations,” Ham...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hamas condemned on Sunday Israel’s delay in releasing Palestinian prisoners as a “violation” of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement. Israel was scheduled to let go 620 prisoners on Saturday in return for six captives freed by Hamas, but Tel Aviv delayed the releases citing what it called “humiliating hostage hand...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel suspended the release of Palestinian prisoners Saturday, citing Hamas’ alleged delivery of a wrong body. According to Israeli public broadcaster KAN, Israeli officials said the government decided to halt the release after Hamas handed over the body of a Palestinian woman in place of Shiri Bibas on Thursday. ...
ANKARA (AA) – Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, handed over on Saturday six Israelis to the Red Cross in three locations in Gaza as part of the seventh exchange under the Jan. 19 ceasefire deal. Two captives were released in Rafah, southern Gaza: Tal Shoham, an operative in the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, […]
ANKARA (AA) – Hamas says that it sought to keep the Israelis in its custody alive, but they were killed by the Israeli army. Hamas handed over the bodies of Shiri Bibas, her two children; Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz in Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip early Thursday under a ceasefire […]
ANKARA (AA) — An Israeli soldier recently released from the Gaza Strip told media that her Hamas captors allowed her and other prisoners to observe Jewish traditions and holidays, permitting them to practice their religious rituals. Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth published an interview Wednesday with Agam Berger, who was recently released from...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Gaza’s Health Ministry warned Sunday of a severe oxygen shortage in hospitals across the enclave after the destruction of 10 power plants by Israel’s genocidal war. “Many hospitals are unable to meet their oxygen needs,” the ministry said in a statement. The ministry warned that Israel’s refusal to allow access [&he...
The Israeli army’s complete withdrawal from the “Netzarim Corridor” in central Gaza has revealed destruction across residential areas and institutions, including Al-Azhar University. The university now stands in ruins, surrounded by empty Israeli ammunition. The walls of the bombed-out structure bear racist and hate-filled sl...
ISTANBUL (AA) — French President Emmanuel Macron has called for “respect” for Palestinians, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s reported plans for the mass deportation of Palestinians in Gaza. Speaking to CNN on Tuesday, Macron said: “You cannot say to 2 million people, ‘okay, now guess what? You will move’,” emphasiz...
President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning, suggesting the ceasefire in Gaza should be scrapped if all Israeli prisoners are not released by noon Saturday. Trump said “If they’re not all back by then, all hell will break out.” He stressed that partial releases would not be acceptable and suggested many prisoners might already [&he...
