ISTANBUL (AA) – Hamas and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) reaffirmed Wednesday that any agreement with Israel must include an end to aggression, a complete withdrawal from Gaza, lifting the blockade, reconstruction efforts and a serious prisoner exchange. The statement followed an important meeting in Gaza whe...
ANKARA (AA) – Six staffers of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) were among those killed in an Israeli attack on a UN-run school in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. At least 18 people were killed in two airstrikes on al-Jaouni School in the Nuseirat refugee camp on Wednesday, according to local health […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli and US officials said Saturday that Washington is “not optimistic” about reaching a swap deal with Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, but will soon present a new proposal. Washington is drafting a new proposal, which will be presented to Tel Aviv and mediators, although the US is not optimistic a...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 11 Palestinians were killed and 30 others injured as Israeli forces targeted whatever remains of homes and civilian areas in central and northern Gaza Strip. Medical sources at the Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza reported that five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli strike on a civilian gatherin...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has announced that its teams vaccinated more than 160,000 children the first day of the second phase of a polio vaccination campaign in southern Gaza. “Thousands of families went to health facilities to receive vaccines from UNRWA medical teams,” the UN agency said on X. [&he...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 18 Palestinians, including four children, have been killed in airstrikes by Israeli warplanes in Gaza. Israel targeted the central Gaza Strip with one of the strikes hitting tents set up for displaced persons in what was a so-called “humanitarian safe zone.” Medical sources at the Al-Ahli Baptis...
Port-au-Prince, Haiti – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday urged both Israel and Hamas to finalize a Gaza truce, standing by US assessments that 90 percent of a deal was ready. Blinken said that the United States would be offering further ideas in coming days through mediators Egypt and Qatar in hopes […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas on Thursday accused Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to “thwart” a Gaza truce deal, after the Israeli premier said the Palestinian group has “rejected everything” in negotiations. The blame trading comes as Netanyahu faces pressure to seal a deal that would free Israelis held captiv...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said that the first phase of polio vaccination in central Gaza is complete, with more than 187,000 children vaccinated. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X that the number of vaccinated children is “well over” the target of 156,500. “Four fixed sites will cont...
ISTANBUL (AA) — Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said Israel and its backers are responsible for every person who has died in Gaza due to severe food, water, and medicine shortages. “The responsibility for every innocent person who dies in Gaza due to starvation, thirst, or lack of medicine lies with Israel and...
