Three American members of medical missions have chosen to stay in Gaza until Israel permits replacement humanitarian workers. They are part of a group of 20 American and British medical workers from the European Hospital in Khan Younis, who are being evacuated from Gaza. Hindered by the closure of the Rafah border crossing, these workers [&h...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Sunday that Israel had killed at least 35,456 Palestinians in the territory during more than seven months of its war on the coastal enclave. The toll includes 70 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 79,476 people have been […]
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Heavy Israeli bombardment rocked the southern Gaza city of Rafah Saturday, as the United Nations said 800,000 people had been “forced to flee” Israel’s assault. Israel’s military said air strikes hit more than 70 targets across Gaza while ground troops conducted “targeted...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Knesset member and former Mossad deputy chief Ram Ben-Barak has said that the ongoing war in Gaza is “futile,” asserting that Israel is on the losing end and facing economic collapse. “This war lacks a clear objective, and it’s evident that we’re unequivocally losing it,” Ben-Barak told the Israeli pu...
CAIRO (AA) – Egypt has denied reports of retracting its involvement in South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel, lodged at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over genocide allegations in Palestine. The private Al Qahera News channel quoted an unnamed high-ranking source as saying that “the reports circulated by Israeli media abo...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Civil Defense Service in Gaza has said that the Israeli army has destroyed over 300 homes in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip since the start of its military offensive a week ago. Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal said that “the Israeli army has completely destroyed more than […]
ANKARA (AA) – The director of Kamal Adwan Hospital has reported that bodies of 28 Palestinians, including children and women, arrived at the hospital following an Israeli bombing near the facility in the northern Gaza Strip. In a press statement, Hossam Abu Safiya, the director of the Kamal Adwan Hospital, said: “28 Palestinian bodies, i...
The Arab League has formally proposed deploying UN peacekeeping forces in Gaza and the West Bank until a two-state solution is achieved. The call, made during a summit in Bahrain, demands the UN Security Council set a timeline for the peace process. However, actual deployment faces hurdles, including Security Council approval and consent from ...
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours killed 31 Palestinians and injured 56 others. The violence escalated as Israeli artillery struck a house in the Bureij refugee camp, leaving one dead and several wounded. Northern Gaza faces dire circumstances, with thousands of civilians isolated without access...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP The hearing at the International Court of Justice on Friday was briefly interrupted, as judges were listening to Israel’s concluding defence against charges of “genocide” from South Africa. A woman shouting “liars” could be heard on the feed from the court, which then went down f...
