Palestinian Territories – AFP In tents in the stifling heat and in bombed-out mosques, people of Gaza marked Sunday the start of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, devoid of the usual cheer. “There is no joy. We have been robbed of it,” said Malakiya Salman, a 57-year-old displaced woman, now living in a tent […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Fourteen Palestinians, including at least one baby, were killed and many others injured on Saturday in an Israeli army airstrike targeting homes in eastern Gaza City, Wafa news agency reported. Israeli warplanes targeted three homes in the Al-Tuffah and Al-Shujaiya neighborhoods in Gaza City, resulting in the ...
Makkah, Saudi Arabia — AFP Months after losing her husband and children in the horrors of the Gaza war, Douaa al-Massarii is doing her best to find peace in the annual Islamic pilgrimage- the Hajj. The 33-year-old Palestinian, who has been living as a refugee in Egypt since February, is happy to now find herself […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli forces struck Gaza on Friday as truce efforts failed to make progress and tensions surged on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon. Witnesses reported strikes on the southern city of Rafah and central areas of the Gaza Strip. At Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in the central city of Deir al-Balah, men...
Jerusalem – AFP The health ministry in Gaza said Friday that Israel has killed at least 37,266 Palestinians in the territory since early October last year. A ministry statement said that a total of 85,102 people have been wounded in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip. Besides, Israeli attacks have destroyed or damaged more than […]
Tech giant Apple faces accusations of directing employee donations toward organizations linked to the Israeli army and illegal settlements in the West Bank. In an open letter to company heads, a group of 133 shareholders and current and former employees expressed concern over where these donations are being directed. According to The Intercep...
The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has dismissed allegations made in an Israeli government-sponsored Google ad campaign as “simply untrue.” The campaign, appearing as sponsored links in searches for “UNRWA,” accuses the agency of compromising its neutrality. It links to a website making various claims, incl...
As more than a billion Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha, Gaza is mired in a severe humanitarian crisis. Nearly 2 million Palestinians face starvation, with rampant malnutrition casting a grim shadow over the Islamic holiday’s festive spirit. The Israeli blockade, restricting essential supplies for more than eight months, has made it impossible fo...
Madrid, Spain – AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Thursday hailed Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez for his stance on the Gaza war which has seen the Spanish leader emerging as an outspoken critic of Israel. “Mr Sanchez has pursued a principled and consistent policy from day one (of the war) and has a special […]
Bari, Italy – AFP G7 leaders on Thursday called on Hamas to accept a roadmap towards a cease-fire in Gaza announced by US President Joe Biden in May. The UN Security Council had supported the plan and “now it is important that everyone implements it,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said at the Group of Seven […]
