ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army issued on Monday morning urgent evacuation orders to Palestinian residents and displaced individuals in several areas of eastern Rafah, telling them to immediately relocate to the town of al-Mawasi. “The Israeli army is expanding the humanitarian zone in Al-Mawasi and urging Palestinians to temporar...
BANJUL, GAMBIA: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit called for “an immediate halt to the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip”. “The principled position of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation” is “to support the Palestinian people and their just cause”, said Hissein Brahim Taha, the Secre...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel shut the Kerem Shalom crossing with the Gaza Strip to humanitarian aid on Sunday following rocket fire from the besieged enclave. At least 10 Israelis were injured when a barrage of mortar shells was fired at a military site near the illegal settlement of Kerem Shalom, according to the Walla news […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of undermining efforts to reach a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip. “Hamas is still keen on reaching an agreement that ends the aggression, guarantees Israeli troop withdrawal, and achieves a serious prisoner exchange deal,” Hani...
ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia has renewed its call for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli onslaught in the besieged enclave. “The issue of Palestine remains a priority for the Islamic Ummah (Muslim community), reflecting the voice of the Islamic community in support of the brotherly people of Palestine to [&h...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The health ministry in Gaza said Saturday that Israel has killed at least 34,654 people during last seven months. The tally includes at least 32 deaths in the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 77,908 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip since Israel launched its war […]
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AFP Yemen’s Huthis on Friday threatened to extend their attacks on Israel-bound shipping to the Mediterranean after months of strikes on vessels in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed Huthis, who say they are acting in support of Palestinians of Gaza which has been ravaged by Israel, said the escalation would...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – A Kuwaiti activist has posted a video revealing the extent of the damage to a medicine warehouse burnt by the Israeli army at Nasser Hospital before it withdrew from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on April 7. Muhammad al-Kandari described the situation at the hospital, which Israeli soldiers raided, […]
Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP The United Nations has said that the post-war reconstruction of Gaza would require an international effort unseen since the aftermath of World War II, estimating it could cost up to $40 billion. Much of Gaza has been reduced to a grey landscape of rubble. The United Nations estimated the cost [&hell...
An Egyptian company is profiting to the tune of $2 million per day from desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s war on Gaza. An investigation by Middle East Eye reports Hala Consulting and Tourism Services holds a monopoly on transfer services at the Rafah crossing, currently the only exit for Palestinians in Gaza. The company charges a [&h...
