JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has accepted most of the broad outlines of a proposed prisoner swap and cease-fire deal announced late last week by US President Joe Biden, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported Sunday. The state broadcaster said the Palestinian group Hamas announced that it would respond positively to the proposal. It said the th...
Rome, Italy — AFP Daily life has become “apocalyptic” in southern Gaza since Israel moved into the city of Rafah, the UN’s food agency said Friday. “The exodus that we’ve seen in the past 20 days or so out of Rafah has been an awesome and horrific experience for many, many people,” Matthew Hollingworth...
Singapore, Singapore – AFP Indonesia is ready to send “significant peacekeeping forces” as well as medical personnel to Gaza if Hamas accepts a new cease-fire proposal, President-elect Prabowo Subianto has said. President Joe Biden announced the Israeli roadmap to permanent peace in Gaza on Friday, as Israeli troops pushed in...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The families of Israelis held by Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza said on Saturday that the proposal announced by President Joe Biden for a cease-fire gives them hope of finally getting their relatives back. “Biden’s speech offers us real hope for the first time to get our sons back, but Netanyahu may [&hell...
Nicosia, Cyprus — AFP Cyprus has said that humanitarian aid shipped to Gaza is being stored using a floating mechanism after the US-built pier was damaged. “No aid was sent today, but the one (shipment) that left two days ago is now being stored using a floating mechanism until the dock is fully repaired,” said government [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – The European Union has decided to disburse €16 million ($17.3 million) to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). “The Commission has today processed a second tranche of assistance of €25 million for the Palestinian Authority to contribute to the payment of salaries and pensions of Palestinian civil servants and dis...
GENEVA – AFP The humanitarian aid allowed into the Gaza Strip is not getting to people in need, the United Nations has said, urging Israel to fulfil its legal obligations. “The aid that is getting in is not getting to the people, and that’s a major problem,” Jens Laerke, spokesman for the UN humanitarian agency [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA): Israeli firms have been barred from showcasing their products at a Paris defense fair due to the ongoing war on Gaza. Eurosatory, a premier defense sector event, attracts thousands of investors and firms every two years from countries worldwide. The fair’s main organizer, Coges Events, confirmed the exclusion, stating: ̶...
ATHENS (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday admitted that the humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire, saying Washington is working to allow more aid into the Palestinian enclave. Speaking at a press conference in Prague following an informal meeting of the NATO foreign ministers, Blinken said, “We’ve seen changes, some p...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP The Israeli army said Friday its troops pushed into central Rafah, escalating its nearly eight-month war on Gaza despite international objections over any offensive in the southern Gaza city. Israel first sent tanks and troops into Rafah from the city’s east in early May, ignoring concerns over ...
