Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Tears in his eyes, Mohammed al-Sabbagh shouts into a mobile phone, imploring his niece on the other end to “be strong” as she languishes under rubble in Gaza. The call was made near the start of a three-day ordeal for the girl, 15-year-old Hala Hazem Hamada, who was finally rescued [&helli...
Beijing, China – AFP China’s foreign minister Wang Yi on Thursday called Israel’s war on Gaza a “disgrace for civilisation” and reiterated Beijing’s calls for an “immediate cease-fire”. “It is a tragedy for humankind and a disgrace for civilisation that today, in the 21st century, this huma...
RAFAH, PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES (AFP)- Forced to flee her home by Israeli bombardment, Asmaa Ahmed gave birth in the middle of the night in a Gaza City school that had no electricity. “I was very, very afraid to lose the baby,” 31-year-old Ahmed tearfully recounted how her son Faraj came into the world four months ago […]
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP A Hamas official said on Tuesday that talks seeking a pause in its war with Israel cannot go on “indefinitely”, after US President Joe Biden called on the group to accept a cease-fire deal. “We will not allow the path of negotiations to be open indefinitely while the aggression and the […]
Ankara, Turkey – AFP Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that Israeli settlers were one of the main obstacles to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. “One of the biggest obstacles to a solution are the actions of the usurpers, called settlers, who have invaded and stolen land that belonged to Palestinians,R...
Washington, United States – AFP American cargo planes airdropped more than 36,000 meals to Gaza Tuesday in a joint operation with Jordan, the US military said, as the international community scrambles to curb a growing humanitarian crisis there. Airdrops by the United States and other countries are aimed at supplementing what officials s...
GAZA (AA) – Starving children in the besieged Gaza Strip are getting poisoned by fodder they have to eat due to food shortage caused by continuous Israeli bombing. Israel, which has been attacking Gaza from air, land and sea for about five months, does not allow water, food, medicine, fuel and electricity to be delivered […]
MOSCOW (AA) – Israel’s “inadequate interpretation of the right to self-defense” is the primary reason for the escalation of the confrontation in the Gaza Strip, Russian geopolitical analyst Vitaly Naumkin says. Speaking at a news conference on Monday to explain the deliberations and outcome of the February 29-March 2 in...
NEW DELHI (AA) – An Indian national was killed by an anti-tank missile launched from southern Lebanon into northern Israel, the Israeli Embassy in New Delhi has said. Southern Lebanon has been targeted by Israel several times over the past few weeks, leading to dozens of casualties. In a statement issued Tuesday morning, the Israeli [&he...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel and the main Palestinian aid agency traded accusations Monday of “terrorism” and torture, after the United States stepped up pressure for a cease-fire in Gaza. While mediators in Cairo persisted with efforts toward a Gaza truce, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) ca...
