United Nations, United States – AFP Dismantling the UN Palestinian refugee aid agency (UNRWA) would sacrifice a “generation of children,” its chief Philippe Lazzarini warned on Monday amid an increasingly bitter row between the UN and Israel. “Dismantling UNRWA is short-sighted. By doing so, we will sacrifice an entire ...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli tanks “deliberately” ran over Palestinians alive on Sunday, according to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor. The Geneva-based organization described these crimes as “part of Israel’s genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.” Euro-Med reported several cases of Israeli forces running over Palestin...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian boy has been killed and several others injured by Israeli army gunfire in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. Mustafa Abu Shalbak,16, succumbed to his injuries after being shot by occupation forces in the neck and chest, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement. The boy, who [&hell...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli war cabinet rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s two conditions, which are a major impediment to talks with Hamas about a prisoner swap and a cease-fire in Gaza, local media reported on Monday. The cabinet rejected Netanyahu’s pre-conditions for moving forward with negotiations with Hamas, which...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 124 Palestinians were killed and 210 others injured over 24 hours as Israel continued its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Monday. “The Israeli occupation committed 13 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, leaving 124 martyrs and 210 injured during the pa...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Minister of National Security Itamar Ben Gvir has urged the police to allow only a few thousand Muslims to enter the Al-Aqsa Mosque during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to Israeli media. During their meeting, Ben Gvir on Sunday told Police Commissioner Kobi Shabtai to restrict the number of [&hellip...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Egypt on Sunday hosted envoys for talks on a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, the latest diplomatic effort as Gaza officials reported more deadly bombardment in the nearly five-month-old war. A senior Hamas official told AFP that a delegation from the Palestinian group would discuss with mediators a prop...
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese group Hezbollah said Saturday that three of its members had been killed in an Israeli drone attack targeting a car in southern Lebanon. “An Israeli drone targeted a car on the Naqoura Road in the Hamra area,” the Lebanese National News Agency reported. The agency added that ambulances moved to the […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least 92 Palestinians were killed and 156 others injured in 24 hours as Israel continued its war on Gaza, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. “The Israeli occupation committed 10 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, leaving 92 martyrs and 156 injured during the past 24 hours,” the ministry [&hellip...
Palestinian Territories – AFP World leaders have called for an investigation and a cease-fire nearly five months into the Gaza war after dozens of desperate Palestinians were killed rushing an aid convoy. Vowing to “do more” to address the worsening humanitarian situation, President Joe Biden said Friday that the United State...
