WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that Israel could face a prolonged insurgency in Gaza if it does not shift from military operations to a political strategy. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, Blinken said Israel, from a military perspective, accomplished “significant and im...
Twenty US Congress members, led by Texas Democrat Greg Casar, have called on President Joe Biden to stop arming Israel due to its blockade on Gaza aid. In a letter to the administration, they cited US laws prohibiting arms supplies if humanitarian aid is restricted. Casar emphasized on social media the Netanyahu government must ensure [&hellip...
A group of Palestinians from Gaza and the US have filed a lawsuit against the US government, accusing it of violating domestic law by continuing to supply arms to Israel. The plaintiffs argue the weapons fuel “gross violations” of human rights in Gaza and beyond. Lead plaintiff Amal Gaza, a teacher in Gaza, says she […]
DAMASCUS, Syria (AA) – Civil Defense teams in Damascus are investigating human remains found in a warehouse in the Sayyidah Zaynab district. The remains are believed to belong to more than 20 people, including children. The discovery comes as mass graves and remains continue to be uncovered in Syria after the collapse of the brutal, [&he...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – Morocco hosted a consultative meeting between representatives of the Libyan Parliament and the Tripoli-based High Council of State, which acts as a senate. “The meeting (in the northern city of Bouznika) aims to reach elections to end the duality of Libyan institutions,” Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourit...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army rounded up at least 15 Palestinians in raids in the occupied West Bank, according to prisoners’ affairs groups. A woman and a child were among the detainees in the raids that targeted East Jerusalem, Jericho, Hebron, Tulkarm, Qalqilya and Ramallah, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the P...
ROME (AA) – Italian authorities have detained a 38-year-old Iranian man while he was transiting through Milan’s airport. He is going to be extradited to the US, Italy’s police said in a statement. A US court has accused the man, whose name has not been disclosed, of conspiring to violate US international economic law and […]
BERLIN (AA) – A German church organization representing both Catholic and Protestant churches has demanded a partial arms export ban against Israel over charges of war crimes and genocide in Gaza. It called on the German government “not to approve arms exports to Israel if there is sufficient suspicion that the arms will be used [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA) – Syria’s collapsed regime of tyrannical despot Bashar al-Assad has left the country and its economy in ruins, turning it into a den for violent organizations and illegal activity. The country suffered from displacement and uncountable deaths, while its capital stock and economic activities were plagued by the civil war and i...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will continue occupying Syria’s Golan Heights in the foreseeable future. His remarks came during a military assessment he held along with his defense minister, army chief of staff, and other officials on the peak of Hermon Mount (Jaba...
