ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia has condemned Israel’s announcement of establishing an agency aimed at displacing Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the Saudi Foreign Ministry also denounced “the approval of the separation of 13 illegal settler neighborhoods in the West Bank, paving the way for their legitimization as colonia...
ANKARA /ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 36 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip on Monday, medical sources said. A medical source said four people lost their lives when Israeli warplanes struck a house in the southern city of Khan Younis. Six more people were killed and several others injured in […]
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II has called for “immediate international action” to halt the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza, which Israel has been waging for the past 16 months. During a phone call with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, King Abdullah stressed the “urgent need for the international community t...
LONDON / ISTANBUL (AA) – France, Germany and the UK, collectively known as the E3, called for an immediate return to a cease-fire in Gaza, urging Israel to fully respect international law and allow immediate access to humanitarian aid. “The resumption of Israeli strikes in Gaza marks a dramatic step backward for the people of Gaza,...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 16 Palestinians, including six children, have been killed on Saturday in Israeli airstrikes on the northern and central Gaza Strip. Medical officials have confirmed that the children alongside three Palestinians lost their lives when Israeli forces bombed the Mashharawi family home in the Al-Tuffah ne...
President Donald Trump “fully supports Israel” as it renews attacks on Gaza, the White House said on Thursday. Spokesperson Karoline Leavitt blamed Hamas for Israel’s renewed violence and said Trump wants all Israeli prisoners returned. She said Trump backs Israel’s military and resumption of attacks which have killed more than 700 Pales...
A U.S. judge has blocked the deportation of Badar Khan Suri, an Indian Muslim student at Georgetown University. Suri was detained by U.S. immigration agents earlier this week. Authorities say Suri is promoting Hamas and antisemitism on social media. Suri is doing PhD research on peacebuilding in Iraq and Afghanistan. The university says it re...
President Donald Trump has set a two-month deadline for Iran to agree on a new nuclear deal. Axios reports Trump’s letter to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei outlined the ultimatum. Khamenei dismissed the move as “bullying tactics.” Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed the letter is under review, with a response being drafted...
With nearly two million people facing complete food insecurity, Gaza has officially entered the first phase of famine. The World Food Program reports that no food supplies have entered Gaza since March 2. Israel continues to block border crossings for both humanitarian and commercial goods. Palestinian media office chief Ismail Thawabteh desc...
The Trump administration has detained Indian Muslim scholar Badar Khan Suri for supporting the cause of Palestine. Authorities say the postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown University is being deported over alleged ties to Hamas and spreading antisemitic propaganda. The Department of Homeland Security claims Suri’s activities pose a threat t...
