WASHINGTON (AA) – The United States Navy has sent a nuclear submarine to the Middle East. “On November 5, 2023, an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said late Sunday on X. Since the Palestinian group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel on Oct. ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – The head of the Palestinian group Hamas’s political bureau made an unannounced visit to Iran and held talks with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, both sides confirmed Sunday. Ismail Haniyeh and an accompanying delegation discussed developments in the Gaza Strip in the wake of the Hamas-led Ope...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel claimed on Sunday that there was no change in diplomatic relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv despite the latest developments in Gaza. “Diplomatic relations with Türkiye remain unchanged despite the position taken by Ankara on the war in Gaza and the fact that the Turkish ambassador was recalled over the weekend,” [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Sunday said that international reactions to Israel’s bombing of civilians in Gaza are “shameful.” “The international community’s reactions to the Israeli bombing of civilians in Gaza are not at the required level, and may sometimes be shameful,&#...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday demanded that the United States immediately stop Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip. Meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken at the presidential headquarters in the West Bank city of Ramallah, Abbas “demanded an immediate cessation of the devastating war...
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Sunday strongly condemned the statement by a minister in the Israeli occupation government about the option to “drop a nuclear bomb” on the besieged Gaza Strip. “The failure to immediately dismiss the minister from the government and merely suspending his membership reflects the ...
ANKARA (AA) – The death toll from Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip has risen to 9,770, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave announced on Sunday. “The death toll as a result of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 is 9,770, including 4,800 children and 2,550 women,” the ministry said […]
United Nations, NEW YORK – AFP The United Nations has launched a $1.2 billion aid appeal to help Gaza and West Bank residents devastated by Israel attacks. It had previously appealed for $294 million. “The situation has grown increasingly desperate since then,” said Jens Laerke, OCHA spokesperson. The updated flash appeal wil...
GAZA CITY (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 9,227, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said on Friday. “The victims include 3,826 children and 2,405 women, while 23,516 other people were injured,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a news conference ...
Tel Aviv, Israel – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Friday that Israel has the right and obligation to defend itself as it continues to pummel the Gaza Strip with an air and ground assault. “Israel has not only the right but the obligation to defend itself… to make sure that this October […]
