Sderot, Israel – AFP/AA Gun battles raged into the night after Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill and abduct soldiers and civilians. “We are at war,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the stunned nation as the ar...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The attack by Palestinians from Gaza that caught Israel by surprise is the response of a people pushed beyond endurance, said Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) on Saturday. For decades Israel has been perpetrating unspeakable crimes against humanity, collective punishment, and has sustained an open air prison...
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Saturday it would ensure Israel’s defence after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack from Gaza. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States would work to ensure that Israel “has what it needs to defend itself”. “Over the coming days the Department of Defence will work...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip launched after a Hamas offensive has killed at least 198 Palestinians, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. In an update on its Facebook account, the ministry said over 1,600 Palestinians were also wounded. Israel initiated Operation Iron Swords in Gaza in retaliation to O...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed to have captured a number of Israeli soldiers on Saturday after launching an operation against Israel. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, claimed capturing a number of Israeli soldiers. “We have captured many Zionist soldiers who are now our prisoners,” Abu Hamza, ...
Hamas says it fired 5000 rockets in 20 minutes into Israel Ashkelon, Israel Hamas on Saturday launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, killing at least 40, reported Middle East Eye. The attack occurred during a Jewish holiday. “We decided to put an end to all the crimes of the occupation (Israel). Their time for rampaging without...
Mohammadi is 4th Muslim women who has been conferred Nobel prize, after Shirin Ebadi, Tawakel Karman and Malala Yousafzai OSLO, Norway – In a significant announcement, the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Iranian rights activist, Narges Mohammadi. The Norwegian Nobel Committee, in their ceremony in Oslo, highlighted her relent...
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Afghanistan protested again on Thursday against Pakistan’s decision to deport undocumented immigrants from the country, with Taliban acting Defense Minister Mawlavi Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid calling Islamabad’s decision to set a Nov. 1 deadline “cruel and barbarism.” “International refugee adv...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP An Israeli minister on Wednesday hailed his country’s “blossoming ties” with Saudi Arabia during a visit to Riyadh amid ongoing US-brokered negotiations to establish formal relations. Communications Minister Shlomo Karhi this week became the second Israeli cabinet member to formally visit the ...
IDLIB, Syria (AA) – Five civilians, including three women, were killed and another was injured in an attack by Syrian regime forces in the northwestern province of Aleppo on Thursday, according to sources in the Syrian opposition’s Civil Defense. The victims belonged to the same family. Regime forces and Iran-backed groups stationed in K...
