Sydney, Australia – AFP The leaders of Australia, Canada and New Zealand on Thursday warned Israel against a potentially “catastrophic” ground offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, amplifying a growing chorus of international concern. Urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “not to go down this path”, th...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Wednesday rebuked Israel for demolishing the home of a Palestinian activist in east Jerusalem, saying its ally was damaging its own standing. The unusually forceful US condemnation of Israeli actions came hours after Fakhri Abu Diab, a campaigner against demolitions, said that dozens o...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Three civilians were killed in an Israeli strike on a residential building in the south Lebanon city of Nabatiyeh on Wednesday evening, a security source said. “Three civilians dead in the Israeli strike, including two women,” a security source told AFP, requesting anonymity as they were not authorised t...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A new Israeli opinion poll has shown a further decline in public confidence that Tel Aviv will win the war in the Gaza Strip. The survey, conducted by the Jewish People Policy Institute, found that confidence that Israel will win the war in the Palestinian enclave has fallen by 20% since October. […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Hamas to strike a prisoner swap deal with Israel to avoid the displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. ”Reaching a swap deal is an urgency to avoid an Israeli attack on Rafah, which would lead to thousands of deaths and displacement of our […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Wednesday forced thousands of Palestinians who were seeking refuge in the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip to leave. Eyewitnesses told an Anadolu reporter that the army ordered the displaced people to leave the hospital in one queue and head toward the eastern […...
ANKARA (AA) – The number of Palestinian deaths in Israel’s war on Gaza has jumped to 28,576, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry made the statement as the Israeli deadly onslaught against Gaza entered its 131st day. It also said 68,291 other people have also been injured in the war. The statement noted […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Wednesday that 15 more soldiers had been injured in clashes in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours. Figures released by the army showed that 1,352 soldiers had been wounded since Israel expanded its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip on Oct. 27. According to military figures, […]
BERLIN (AA) – Israel is likely to be forced to issue bonds at near-record levels again this year. The country borrowed billions of dollars last year to finance its war on Gaza. International credit rating agencies have drawn attention to the macroeconomic risks facing the Israeli economy in their recent reports. – Moody’s issues 1st [&he...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army destroyed parts of the International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters wall before withdrawing from western Gaza City. It caused significant damage to the security room and the front yard of the headquarters, witnesses said. There have been no comments from the Red Cross and the Israeli ...
