ISTANBUL (AA) – Attacks against Israel-bound vessels in the Red Sea have halted Israeli ship traffic in the Red Sea, the leader of Yemen’s Houthi group has said. “Israeli ships have completely stopped in Bab al-Mandab and the Red Sea. This is a real achievement and victory,” Abdulmalik al-Houthi said in a televised speech. “The […...
ANKARA (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip has jumped to 27,840 since Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Thursday. A ministry statement said that 67,317 other people have also been injured in the ongoing onslaught. “Israeli attacks left 130 people dead and 170 […]...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP A senior Lebanon-based official of Hamas said Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s continued pursuit of war in Gaza showed the goal was “genocide”. Netanyahu’s “insistence on continuing the aggression totally confirms that the goal of the aggression on Gaza is geno...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 340 Palestinian medics have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip since October 7, according to Health Minister Mai Alkaila. “Health teams are facing serious violations in Gaza and the West Bank,” Alkaila said during a rally held outside the UN office in the West Bank city […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine has welcomed Saudi Arabia’s rejection of a normalization deal with Israel without recognition of a Palestinian state on lands it had in 1967. “We thank the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for its firm position, and efforts to stand alongside the Palestinian people and their just cause,” said...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas has proposed a 3-stage plan for a Gaza cease-fire that includes a 135-day pause in fighting in return for prisoner releases, according to a Palestinian source. Qatar, Egypt and the US had confirmed earlier on Tuesday that they had received Hamas’ response to a framework agreement for a [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN special coordinator for the Middle East peace process warned Wednesday about a “completely catastrophic” potential Israeli military operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. “We know very well. The Israelis know, even better, but still planning that having a very active warfare in the area of R...
LONDON (AA) — The Swedish Migration Court has confirmed that an Iraqi man who staged a series of public Quran burnings last year will be deported, local media reported Wednesday. Immigration authorities refused to extend Salwan Momika’s residence permit last October, but the order for his departure was delayed for security reasons, accor...
ANKARA (AA) – Gaza’s Health Ministry said Wednesday that at least 27,708 Palestinians have been killed and 67,174 others injured in Israeli attacks in the seaside enclave since Oct. 7. A ministry statement said Israeli attacks left 123 people dead and 169 others injured in the last 24 hours. “Many people are still trapped under […...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese group Hezbollah on Wednesday said that two more of its fighters were killed in clashes with Israeli forces near the border with southern Lebanon. No more details were provided. The latest fatalities brought the death toll of Hezbollah members to 184 since Oct. 8, according to figures released by the [&hell...
