Hope amid ruins: Gaza sleeps without fear
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WASHINGTON (AA) – A group of tech investors and executives supportive of Israel in California’s Silicon Valley has launched a WhatsApp group through which they defend Israel’s Gaza war, identify “enemies,” and pressurize individuals and institutions supportive of Palestine in the media, academia, and the business world. Journ...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Two of the world’s largest shipping firms said they were suspending passage through a Red Sea strait vital for global commerce, following Yemeni rebel attacks in the area. German transport company Hapag-Lloyd said it was halting Red Sea container ship traffic until December 18, after the Houthis attacked ...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said on Friday Gaza was an “integral part” of the Palestinian state. During talks with US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, who visited Abbas’s West Bank headquarters, “the president underscored that separation or any attempt to isolate any part ...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The Israeli army said its troops shot and killed three people held by Hamas on Friday after erroneously believing they posed a danger. During combat in the Gaza city neighbourhood of Shejaiya, troops “mistakenly identified three Israeli hostages as a threat. As a result, the troops fired toward them and t...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has dropped leaflets in Gaza offering financial rewards for information leading to the capture of the top leaders of Hamas. Palestinian activists circulated images online of the leaflets, in which the army called on residents to provide information about Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Ga...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has said that the bodies of two of its soldiers and a civilian held captive by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas have been recovered, without providing further details about the date and location. According to a statement issued by the Israeli army, “The bodies of hostages CPL Nik Beizer, […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army on Friday announced that three soldiers were killed in fighting with Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip. Early Friday, the Israeli army said two of its soldiers were killed and four others seriously wounded in battles with Palestinian fighters across the Gaza Strip. The new deaths bring the Israeli […...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel pressed its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday after telling key backer the United States that its war in Gaza will last “more than several months”. According to the health ministry in Gaza, Israel has killed more than 18,700 people, mostly women and children since October 7. The minist...
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (AA) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ armed wing, said it had killed 36 soldiers and destroyed 72 Israeli military vehicles in the last three days in the Gaza Strip. The announcement came in a statement from spokesperson Abu Ubaida published on Telegram that said the group also inflicted “injuries on dozens of other [&h...
Tel Aviv, Israel – AFP US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday it is not appropriate for Israel to occupy Gaza in the long-term, as speculation mounts over the post-war future of the territory. “We do not believe that it makes sense for Israel, or is right for Israel, to occupy Gaza, reoccupy Gaza […]
