Jenin, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli forces killed four Palestinians in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin on Tuesday, the Palestinian health ministry reported. The ministry did not provide further details on the fatalities, while the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said they were killed in a drone strike on the Old City. Arou...
ANKARA (AA) – Democrat lawmaker Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has slammed the US government for vetoing a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, calling the move “shameful.” “The Biden Admin can no longer reconcile their professed concern for Palestinians and human rights while also s...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has said that three more soldiers were killed during attacks on the besieged and battered Gaza Strip. “Three reserve forces were killed in the battles taking place in Gaza and their families have been informed,” Israeli public broadcaster KAN said. The fatalities pushed the Israeli army’s death toll since [&he...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A comprehensive strike in the occupied West Bank in protest against Israel’s war on the Gaza Strip paralyzed all aspects of life in the occupied territory on Monday. Transportation was disrupted in all provinces of the West Bank, while institutions, banks, schools, ministries, and shops shut their doors, and local st...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army attacked the southern city of Rafah and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the blockaded Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing 11 civilians and wounding dozens of others. Israeli warplanes bombed a house in the Tel al-Sultan neighborhood of Rafah. Six Palestinians were killed, most of them children, and many others [&h...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, announced Sunday that it had killed 40 Israeli soldiers and destroyed 44 military vehicles in the last two days. “During the last 48 hours, the Al-Qassam Mujahideen managed to completely or partially destroy 44 military vehicles on all fronts of...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces have taken hostage 142 Palestinian women and children during their ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, including nursing infants and the elderly, two social welfare organizations have announced. The information was disclosed in a joint statement issued by the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society and th...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 17,997 since October 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said 49,229 other people were injured in the Israeli onslaught on the […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Hamas is part of the Palestinian political landscape, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh has said. “Hamas is part of the Palestinian political map, and if Israel claims that it will eliminate, this will not happen, and it is unacceptable to us,” Shtayyeh said in a speech at the 21st edition of […]...
Jerusalem – AFP Israeli media have reported that Hamas fighters have surrendered to Israeli forces in several locations across Gaza. Footage published by Israeli media showed groups of men stripped down to their underwear, with some appearing to hand over weapons. Defending the stripping of those detained, the army said that “it is...
