JERUSALEM (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel late Wednesday to discuss the possibility of extending a pause in Israel’s war in Gaza. The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said this is Blinken’s fourth visit to the country since the outbreak of fighting on Oct. 7. He was expected to meet with top […]
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – Several Palestinians were detained by the Israeli army in Jenin city and the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, amid reports of explosions and gunfire that injured six people. The Israeli forces had stormed Jenin city in the northern West Bank on Tuesday evening, besieged the Jenin […]
Brussels, Belgium – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he would work to prolong a pause in Israel’s war against the Palestinians in Gaza on an upcoming visit to the country. “Looking at the next couple of days, we’ll be focused on doing what we can to extend the pause so that […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Islamic Jihad group has said it is willing to release all the people from Israel it is holding in exchange for all the Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. “We can accept the all-for-all equation regarding the detainees. If Israel is ready to release all our prisoners, then we […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – A Democratic US senator called Tuesday for an “indefinite” cease-fire in Gaza to “prevent further loss of civilian life.” In a statement, Peter Welch, from the state of Vermont, said although he supports Israel’s right to pursue those who carried out the Oct. 7 attacks, Israel “must not do ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel’s hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened late Tuesday to dissolve the government if the war stopped in the Gaza Strip. “Stopping the war = dissolution of the government,” Ben-Gvir said on X. His remarks coincided with reports of efforts to extend the pause in Israel’s attac...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is urging Israel not to replicate the mass displacement of Palestinians that resulted from its invasion of the northern Gaza Strip when it pursues its campaign in the south of the coastal enclave, according to two senior American officials. The officials, who spoke Monday to reporters on condition of anonymity, [...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Eight Israeli soldiers were killed in one week in northern Gaza due to friendly fire and an explosive device, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported Tuesday. Scores of soldiers were injured in operational incidents, it said. There are conflicting reports about the number of Israeli soldiers killed in the Gaza Strip....
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ten Israelis held in the Gaza Strip were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Israeli Channel 12 reported on Tuesday, without providing further details. There was no official comment from Hamas and Israel regarding the report. Hamas on Tuesday released a list of 30 Palestinian inmates held [&helli...
Brussels, Belgium – AFP Israeli restrictions on fuel supplies to Gaza are hampering aid deliveries, an EU commissioner, Janez Lenarcic, said Tuesday. Lenarcic — who is in charge of crisis management — was speaking as the EU countries and aid organisations scrambled to provide relief to Gaza’s population of 2.3 million u...
