Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli forces in war-torn Gaza opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians at an aid distribution point Thursday, killing at least 104 people and wounding over 700, according to Palestinian health officials. Israeli sources confirmed that troops shot at the crowd, believing they “posed a threat”, in ...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States has urged Israel to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan, after a far-right minister proposed barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there. “As it pertains to Al-Aqsa, we continue to urge Israel to facilitate acce...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Several Palestinians were killed and many others injured when Israeli forces opened fire on a crowd waiting for humanitarian aid south of Gaza City on Thursday, according to witnesses. Hundreds of Palestinians were waiting to receive aid near Dowar al-Nablusi, south of Gaza City, when they came under Israeli fire, [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Fifty members of the US Congress on Wednesday called for full funding of the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to provide urgent humanitarian relief to the Gaza Strip. “For decades, UNRWA has played a unique and integral role in supporting the welfare and survival of Palestinians,” Congresswoman Pramila Jay...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned the army against launching a ground attack in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Olmert told Bloomberg in an interview on Wednesday that a ground offensive in Rafah would be a “risk we can’t afford to take.” “The patience of the international community has […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US President Joe Biden said in a statement on Tuesday that Israel will lose international support if it continues its aggression in Gaza. “Israel has had the overwhelming support of the vast majority of nations. If it keeps this up with this incredibly conservative government they have, and (National Security Minister Ita...
NEW YORK (AA) – The US and Russian representatives to the UN exchanged heated words Tuesday during a Security Council session on Gaza. In his remarks at the session, titled “Protection of civilians in armed conflict,” Russian envoy Vassily Nebenzia accused his “Western colleagues” of allowing Israel to use hunger ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump easily won their parties’ primaries in the state of Michigan on Tuesday. Trump emerged as the winner in the Michigan Republican primary, defeating his main rival, Nikki Haley, according to US media projections. On the Democratic side, Biden has won despite facing ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli right-wing activists have obstructed humanitarian aid trucks from entering the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media. “Nitzana crossing (in southern Israel) is closed to truck passing to Gaza,” the Israeli Channel 7 reported on Tuesday. Posts on social media included moments when an Israeli group, in...
By Mohammed Abunahel, first published at World BEYOND War, February 26, 2024 The United States is known for its history of making and launching wars. Since its establishment, peacetime has been rarer than a blue moon. U.S. President Joe Biden is endorsing and supporting the brutal usurpation of Palestinian lands, which in recent months has [&h...
