Geneva, Switzerland – AFP Doctors Without Borders on Friday described chaos and terror seen at a key Gaza hospital before its staff were forced to flee amid a raid by the Israeli army. In recent days, intense fighting has raged around the Nasser Hospital — one of the Palestinian territory’s last remaining major medical facili...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden said Friday that there needs to be a temporary truce in Gaza to get Israeli prisoners out of the Palestinian territory under a potential deal swapping them for prisoners held in Israel. “I feel very strongly about it — that there has to be a temporary cease-fire […]
ANKARA (AA) – Chris Gunness, a former spokesman for UNRWA, has described the situation in the Gaza Strip as “the first genocide broadcast live.” In an interview, Gunness said that what the Israeli army is currently doing in Gaza is “genocide.” He pointed out that the most terrifying aspect of this situation is that “it [&hell...
ROME (AA) – The World Food Program must have “security guarantees” to bring food supplies into Gaza to prevent the famine that threatens more than 2 million people in the enclave, its executive director has said. “The WFP has food supplies at the border and will be able to scale up to feed 2.2 million […]
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia will host an inter-Palestinian meeting in Moscow from February 29 to March 2, presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov has announced. Moscow has invited representatives of all Palestinian political forces, including those in Syria, Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries, Bogdanov, who is...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected on Friday the international demands for a permanent settlement with Palestinians, opposing unilateral recognition of the Palestinian state. “Israel outright rejects international dictates regarding a permanent settlement with the Palestinians,” Netanyahu wrot...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel’s claims of arresting Palestinian fighters in hospitals in Khan Younis are an attempt to “justify a war crime” in Gaza, says Hamas. “The claims of the spokesman for the terrorist occupation army, that the resistance (forces) used the Nasser Medical Complex and Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis...
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanese group Hezbollah and the Amal Movement said Friday that five of their members were killed in Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. The Lebanese official news agency NNA reported that three Amal members were killed in an overnight Israeli airstrike on a house in the town of Al-Qantara in southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, [...
Palestinian Territories – AFP There was growing concern Friday over a key Gaza hospital a day after a raid by the Israeli army, with the health ministry saying several patients had died there due to a lack of oxygen. The health ministry said the power was cut off and the generators stopped after the raid […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel faced renewed calls from key ally the United States on Friday against launching a large-scale attack on Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, where nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are trapped. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted he would push ahead with a “powerful” opera...
