ISTANBUL (AA) – The US Senate on Tuesday approved a $95.34 billion assistance plan for Ukraine, Israel, and, Taiwan. The Senate passed the measure by a vote of 70-29, surpassing the required 60-vote threshold required in recent years for approval, but House of Representatives approval is far from certain. Twenty-two Republicans sided wit...
BEIRUT (AA) – Five more fighters from Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad were killed Tuesday from Israeli shelling in southern Lebanon, the groups confirmed. In a statement, Hezbollah mourned the loss of three of its fighters, saying they were killed “on the road to Jerusalem,” referring to the Palestinian struggle for freedom. With...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP Freezing funds to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees risks “aiding” the deaths of civilians in Gaza, the head of Saudi Arabia’s humanitarian agency told AFP on Tuesday. Several countries — including the United States, Britain, Germany and Japan — have suspended funding to the U...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli soldiers inscribed hate graffiti on destroyed buildings before their pullout from Gaza City, according to witnesses. “Soldiers painted hate speech such as ‘Gaza cemetery’ and ‘memory of destruction’ on walls of destroyed homes,” an eyewitness reported. Last week, Israeli army forces pulled out from several n...
BERLIN (AA) – Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh will be among the key speakers at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) later this week, the organization’s chairman has announced. Christoph Heusgen, former German ambassador and the MSC’s chairman, told reporters that this year’s confere...
LONDON (AA) – The UK is “deeply concerned” about reports of an Israeli military operation in Rafah, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said. “We’re deeply concerned about reports about a military operation in Rafah, given its importance to a provision, so what we’ve been calling for is an immediate pause in hostilities so we [&...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Two Israeli prisoners freed in a military raid in the southern Gaza Strip have recounted a “family atmosphere” during their captivity. The Israeli army said that the two prisoners, Fernando Simon, 60, and Louis Har, 70, were freed during a raid in Rafah city. The pair, who are dual Argentine-Israeli citizens, were [&hell...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian official has warned of humanitarian and health catastrophes in Rafah in case of an Israeli offensive on the city. The Israeli army plans to launch a ground offensive in Rafah, which is currently accommodating more than 1.4 million people seeking refuge from war. Israel has pounded the rest […]
LONDON (AA) – Scottish leader Humza Yousaf has condemned the UK government and the opposition Labour Party for failing to demand an immediate cease-fire from Israel in the Gaza Strip. The remarks came after Israeli forces launched a new wave of attacks this time on Rafah city in the Gaza Strip early Monday morning, killing […]
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthis claimed on Monday to have attacked a US ship in the Red Sea. Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the Star Iris ship was targeted with “appropriate naval missiles,” resulting in direct hits. The operation “stands as a victory for the just cause of the Palestinian people and as a […]
