RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian presidency has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks about a safe corridor for citizens in Rafah, calling them a “deception to the world” aimed at endorsing forced displacement. “The US should not adhere to Israeli policy, especially as the region has reached a ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The army’s freeing two Israelis from Rafah is not a victory to Tel Aviv, said a relative of one of the prisoners that the Israeli military claimed to have rescued on Monday. “The fact that we are happy today does not mean that we are victorious,” Eidan Piarno, the son-in-law of the […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two more Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday, pushing up their death toll to 126 since Oct. 7, the government media office said. The office identified the two reporters as Alaa Hassan Al-Hams and Angham Ahmed Adwan of the local SND News Agency […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese group Hezbollah and Palestinian resistance movement Islamic Jihad discussed the developments in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank. A meeting between Hezbollah Secretary General Hassan Nasrallah and Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziyad Al-Nakhalah reviewed the situation in the Palestinian territories, ...
ATHENS (AA) – Medical charity Doctors Without Borders (MSF) on Monday warned that a Israel ground attack on Rafah in southern Gaza Strip would be “catastrophic.” “Israel’s declared ground offensive on Rafah would be catastrophic and must not proceed. As aerial bombardment of the area continues, more than a million people, many livi...
ATHENS (AA) – France has joined other European countries in expressing concern over the looming Israeli ground offensive in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip. “Rafah is today a place where more than 1.3 million people are taking refugee. It is also a vital crossing point for delivering humanitarian aid to the population of Gaza. A large-scale [...
ATHENS (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) is deeply concerned about the situation in and around the Nasser hospital in Gaza, which has been surrounded by Israeli forces. “We’re deeply concerned about the safety of patients and health personnel due to the intensifying hostilities in the vicinity of the hospital. We repeat: h...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A senior Israeli military intelligence official has said that there is a “heavy suspicion” that Hamas penetrated the army before the October 7 attacks. “Nukhba terrorists had information on the IDF (army)’s most sensitive sites, including those within the army that are most classified,” the officer told Israel Hayo...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two Israelis held in Gaza were killed and eight others seriously injured in Israeli airstrikes in the last three days in the Gaza Strip, Hamas confirmed on Sunday. The group’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, held Israel fully responsible for the safety of Israelis in its captivity. “The lives of […]...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces shelled Al-Amal hospital in Khan Younis city on Sunday, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said. “The attack has caused damage to the building and forced the only remaining ambulance out of service,” the aid organization added in a statement. There was no information yet available about casualties. ...
