GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 88 Palestinians were killed in two Israeli airstrikes on residential areas in the northern Gaza Strip early Thursday, with ordinary citizens and hospital staff assisting in transporting the injured and the dead to hospitals after Israeli forces destroyed Palestinian Civil Defense’s emergency assistanc...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – The US vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on Wednesday that demanded an “immediate, unconditional, and permanent” cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. It also urged the prevention of starvation of Palestinians. The draft resolution, submitted by 10 elected members of the Council — Algeria, Ec...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Senate overwhelmingly rejected Wednesday evening a trio of resolutions that would have halted three offensive arms sales to Israel in response to ongoing “atrocities” being carried out in the besieged Gaza Strip. The measures, known formally as joint resolutions of disapproval, were introduced by Indepen...
U.S. Capitol Police arrested at least 50 demonstrators during a “Free Palestine” protest inside the Hart Senate Building in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday. Protesters called for a cease-fire in Gaza, as well as an end to U.S. arms sales to Israel. Israel has launched a large-scale ground operation in northern Gaza to allegedly prevent...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli warplanes struck two homes in the Gaza Strip killing at least 16 Palestinians on Wednesday, said medical sources and witnesses. One source said Israeli jets hit a house in the northern town of Jabalia, leaving 12 people dead and several others injured. “At least 10 people are still missing […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 13 people were killed in overnight airstrikes staged by the Israeli army in southern Lebanon, local media reported on Wednesday. Fighter jets struck a home in Maarakeh town, killing two people, the state news agency NNA reported. Two airstrikes in Kfar Melki and Zefta towns left at least four people […]
Sudan is grappling with a devastating cholera outbreak, which has killed 699 people and infected more than 24,000. The disease has spread to 11 of the country’s 18 states, with some regions like Al-Jazeera and White Nile witnessing an uptick in cases. The outbreak has been made worse by the ongoing civil war between the […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least 50 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, pushing the death toll since October last year to 43,972, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Tuesday. A ministry statement added that some 104,008 others were injured in the ongoing assault. “The Israeli occupation has committed […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Six Israelis have been lightly injured as a barrage of rockets was fired from southern Lebanon in response to Israel’s attacks. An Israeli military statement said 15 rockets were fired from Lebanon, triggering air-raid sirens in northern and central Israel. The army said some of the rockets were intercepted, while ...
Pope Francis has called for a genocide investigation into Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. In a book released this week, the pontiff has expressed deep concern for Palestinians suffering from famine and a lack of aid, noting the tragedy unfolding in Gaza. He said, “What is happening in Gaza has the characteristics of […]
