GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two Palestinians working for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli airstrike on their vehicle in the central Gaza Strip. A medical source in the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah city told Anadolu that two UNRWA staffers were killed after their vehicle [&...
ANKARA (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday morning departed Israel after meeting with top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss the possibilities of ending the war on Gaza. According to media reports, Blinken is heading to Saudi Arabia to meet with top officials. He told reporters wh...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a meeting Tuesday in Tel Aviv that it is “imperative” to restore sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to the State Department. “The Secretary noted the imperative to restore sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza and reit...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Members of the European Parliament have called for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes there which have injured several UN peacekeepers in recent weeks and also condemned its continuing attacks in the Gaza Strip. As violence escalates across the Middle East, several parliamentarians expressed t...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Meta’s Israel policy chief advocated for the censorship of Instagram accounts linked to Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a group that has played a key role in campus protests against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, The Intercept reported. Jordana Cutler, also a former senior Israeli official, used the co...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinians in northern Gaza “are waiting to die” as Israel escalated its offensive in the area, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said. “Our staff report that they cannot find food, water or medical care,” UNRWA Commissioner-General Phillippe Lazzarini said in a statement. “T...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has presented a cease-fire proposal that does not include the Israeli army’s withdrawal from Gaza, the local media has reported. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) said the proposal includes a temporary cease-fire in exchange for releasing several Israeli captives in Gaza. KAN added that Israe...
LONDON (AA) – The British government has assured parliament that there are no active UK export permits for items Israel could use in ways that violate international law. “There are currently no extant UK export licences,” UK Development Minister Anneliese Dodds said during a House of Commons session. In response to questions from l...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel to “capitalize” on the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to secure long-term safety for Israelis and Palestinians, according to a State Department statement released Tuesday. Blinken’s remarks came during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjami...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former US President Donald Trump has taken a narrow lead over Vice President Kamala Harris among Arab Americans, a key demographic in the presidential race, according to a recent poll. The Arab News/YouGov poll revealed on Monday that Trump is favored by 45% of Arab Americans, while Harris trails slightly at 43%, [&hellip...
