Netanyahu rejects 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire
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BERLIN (AA) — Germany on Wednesday said that the EU member states will discuss possible sanctions on Israeli settlers. The German Foreign Ministry spokesman told a news conference in Berlin that the issue will be discussed during an EU foreign ministers meeting next week. “We welcome that the US has adopted a clear stance, as […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The United States has supplied Israel with over 10,000 tons of military equipment since the start of the latter’s war against Gaza on Oct. 7. In a statement, the Israeli defence ministry said that the 200th cargo plane carrying military equipment for the army had arrived in Israel. The equipment includes armored [&hellip...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas would not govern the Gaza Strip during his term. “As long as I’m the prime minister of Israel, this will not happen,” Netanyahu said on social media platform X, in response to a report by Sky News Arabia that […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Some 73 Palestinians were killed and 123 others injured in Israeli attacks on central Gaza Strip over the past day, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Wednesday. “73 martyrs and 123 others injured are the total casualties that arrived in Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital (near Deir al-Balah city) over the past [&h...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are living in “utter, deepening horror”, the UN human rights chief said Wednesday. Volker Turk said there was a high risk of atrocity crimes being committed in such “catastrophic” humanitarian circumstances. “Civilians in Gaza continue to be relentless...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP US aid chief Samantha Power has announced $21 million in new assistance to Gaza during a visit to Egypt. The aid includes hygiene, shelter and food supplies, and is in addition to the $100 million president Joe Biden announced on October 18. Separately, the United States announced on Tuesday that it […]
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The United States has said it is pushing Israel to let more fuel into the Gaza Strip. Fuel, which powers generators for electricity, and other humanitarian aid had entered the besieged Palestinian territory during the suspension of Israel’s attacks on Gaza. “We had some very frank conversations with...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The Israeli army has denied telling the World Health Organization to empty an aid warehouse in southern Gaza within 24 hours before ground operations in the area render it unusable. “We didn’t ask you to evacuate the warehouses and we also made it clear (and in writing) to the relevant #UN […...
GENEVA (AA) – UNICEF has warned that the so-called “safe zones” declared by Israel in Gaza pose risks to be “zones of disease.” “Without water, without sanitation, without shelter, the so-called ‘safe zones’ risk becoming zones of disease,” UNICEF spokesperson James Elder said in a UN press brief...
Doha, Qatar — AFP Qatar’s ruler lashed out at the “shameful” international inaction over Israel’s brutal crackdown on the occupied Gaza Strip as he opened a Gulf Cooperation Council meeting in Doha on Tuesday. “It is shameful for the international community to allow this heinous crime to continue for nearly ...
