Netanyahu rejects 2nd phase of Gaza ceasefire
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Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel carried out deadly bombardments in Gaza on Sunday as international calls mounted for greater protection of civilians and the renewal of an expired truce with Hamas. The Israeli army said it had conducted more than 400 strikes in Gaza since Friday, with the Hamas government saying at least 240 people [...
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian teenager who received serious bullet wounds from the Israeli army last month died of his wounds on Saturday after being admitted to a hospital in Jenin, in the northern West Bank, for 23 days. “Sharif Al-Shaer, 16, died as a result of being shot by occupation bullets in Jenin,” […]
BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Colombian President Gustavo Petro has compared the “genocide of the Palestinian people” to the future of countries in the Global South in the face of the climate crisis. “Genocide and barbaric acts unleashed against the Palestinian people is what awaits those who are fleeing the south because of the climate crisis...
ANKARA (AA) – Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has blamed Israel for the country’s climate crisis, saying the Israeli army’s aggressive use of bombings, particularly phosphorus weapons, has caused irreparable damage to more than 5,000 square meters of agricultural land and forests. “The serious environmental deterioration in Le...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated his stance on Palestinian group Hamas and said he can “never accept” Hamas as a “terror group”. “I stand by my position. No matter what anybody says, I can never accept Hamas as a terror group,” Erdogan said while speaking to journalists on board ...
Jerusalem – AFP Israeli air strikes killed two Syrian pro-Hezbollah fighters when they hit sites belonging to the group near Damascus early on Saturday, a war monitor told AFP. “Two Syrian fighters working for Hezbollah were killed and seven other fighters working for the group were wounded,” said the Syrian Observatory for H...
Jerusalem- AFP The Israeli army on Friday confirmed the deaths of five Israelis that had been held prisoners in Gaza. “In recent days, the IDF (military) and Israel police notified the families of the hostages Eliyahu Margalit, Maya Goren, Ronen Engel and Arye Zalmanovitz about their deaths,” army spokesman Daniel Hagari said. He a...
Jerusalem – AFP Israel has killed at least 240 people and injured another 650 since early Friday, the Hamas government in Gaza said Saturday. The deaths occurred as a result of “hundreds of air strikes, artillery and navy bombardments, everywhere in the Gaza Strip”, Hamas said in a statement, adding that Israeli forces had &#...
LONDON (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has said that the deliveries of essential supplies to Gaza must “urgently resume.” “Deliveries of essential supplies to #Gaza must urgently resume and be restored at least to levels reached during the recent truce – but much more than that is needed,” Tedros Adhano...
Washington, United States – AFP A protester outside the Israeli consulate in Atlanta was in critical condition Friday after setting themself on fire, in what police said was likely an “extreme” political statement. “A Palestinian flag was reported at the location and was part of the protest,” said Darin Schierbaum...
