Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The WHO has said that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was possible, but those with influence were not doing enough to secure it. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there was a high chance of fighting resuming after a few days’ pause. The UN health agency is calling [&helli...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Thirty Palestinian prisoners were freed overnight Wednesday, Israeli prison authorities said. “During the night, 30 male and female security prisoners were released from a number of prison facilities,” the country’s prison service said in a statement. Among those freed was Ahed Tamimi, a 22-ye...
United Nations, United States – AFP Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki said at the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the Palestinian people “are faced with an existential threat”. “We are owed respect to our inherent dignity… Israel has no right to self-defense against a people that it occupies,̶...
United Nations, United States – AFP China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the UN Security Council on Wednesday that a resumption of fighting in Gaza threatens to “devour the region.” “(A resumption) in fighting would only, most likely, turn into a calamity that devours the whole region,” he said.
United Nations, United States – AFP Gazans are “in the midst of an epic humanitarian catastrophe before the eyes of the world,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, while calling for an expansion of the current pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “Intense negotiations are taking place to prolong the ...
ANKARA (AA) – Hamas has called for referring the killing of two Palestinian children in West Bank by the Israeli army to the International Criminal Court. On Wednesday, the Israeli army shot dead two Palestinian children during a raid into Jenin city in northern occupied West Bank. “The deliberate killing of two Palestinian children in [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A group of US Congress members visited activists, state legislators, and actors on Wednesday on day three of a five-day hunger strike they launched in front of the White House demanding a permanent cease-fire in Gaza. Speaking at a candlelight vigil in front of the White House, Representative Rashida Tlaib, the only [&h...
JERUSALEM (AA/AFP) – A truce between Israel and Hamas was extended on Thursday just before it was due to expire, the two sides announced, with mediator Qatar reporting it would continue for one day under the same conditions that saw prisoners exchanged. Majid Al-Ansari, spokesperson for the Qatari Foreign Ministry, told Qatar’s official ...
MADRID (AA) – The general secretary of Spain’s left-wing Podemos party has criticized the international community for its silence in the face of Israel’s “attempt to exterminate” the Palestinian people. Speaking at an event for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People organized by Podemos in the capital...
BERLIN (AA) – The West German city of Bochum has suspended an award ceremony for German-British author Sharon Dodua Otoo because of her links to a group supporting a boycott of Israel. “At its meeting on November 10th, the eight-member jury voted for Sharon Dodua Otoo as the winner. It has recently become known that […]
