RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 44 Palestinian journalists are held in Israeli prisons, and 29 of them have been arrested since October 7, a local journalists group has said. In a statement, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) said: “The Israeli occupation forces released 12 of the detained journalists after serving various terms.”...
Ankara, Turkey — AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has branded hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “the butcher of Gaza” and accused him of spawning anti-Semitism across the world. Erdogan has lashed out repeatedly at Israel for the scale of death and destruction caused by its war on Gaza launched on O...
JERUSALEM (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel late Wednesday to discuss the possibility of extending a pause in Israel’s war in Gaza. The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said this is Blinken’s fourth visit to the country since the outbreak of fighting on Oct. 7. He was expected to meet with top […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has called on media outlets to increase their presence in the Gaza Strip and view the extent of destruction caused by Israel in the enclave. “We call on journalists and international media agencies to intensify their presence in the Gaza Strip to see the extent […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G-7) nations have voiced support for again extending the current pause in Israel’s war against Gaza, stressing the need to protect civilians. In a joint statement, the diplomats from G-7 nations said every effort must be made to ensure humanitarian support for civilians, ...
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – Several Palestinians were detained by the Israeli army in Jenin city and the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, amid reports of explosions and gunfire that injured six people. The Israeli forces had stormed Jenin city in the northern West Bank on Tuesday evening, besieged the Jenin […]
Brussels, Belgium – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he would work to prolong a pause in Israel’s war against the Palestinians in Gaza on an upcoming visit to the country. “Looking at the next couple of days, we’ll be focused on doing what we can to extend the pause so that […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas is willing to extend the truce for four days and release more Israelis in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a source close to the group said Wednesday, as mediators sought a lasting halt to the conflict. The truce is scheduled to expire early Thursday. Qatari mediators said they were working for [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN World Food Program (WFP) has warned of the possibility of a famine in the Gaza Strip, stressing that supplies are woefully insufficient to address the hunger levels observed by WFP staff in UN shelters. “It is highly likely that the population of Gaza, especially women and children, are at high […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said “flames of war” should not be “re-ignited” in Gaza. Discussing the humanitarian pause in Gaza with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in New York on Tuesday, Wang said: “China has always firmly stood on the side of peace, human conscience, and international law in t...
