Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The UN humanitarian chief said Wednesday he and Iran’s top diplomat had discussed fears of what an expansion of Israel’s war against Palestine might entail, and had agreed it “would not be good”. At a Geneva press briefing, United Nations humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths voiced deep co...
Paris, France – AFP A group of French diplomats have penned a highly unusual joint memorandum deploring what they allege is a pro-Israeli bias from President Emmanuel Macron, adding to pressure on the president after sometimes controversial statements over the conflict between Israel and Hamas. French daily newspaper Le Figaro said on Mo...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Just hours after receiving its first wartime delivery of fuel from outside Gaza, the UN warned Wednesday its operations in the territory were facing collapse, with most people soon unable to access drinking water. “Our entire operation is now on the verge of collapse,” said Philippe Lazzarini, head ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli forces found no sign of prisoners being held at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City after they entered the facility on Wednesday, Israeli media reported. Following extensive attacks around the hospital, the Israeli army stormed the medical complex early Wednesday. “There is no indication of prisoners currently being hel...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Amid relentless Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, Gazan refugees have been grappling with the absence of basic needs essential for a life of dignity. An Anadolu team toured the areas that have become, despite their fragility, shelters for people displaced from northern Gaza to the central […]...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army carried out “explosions” in the basements of several buildings in the Al-Shifa Hospital complex after it was raided by Israeli forces on Wednesday, according to a medical source. “The Israeli army is the sole party firing inside the Al-Shifa Hospital and its surroundings,” th...
ATHENS (AA) – The Palestinian struggle at its very core is an “anti-imperialist character,” according to a Palestinian community leader in Greece. While the world’s attention is again on the Palestine-Israel issue due to the ongoing Gaza crisis, Mohammed al-Sayyed, president of the Palestinian Community in Greece, emphasized the need to view t...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – More than 60 left-wing politicians from Europe and Latin America have signed a petition calling on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate Israeli leaders for genocide. “We’re not going to allow a genocide with our silence and complicity,” said Ione Belarra, Spanish minister for social rights, as she launched...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the “best way” to ensure the safety of patients as well as civilians taking shelter at Gaza’s Al-Shifa Hospital is not a risky evacuation but “stopping hostilities now.” At a UN press conference in Geneva, WHO spokesperson Margaret Harris said t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – More than 400 US officials from 40 government agencies have sent a letter to President Joe Biden, opposing his support for Israel in its war on the Gaza Strip, and demanding a cease-fire. The letter, first reported by the New York Times, signed by political appointees and staff members from the State […]
