Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The UN has voiced concern as Israel began sending back to Gaza thousands of Palestinian workers who had been stuck in Israel since the start of the attacks on Gaza. The workers may not have homes to return to and face grave dangers from ongoing military clashes in the territory, UN […]
STOCKHOLM) – Sweden has urged Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and refrain from targeting areas in the Gaza Strip where there is risk of civilian casualties. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said Friday Israel has a right to defend itself against Hamas attacks, but criticized Israeli military strikes that hav...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories– AFP Israel has begun sending thousands of Palestinian workers back to Gaza who had been stranded inside Israel since its war on Gaza erupted. “Thousands of workers who were blocked in Israel since October 7 have been brought back,” Hisham Adwan, head of Gaza’s crossings authority, said. A...
Israel-Palestine war: Day 28 The besieged Palestinian territory of the Gaza Strip faces consistent Israeli attacks from land, air, and sea. Israeli fighter jets bombed the entrance to Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, killing and injuring several. Al-Shifa provides shelter to many displaced and wounded Palestinians and has been warned b...
United Nations, NEW YORK – AFP The United Nations has launched a $1.2 billion aid appeal to help Gaza and West Bank residents devastated by Israel attacks. It had previously appealed for $294 million. “The situation has grown increasingly desperate since then,” said Jens Laerke, OCHA spokesperson. The updated flash appeal wil...
GAZA CITY (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from the Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 9,227, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said on Friday. “The victims include 3,826 children and 2,405 women, while 23,516 other people were injured,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a news conference ...
Tel Aviv, Israel – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Friday that Israel has the right and obligation to defend itself as it continues to pummel the Gaza Strip with an air and ground assault. “Israel has not only the right but the obligation to defend itself… to make sure that this October […]
Jenin, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli forces on Friday killed seven Palestinians in raids across the West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said. It said three men aged between 17 and 26 were killed in the northern city of Jenin, a stronghold of Palestinian armed groups and the target of frequent military incursions. According...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The US has been flying drones over the Gaza Strip in search of captives held by Hamas, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority said on Friday. The authority did not provide further details, but Israeli Channel 12 reported that the US Army has been flying unarmed MQ-9 Reaper drones in the skies of the […]
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army on Friday announced that four more Israeli soldiers had been killed in overnight fighting in Gaza with Palestinian fighters. According to Haaretz daily, the Israeli army death toll since the start of the military ground operation in Gaza on Tuesday has risen so far to 23 army personnel. Palestinian [&hellip...
