ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty discussed cease-fire efforts in Gaza and Lebanon as well as the crisis in Sudan in a phone call Sunday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. The top diplomats discussed efforts to secure an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and to address the sharp deterioration in humanitarian con...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Sunday that his country would respond to Israel’s recent attack on its territory, but its nature and intensity could change if Israel stops its aggression in the region and agrees to a cease-fire. Pezeshkian was speaking during a cabinet meeting in Tehran. He noted that l...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel killed at least nine Palestinians and wounded several others in a series of airstrikes on Sunday on the Gaza Strip, according to medical sources and local media. Israeli fighter jets struck a house in the northern city of Beit Lahia, killing five people, a medical source told Anadolu. Three […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas on Saturday called recently floated cease-fire proposals a “smokescreen” as they do not include an end to Israel’s war on Gaza. Senior Hamas member Izzat al-Rishq said cease-fire proposals floated in recent days don’t include an end to the Israeli assault, withdrawal from Gaza, and the return of di...
LONDON (AA) — Palestine supporters have removed two busts of Israel’s first president from the University of Manchester, the Palestine Action group said Saturday. A statement by the group said the two sculptures of Chaim Weizmann were taken from a display case at University of Manchester in an act of protest to mark the 107th […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Protests erupted in several European cities on Saturday against Israel’s wars in the Gaza Strip and Lebanon. In Stockholm, protesters gathered in the Odenplan area, marching toward the Swedish Parliament while holding baby models symbolizing children killed in Gaza. Chanting slogans such as “Free Palestine,...
CAIRO (AA) – Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah held a meeting in Cairo on Saturday to discuss the formation of a joint committee to run the Gaza Strip after Israel’s ongoing war on the enclave, an Egyptian source said. “The two groups showed flexibility and positivity towards establishing a community support committee to manage the [&he...
LONDON (AA) – The BBC has been accused by more than 100 of its staffers of providing Israel favorable coverage in its reporting on the war against the Gaza Strip, calling on the broadcaster to “recommit to fairness, accuracy, and impartiality.” The letter sent to BBC Director General Tim Davie was signed by more than [&hellip...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestinian resistance group Hamas, has reported that it had killed and injured Israeli soldiers, targeting Israeli military vehicles in besieged northern Gaza. In a statement, Al-Qassam reported hitting an Israeli D9 bulldozer with a Yassin 105 shell and targeting ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Residents of Palestinian refugee camps in the occupied West Bank say Israel’s move to terminate the activities of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) is intended to end their right to return to their lands. The Israeli Knesset passed a bill on Monday banning UNRWA from operating, which would eventual...
