JERUSALEM (AA) – The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem has strongly condemned the Israeli army’s bombing of the Orthodox Cultural Center in Gaza City. The Patriarchate said the bombing “represents a stark embodiment of Israel’s unwarranted determination to destroy the civil infrastructure and social service cente...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli media said Tuesday that a projectile had been intercepted over the Red Sea before infiltrating Israeli territory. The projectile was possibly launched from Yemen, triggering air-raid sirens to sound in the coastal city of Eilat, public broadcaster KAN said. The Israeli army confirmed that it had identified an “aerial t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken was repeatedly interrupted during congressional testimony Tuesday by protesters demanding the Biden administration act to bring an immediate cease-fire to the besieged Gaza Strip. Protesters demanding a halt to Israeli attacks on Gaza repeatedly interrupted him as he testified before th...
Israel-Hamas war: Day 25 Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 100 people in the Jabalia camp in Gaza. Most victims were from the same families, including women and children. The director of Gaza’s Civil Defense reported the camp was “completely destroyed.” Images and videos depict badly damaged buildings and rescue workers searching for sur...
Palestinian Territories – AFP As even Israel’s staunchest allies voiced concern about the dire humanitarian crisis in southern Gaza, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA said on Tuesday there was not nearly enough aid to meet the “unprecedented” needs. Hisham Adwan, Gaza director of the Rafah crossing with Egypt...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — Hamas said Tuesday that its fighters had killed an Israeli soldier and destroyed several armored vehicles in the Gaza Strip. “Our fighters engaged in clashes with Israeli forces northwest of Gaza City,” the group’s armed wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, said in a statement. According to the statement, an Israeli soldie...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 8,525, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said Tuesday. “The victims include 3,542 children and 2,187 women, while 21,543 other people were injured,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a press conference in Gaza City. [&h...
Arura, Palestinian Territories – AFP The Israeli army demolished the West Bank home of exiled Hamas number two Saleh al-Aruri with explosives on Tuesday. The Israeli military said forces entered the village of Arura, near Ramallah, and shot at people who were “hurling” rocks towards them during the demolition. Aruri is accuse...
Israeli strikes hit a Christian school and a mosque in Gaza on Tuesday. The Greek Orthodox School and the Orthodox Cultural Centre in western Gaza City were among a number of buildings targeted by Israel. The al-Falah Mosque in the area was also destroyed. Israel said its forces battled Hamas inside Gaza overnight and struck 300 […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — At least 55 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, according to local media. An airstrike hit a house in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, killing nine and injuring several others, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported. Another strike targeted a dwelling in the […]