JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South Africa has called on the United Nations to deploy a rapid protection force to protect the civilian population in Gaza. “All countries genuinely committed to a rules-based system underpinned by international law must act immediately,” South Africa’s Department of International Relations and Cooperation or foreign...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Illinois man accused of killing a 6-year-old Palestinian American child, and repeatedly stabbing the boy’s mother, has pleaded not guilty. Joseph Czuba, 71, was the landlord of the house Wadea al-Fayoume and his mother, Hanaan Shahin, were renting when they were attacked. He was taken into custody following th...
JERUSALEM (AA) – More than 1,538 Israelis have been killed since the outbreak of the Gaza war on October 7, the public broadcaster KAN has said. KAN said 823 bodies have so far been identified and 715 have already been buried. Earlier on Sunday, Israeli army spokesperson Daniel Hagari had said that the military deaths […]
Israel’s war on Gaza: Day 24 Overview Ground Assault and Attacks in Gaza: Palestinians in northern Gaza report heavy aerial and artillery attacks. Israeli troops, with tank support, begin a ground assault. Israeli tanks block a major road outside of Gaza City and shell vehicles. Israeli forces later withdrew from certain areas according to Ham...
Moscow, Russia – AFP Russian police on Monday said they had arrested 60 people suspected of storming an airport in the Muslim-majority Caucasus republic of Dagestan, seeking to attack Jewish passengers coming from Israel. Dozens of protesters, many of them chanting “Allahu akbar” (God is greatest), broke through doors and bar...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli tanks have withdrawn from Salah al-Din street in Gaza City after a brief incursion, the government in the Gaza Strip said on Monday. “There are no Israeli tanks in Salah al-Din street and life has returned to normal,” the Government Media Office said in a statement. Earlier, witnesses told […]...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from Israeli bombardment in the Gaza Strip has climbed to 8,306, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said on Monday. “The fatalities include 3,457 children and 2,136 women, while more than 21,048 people were injured,” ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra told a news conference in Ga...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Rocket alert sirens blared Monday in Jerusalem and several blasts were heard from within the city, AFP correspondents reported. The sirens sounded at 2:29 pm (12:29 GMT) and were followed by at least five blasts, as Israel continued attacking Gaza for the 24th day since the October 7 attacks by Hamas […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel’s threat to bomb Al-Quds Hospital in Gaza is “deeply concerning,” the WHO chief said on Sunday. “We reiterate – it’s impossible to evacuate hospitals full of patients without endangering their lives,” Tedros Ghebreyesus said on X. He added that healthcare must always be protected under International Humanitar...
Palestinian Territories – AFP More than 8000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza as Israel continues to pound the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel has intensified its attacks despite UN calls for a humanitarian ceasefire, outrage across the Muslim world and desperate pleas from families of the 230 hostages to “...