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GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Gaza’s government has dismissed as a blatant “lie” the Israeli claims of tanks of fuel being held by Hamas in the blockaded enclave. “This lie shows how narrow-minded the Israeli army spokesman is and unable to make believable claims,” the government media office said in a statement. Israeli military spokesman [&hel...
LONDON (AA) – The British prime minister failed again on Wednesday to call for a cease-fire amid a dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. Although asked numerous times by MPs during the Prime Minister’s Questions session in the House of Commons, Rishi Sunak avoided mentioning a “cease-fire,” while repeating the UK’s position th...
GENEVA (AA) – Switzerland has suspended financial support to 11 Palestinian and Israeli non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the light of the situation in the region. “In view of the new situation that has prevailed since 7th October and the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East, the FDFA (Federal Department of Foreign A...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli warplanes targeted a mosque in Gaza City early Wednesday, according to Al-Aqsa TV. “The occupation’s planes bombed Hattin Mosque on Al-Jalaa Street,” it said, without providing further details. The attack raised the number of mosques in the Gaza Strip destroyed in Israeli attacks since October 7 to 33....
Istanbul, Turkey – AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Wednesday he was cancelling plans to visit Israel because of its “inhumane” war against Hamas in Gaza. “We had a project to go to Israel, but it was cancelled, we will not go,” Erdogan told ruling party lawmakers in parliament, adding that he viewe...
Jenin, Palestinian Territories – AFP More than 100 Palestinians have been killed across the occupied West Bank since war erupted between Israel and Hamas on October 7, the health ministry said Wednesday. Violence had already spiralled in the West Bank before the Gaza war, with the highest death toll in the Palestinian territory since at ...
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (AA) – Hezbollah on Wednesday said four more of its members were killed in clashes with Israel on Lebanon’s southern border, bringing the death toll since Oct. 7 to 41. While Hezbollah’s statement did not provide details, the Lebanese official news agency reported that “Israeli aircraft launched an airstrike on th...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed Tuesday the necessity of stopping the military escalation in the Gaza Strip, affirming his rejection of any forced displacement of Palestinians. His remarks came during a phone call he received from US President Joe Biden, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). &#...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Eight soldiers were killed and seven others injured when an Israeli airstrike targeted a military position near Daraa city in Syria on Wednesday, official media reported. In a statement to the Syrian Arab News Agency, a military source revealed that Israel launched an aerial attack from the direction of the Golan Heights [&hell...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The leader of Hezbollah has discussed the situation in Gaza with top officials of Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Hassan Nasrallah met with Salih Al-Arouri, the deputy head of Hamas’ Political Bureau, and Ziyad Al-Nakhalah, Islamic Jihad secretary-general, and “reviewed developments in the Gaza Strip an...
