ANKARA (AA) – At least 25 Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israeli attacks targeting northern and central Gaza Strip on Saturday. A medical source at the Al-Shifa Hospital told Anadolu that the hospital received the bodies of 10 Palestinians and several injured individuals after Israeli forces targeted homes in Nuse...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The emergency polio vaccination campaign in Gaza entered its second phase on Saturday, though areas in northern Gaza, under Israel’s attacks, were excluded from the campaign. A Gaza-based doctor involved in the vaccination campaign told Anadolu that the initial phase began two months ago, with plans to l...
ANKARA (AA) – Abdullah H. Hammoud, the Muslim mayor of the US city of Dearborn in Michigan state, has publicly declined requests to meet with Donald Trump. “The architect of the Muslim Ban is making a campaign stop in Dearborn,” he said on X, explaining his reasons for the refusal. “People in this community know […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The new chief of Hezbollah has said that his group is not fighting on behalf of Iran, but to protect and liberate Lebanese territory. “We in Lebanon are not fighting on behalf of Iran or to implement its project, but to protect and liberate our land,” Naim Qassem said in a recorded […]
LONDON (AA) – A Buddhist monk has established a round-the-clock protest camp outside the US Embassy in London, calling for an end to American military support for Israel in the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza. Ajahn Santamano, who has been participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the UK for the past year, maintains a constant...
ANKARA (AA) – Roughly one-quarter of buildings in southern Lebanon have been damaged or destroyed by Israeli attacks, according to a Washington Post report based on satellite data. An analysis by the paper, in collaboration with City University of New York Graduate Center and Oregon State University, used Sentinel-1 satellite images and ...
Three leading human rights groups are calling for administrators at colleges and universities in the U.S. to respect and protect the right to protest on campuses. The statement comes amid ongoing crackdowns on Palestine-supporting campus demonstrations since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza in October last year. In the open letter, t...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A hospital in the central Gaza Strip received on Friday bodies of 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the northern area of the Nuseirat refugee camp. “Since early morning, we have received 14 Palestinian martyrs and 69 others injured, including 21 in serious condition, from Israeli airstrikes...
ISTANBUL (AA) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reassured his Israeli counterpart of Washington’s readiness to defend Tel Aviv against Iran, the Pentagon said on Thursday. In talks with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Austin “reaffirmed that the United States remains fully prepared to defend U.S. personnel, Israel, and par...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Former president Bill Clinton is facing backlash for remarks that tried to justify Israeli attacks against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. Clinton drew criticism after he said Hamas “forced” Israel to kill Palestinian civilians during a rally in the state of Michigan in support of Democratic preside...