– DOHA (AA) – Britain’s prime minister met with the Qatari emir to discuss the latest developments in Israel’s war against Palestinians. During a meeting in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on the sidelines of a summit of the GCC countries and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), Rishi Sunak and Sheikh Tamim...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has called on its nationals to leave Lebanon amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. “We call on German citizens who are currently still in Lebanon, to leave Lebanon. The situation is simply very volatile and we have to expect that the situation will worsen at any time,” deputy Foreign Min...
BAIDOA, Somalia (AA) – People in the Somali capital of Mogadishu took to the streets on Friday to protest Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and to show solidarity with Palestinians. Protesters, including religious figures, youth, and women, chanted slogans against Israeli aggression and in support of Palestinian struggle for freedom. Some of t...
-GENEVA (AA) – The UN has said that it is “extremely alarmed” by the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied West Bank, where dozens have been killed, with rising cases of violence by Israeli settlers and arbitrary arrests of Palestinians. “Since October 7, our office has received reports that 69 Pa...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Egypt in support of war-torn Gaza on Friday, with large crowds flooding into Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square, an AFP correspondent and Egyptian media said. The correspondent said several thousand packed into Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 2011 uprising that toppled...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The death toll in Gaza due to Israel’s ongoing bombardment has climbed to 4,137, Health Ministry officials in the besieged enclave said Friday. The ministry said that 1,524 children, 1,000 woman and 120 elderly people were among the people killed in the Israeli attacks. The number of injured has risen to 13,300, [&h...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The Israeli army announced plans to evacuate the northern city of Kiryat Shmona on Friday, after days of clashes with Hezbollah fighters along the border with Lebanon. “A short while ago, the Northern Command informed the mayor of the city of the decision,” the military said in a statement. Lebanon&...
Rafah, Egypt – AFP Aid trucks waiting to cross from Egypt into Gaza are “a lifeline” which need to move into the war-torn Palestinian enclave as soon as possible, the UN chief said Friday. “These trucks are not just trucks, they are a lifeline. They are the difference between life and death for so many […]
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Trucks of international aid for Gaza should be rolling “in the next day or so”, the United Nations said Friday, with Palestinians desperate for life-saving supplies after sustained bombing from Israel. Some 175 lorries crammed with vital medicines, food, and water stretched into the distan...
ISTANBUL (AA) – It is unlikely Tel Aviv will be held accountable for using disproportionate force in Gaza, says an Israeli academic. Neve Gordon, who is professor of international law and human rights at Queen Mary University of London, asserts that the International Criminal Court (ICC) tends to target weaker entities rather than powerf...
