Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths will be heading to the Middle East on Tuesday to try to help negotiate aid access to the Gaza Strip. In a video statement, Griffiths said he was hoping to hear some “good news” on aid access into the blockaded and besieged Palestinian enclave via the [&helli...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Egypt and France’s foreign ministers urged the delivery of humanitarian aid and the exit of foreign nationals from the bombarded Gaza Strip, on the tenth day of war between Israel and Hamas. “Those who want to leave Gaza must be able to do so,” French foreign minister Catherine Colonna said, urging [&...
Washington, United States – AFP Any move by Israel to occupy the Gaza Strip again would be a “big mistake,” US President Joe Biden said in an interview released on Sunday. Israel, seeking vengeance for an attack by Hamas on October 7, has declared war on Gaza, launching a relentless bombing campaign and warning more […...
London, United Kingdom – AFP The UK will increase its humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people by a third, sending an extra £10 million ($12 million), Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced Monday. “An acute humanitarian crisis is unfolding to which we must respond. We must support the Palestinian people because they are victims of...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP The World Health Organization on Monday warned there were only “24 hours of water, electricity and fuel left” in the Gaza Strip before “a real catastrophe” sets in. WHO Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Ahmed Al-Mandhari said the bombarded, besieged territory must be allowed to rec...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – A government spokesperson in Gaza on Monday rebuffed Israeli army claims that 600,000 Palestinians have been displaced due to the ongoing war with Hamas, saying that just 70,000 people have been displaced from northern Gaza to the south. “The occupation (Israeli army) continues to spread lies and allegations ...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel said Monday there was no temporary truce to allow aid in or foreigners out of the Gaza Strip, where desperation was mounting among millions of Palestinians trapped in the heavily bombarded enclave with little food or water. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Israel Monday before a loomin...
ANKARA/ GAZA, Palestine (AA) – The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 2,750, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Monday. The number of wounded has risen to 9,700, the ministry added. In a previous statement, the ministry said over 750 children were among the people killed in the Israeli […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army on Monday announced a plan to “evacuate 28 Israeli villages on the Lebanese border” following an exchange of fire with Hezbollah. The army stated in a press release obtained by Anadolu: “The National Emergency Management Authority, affiliated with the Ministry of Defense and the Israeli army,...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh on Sunday, emphasized the importance of respecting international humanitarian law in Gaza, where Israel has continued bombardment after last week’s attack by Hamas. Bin Salman and Blinken, according to Saudi Pres...
