BERLIN (AA) – German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday he has offered support to his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant against Hamas. The federal (German) government has also made this offer to the Israeli military attaché, said Pistorius in Berlin after a meeting of the parliament’s Defense Committee. “Both have said so f...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday declined to comment on Washington’s announcement of holding discussions with Tel Aviv and Cairo to establish a humanitarian corridor for civilians in Gaza. An official at the ministry, requesting anonymity, told Anadolu: “We have no comment on this matter at the moment.” US N...
GENEVA (AA) – The Berlin police have banned rallies in support of Palestine, in order to prevent “incitement of anti-Semitic exclamations” and “glorification of violence”. In Berlin, two solidarity rallies with Palestinians were planned for Wednesday under the banners “Solidarity with All Political Prisoners on Pa...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army on Wednesday said it struck the Islamic University of Gaza, claiming it is an “important Hamas operational, political and military center.” “Hamas transformed a university into a training camp for weapons development and military intelligence,” it said. The Islamic University of Gaza wa...
ATHENS (AA) – Pope Francis has expressed concern over the total siege of Gaza, saying the Middle East does not need war but peace, the official Vatican News agency reported on Wednesday. Referring exclusively to the Israeli lives, the Pope said, “I pray for those families who have seen a day of celebration turned into […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Many children are being exposed to violence during the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict which is having a “huge impact” on their mental health and psychological well-being, according to the UN. “It has an impact on the mental health of the children. It has also an impact on their physical well-being. We have received [&h...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the deployment of US aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean Sea has a negative impact on the situation in the Gaza Strip. Speaking at the Russian Energy Week forum in Moscow, Putin questioned the purpose of sending a US military group to the region at […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The EU on Wednesday said it is engaged in efforts to establish a secure conduit for the expeditious delivery of aid to Gaza Strip, where Israel has launched airstrikes after a surprise attack by Hamas. “Member states of the European Union, in collaboration with undisclosed regional and international entit...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – At least eight journalists have been killed in Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, the Palestinian enclave’s press office said on Wednesday. Two others have gone missing. The office in a statement said the slain journalists were Said al-Tavil, Muhammed Subh, Hisham en-Nawacihe, Ibrahim Lafi, Muhammed Cergun, Muhammed...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP The only power plant in the Gaza Strip, which is under Israeli bombardment and siege, shut down Wednesday after it ran out of fuel, said the Palestinian enclave’s electricity authority. “The only power plant in the Gaza Strip stopped functioning at 2:00 pm (1100 GMT),” the author...