Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP The death toll in the Gaza Strip rose to 560 on Monday, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said, as Israel pounded Hamas targets for the third consecutive day. The Hamas-controlled ministry said “560 people were killed and another 2,900 injured” since Saturday’s surp...
LONDON (AA) – Britain has issued a travel warning, advising its citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Israel and the Palestinian territories. Amid escalating tension in the region, the Foreign Office has issued an update urging Britons to avoid non-essential travel to Israel and Palestine. In addition, it also advised against all trave...
Tehran, Iran – AFP Iran on Monday rejected as unfounded allegations it had a role in the massive assault on Israel by Hamas. “The accusations linked to an Iranian role… are based on political reasons,” foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani told reporters. The Islamic republic, he said, does not intervene “in th...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Anti-rocket sirens followed by the sound of blasts were heard Monday in Jerusalem, AFP journalists said, as Israel’s army battled Hamas in southern towns for the third consecutive day. The army also pressed on with air strikes in the Gaza Strip, targeting the Palestinians Hamas group which had launched a ...
ANKARA (AA) – The number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli forces in Gaza has risen to 493, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Monday. It also said the number of injured people surged to 2,751. The Interior Ministry in Gaza said the Israeli army has “intensified its aggression” on Gaza with hundreds of raids. [&hellip...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The military wing of Hamas on Monday announced the capture of a new group of Israelis from settlements around the Gaza Strip. In a speech broadcast on the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV, the Izzeddin al-Qassam Brigades’ spokesman Abu Ubaida said that fighters affiliated with the group had successfully captu...
Israeli military executes over 500 raids on targets across the Gaza Strip in just one night Muslim Network TV Desk with inputs from Anadolu Agency GAZA, Palestine – Amid an escalating cycle of violence, Israel has declared a complete blockade on Gaza, preventing the entry of essential supplies including food and fuel. Israeli Defence Min...
ANKARA (AA) – Qatar is holding negotiations between Palestinian groups and Israel for a possible deal on prisoner swap, an informed Palestinian source told Anadolu on Monday. “Qatar is mediating between Palestinian groups and Israel to reach a prisoner swap deal,” said the source who preferred his name not to be mentioned. Th...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 50 Palestinians on Monday were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a public market area in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, local sources told Anadolu. The airstrike also left 120 people injured, including many in critical condition, in addition to a large-scale destruction of the area, according to the [&hel...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog has blamed Iran for the surprise Hamas attack that left hundreds of Israelis dead. “Supported and directed by their proxy commanders in Iran, they (Hamas) carried out an unprovoked, heinous attack against the Jewish state on a Jewish holy day,” Herzog said in a statement. The president vowe...