GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Five newborn babies froze to death in the Gaza Strip amid cold weather in the war-torn enclave, a Palestinian doctor said on Tuesday. “Nine infants were hospitalized in the past two weeks due to health complications caused by severe cold,” Saeed Salah, Director of the Patient’s Friends Benevolent Society Hospital [&...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas has announced that it will not engage in any new negotiations until Israel honors its obligations under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement. “The resistance will not engage in any new negotiations unless the occupation adheres to the agreement and implements the first-phase obligations,” Ham...
The U.S. supports Israel’s decision to delay releasing 620 Palestinian prisoners as part of a ceasefire agreement with Hamas. National Security Council spokesman Brian Hughes said President Donald Trump is prepared to support Israel in “whatever course of action it chooses regarding Hamas.” Israel was scheduled to release 620 priso...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hamas condemned on Sunday Israel’s delay in releasing Palestinian prisoners as a “violation” of a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement. Israel was scheduled to let go 620 prisoners on Saturday in return for six captives freed by Hamas, but Tel Aviv delayed the releases citing what it called “humiliating hostage hand...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel suspended the release of Palestinian prisoners Saturday, citing Hamas’ alleged delivery of a wrong body. According to Israeli public broadcaster KAN, Israeli officials said the government decided to halt the release after Hamas handed over the body of a Palestinian woman in place of Shiri Bibas on Thursday. ...
ANKARA (AA) – Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, handed over on Saturday six Israelis to the Red Cross in three locations in Gaza as part of the seventh exchange under the Jan. 19 ceasefire deal. Two captives were released in Rafah, southern Gaza: Tal Shoham, an operative in the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad, […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – NATO’s secretary general says that any security guarantees for Ukraine provided by Europe need to be backed up by the US. “Strong security guarantees, if provided by European countries, need a backup by the United States,” Mark Rutte said during a speech at Comenius University in Slovakia. He also reaffirmed that th...
Turning personal tragedy into resilience, Ahmad Adawy channels the pain of war into powerful, evocative art GAZA, Palestine (MNTV) – Amid the genocide in Gaza, Palestinian artist Ahmad Adawy has channeled his grief and resilience into art that poignantly captures the human cost of war. Adawy, once renowned for his vibrant animations and hopefu...
ANKARA (AA) – Hamas says that it sought to keep the Israelis in its custody alive, but they were killed by the Israeli army. Hamas handed over the bodies of Shiri Bibas, her two children; Ariel and Kfir, and Oded Lifshitz in Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip early Thursday under a ceasefire […]
ANKARA (AA) — An Israeli soldier recently released from the Gaza Strip told media that her Hamas captors allowed her and other prisoners to observe Jewish traditions and holidays, permitting them to practice their religious rituals. Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth published an interview Wednesday with Agam Berger, who was recently released from...
