WASHINGTON (AA) – A man attempted to self-immolate Saturday during a protest against Israel’s war on Gaza near the White House, according to footage on social media. The man, who claimed to be a journalist, was seen in the video with burns to his left arm as those around him poured water on it. He […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has admitted that it targeted a mosque in southern Lebanon, alleging that Hezbollah members were using it as an “operations base.” The Israeli army claimed in a statement that its air force carried out a “precise strike late on Hezbollah fighters operating from a command center located within the mosqu...
LONDON (AA) – Former Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf has strongly condemned the UK government’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, accusing it of “double standards and hypocrisy”. Speaking to the media, Yousaf stressed the decades of suffering endured by Palestinians, calling it a significant failure of t...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Ministry of Religious Affairs in Gaza said on Saturday that Israel has destroyed 79% of mosques in the Gaza Strip during its genocidal war against Palestinians. The Israeli army has flattened 814 of Gaza’s 1,245 mosques and severely damage another 148 during its intensified bombardment, the ministry revealed. Al...
BEIRUT (AA) – At least 13 people have been killed during a series of Israeli bombardments of Beirut’s southern suburbs and the Bekaa Valley in eastern Lebanon, and southern Lebanese towns. According to Lebanon’s official news agency, the Israeli army carried out 12 airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, targeting key areas....
As conflict spreads across the region, an immediate and sustained ceasefire is needed more than ever One year into the escalation of war in Gaza, the medical and humanitarian situation is catastrophic, said Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF). Israel’s all-out war and punishing siege have destroyed Gaza’s already fragile hea...
Lebanon’s health minister says more than 40 rescuers and firefighters have been killed by Israeli fire in three days. A total of 97 Lebanese frontline workers have been killed overall since Israel began its war on Gaza last October; 188 have been injured. Approximately 1,974 Lebanese civilians have been killed by Israeli strikes, including 12...
Lebanon has submitted a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council. A statement by Lebanon’s permanent mission to the UN says Lebanon condemns Israel’s aggression against its sovereignty and the incursion of its forces within Lebanese borders. On October 1, Israel launched a ground operation in southern Lebanon. Israeli mi...
An Arab American Institute survey shows that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is set to gain 46% votes from Arab Americans, while Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to gain 42%. Harris is scrambling to win back the key bloc. This is amid friction over Democrats’ support for Israel’s war on Gaza, which has killed […]...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A group of 99 American physicians and medical professionals who volunteered to work in Gaza say they saw no signs of militant activity in the enclave’s hospitals, calling on the Biden administration to immediately cease military, economic and diplomatic support for Israel. In a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President...
