WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Thursday he is more “hopeful” about a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He also said he is sending Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel in the next five days. His remarks came after he arrived in Berlin, following Israeli […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US forces were “not directly involved” in Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the Pentagon said on Thursday. “This was an Israeli operation. US forces were not directly involved,” Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. His remarks came after the Israeli army ...
ANKARA (AA) – Recalling the US warning to Israel to improve humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip, the EU foreign policy chief has slammed Washington for giving another month to Israel while “too many people” are being killed there. “They gave one-month delay” during which “too many people” would be killed, Josep ...
BEIRUT (AA) – The Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah has said that its fighters destroyed two Israeli tanks in southern Lebanon’s Labbouneh Heights, killing the attacking soldiers. According to separate statements, the Hezbollah fighters used two guided missiles to target two Merkava tanks in the Labbouneh Heights, causing them to burn and ki...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army on Thursday claimed that it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a military operation in the Gaza Strip. In an official statement on X, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced “the elimination” of Sinwar in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz also...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for regional de-escalation during a meeting in Cairo with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. A statement by the Egyptian Presidency said that the meeting dwelt on current developments in the Middle East region. Sisi reiterated Egypt’s position to avoid expanding the confl...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Senator Tom Cotton on Wednesday demanded that President Joe Biden produce “evidence” that Israel is impeding the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza. Cotton’s demand comes a day after the Biden administration confirmed that Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told the...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a new $425 million tranche of military assistance for Ukraine during a telephone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. During the call, Biden discussed US “support for Ukraine in its defense against Russian aggression. President Biden updated President Zelenskyy on ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House said Wednesday that it wants to see Israel respond constructively to a letter sent by two US officials demanding that Israel alleviate the humanitarian crisis in Gaza or risk a potential American arms embargo. Spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre declined to say whether the US would actually impose the penalt...
PARIS (AA) – Supporters of Palestine gathered at the Place de la Republique in Paris to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. Demonstrators demanded an end to the genocide and insisted that the Israeli military halt its assaults on Gaza as well as Lebanon. The protest, organized by supporters of Palestine and Lebanon, drew a [&hell...
