ISTANBUL (AA) – Hamas and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) reaffirmed Wednesday that any agreement with Israel must include an end to aggression, a complete withdrawal from Gaza, lifting the blockade, reconstruction efforts and a serious prisoner exchange. The statement followed an important meeting in Gaza whe...
ANKARA (AA) – Six staffers of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) were among those killed in an Israeli attack on a UN-run school in the central Gaza Strip on Wednesday. At least 18 people were killed in two airstrikes on al-Jaouni School in the Nuseirat refugee camp on Wednesday, according to local health […]
Israeli attack on a so-called “humanitarian zone” in al-Mawasi, southern Gaza on Tuesday killed at least 40 people and rendered safe zones in the region meaningless. Al Jazeera’s investigation of the attack suggests the use of U.S.-made MK 84 bombs. Officials in Gaza described them as so powerful that they “melted” the victims. They said [&hel...
In the last 24 hours, Israeli airstrikes have killed 72 Palestinians and injured hundreds more across Gaza, according to local health authorities. The deadliest strike occurred near Khan Younis, where 40 people were killed and 60 wounded after Israel hit a tented encampment designated as a “safe zone.” It was home to many displaced...
Seventy percent of the Palestinians killed by Israeli forces have been women and children, according to a report issued on September 5th by Gaza’s Media office A total of 3,556 massacres have occurred, with over 40,800 dead and 10,000 still missing. Israel’s war on Gaza has also killed nearly 1,000 medical and civil defense workers, […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egypt has accused Israel of spreading “lies” to divert attention from its failure to secure a prisoner swap agreement with Palestinian resistance group Hamas. “Israel is spreading lies to distract attention from the failure to reach a prisoner exchange deal in Gaza and implement a cease-fire in the enclave,” Egyptian Foreign Mi...
PERPIGNAN, France (AA) – Palestinian photographer Loay Ayyoub won the top prize Sunday at the Visa pour l’image festival in Perpignan, France, one of the world’s most prestigious photojournalism competitions. Ayyoub was awarded for his powerful photograph depicting the human suffering in Gaza. In his acceptance speech, delive...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli and US officials said Saturday that Washington is “not optimistic” about reaching a swap deal with Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip, but will soon present a new proposal. Washington is drafting a new proposal, which will be presented to Tel Aviv and mediators, although the US is not optimistic a...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid has called for a deal with Hamas to bring back Israeli captives from Gaza. “Strike a deal, end the war, fix the country,” Lapid, the leader of the Yesh Atid party, said in a brief post on X. Israel has killed nearly 41,000 Palestinians in Gaza since […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has strongly condemned Israel for “heinously” murdering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist who was killed by Israeli forces during a protest in the occupied West Bank. Speaking at an event in Istanbul, Erdogan said that now Israel aims to commit genocide in bo...