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WASHINGTON (AA) – The temporary pier built by the US military to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has not been re-anchored yet, the Pentagon has said. “The pier is still in (Israel’s Port of) Ashdod, (and) has not been re-anchored. We’re continuing to monitor weather conditions right now,” Press Secretary Maj. G...
United Nations, United States — AFP The UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza has said that 1.9 million people are now displaced in the battered territory, adding she was “deeply concerned” by reports of new evacuation orders for Khan Yunis. The United Nations has estimated that up to 250,000 people are impacted by the Israeli...
Beitunia, Palestinian Territories — AFP Every morning Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal checks texts from his coach — a Gaza resident who cannot travel to him in the occupied West Bank — to see his daily Olympics training schedule as he prepares to make history. The 20-year-old will be the first Palestinian boxer to participat...
Free Palestine supporters staged a protest demonstration on Monday outside the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC, where Secretary of State Antony Blinken participated in a conversation on US foreign policy. Protesters carrying Palestinian flags and banners chanted as Blinken left. A female demonstrator, wearing a mask depicting Blinken a...
Footage obtained by Al-Jazeera shows Israeli occupation soldiers using Palestinian prisoners as human shields in Gaza, forcing them to wear military clothing. The footage depicts Israeli soldiers forcing Palestinian civilians who have been taken as prisoners to search for explosives and tunnels. It also shows cameras mounted on the bodies of p...
Displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah have to form long queues in Deir al-Balah to receive a little share of food distributed by aid groups. As the Israeli blockade continues unabated across Gaza, essentials such as food and water have become increasingly hard to obtain. Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-...
Washington, United States – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday he expected European allies to keep up strong support for NATO despite a far-right victory in the first round of French elections. Blinken steered clear of commenting directly when asked about the triumph of Marine Le Pen’s National Rally party but poi...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian presidency has rejected administration of Gaza by international forces in response to statements by Israel calling for such a move. “There is no legitimacy for any foreign presence on Palestinian Territory, and only the Palestinian people can decide who governs them and manages their affairs,” s...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has released the director of the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City after more than seven months of detention. Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya was among 50 Palestinians who were released across the eastern border of central and southern Gaza. The released individuals were transported to Al-Aqsa Ma...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel killed 43 more Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, pushing up the overall death toll since last October to 37,877 people, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Sunday. A ministry statement added that at least 86,969 other people have also been injured in the onslaught. “Israeli attacks killed 43 […]
