Palestinian Territories – AFP World leaders have called for an investigation and a cease-fire nearly five months into the Gaza war after dozens of desperate Palestinians were killed rushing an aid convoy. Vowing to “do more” to address the worsening humanitarian situation, President Joe Biden said Friday that the United State...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Thursday denounced Russian President Vladimir Putin’s warnings of a risk of nuclear war as “irresponsible,” but said there was no sign of greater risk. “It is not the first time we have seen irresponsible rhetoric from Vladimir Putin. It is no way for the leader...
ANKARA (AA) – Casualties of Israeli attacks in Palestine in the past four months are not “mere statistics” but “flesh and blood”, South Africa’s ambassador to the Netherlands told the International Court of Justice on Tuesday. “That defiance by Israel has already led to the killing of tens of thousands...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The West’s support for and alliance with Israel has undergone a visible shift in recent weeks, with leaders pushing more for a cease-fire, addressing the humanitarian crisis and raising concerns over a potential ground assault in Rafah. The change in position comes as civilian casualties continue to mount in Gaza, where Israel’...
ROME (AA) — The Group of Seven (G-7) nations support the creation of a Palestinian state, Italy’s Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said, underlining that the process for this must begin with the suspension of the fighting in Gaza. “The G-7 document talks about the will to reach the objective of two people, two states, […]...
BERLIN (AA) – Israel’s President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh will be among the key speakers at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) later this week, the organization’s chairman has announced. Christoph Heusgen, former German ambassador and the MSC’s chairman, told reporters that this year’s confere...
KAMPALA, Uganda (AA) – President of UN General Assembly Dennis Francis renewed his call for a cease-fire in Gaza, where Israeli bombardment since October 7 has killed more than 24,000 people, left the territory in ruins, and caused a humanitarian catastrophe. Addressing the 19th Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) summit in Kampala, the capital o...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine has called for imposing sanctions on Israel to compel Tel Aviv to dismantle illegal settler groups in the occupied West Bank. “An international action is urgently needed to pressure the Israeli government to dismantle the settler groups, disarm them, dry up their source of funding, and end their polit...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Since the start of Israel’s war on Gaza, Palestine supporters across the globe have been facing repercussions, ranging from harassment and threats to being fired from their jobs. Prominent cases of sackings include journalist Zahraa Al-Akhrass, who was fired from Canadian television news outlet Global News for social media post...
United Nations, United States – AFP The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza — a call the paralyzed Security Council has so far failed to make, piling pressure on Israel and the United States. The body, which includes all 193 UN member natio...
