RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian presidency has slammed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s remarks about a safe corridor for citizens in Rafah, calling them a “deception to the world” aimed at endorsing forced displacement. “The US should not adhere to Israeli policy, especially as the region has reached a ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that he does not need help to manage relations with the United States, in an implicit criticism of his far-right Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir. “I don’t need help to know how to navigate our relations with the US and the international community, whi...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken of an Israeli initiative to secure the release of those held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “There is an initiative of ours. I will not elaborate,” Netanyahu said during a meeting with relatives of Israelis held by Hamas. Hamas is believed to be holding […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egypt is refusing to cooperate with Israel regarding greater surveillance of the Philadelphia Corridor, a narrow buffer zone between Egypt and Gaza, an Egyptian news outlet has reported. Al-Qahera News quoted an Egyptian official who said such reports were “completely false.” Last week, Israeli reports claimed that Israel...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A recent poll has revealed that 65% of Israelis are dissatisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vis-à-vis the war on Gaza. The survey conducted by the Israeli Kantar Institute included 756 people and showed that 63% expressed satisfaction with the performance of Defense Minister Yuval Gantz in the co...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli opposition leader has condemned the fighting within the cabinet concerning the investigation into the events of October 7, calling it a disgrace and urging the ministers to resign. Yair Lapid’s remarks came after a heated verbal brawl during a cabinet meeting to discuss security and political affairs on...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has stopped his defense minister from holding separate talks with the director of Israel’s Mossad spy agency on efforts to secure the release of Israeli detainees in Gaza, the local media has reported. Israel’s Channel 12 cited government sources which said that Yoav Gallant has bee...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is visiting Middle East in order to meet with some of his counterparts, including Israel’s defense minister. “Secretary Austin will travel to the Middle East region to meet with leaders in Bahrain, Qatar and Israel,” Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder told reporters, adding he ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Even discussing the claim that Israel would establish a buffer zone in Gaza is disrespectful to the Palestinians, the Turkish president has said. “Gaza belongs to the Palestinians. We do not recognize any decision-maker that ignores their decisions,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told journalists on his return flight from a two-day visi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should face trial for being a “war criminal,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said, slamming him as the “butcher of Gaza.” “We are not going to let the issue of Israel having nuclear weapons be forgotten,” Erdogan said in his opening remarks at...
