WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that Arab countries do not want to get into the “business of rebuilding Gaza” if the enclave is “leveled again” in a year. “Arab countries are saying this – they’re saying: look, we’re not going to get into the business – for example – [&hel...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel bombarded the southern Gaza Strip overnight, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken prepared to travel to Egypt on Thursday for more talks aimed at containing Israel’s war on Gaza. Hamas’s press office said early Thursday that 62 people had been killed in strikes overnight, including arou...
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel kept bombing Gaza on Wednesday as US top diplomat Antony Blinken met the head of the Palestinian Authority, which Washington hopes could govern the coastal territory after the war ends. As the US secretary of state’s motorcade arrived under tight security in Ramallah in the occupied We...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Saudi Arabia is interested in normalizing ties with Israel after the war in the Gaza Strip, but any deal must lead to the creation of a Palestinian state, Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UK said Tuesday. A normalization deal was “close,” but Saudi Arabia paused US-brokered talks after Oct. 7, Prince K...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel hit targets in south Gaza and across its border with Lebanon, the army said Monday ahead of a visit by the top US diplomat who is seeking to avert a wider war. Gaza’s health ministry said 73 dead and 99 wounded had arrived at Al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza’s Deir […]
ANKARA/DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani called Sunday for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the blockaded territory. His remarks came during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who arrived in Doha as part of a regional tour. Talks […]
Chania, Greece – AFP Washington’s top diplomat Antony Blinken said Saturday that he wants to make sure the conflict in the Middle East “doesn’t spread”, as he held meetings in Turkey and Greece. Blinken, on a new tour of the Middle East, met Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Crete on Saturday, a few hour...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Since Oct. 7, Israel has used one of its “biggest and most destructive” bombs in areas in the Gaza Strip which were designated as safe for civilians, according to a report by The New York Times. The publication shared an analysis of visual evidence focusing on the use of 2,000-pound bombs in […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said Israel’s war on Gaza “needs to move“ and “will move to a lower intensity phase.” “We expect to see, and want to see, a shift to more targeted operations, with a smaller number of forces that are really focused on dealing with the […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday that there remains a gap between Israel’s intent to protect civilians and results on the ground in Gaza. “We stand here almost a week into this campaign in the south, after the end of the humanitarian pause, it remains imperative that Israel put a […]
