GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian man has been killed by Israeli army fire in the central Gaza Strip, in the latest violation of the cease-fire and prisoner exchange agreement, a medical source said. Witnesses said Israeli forces stationed east of Deir al-Balah opened fire intentionally as an unarmed Palestinian resident was simply sta...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hundreds of thousands of Palestinian children have joined a distance learning program in the war-torn Gaza Strip since January, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) reports. “Nearly 260,000 children have enrolled in UNRWA’s distance learning program since January,” the UN agency said in a statement. Gaza’s...
RAMALLAH, Palestine/ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army killed a Palestinian young man in Jenin amid the ongoing offensive in the northern occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said in a statement that the Israeli army handed over to its medical teams “a martyr in his twenties in the Eastern neighborhood of Jenin.R...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas has announced that it will not engage in any new negotiations until Israel honors its obligations under a Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement. “The resistance will not engage in any new negotiations unless the occupation adheres to the agreement and implements the first-phase obligations,” Ham...
ISTANBUL (AA) — French President Emmanuel Macron has called for “respect” for Palestinians, rejecting US President Donald Trump’s reported plans for the mass deportation of Palestinians in Gaza. Speaking to CNN on Tuesday, Macron said: “You cannot say to 2 million people, ‘okay, now guess what? You will move’,” emphasiz...
JERUSALEM/ANKARA (AA) – Three freed Israeli captives hailed Hamas after their release under a cease-fire deal on Saturday. Ohad Ben Ami, Eliyahu Sharabi, and Or Levy were set free by Hamas in Deir al-Balah in exchange for 183 prisoners in Israeli jails. “I say to the families of the captives, go out and demonstrate and […]
BEIRUT (AA) – Lebanon has lodged a complaint with the UN Security Council against Israel over its continued violations of a cease-fire agreement and UN Resolution 1701. A Foreign Ministry statement said the complaint was filed through Lebanon’s permanent mission in New York in response to Israel’s violation of resolution 1701 and the dec...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 70 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks in the occupied West Bank since the start of this year, the Palestinian Health Ministry has stated. The victims included 10 children, one woman and two elderly people, the ministry added in a statement. The ministry said that 38 people were […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Indonesia has emphasized that the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza should lead to a two-state solution. “Indonesia’s stance remains unequivocal; any attempts to displace or remove Gaza’s residents are entirely unacceptable,” its Foreign Ministry said on X. The ministry warned that any efforts to relocate ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian women released as part of a prisoner exchange agreement between Israel and Hamas have revealed severe mistreatment by Israeli authorities during their detention. The accounts shed light on the struggles faced by detainees in Israeli prisons and the abuse they endured before their release. Raghad Amro, 23,...
