ISTANBUL (AA) – Last Friday evening, journalist Hind Khoudary was attending a crucial press conference at Al Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest medical facility, when she found out her mobile phone had no internet coverage. At first, she thought the connection issue had something to do with the hospital premises, especially since Israeli authoriti...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt is building a field hospital near its border with the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Palestinian territory, according to the Egyptian media. “The Health Directorate in North Sinai is working at full capacity to establish a field hospital for injured Palestinians upon their entry into Egypt,” the [&...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt has warned of the humanitarian and security repercussions of the Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip, and held Tel Aviv responsible for violating the UN resolution which called for a humanitarian cease-fire. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said the ground invasion would increase the number of casualties, a...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least six people were wounded when a drone crashed in the Egyptian resort town of Taba near the Israeli border early on Friday, the Egyptian army said. The drone crashed near a building next to Taba Hospital, leaving six people slightly injured, the army said. Egyptian authorities have launched an investigation [&helli...
Cairo, Egypt – – AFP The sight of tent cities for Palestinians displaced within war-torn Gaza evokes dark historical memories for Israel’s Arab neighbours, especially Egypt and Jordan. “That’s how the Nakba started,” says the Gaza-based rights group Al Mezan, reflecting regional suspicions that Israel is pla...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday stressed the need for a two-state solution in Palestine, saying it is “essential” for lasting peace. “Our support for a two-state solution is highly valued across the region, but it can’t be a cliched talking point to roll out at times like this. The […]...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A third convoy of 20 aid trucks entered the Rafah crossing from Egypt to the blockaded Gaza Strip on Monday, according to a Palestinian spokesman at the terminal. “Twenty trucks carrying humanitarian aid are being allowed into Gaza through the Rafah crossing,” Wael Abu Mohsen told Anadolu. Egypt’s state news [...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Scores of Palestinians were killed in central Gaza on Sunday as Israel stepped up its strikes on the war-torn enclave and another convoy of 17 aid trucks arrived as the Hamas-run territory faces “catastrophic” shortages. With Israel’s bombing remaining unchecked, Iran said the region...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan has said that the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip is the price being paid for the failure to achieve peace between Palestine and Israel. In his speech at the Cairo Peace Summit, King Abdullah II said that the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel “did not […]
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, said AFP correspondents on both sides. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said he was “confident that this delivery will be the start of a sustainable effor...
