JERUSALEM (AA) – A private Israeli broadcaster, in an investigative report aired late Saturday, said a bomb was planted in Ismail Haniyeh’s room in his Tehran residence. Haniyeh was killed inside his residence during a visit to Tehran on July 31. The assassination was carried out with a “precision bomb” placed inside Haniyeh&...
LONDON (AA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said Friday that Israel’s appeal against the arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister should be dismissed. In a document posted on the ICC website, Karim Khan requested the dismissal of Israel’s appeal as the decision ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US defended its differing stances on the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Russian and Israeli officials, asserting that the two cases are fundamentally distinct. “I don’t think there is any equivalence between the case that the ICC has brought against Russia and the case tha...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has welcomed the “long overdue” decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity. In a statement, the Michigan Democrat said the warrant...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Outgoing President Joe Biden denounced a decision by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to issue arrest warrants Thursday for Israel’s prime minister and his former defense minister. “The ICC issuance of arrest warrants against Israeli leaders is outrageous,” said Biden in a statement. “Let me be c...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Ousted Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said his firing was due to disagreements with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding the conscription of Haredi Jews into the military, emphasizing his opposition to “passing a discriminatory and corrupt law.” Gallant also noted in a video message that another contributing...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Monday to increase and sustain humanitarian aid across Gaza, with a 30-day period set in an Oct. 13 letter calling for improvements in humanitarian access nearing its end. In a phone call with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Blinken “reviewed actions Israel ...
ISTANBUL (AA) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reassured his Israeli counterpart of Washington’s readiness to defend Tel Aviv against Iran, the Pentagon said on Thursday. In talks with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Austin “reaffirmed that the United States remains fully prepared to defend U.S. personnel, Israel, and par...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said he spoke Saturday with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, to discuss the overnight strikes in Iran. “I emphasized that the United States is well postured to defend U.S. forces and facilities across the region and made clear that Iran should not make the mistake of respond...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin spoke with Israeli defense cheif Yoav Gallant to receive updates on Israeli strikes against military targets in Iran, the Pentagon said on Friday. Austin reaffirmed the “ironclad commitment” of the US to Israel’s security and right to self-defense in a telephone call, spokes...
