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...
CAIRO/ANKARA (AA) – Egypt wants Palestinians to remain in Gaza during the reconstruction of the enclave. Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty stated this during a phone call with his Portuguese counterpart, Paulo Rangel. Abdelatty acknowledged Portugal’s support for Egypt and expressed hope for continued backing for a strategic partnership between ...
BRUSSELS (AA) – A senior EU official has stated that the EU Border Assistance Mission (EUBAM) deployed at the Rafah Border Crossing continues its operations under the cease-fire agreement and will not be affected by US President Donald Trump’s statements. The official, who wanted to stay anonymous, said that the mission was deployed on J...
GENEVA (AA) – Medical professionals who came to Geneva from around the world voiced concerns for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, who was detained by Israel during a December 27 raid on the facility. No updates have since been provided about his safety or well-being. Many fear he […]
NEW YORK/ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian Americans have strongly criticized President Donald Trump’s recent statements about taking control of Gaza and establishing a new settlement there without Palestinians. Representatives of nonprofit organizations supporting Palestine spoke about Trump’s remarks, which were made during a joint press con...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Education and Higher Education Ministry in Gaza has reported that Israel’s genocidal war spanning over 15 months has left 85% of schools out of service resulting in a two-year interruption in education. In a statement, Ahmed Al-Najjar, the director-general of the ministry’s Public Relations Uni...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Gaza government has announced that Israel is delaying the implementation of the humanitarian provisions of the cease-fire agreement which came into effect on January 19. Speaking at a press conference at the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza City, Salama Marouf, head of the Gaza Government Media Office, sai...
BERLIN (AA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has rejected President Donald Trump’s plan to “take over” Gaza and resettle its Palestinian population in other countries in the region. “I completely reject what President Trump has put on the table,” the Social Democrat said during a campaign event in Ludwigsburg. “The population of Gaza must...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) — Britain will oppose any efforts to move Palestinians out of the Gaza Strip to neighboring Arab countries, the UK government says. “There must be no forced displacement of Palestinians, nor any reduction in the territory of the Gaza Strip,” the UK’s Minister for Development at the Foreign Office, Anneliese Dodds, said...
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 […]
