BOGOTA, Colombia (AA) – Several Latin American countries celebrated a UN court’s ruling Friday that demanded Israel take measures to prevent genocide in the Gaza Strip. The lawsuit was filed by South Africa that denounced the genocide by Israel in bombardments in Gaza since Oct. 7, which have left more than 26,000 Palestinians dead. The ...
GENEVA (AA) – The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ordered Israel to take “all measures within its power” to prevent acts of genocide in Gaza, but fell short of ordering a cease-fire. South Africa brought a genocide case against Israel to the ICJ earlier this month and asked it to grant emergency measures [&hell...
– ANKARA (AA) – Images of stray animals feeding on the lifeless bodies of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip have caused outrage on social media. The footage, reportedly from the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, shows the lifeless bodies of some Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks. The camera show [&he...
BERLIN (AA) – Finland’s Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen lashed out at Israel for failing to protect civilians in Gaza, joining international calls for an immediate cease-fire. “No, the time for (Israel’s) self-defense is over. I say very clearly: Enough is enough now, the civilian population in Gaza needs an immediate humanitarian ceasef...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – A delegation from the British-Arab community met with South African High Commissioner to the UK Jeremiah Nyamane Mamabolo and commended South Africa’s stance against Israeli attacks on Gaza. Al-Arab in UK platform (AUK) said that the meeting provided an opportunity to express the community’s gratitude to South ...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar said Thursday that ending the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip should be a priority to prevent its expansion into a regional conflict. “Priority must be given to ending the war in Gaza and prevent its expansion, which contributes to enhancing security and stability at the regional and international levels,” […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar told Israel that Palestinian group Hamas has suspended talks for a prisoner swap deal, according to Israeli media on Thursday. “Hamas told Qatari mediators that it demands a full Israeli troop withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and an end to the war on the first stage of any prisoner swap deal,” […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian group Hamas on Thursday hailed Egypt’s position against Israeli threats over the Philadelphi Corridor on the border with the Gaza Strip. The Philadelphia Corridor is a narrow strip within the territory of the Gaza Strip, extending 14 km (8.7 miles) along the border between the enclave and Egypt. Under the 1979 [&hel...
LONDON (AA) – The British foreign secretary stressed the need Thursday for increasing the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip which faces an “unimaginable” scale of suffering. David Cameron announced that the UK and Qatar are working to get more aid into the besieged enclave, with the first joint consignment containi...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has said that Tel Aviv will continue its war on the Gaza Strip until the release of captives held by Hamas. Speaking ahead of a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, Katz termed the Gaza offensive as a “war of necessity” against Hamas and the Iranian […]
