Istanbul, Turkiye – AFP Turkiye has detained 33 people suspected of spying for Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, Turkish media reported, without specifying the nationalities of those detained. The suspects were rounded up in raids across eight provinces around Istanbul, private and state-run news agencies reported, adding that ...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said Tuesday he is open to a single Palestinian administration to govern Gaza and the West Bank. “We have received numerous initiatives concerning the internal (Palestinian) situation and we are open to the idea of a national government for the West Bank and Gaza,” Hani...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s central bank on Monday evening said the cost of the Israeli war on Gaza may reach 210 billion Shekels ($58 billion). At a press conference, central bank Governor Amir Yaron urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to curb public spending. Yaron’s statement comes following the bank’s decision t...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 31 Palestinians were killed in overnight Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, as the devastating war entered its 88th day on Tuesday. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said that a series of Israeli airstrikes on residential areas in the city of Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, killed 22 Palestinian [...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP An Israeli minister on Monday called for the return of illegal Jewish settlers to Gaza and said Palestinians should be encouraged to emigrate, a day after similar remarks by another far-right politician. “We must promote a solution to encourage the emigration of Gaza’s residents,” Israel’...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – A British doctor of Palestinian origin says that medical teams in the Gaza Strip are exhausted, dealing with large numbers of patients. “The medical staff (at the European Gaza Hospital in the city of Khan Younis) is very exhausted, and the emergency department always receives patients with difficult and complex ca...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities are preparing a plan that seeks to replace Palestinian workers in Israel with foreign workers, according to Israeli media. According to public broadcaster KAN, the plan is expected to be implemented in 2024 with the aim of reducing dependence on Palestinian laborers. The plan is set to be presented to...
LONDON (AA) – Britain is preparing to launch a wave of air strikes against Houthis in Yemen who have been targeting Israel-bound vessels in the Red Sea, according to a media report. Under the plans, the UK would join with the US and possibly another European country to unleash a salvo of missiles against preplanned […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel must increase humanitarian assistance to civilians in Gaza as the aid entering the enclave meets only 10% of its needs, according to the Israeli media. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz wrote: “Half of Gaza’s population is in a state of severe or extreme hunger, and 90% of Gaza’s more than two million […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A total of 29 soldiers have been killed in “friendly fire and operational incidents” during the ground offensive in Gaza since October 27, Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation KAN has reported. Of them, 18 soldiers were killed in friendly fire, two with gunfire (without further details), and nine in ammunition a...
