GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The deaths of Palestinians from the nearly three-month devastating Israeli onslaught on Gaza has reached 22,000, according to the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave. Ashraf al-Qudra, spokesman for the ministry, made the statement as Israel’s deadly onslaught on Gaza enters its 87th day. He noted that the ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army on Sunday withdrew five brigades from the Gaza Strip, according to The Times of Israel newspaper. The 460th Armored Brigade, the 261st Brigade, the 828th Brigade, the 14th Reserve Armored Brigade, and 551st Reserve Paratroopers Brigade have all been released. The brigades tasked with training soldiers wi...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 150 Palestinians were killed and another 286 injured as the Israeli forces continued their onslaught in the Gaza Strip, with 12 families becoming the latest victims in the past 24 hours, the Health Ministry in the blockaded enclave said on Sunday. The Palestinian death toll from the Israeli army’s ongoing […...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and war cabinet minister Benny Gantz refused to attend a news conference by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu late Saturday. The Israeli broadcasting authority reported on X that Gallant and Gantz refused to attend the conference without specifying the reason. Since the formation of ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army has killed a total of 308 Palestinians sheltering in UN facilities in Gaza since October 7, says the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). “Initial reports indicate on 25 December, 2 people sheltering in UNRWA Maghazi Prep School were killed and 1 […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – “I hope to wake up from such a nightmare,” says Abo Ibrahim, who is living in a rickety tent in Rafah city, in the southern Gaza Strip. Abo Ibrahim moved several times because of the deadly Israeli attacks on the people of Gaza before sheltering his family in a tent […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – One more Israeli army officer was killed in northern Gaza, the Israeli army said, bringing the total number of soldiers killed since October 7 to 502. “Captain Harel Sharvit, 33, in the army’s 7008th Battalion, was killed in a battle in northern Gaza Strip,” an army statement said. An officer and a […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has announced expanding its military operations in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. In a statement, it said: “The Israeli army is expanding its activities in the Khan Younis area. “The forces began an attack to destroy enemy infrastructure in the city of Khan Younis,” it added. The statement mentioned [...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel has given preliminary approval to Cyprus for a maritime humanitarian corridor to ship aid to Gaza, the Israeli foreign ministry said Thursday. The proposal would allow badly needed international aid to be checked “with Israeli supervision” in Cyprus before delivery, it said. Last week the UN ...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Friday an aid convoy came under fire by the Israeli military without causing any casualties. “Israeli soldiers fired at an aid convoy as it returned from northern Gaza along a route designated by the Israeli army,” UNRWA’s directo...