ANKARA (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) has said only four hospitals are operating in northern Gaza, providing very limited care. WHO and UN mission to north Gaza found that Al-Ahli Arab Hospital is a “shell” of its former self due to lack of fuel, staff and supplies, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has announced that two more officers and one soldier were killed and 8 others seriously injured during attacks against Palestinian resistance groups in the Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll since October 7 to 469. A military statement said that First Lt. Yaakov Elyan, 20, First Lt. […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Hamas has demanded the release of three top Palestinian leaders in any prisoner swap deal, according to the Israeli media. Hamas insists Marwan Barghouti, Ahmed Saadat and Abdullah Barghouti be on the list of prisoners to be released in any new deal, Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper reported. Barghouti, 64, a member of Fatah’s [&hel...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavorv said on Thursday that Western countries, specifically the US, are trying to “drown” the topic of an independent Palestinian state in “dubious initiatives.” “We have the impression that our Western colleagues are not ready to try hard in the interests of cr...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has opposed any attack on ships in the Red Sea amid security concerns following Houthi attacks in retaliation for Israel’s war on Gaza. “The Red Sea is an important international route for trade and energy, and maintaining security and stability in the region is in the common interest of the international […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli army is holding hundreds of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, said to be “Hamas’ armed wing elite forces members”, in extremely inhuman conditions. Israeli Channel 12 estimated that 300 members of the Al-Qassam Brigades elite forces, known as Nakba Forces, are currently being held in Israel. It ...
ANKARA (AA) – A UN agency has urged Israel to launch an investigation into incidents in which its army killed at least 11 unarmed Palestinian men in front of their family members in Gaza City. “The Israeli authorities must immediately institute an independent, thorough and effective investigation into these allegations, and if found to b...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP A group of Dutch civil servants staged an unusual protest in front of the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry on Thursday to call for a cease-fire in war-torn Gaza. Around 150 ministerial workers held up placards and unfurled a banner reading “Civil Servants Demand Cease-fire” over lunchtime,...
ANKARA (AA) – French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that the idea of fighting against terrorism should not be about “razing the Gaza Strip to the ground.” Macron claimed that Paris’ position had been the same since the start of the conflict in the Middle East, despite what critics have said. “We cannot a...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A journalist sacked by Australian broadcaster ABC allegedly for criticizing Israel’s war on Gaza says she is weighing her legal options. “This is not a win for journalism or critical, fair thinking,” said journalist and author Antoinette Lattouf, who was terminated by ABC over reported comments about Isr...
