ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has rejected claims circulated in Israel and on social media that an agency staff member was killed alongside Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip. The reports have been denounced as part of a disinformation campaign to undermine the agency and […...
The White House says reports of Israeli soldiers in Gaza regularly using civilians as human shields is “incredibly disturbing.” It added there can be no justification for using civilians as human shields, the New York Times reported. The Israeli army has denied the accusation. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters i...
Several members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday denounced Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza, causing mass starvation among already suffering civilians. Security Council members convened to discuss the situation in Palestine, after it was requested by the Algerian mission to the UN. Algerian Ambassador to the UN Amar...
Two Biden administration officials who resigned in protest against federal policy on Israel and Gaza have launched an advocacy effort seeking to change U.S. policy in the Middle East. Co-founders Josh Paul and Tariq Habash announced the creation of their lobbying group and political action committee “A New Policy PAC” on Wednesday. They say t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US will intensify efforts with its partners to end the Israeli war on Gaza, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said shortly after the claim of the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israel. In a statement, Blinken alleged that Sinwar, over the past months, rebuffed efforts by the US and […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Thursday he is more “hopeful” about a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He also said he is sending Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel in the next five days. His remarks came after he arrived in Berlin, following Israeli […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army on Thursday claimed that it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a military operation in the Gaza Strip. In an official statement on X, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced “the elimination” of Sinwar in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz also...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for regional de-escalation during a meeting in Cairo with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. A statement by the Egyptian Presidency said that the meeting dwelt on current developments in the Middle East region. Sisi reiterated Egypt’s position to avoid expanding the confl...
PARIS (AA) – Supporters of Palestine gathered at the Place de la Republique in Paris to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. Demonstrators demanded an end to the genocide and insisted that the Israeli military halt its assaults on Gaza as well as Lebanon. The protest, organized by supporters of Palestine and Lebanon, drew a [&hell...
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners say they see themselves in the Palestinians being attacked by Israel in Gaza. On Friday, it was announced that Nihon Hidankyo, known as “the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations,” had won the Prize this year. Toshiyuki Mimaki, co-chair of the organization, watched the ceremony in No...