GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has said that another four of its soldiers were killed and one injured in battles with Palestinian resistance factions in the southern Gaza Strip, the country’s broadcasting authority said. The number of casualties since October 7 has reached 458, which includes both soldiers and officer...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel is using starvation as a “weapon of war” in Gaza by intentionally cutting people’s access to water and food, which is a war crime, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) has said. “Israeli forces are deliberately blocking the delivery of water, food, and fuel, while willfully impeding humanitarian assistance, apparently razing agric...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Attacks by “extremist settlers” against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank “must stop,” US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said on Monday. “Attacks by extremist settlers against the Palestinians in the West Bank must stop and those committing the violence must be held accountable,R...
Shefayim, Israel – AFP An Israeli prisoner mistakenly killed by soldiers in the Gaza Strip was buried on Sunday, with his brother accusing the army of having “abandoned” and “murdered” him. Alon Shamriz, 26, was one of the three Israelis shot dead Friday by soldiers in the Gaza City district of Shejaiya, even as t...
BEIRUT (AA) – A Hamas official on Sunday said discussions about another prisoner exchange deal with Tel Aviv were not possible until the Israeli army withdrew from the Gaza Strip and implemented a permanent truce. Khalil Al-Haye, a Hamas representative based in Lebanon, told Al Jazeera that they will continue their resistance against Isr...
BOSTON – AFP Thousands gathered in Boston on Sunday to support Palestinians and call for a cease-fire in Gaza. Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 18,800 people, mostly women and children, according to the territory’s government. The offensive came in response to Hamas October 7 attacks which resulted in the deaths of 1,...
ANKARA (AA) – At least two more Israeli soldiers were killed in battles in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Israeli army said on Sunday. “The Israeli army named two reserve soldiers who fell in combat in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as 26-year-old Master Sgt. Joseph Avner Doran and 24-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Shalev […]
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (AA) – The Israeli army said Saturday that it detained 90 Palestinians as it announced the end to military operations at the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip. Army spokesperson Avichay Adraee made the announcement after nearly two weeks of an Israeli siege on the hospital that culminated in a “humanitaria...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestine has demanded an investigation into reports of the Israeli army burying civilians alive in the courtyard of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza. “Information and testimonies from citizens, medical crews, and media indicate that the occupation buried living civilians in the Kamal Adwan Hospital co...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has reported a “prolonged communications blackout” across Gaza that started on Thursday night and continued for 48 hours. The blackout was caused by Israeli attack on Palestinians telecommunication infrastructure, according to the company that provides telec...
