BERLIN (AA) – A peaceful demonstration by students at Berlin’s Free University to draw attention to Israeli attacks in Gaza took a dramatic turn as police took action against the protesters in response to a request from the school administration. In the auditorium of the Rostlaube building, a significant number of students gathered to ex...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has said that the bodies of two of its soldiers and a civilian held captive by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas have been recovered, without providing further details about the date and location. According to a statement issued by the Israeli army, “The bodies of hostages CPL Nik Beizer, […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel pressed its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday after telling key backer the United States that its war in Gaza will last “more than several months”. According to the health ministry in Gaza, Israel has killed more than 18,700 people, mostly women and children since October 7. The minist...
Tel Aviv, Israel – AFP US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Friday it is not appropriate for Israel to occupy Gaza in the long-term, as speculation mounts over the post-war future of the territory. “We do not believe that it makes sense for Israel, or is right for Israel, to occupy Gaza, reoccupy Gaza […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least five Palestinians were killed and dozens of others injured on Friday in an Israeli airstrike targeting a school sheltering displaced people in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, Palestinian media reported. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that “five people were killed and dozens others injured at dawn on Friday in [&...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories — AFP Many people in Gaza already lived in poverty before the war. Now, even those with money have found the conflict to be a terrible equalizer as they hunt in vain for shelter and basic necessities for bare survival. Since fleeing to the south of Gaza, Mohammed al-Mahdun, 36, has been […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli military has refused to comment on reports that it is pumping seawater into a network of tunnels used by Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip. When asked about reports of water being pumped into the tunnels in the enclave, an Israeli military official declined to answer, citing “non-disclosure of operationa...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has said that any plan for post-war Gaza that does not involve Hamas is just a “delusion”. “Any arrangement in Gaza or in the Palestinian cause without Hamas or the resistance factions is a delusion,” said Haniyeh in a televised speech. Haniyeh’s comme...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Another Israeli soldier has been killed in combat with Palestinian resistance fighters in the southern Gaza Strip, the army has said. A military statement said a soldier from the 179th Reserve Armored Brigade’s 8104th Battalion was killed when an anti-tank missile hit his tank on Wednesday. Ten Israeli soldiers were...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar has pledged $50 million as an initial humanitarian aid package for those affected by Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. Doha also pledged during its participation in the Global Refugee Forum in Geneva to provide 100 scholarships to Palestinian youths, through the Al Fakhoora program of the Education Above All [&h...
