RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 3,714 Palestinian students have been killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank since October 7, the Ministry of Education has said. The ministry said 3,679 students were killed and 5,429 others injured in Israel in the Gaza Strip, while 35 students lost their lives […]
LONDON (AA) – The UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Thursday said he found the Israeli ambassador’s statement ruling out a two-state solution “disappointing.” Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s ambassador to the UK, told Sky News that Israel would not accept a two-state solution when the war in Gaza ended. Questioned for the ...
Israel has informed the US government that people detained from Gaza were stripped “to ensure that they are not wearing suicide vests.” US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters on Wednesday that Israel has “made it clear going forward that that will not be their practice”. Images released last week...
Wearing masks and sunglasses to protect their anonymity, a group of staff members of the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration lay down flowers outside the White House on Wednesday during a vigil to call for cease-fire in Gaza. “Over 800 of us have signed a letter to the president, vice president and cabinet members […]
Los Angeles, United States – AFP Dozens of protesters brought a Los Angeles freeway to a rush-hour halt Wednesday calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. The group linked arms and sat down to block traffic, causing backups that stretched for miles (kilometers) on the city’s already overcrowded road network. IfNotNow, a g...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Israeli drone strike killed at least three Palestinians on Wednesday in the West Bank city of Jenin. The Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that the attack, which occurred in the eastern part of the city, also left 10 others wounded. Israeli forces also targeted houses in the neighborhood using Energa missiles, […]...
GENEVA (AA) – The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Wednesday urged partners “not to act on distorted facts,” saying he is “horrified” at the smear campaigns that not only target Palestinians but also those who assist them. “I am horrified at the smear campaigns that target Palestinia...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two more Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 89 since Oct. 7, the government media office said. A statement by the media office said Ahmed Abu Absa and Hanan Ayyad lost their lives in Israeli bombardment. It, however, did […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli media on Wednesday said investigations revealed that some Israeli soldiers were killed in friendly fire in the areas around the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7 during the Palestinian Hamas group’s surprise attack. According to the Haaretz daily, the Israeli army fought against hundreds of Hamas members on Oct. 7 during whic...
Jerusalem, Undefined – DECEMBER-AFP The Israeli army said Wednesday that 115 soldiers have been killed so far in its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. It said 10 soldiers died in fighting in the north of the territory on Tuesday, the deadliest day for the military since the ground assault began on October […]
