Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel came under pressure Wednesday from its allies over its war in Gaza, with key backer the United States criticising its bombing in response to the October 7 attacks as “indiscriminate”. The United Nations General Assembly also overwhelmingly backed a non-binding resolution demanding an immed...
GENEVA (AA) – UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Wednesday opened the Global Refugee Forum with a call for an “immediate and sustained humanitarian cease-fire” in Gaza. “A major human catastrophe is unfolding in the Gaza Strip, and so far, the (UN) Security Council has failed to stop the violence,”...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 87 journalists have been killed in the ongoing Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip since October 7, the government media office in the besieged Palestinian enclave has said. In a statement, the office said the latest fatality was Abdulkarim Oda, who was killed in an Israeli attack. […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – There has to be a cease-fire in Gaza as soon as possible and some international powers should enter Gaza for it to happen, says an Israeli journalist and author. Gideon Levy came to the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul to attend TRT World Forum 2023, where he shared his views about the war […]
Day 68 of Israel’s War on Gaza Death Toll Palestinian death toll exceeds 18,412; 75% are children, women, and elderly (+8,000 children, 6,200 women). Over 8,000 Palestinians remain under rubble, including more than 4,700 children. Injuries have surpassed 50,100, predominantly among children and women. 1,644 massacres against families, 5...
United Nations, United States – AFP The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza — a call the paralyzed Security Council has so far failed to make, piling pressure on Israel and the United States. The body, which includes all 193 UN member natio...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz to take “affirmative steps” to de-escalate tensions in the West Bank while also reiterating that Israel must take “all possible measures” to avoid civilian harm. In a phone call, Blinken and Gantz discussed ongoing effort...
ANKARA (AA) – An Israeli airstrike on a home in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least 12 Palestinians besides injuring dozens of others, the Palestinian Wafa news agency said. Quoting medical sources, the agency said the victims in the airstrike on the Harb family home included six children. Israeli […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has said 20 soldiers have been killed in “friendly fire” in the Gaza Strip since the start of the ground operation in the narrow enclave at the end of October. Out of 105 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza since the ground operation started on October 27, 20 were killed […]
TEL AVIV, Israel (AA) – Israeli human rights activists say they have received death threats for opposing attacks on the Gaza Strip. In the attacks that have been ongoing for over two months on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army, thousands of Palestinian children and women have been killed. While the majority of Israeli […]
