GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 17,997 since October 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Sunday. Speaking at a press conference, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said 49,229 other people were injured in the Israeli onslaught on the […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Hamas is part of the Palestinian political landscape, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh has said. “Hamas is part of the Palestinian political map, and if Israel claims that it will eliminate, this will not happen, and it is unacceptable to us,” Shtayyeh said in a speech at the 21st edition of […]...
Jerusalem – AFP Israeli media have reported that Hamas fighters have surrendered to Israeli forces in several locations across Gaza. Footage published by Israeli media showed groups of men stripped down to their underwear, with some appearing to hand over weapons. Defending the stripping of those detained, the army said that “it is...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization’s executive board on Sunday adopted a resolution on tackling the worsening health situation in the Gaza Strip, calling for immediate and unimpeded humanitarian access. After the UN Security Council declined Friday to demand a cease-fire in Gaza, the 34 countries on the WHOR...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Philippe Lazzarini, head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, has accused Israel of preparing the mass expulsion of Gazans into neighbouring Egypt, which Israel said was “simply not true”. In an opinion piece published Saturday in the Los Angeles Times, Lazzarini wrote that “the developm...
JERUSALEM – AFP Hamas said Sunday that Israel had launched a series of “very violent raids” targeting the southern city of Khan Yunis and the road from there to Rafah, near the border with Egypt. A source close to Hamas and Islamic Jihad, another Palestinian resistance group, told AFP that both were engaged in “fierce [...
Doha, Qatar – AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Sunday the Security Council was “paralysed by geostrategic divisions” in its efforts to end Israel’s war against Palestinians in Gaza. Addressing the Doha Forum, he said the body’s “authority and credibility were severely undermined” by it...
Doha, Qatar – AFP Mediation efforts are continuing to secure a new Gaza cease-fire and free more prisoners held by Hamas despite ongoing Israeli bombardment that is “narrowing the window” for a successful outcome, Qatar’s prime minister said Sunday. “Our efforts as the state of Qatar along with our partners are co...
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (AA) – The Palestinian movement Hamas said on Saturday that Israel shows no concern about the lives of its captives in Gaza, following a failed attempt by the army to free a captive soldier, which led to his death. Hamas stated on Telegram: “The occupation (Israeli) imagining the possibility of liberating its captives [&helli...
BERLIN (AA) – A 6-member German family was killed in the Israeli bombing of Gaza, German media reported. According to the German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung, Yousuf Abujadallah, who worked as a doctor in Germany, his wife Ayah, and their children Salahuddin (10), Mohammed (9), Abdulrahman (3) and Omar, an infant, were killed in Gaza as [&hel...
