GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The emergency polio vaccination campaign in Gaza entered its second phase on Saturday, though areas in northern Gaza, under Israel’s attacks, were excluded from the campaign. A Gaza-based doctor involved in the vaccination campaign told Anadolu that the initial phase began two months ago, with plans to l...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The new chief of Hezbollah has said that his group is not fighting on behalf of Iran, but to protect and liberate Lebanese territory. “We in Lebanon are not fighting on behalf of Iran or to implement its project, but to protect and liberate our land,” Naim Qassem said in a recorded […]
LONDON (AA) – A Buddhist monk has established a round-the-clock protest camp outside the US Embassy in London, calling for an end to American military support for Israel in the ongoing genocidal war on Gaza. Ajahn Santamano, who has been participating in pro-Palestinian demonstrations across the UK for the past year, maintains a constant...
CAIRO (AA) – The Arab League has called for the passage of a UN resolution opposing Israel’s move to ban the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) from operating in the country. The initiative came during an extraordinary session of the Arab League Council at the level of permanent representatives in Cairo following a request [&hell...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A hospital in the central Gaza Strip received on Friday bodies of 14 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in the northern area of the Nuseirat refugee camp. “Since early morning, we have received 14 Palestinian martyrs and 69 others injured, including 21 in serious condition, from Israeli airstrikes...
ISTANBUL (AA) — Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin reassured his Israeli counterpart of Washington’s readiness to defend Tel Aviv against Iran, the Pentagon said on Thursday. In talks with Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant, Austin “reaffirmed that the United States remains fully prepared to defend U.S. personnel, Israel, and par...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Security Council members have issued a warning against efforts to dismantle the Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), calling it the “backbone of the humanitarian response” in the Gaza Strip. “The Members of the Security Council strongly warned against any attempts to dismantle or diminish UNRWA’...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – An independent UN Commission has confirmed that Israel has a “concerted policy” to destroy the Gaza Strip’s healthcare system. “Our report to the General Assembly, which we presented this morning, examines attacks on medical facilities and personnel and the treatment of detainees and hostages fro...
JERUSALEM (AA) — At least 80 Israelis, most of them soldiers taking part in wars in southern Lebanon or Gaza, have been killed by the Hezbollah and Hamas resistance groups this month. Israeli Army Radio dubbed the month “black October,” as 64 soldiers and police, along with 16 civilians, were killed in either southern Lebanon [&hel...
The State Department has expressed concern about Israel’s move to ban the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. Spokesman Matthew Miller says the move poses risks for millions of Palestinians who rely on UNRWA for essential services. These include health care and primary and secondary education. Miller’s ...
