WASHINGTON (AA) – Two mothers have been killed every hour and seven women every two hours in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, the UN Women executive director said Wednesday. “Before October 7th, 67 percent of all civilians killed in the Occupied Palestinian Territory in the past 15 years were men, and less than 14 […]
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar has voiced hope that the humanitarian pause deal in the Gaza Strip will lead to serious peace talks. ”We thank our partners who contributed to reaching the humanitarian pause deal in Gaza, particularly the US and Egypt. We hope that it will establish a comprehensive and sustainable agreement that will […]...
Vatican City, Holy See – AFP Pope Francis on Wednesday met separately with Israeli relatives of those held in Gaza and of Palestinian prisoners in Israel, saying both sides “suffer so much”. At the end of his weekly audience at the Vatican, the 86-year-old pontiff called for prayers for peace, saying of both groups: “Th...
LONDON (AA) – The UK charity Oxfam has called the Israel-Hamas deal “a Band-Aid to a bleeding wound,” and urged diplomatic action for long-term peace. Oxfam Head of Policy and Advocacy, Katy Chakrabortty, stressed the need for the international community to commit to “the hard work towards peace for all Israelis and Pal...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Another Israeli soldier has been killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip, the army confirmed. A military statement said a member of the Golani Brigade’s elite special operations unit died in clashes north of the Palestinian enclave. Another soldier was seriously injured in the Gaza Strip, the army said. There are conflictin...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) group, said Tuesday that an elderly Israeli woman being held captive in the Gaza Strip had died. “We announce the death of settler Hanna Katzir, whom we had previously expressed our willingness to release for humanitarian reasons. But the procrast...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Another US senator has called for a cease-fire in Gaza, saying there is need for an “immediate cessation of military hostilities by both sides.” “After grimly witnessing accelerating body counts, many Americans, including thousands of Oregonians, have raised their voices to say more must be done to sto...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Gaza’s health ministry has said that 200 patients were evacuated from a hospital with the help of the Red Cross just hours after it was hit by a deadly Israeli strike. Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra revealed that 200 people were evacuated from the Indonesian hospital in Jabaliya and taken by...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories — AFP Palestinian officials said a field hospital sent by Jordan has finally entered the Gaza Strip, the first since Israel’s war on Gaza erupted. “The hospital will be established in Khan Yunis, to receive the wounded and the sick, under catastrophic conditions which southern hospitals are expe...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Gaza’s Health Ministry has accused Israel of seeking to turn the Indonesian Hospital into a “mass grave.” At least 12 people were killed in Israeli shelling targeting the hospital in the northern Gaza Strip on Monday. The Interior Ministry in the blockaded enclave also said several people were killed and [&hel...
