WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden faced off with a heckler during a campaign event Wednesday in the state of Minnesota who called for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war. “As a rabbi, I need you to call for a cease-fire right now,” the heckler, identified as Rabbi Jessica Rosenberg, shouted while Biden [&he...
ISTANBUL, Türkiye (AA) – Casualties from Israeli airstrikes on the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip have risen to 1,000, according to the Health Ministry. Early Thursday, ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qedra said on Facebook that there were “1,000 killed, injured, and missing in the massacres in Jabalia,” located in the n...
JERUSLAEM (AA) – The Israeli army announced on Wednesday the deployment of warships in the Red Sea region as part of what it called “strengthening defense efforts in the area.” In a statement sent to Anadolu, the Israeli army said: “Based on the situation assessment and as part of strengthening defense efforts in the region, ...
ATHENS (AA) – The current humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip due to relentless Israeli bombardment is a “nightmare,” according to a top official of Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, who said the organization is equally apprehensive about “what is coming.” “Due to the very strict siege on Gaza, most of the [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has called on all regional actors to play a role in reaching lasting peace in the occupied Palestine. Addressing a press conference with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Ankara, Hakan Fidan said a necessary platform should be developed to discuss comprehensive peace ...
AMMAN (AA) – Jordan has advised its citizens to refrain from traveling to Lebanon except for “extreme necessity” due to the “exceptional circumstances prevailing in the region.” In a statement, the Jordanian Foreign Ministry stated the advisory is based on emergency plans announced by Lebanese authorities. Since the war...
Israeli Attacks: Day 26 Israeli airstrikes targeted the Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip twice in less than 24 hours. The strike resulted in the deaths of scores of people and the destruction of an entire apartment block. Bombs hit the residential area of Faluja. Another strike killed 12 people in the Khan Yunis area. […]
BEIRUT (AA) – The Lebanese group Hezbollah has claimed that it has killed or injured 120 Israeli soldiers since October 8. The Lebanese Al-Manar channel, which is close to Hezbollah, late Tuesday published an infographic attributed to the group’s military media including the toll of Israeli army losses on the Lebanese border over a perio...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) — Egyptian ambulances started entering the Gaza Strip on Wednesday via the Rafah border crossing in preparation to transport critically injured Palestinian patients for treatment in Egyptian hospitals. Private broadcaster Al Qahera News reported Wednesday that 40 ambulances have passed through the crossing from Egypt. The ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The number of Israeli soldiers killed in the ongoing ground battles inside the Gaza Strip has risen to 12, bringing the total number of troops killed since the outbreak of the current conflict last month to 327, state media reported. On Wednesday, the Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported the killing of another soldier...
