Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Rocket alert sirens blared Monday in Jerusalem and several blasts were heard from within the city, AFP correspondents reported. The sirens sounded at 2:29 pm (12:29 GMT) and were followed by at least five blasts, as Israel continued attacking Gaza for the 24th day since the October 7 attacks by Hamas […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP More than 8000 people have been killed in Israeli attacks in Gaza as Israel continues to pound the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel has intensified its attacks despite UN calls for a humanitarian ceasefire, outrage across the Muslim world and desperate pleas from families of the 230 hostages to “...
ANKARA (AA) – Another Palestinian was killed by settlers’ fire in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, taking the death toll since Oct. 7 to 111, the Health Ministry said. The West Bank is witnessing a rise in Jewish settlers attacks on Palestinians as Israel continues bombardment of the Gaza Strip. At least 7,326 Palestinians [&hel...
LONDON (AA) – The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday the UN health agency had not been able to establish communication with its staff in Gaza, where Israel’s intense attacks had led to the breakdown of communication networks. “Reports of intense bombardment in Gaza are extremely ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Thousands of people in Istanbul joined the “Great Palestine Meeting,” a rally in support of Palestinians’ freedom in Istanbul. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan invited the nation to attend the rally to show “brotherhood between Turks and Palestinians to the world.” People from different walks of li...
GAZA, Palestine, (AA) – The head of the government media office in Gaza, Salama Marouf, said on Saturday evening that Gaza stands alone today in defense of Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Islamic and Christian holy sites. Addressing a press conference in front of Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza, Marouf stated: “Today, Gaza stands alone in the […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has warned of Israeli “massacres” against reporters in the Gaza Strip amid internet and communication blackouts. “More than 24 journalists and dozens of their families were already killed and dozens of journalists’ homes and media institutions destroyed,” it said in a stat...
LONDON (AA) – The head of the World Food Programme (WFP) has sounded the alarm over the disruption of supply of essential communications in Gaza. “With communications cut in Gaza, our lifesaving food assistance is at a standstill. We cannot reach staff and partners, or the people who rely on us,” Cindy McCain said on [&hellip...
ANKARA (AA) – Egypt has warned of the humanitarian and security repercussions of the Israeli ground operation in the Gaza Strip, and held Tel Aviv responsible for violating the UN resolution which called for a humanitarian cease-fire. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said the ground invasion would increase the number of casualties, a...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel’s army relentlessly hammered Gaza on Saturday after fierce overnight bombardment that rescuers said destroyed hundreds of buildings. “Hundreds of buildings and houses were completely destroyed and thousands of other homes were damaged,” Mahmud Bassal, a spokesman for the Gaza Civil D...
