Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel said Monday there was no temporary truce to allow aid in or foreigners out of the Gaza Strip, where desperation was mounting among millions of Palestinians trapped in the heavily bombarded enclave with little food or water. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Israel Monday before a loomin...
ANKARA/ GAZA, Palestine (AA) – The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 2,750, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Monday. The number of wounded has risen to 9,700, the ministry added. In a previous statement, the ministry said over 750 children were among the people killed in the Israeli […]
Doha, Qatar – AFP Iran on Sunday warned that any Israeli ground offensive in the Gaza Strip could escalate conflicts elsewhere in the Middle East. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held talks with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani, as Israeli troops massed on the border. “No one can guarantee the control of...
GENEVA (AA) – While no humanitarian supplies have been allowed into Gaza since October 7, two million people across Gaza are in danger of running out of water, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said. “It has become a matter of life and death. It is a must; fuel needs to be delivered now […]
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it shelled Israeli positions in a contested border area on Saturday, as tensions rise over Israel’s war with Hezbollah’s Palestinian ally Hamas. Hezbollah and other Palestinian factions in Lebanon have exchanged cross-border fire with Israel since October ...
Beijing, China — AFP EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that a plan by Israel to evacuate more than one million people out of northern Gaza was “utterly impossible to implement”. Israel warned residents in the area on Friday to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against the impoverished, besieged territo...
London, United Kingdom — AFP Thousands of people rallied Saturday in central London for a pro-Palestinian protest despite police warnings that anyone showing support for Hamas could face arrest. Attendees, who gathered near BBC News’ headquarters through the morning, began a march through the British capital ahead of an afternoon r...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has announced that it will hold an urgent meeting next Wednesday to discuss recent dramatic developments in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the OIC said: “At the invitation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which chairs the Islamic Summit and the Executive Committee of the [&hel...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon does not want to go to war, said the country’s prime minister while speaking on recent developments in neighboring Israel and Palestine on Lebanese TV. Najib Mikati said security and stability is essential for Lebanon, but added: “However, I could not get assurances about the developments from any par...
ANKARA – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has called on Israel to protect civilians who are seeking shelter across the Gaza Strip, adding that the agency shelters in Gaza can no longer be seen as safe. In a statement, the agency said: “UNRWA calls on the Israeli Authorities to protect all civilians who […]
