ISTANBUL (AA) – Jordan has sent a plane with humanitarian aid to Egypt for the Gaza Strip, which is under total lockdown and intense Israeli attacks. In a statement, the Hashemite Charity Foundation said: “A humanitarian aid plane carrying mostly medical supplies was sent to Gaza on the instructions of King Abdullah II of Jordan.” […]...
LONDON (AA) – The families of British diplomats are departing Israel as a “precautionary measure,” the UK Foreign Office has said. The embassy would remain open and continue to offer consular services to those in need, it added. In a dramatic escalation of Mideast tensions, Israeli forces have launched a sustained and forceful military campaig...
BERLIN (AA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has announced that the Palestinian group Hamas would be outlawed in the wake of deadly attacks in Israel. “The Federal Ministry of the Interior will ban Hamas from operating in Germany,” said the chancellor in a statement to parliament explaining his government’s stance on the latest situation ...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP The Israeli army said Thursday it was preparing for a ground assault on Hamas in Gaza but the country’s political leaders had not yet taken a decision. It said the military’s campaign was aimed at “taking out” the group’s senior leadership including top government officials. “...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed on a visit to Israel Thursday that the United States will “always” back it but said the Palestinians also have “legitimate aspirations” not represented by Hamas. Palestinian fighters killed 1,300 people in Israel, and took about 150 hostages in ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz on Thursday said electricity, water and fuel will not be provided to Gaza until the Israelis held prisoner in the Gaza Strip return to their homes. “Humanitarian aid to Gaza? No electrical switch will be turned on, no water hydrant will be opened and no fuel truck […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – At least 1,300 Israelis have been killed since a surprise attack by the Palestinian group Hamas early Saturday that involved dozens of fighters, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) said early Thursday. More than 3,300 Israelis have been injured in the unprecedented assault, with over 350 seriously injured. ...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli airstrikes have displaced more than 260,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN humanitarian office has said. “Over 263,934 people in Gaza are believed to have fled their homes,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said. Fears are mounting that the number of displaced Palestinian...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Gaza Strip will face a humanitarian catastrophe if safe corridors are not opened up for aid, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned. “The Gaza Strip will witness an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe if safe corridors are not opened for the arrival of ...
BERLIN (AA) – German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday he has offered support to his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant against Hamas. The federal (German) government has also made this offer to the Israeli military attaché, said Pistorius in Berlin after a meeting of the parliament’s Defense Committee. “Both have said so f...
