JERUSALEM (AA) – At least 220 Israeli soldiers have been killed in Israel’s latest war against Palestinians. In a statement, the Israeli army stated that it had disclosed the identities of 31 more soldiers who were killed during the ongoing fighting. The families of the soldiers were informed, it added. Israeli forces have launched a [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – The US has raised the travel warning for Israel and the West Bank to Level 3, urging its citizens to reconsider traveling to those places. “Updated given the current security situation including increased travel restrictions for U.S. government employees,” a State Department statement said. “Violence can occur in Israel and...
RAMALLAH (AA) – The Israeli forces have detained 55 Palestinians in the West Bank, and East Jerusalem, according to official sources. “Israeli forces carried out detention operations in various regions of occupied East Jerusalem and the West Bank,” Emani Serahine, an official with the Palestinian Prisoners Association said. Serahine reported t...
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. ...