DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A rally by Bangladesh’s major religio-political party Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday condemned the Israeli attacks on Gaza and urged the Muslim world to ensure the safety of Palestinians and their rights. The procession expressing solidarity with Palestine in the capital Dhaka was attended not just by party members, but als...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has ordered a “complete siege” on the Gaza Strip as the military pounded the Palestinian territory with air strikes. “We are putting a complete siege on Gaza… No electricity, no food, no water, no gas — it’s all clo...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP The death toll in the Gaza Strip rose to 560 on Monday, the health ministry in the Palestinian enclave said, as Israel pounded Hamas targets for the third consecutive day. The Hamas-controlled ministry said “560 people were killed and another 2,900 injured” since Saturday’s surp...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel’s army declared Monday it had regained control of southern areas near the Gaza Strip on the third day of gruelling gun battles to dislodge holdout Hamas fighters whose surprise attack the shocked nation has likened to 9/11. “We are in control of the communities,” said military spokesman...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Anti-rocket sirens followed by the sound of blasts were heard Monday in Jerusalem, AFP journalists said, as Israel’s army battled Hamas in southern towns for the third consecutive day. The army also pressed on with air strikes in the Gaza Strip, targeting the Palestinians Hamas group which had launched a ...
ANKARA (AA) – The number of Palestinians killed by the Israeli forces in Gaza has risen to 493, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Monday. It also said the number of injured people surged to 2,751. The Interior Ministry in Gaza said the Israeli army has “intensified its aggression” on Gaza with hundreds of raids. [&hellip...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The military wing of Hamas on Monday announced the capture of a new group of Israelis from settlements around the Gaza Strip. In a speech broadcast on the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV, the Izzeddin al-Qassam Brigades’ spokesman Abu Ubaida said that fighters affiliated with the group had successfully captu...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 50 Palestinians on Monday were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a public market area in the Jabalia refugee camp, northern Gaza, local sources told Anadolu. The airstrike also left 120 people injured, including many in critical condition, in addition to a large-scale destruction of the area, according to the [&hel...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog has blamed Iran for the surprise Hamas attack that left hundreds of Israelis dead. “Supported and directed by their proxy commanders in Iran, they (Hamas) carried out an unprovoked, heinous attack against the Jewish state on a Jewish holy day,” Herzog said in a statement. The president vowe...
At least 700 Israelis have been killed as a result of Hamas attacks on Israel, local media reported on Sunday. A BBC news anchor said it is “the biggest single-day loss of life in Israeli history.” The anchor also said more than 100 Israelis had been taken hostage and were inside Gaza. BBC also quoted […]