ISTANBUL (AA) – Iran is in favor of peace but it is also prepared for any scenario, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Saturday. “The spread of the war in the region is a serious threat; we are in favor of peace, but we are also prepared for any scenario,” he told a press conference […]
LONDON (AA) – A UN commission has said international law obligates the UN’s member states to end Israel’s unlawful presence in Palestinian territories. In a legal position paper, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, said that it found the advisory op...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has called up an additional reserve brigade to its northern border to bolster its invasion of Lebanon. “In accordance with the situational assessment, the IDF (army) is calling up an additional reserve brigade for operational missions in the northern arena,” a military statement said. “This will enable t...
BERLIN (AA) – After more than a year of Israel’s war on Gaza, President Joe Biden has suggested that Israel should “seek a path to peace.” The statement comes in the wake of the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, which according to Biden, could provide an opportunity to bring a long-awaited peace to devastated [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas confirmed on Friday the death of Yahya Sinwar, the head of the movement’s political bureau, in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. In a televised statement, Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya praised Sinwar as a “hero who fought the Israeli forces until his last breath.” “Yahya Sinwar fell as ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has rejected claims circulated in Israel and on social media that an agency staff member was killed alongside Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip. The reports have been denounced as part of a disinformation campaign to undermine the agency and […...
The White House says reports of Israeli soldiers in Gaza regularly using civilians as human shields is “incredibly disturbing.” It added there can be no justification for using civilians as human shields, the New York Times reported. The Israeli army has denied the accusation. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller told reporters i...
Several members of the UN Security Council on Wednesday denounced Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid into Gaza, causing mass starvation among already suffering civilians. Security Council members convened to discuss the situation in Palestine, after it was requested by the Algerian mission to the UN. Algerian Ambassador to the UN Amar...
Two Biden administration officials who resigned in protest against federal policy on Israel and Gaza have launched an advocacy effort seeking to change U.S. policy in the Middle East. Co-founders Josh Paul and Tariq Habash announced the creation of their lobbying group and political action committee “A New Policy PAC” on Wednesday. They say t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US will intensify efforts with its partners to end the Israeli war on Gaza, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said shortly after the claim of the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar by Israel. In a statement, Blinken alleged that Sinwar, over the past months, rebuffed efforts by the US and […]
