WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Thursday he is more “hopeful” about a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. He also said he is sending Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Israel in the next five days. His remarks came after he arrived in Berlin, following Israeli […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Israeli army on Thursday claimed that it had killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a military operation in the Gaza Strip. In an official statement on X, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee announced “the elimination” of Sinwar in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Foreign Minister Israel Katz also...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has called for regional de-escalation during a meeting in Cairo with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. A statement by the Egyptian Presidency said that the meeting dwelt on current developments in the Middle East region. Sisi reiterated Egypt’s position to avoid expanding the confl...
PARIS (AA) – Supporters of Palestine gathered at the Place de la Republique in Paris to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. Demonstrators demanded an end to the genocide and insisted that the Israeli military halt its assaults on Gaza as well as Lebanon. The protest, organized by supporters of Palestine and Lebanon, drew a [&hell...
This year’s Nobel Peace Prize winners say they see themselves in the Palestinians being attacked by Israel in Gaza. On Friday, it was announced that Nihon Hidankyo, known as “the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations,” had won the Prize this year. Toshiyuki Mimaki, co-chair of the organization, watched the ceremony in No...
A heart-wrenching image has surfaced from Gaza City, showing a young Palestinian being burned alive while hooked to an IV, after Israel bombed a hospital this week. The person has been identified as 19-year-old Sha’ban al-Dalou, a software engineering student at al-Azhar University. Having been displaced multiple times due to Israel’s o...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Sen. Bernie Sanders urged President Joe Biden on Tuesday not to send weapons to Israel for its war on Gaza. “When Congress returns, I will move Joint Resolutions of Disapproval to block offensive arms sales to Israel. “But President Biden should act now: Israel is clearly violating U.S. & internationa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) urged the Biden administration on Tuesday to demand Israel halt attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp after an American’s family was killed in airstrikes. A Palestinian-American man from the state of Virginia, who was not identified, informed CAIR that his family’s home was...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has demanded that Israel improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza within 30 days or risk an American arms embargo, the Biden administration confirmed Tuesday. In a Sunday letter to their Israeli counterparts, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made “clear our concerns abo...
Israel’s green-tech start-ups are failing to lure investors due to the country’s wars against Gaza and Lebanon. Venture capitalists are expressing concern over the impact of the country’s violence on the tech sector. Avi Balashnikov, chair of the Israeli Export Institute, noted the urgent need for funding, as investment in the country’s tech s...
