The White House has expressed deep concern over shocking images showing Palestinian civilians burning alive following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza. A spokesperson described the scenes as “horrifying” and emphasized that Israel must do more to prevent civilian casualties. The Israeli airstrike hit Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. It ...
GENEVA (AA) – The situation for children in Gaza is “worsening” with each passing day, with growing food, water, and medicine shortages compounded by ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions on humanitarian aid, a UNICEF spokesperson has warned. James Elder told a UN press briefing in Geneva that many Gaza children have been...
ANKARA (AA) – Jordan’s foreign minister has said that the creation of a Palestinian state is the key to peace in the region. “Without the establishment of a sovereign state for the Palestinians, Israel will not achieve peace,” Ayman Safadi said at the Future of Palestine Conference in Ankara. He said Israel only brings destruction [&hell...
BEIRUT (AA) – Rescuers have recovered the bodies of three paramedics from under the rubble following an Israeli airstrike in eastern Lebanon. Israeli warplanes hit a facility of the Islamic Health Authority in Qilya Monday night, destroying the building and killing three paramedics inside. The state news agency NNA said that the bodies of the ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem has said that a Gaza cease-fire is the key to ending the current crisis. “We have the right to target any point in Israel after its violations in Lebanon,” Qassem said in a televised speech. “Rocket fire will continue.” “The solution is a cease-fire based on an […]...
A senior UN official has revealed that Gaza now has the highest number of child amputees in modern history. Lisa Doughten from the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs says 10 children lose limbs daily due to Israel’s ongoing violence in the region. The situation has also worsened for women, who are three […]
On Indigenous Peoples Day, human rights advocates highlighted the contradictions of celebrating the holiday while the US supports Israel’s war in Gaza. Activists, including Jewish American scholar Benay Blend, emphasized the shared colonial struggles of Native Americans and Palestinians. Native Hawaiian professor Uahikea Maile said the day s...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US lawmakers on Monday voiced concern over the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, and called on the Biden administration to stop military aid to Israel. “(Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu is committing human rights abuses over and over again – bombing hospitals, burning Palestinians alive, blocking food aid,...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Monday criticized the Biden administration over the “horrors” seen in Gaza due to the actions of an “unrestrained” Israel. “The horrors unfolding in northern Gaza are the result of a completely unrestrained Netanyahu gov, fully armed by the Biden admin while...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Japanese-American film director Neo Sora has said that the world of cinema has failed to adequately respond to the genocide in Gaza, stressing the need for a stronger reaction during his appearance at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival. US-born Sora, who posed with a Palestinian keffiyeh and a flag reading “Free ...
