LONDON (AA) — The Scottish government announced Monday that it had suspended all meetings with Israeli ambassadors until “real progress” is made towards peace in the Gaza Strip and unimpeded access is granted to humanitarian assistance to the enclave. In a statement, External Affairs Secretary Angus Robertson said the Scottish gove...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Palestine government has initiated regional and international communications to ensure the success of President Mahmoud Abbas’ anticipated visit to the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian leadership has already begun diplomatic moves and communications around the world in preparation for Abbas and his delegation’s...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, pushing the overall death toll since last Oct. 7 to 40,134, Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Monday. A ministry statement added that some 92,743 other people have been injured in the ongoing deadly attacks. “Israeli forces killed 40 people […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility on Monday for a bombing attack in Tel Aviv a day earlier. Israeli police said the attacker was killed in Sunday’s bombing, which also injured one person. In a statement, Hamas’ armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, said the attack was carr...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Sunday he believes that a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip is “still possible.” The talks are “still underway. We’re not giving up. (It’s) still possible,” Biden told reporters. Israel has pounded the Gaza Strip since a cross-border attack by the Palestinian group Hamas...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Hamas not to derail negotiations that he said may be a “last opportunity” to secure a Gaza truce and prisoner release deal. Blinken, on his ninth regional tour since Israel launched its current war on Gaza in October last year, said […...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 20 Palestinians, including a woman and her six children, were killed on Sunday when the Israeli army targeted several areas in Gaza Strip. Medical sources at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told Anadolu that a woman and her six children were killed and several others injured in an Israeli attack on Deir al-Balah [&hel...
ANKARA (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Sunday to push for a cease-fire agreement, reported Israeli media. Israel’s Public Broadcasting Corporation said that Blinken’s expected visit is the ninth of its kind since Israel waged its deadly war on Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. During his […]
BEIRUT (AA) – Hezbollah has unveiled “Imad 4,” a massive missile complex with long subterranean tunnels and massive rocket launchers. Hezbollah’s media wing released a short video of over four minutes showcasing the Imad 4 facility. The footage highlighted the scale of the underground installation, which includes large rocket launc...
GENEVA (AA) – Given the situation in the Gaza Strip, it is unlikely the UN could provide security for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to visit the besieged enclave, said a spokesman. Asked about Abbas’ dramatic announcement in an address to the Turkish parliament that he plans to visit the Gaza Strip – a part of […]
