GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces in a series of airstrikes targeted various areas of the Gaza Strip, killing several Palestinians, including three children, and injuring many more. A medical source disclosed that three children were killed and several other people injured when an Israeli warplane bombed the Al-Rai family home in Deir...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria’s Culture Ministry announced Friday that it is suspending all major art festivals this summer in solidarity with the people of Gaza who have been facing a devastating Israeli war since October. A statement by Culture Minister Soraya Mouloudji said the ministry will instead intensify activities that e...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Senator Bernie Sanders has urged the American public not to lose sight of the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza amid the media’s focus on the US presidential election. “While much of the media is focused on the drama of the US presidential election, we must not lose sight of what is happening […]
United Nations, United States – AFP A leading South African judge has said that “hardly anything” will deter Israel’s Gaza offensive, but Pretoria’s case against it at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) remains vital to highlight the dire situation. South Africa’s case brought in December 2023 alleges ...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP Around 60 bodies were found under the rubble of a Gaza City neighbourhood, officials said Thursday, after Israel’s military declared an end to its operation there. The upsurge in fighting, bombardment and displacement in the eastern district of Shujaiya came as talks were held in mediator Qa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that attempts to cooperate with Israel within NATO are “not acceptable.” “It is not possible for the Israeli administration, which has trampled on the fundamental values of our alliance, to continue its partnership relationship with NATO,” Erdogan told a press...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Thursday that he is determined to broker an end to Israel’s ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip, where over 38,000 Palestinians have been killed. Addressing reporters at the end of NATO’s three-day leader-level summit, Biden said both Israel and Hamas have agreed to what he called...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP The health ministry in Gaza said Thursday Israel had killed at least 38,345 Palestinians in the enclave since early October last year. The toll added 50 new deaths in 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 88,295 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip.
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday his group would accept Palestinian ally Hamas’s decision on Gaza truce negotiations, repeating that his movement would stop cross-border attacks on Israel if a cease-fire were reached. Hezbollah has traded almost daily fire with Israeli forces in support of Hamas...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has decided to move ahead with the shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel, which was previously paused due to concerns of Israel’s ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah and massive killings of civilians, a report said Wednesday. The bombs “are in the process of being shipped” after […]...
