A group of former United States government officials have criticized President Joe Biden’s support for Israel in the war on Gaza. In a public letter, they have urged the Biden administration to adopt a new set of policies toward Palestine and Israel. The 12 officials, who resigned over the last nine months protesting against the [&hellip...
Israel’s Mossad has confirmed that Qatar and Egypt have relayed a positive response from Hamas regarding Israel’s proposal for a prisoner and cease-fire agreement in Gaza. Axios reports that senior Israeli officials view the updated response as constructive, paving the way for more extensive negotiations. The Biden administration, ...
Israeli forces continued airstrikes and artillery shelling across Gaza on Thursday, marking the 272nd day of the military offensive. In Khan Younis, an Israeli strike on a five-storey building near Nasser Hospital killed seven Palestinians. This follows Israel’s directive for approximately 250,000 people to evacuate the eastern parts of ...
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP Hezbollah launched more than 200 rockets at Israeli military positions on Thursday as Israel continued its attacks in Gaza. The Iran-backed resistance group said its latest attack, which followed the launch of over 100 small rockets the previous day, came in response to Israel’s killing of a senior Hezbollah c...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 58 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll to 38,011 since last Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Thursday. A ministry statement added that some 87,445 other people have been injured in the onslaught. “Israeli forces […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Another Biden administration high-level official has resigned, joining a chorus of those who have criticized the president’s policy on the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip. Maryam Hassanein said that she had left as a special assistant at the Interior Department. “I am resigning today from my position as a Bide...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The temporary pier built by the US military to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip has not been re-anchored yet, the Pentagon has said. “The pier is still in (Israel’s Port of) Ashdod, (and) has not been re-anchored. We’re continuing to monitor weather conditions right now,” Press Secretary Maj. G...
United Nations, United States — AFP The UN humanitarian coordinator for Gaza has said that 1.9 million people are now displaced in the battered territory, adding she was “deeply concerned” by reports of new evacuation orders for Khan Yunis. The United Nations has estimated that up to 250,000 people are impacted by the Israeli...
Beitunia, Palestinian Territories — AFP Every morning Palestinian boxer Waseem Abu Sal checks texts from his coach — a Gaza resident who cannot travel to him in the occupied West Bank — to see his daily Olympics training schedule as he prepares to make history. The 20-year-old will be the first Palestinian boxer to participat...
Footage obtained by Al-Jazeera shows Israeli occupation soldiers using Palestinian prisoners as human shields in Gaza, forcing them to wear military clothing. The footage depicts Israeli soldiers forcing Palestinian civilians who have been taken as prisoners to search for explosives and tunnels. It also shows cameras mounted on the bodies of p...
