Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden’s national security advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel at the weekend for talks on the conflict in Gaza, the White House said Friday. Sullivan will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Friday evacuated out of Gaza 17 American doctors who had been stuck since an Israeli takeover of the Rafah crossing closed the border with Egypt, official sources said. US diplomats arranged for the 17 doctors to leave instead through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Israel. “Some ...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization has warned that the continued closure of the Rafah crossing and the lack of access to the Kerem Shalom crossing are “increasing the risk of shortages in medical supplies and preventing the rotation of emergency medical teams (EMTs) in Gaza.” “The last medical commodities enter...
The Arab League has formally proposed deploying UN peacekeeping forces in Gaza and the West Bank until a two-state solution is achieved. The call, made during a summit in Bahrain, demands the UN Security Council set a timeline for the peace process. However, actual deployment faces hurdles, including Security Council approval and consent from ...
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported that Israeli attacks in the past 24 hours killed 31 Palestinians and injured 56 others. The violence escalated as Israeli artillery struck a house in the Bureij refugee camp, leaving one dead and several wounded. Northern Gaza faces dire circumstances, with thousands of civilians isolated without access...
Bangkok, Thailand – AFP FIFA will take independent legal advice on a call by the Palestinian FA to suspend its Israeli counterpart over events in Gaza, the world body’s president said Friday. Gianni Infantino said FIFA would hold an extraordinary session of its ruling council before July 20 to review the legal analysis and decide [...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP The hearing at the International Court of Justice on Friday was briefly interrupted, as judges were listening to Israel’s concluding defence against charges of “genocide” from South Africa. A woman shouting “liars” could be heard on the feed from the court, which then went down f...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP The first trucks began supplying aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip via a temporary pier on Friday, the US military said, as Israel’s attacks continued in the Palestinian territory. US Central Command said “trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore” via the long-awai...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories — AFP As Israel’s unprecedented Gaza war continues, Palestinians remember the Nakba (catastrophe), their mass displacement during the creation of the state of Israel 76 years ago. “Our ‘Nakba’ in 2023 is the worst ever,” said Mohammed al-Farra, whose family fled their home in K...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House said Thursday it remains “concerned” about “limited” aid operations for those in the Gaza Strip. Spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre described the situation as “dire” and said more aid needs to get into the Palestinian enclave that has been under relentless Israeli attacks ...
