ANKARA (AA) – Israel has blocked all attempts to deliver humanitarian aid to the northern Gaza Strip, says the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). In a statement, UNRWA said it attempted 91 times to deliver life-saving humanitarian aid to Jabalia, Beit Lahia, and Beit Sahour in northern Gaza from October 6 to November 25. […]
LONDON (AA) – The UK, France, and Germany have urged Israel to renew vital banking ties with Palestinian financial institutions for at least 12 months, warning that failure to do so could lead to the collapse of the Palestinian economy and destabilize the region. Israel’s indemnification of its banks for cross-border transactions with Pa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Biden administration has provisionally approved a $680 million weapons sale to Israel, including precision munitions like JDAM kits and small-diameter bombs, according to a report. US officials recently briefed Congress on the proposal, a customary step before a public announcement, the Financial Times reported, cit...
WASHINGTON (AA) – American activist Hazami Barmada entered the third day of her hunger strike near the US State Department and the White House on Wednesday, calling for an immediate end to Israel’s starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. Speaking to Anadolu, Barmada criticized the Biden administration, particularly Secretary of State A...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Another Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll since last year to 190, local authorities have confirmed. Gaza’s government media office identified the victim as Alaa Barhoum, an editor in several media outlets. It did not provide any details about [...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the US will make “another push” with Türkiye, Egypt, Qatar, Israel and others to achieve a cease-fire and prisoner exchange deal in Gaza. “Just as the Lebanese people deserve a future of security and prosperity, so do the people of Gaza. They too deserve an en...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has reiterated his controversial call for the occupation of the Gaza Strip and the reduction of its Palestinian population “by half within two years,” according to media reports. Speaking at a meeting of his far-right Religious Zionism Party, Smotrich’s extreme proposal was...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 12 Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israel’s overnight attacks across the war-torn Gaza Strip, local media reported on Tuesday. The official Palestinian news agency Wafa said six Palestinians, including women and children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a house belonging to the J...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant plans to travel to Washington despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes in Gaza, according to Israeli media. Israel’s Army Radio said Gallant will hold talks with US security officials during his visit. No date was gi...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 35 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll since October last year to 44,211, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Sunday. A ministry statement added that some 104,567 others were injured in the ongoing assault. “Israeli forces killed 35 […]