United Nations, United States – AFP UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday demanded that Israel re-open crossings into Gaza immediately to allow essential aid in, and urged it to “stop any escalation” after it sent tanks into Rafah. “Things are moving in the wrong direction. I am disturbed and distressed by th...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said that Israel’s interruption to the supply of aid at the Rafah crossing will affect humanitarian response across war-torn Gaza. The Israeli army said earlier on Tuesday that its forces have seized control of the Palestinian side of the Rafah border crossing with Eg...
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has condemned University of Virginia police for attacking student protesters on the university’s campus. Police raided the student peaceful protest site on campus, arresting 25 people. Videos on social media platforms showed police pushing protesters to the ground, dragging them by their arms and spra...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Palestinian resistance group Hamas has said that Israel’s offensive in Rafah disregards the fate of prisoners held in Gaza and the “ongoing humanitarian catastrophe” in the besieged territory. As the Israeli military pushed residents out of eastern Rafah, Hamas said in a statement that Isra...
Rafah, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP Palestinians in Rafah have voiced despair as Israel dropped flyers ordering them to evacuate ahead of a long-threatened ground invasion.Palestine, Gaza, Rafah, Israel, safe zone, displaced people Israel’s army said it was instructing Palestinian families in eastern Rafah to flee in prep...
GENEVA (AA) – The UN special rapporteur on Palestine has urged the Western nations to intervene after Israel’s Rafah relocation order that affects hundreds of thousands of already displaced Palestinians. “Israeli army intensifies bombardment of Rafah, months after declaring it ‘safe zone’. Last night it reportedly...
Nearly four in 10 Americans say the US is doing too much to support Israel in its war on Gaza. An April 25-30 survey of 2,260 adults by US News Ipsos reveals that Americans are divided on the US’ Israel policies. The survey found that 38% said the US was doing too much to support […]
New York, United States – AFP Columbia, the prestigious New York university at the heart of Free Palestine Movement, announced Monday that it has canceled the main ceremony for graduating students next week. The Ivy League institution said it would “forego the university-wide ceremony that is scheduled for May 15” and hold a ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and his Israeli counterpart Yoav Gallant spoke by phone Sunday about talks between Israel and Hamas on a prisoner deal that would lead to a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip. Austin and Gallant exchanged views on humanitarian assistance efforts and the southern Gaza city of Rafah, Pentagon [...
BANJUL, GAMBIA: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation summit called for “an immediate halt to the Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip”. “The principled position of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation” is “to support the Palestinian people and their just cause”, said Hissein Brahim Taha, the Secre...
