LONDON (AA) – A UN commission has said international law obligates the UN’s member states to end Israel’s unlawful presence in Palestinian territories. In a legal position paper, the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, said that it found the advisory op...
BERLIN (AA) – After more than a year of Israel’s war on Gaza, President Joe Biden has suggested that Israel should “seek a path to peace.” The statement comes in the wake of the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, which according to Biden, could provide an opportunity to bring a long-awaited peace to devastated [&hell...
PARIS (AA) – Supporters of Palestine gathered at the Place de la Republique in Paris to protest against Israel’s war on Gaza. Demonstrators demanded an end to the genocide and insisted that the Israeli military halt its assaults on Gaza as well as Lebanon. The protest, organized by supporters of Palestine and Lebanon, drew a [&hell...
GENEVA (AA) – The situation for children in Gaza is “worsening” with each passing day, with growing food, water, and medicine shortages compounded by ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions on humanitarian aid, a UNICEF spokesperson has warned. James Elder told a UN press briefing in Geneva that many Gaza children have been...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem has said that a Gaza cease-fire is the key to ending the current crisis. “We have the right to target any point in Israel after its violations in Lebanon,” Qassem said in a televised speech. “Rocket fire will continue.” “The solution is a cease-fire based on an […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Japanese-American film director Neo Sora has said that the world of cinema has failed to adequately respond to the genocide in Gaza, stressing the need for a stronger reaction during his appearance at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival. US-born Sora, who posed with a Palestinian keffiyeh and a flag reading “Free ...
ANKARA (AA) – The Scottish National Party (SNP) has expelled a member of the Scottish Parliament following comments the lawmaker made on social media about Israel’s war on Gaza, according to press reports. John Mason, MP for Glasgow Shettleston since 2011, wrote in an August post, “If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they wo...
BERLIN (AA) – The images emerging from Gaza showing burned children and civilians after Israeli airstrikes are “horrendous,” German Foreign Ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer has said. He made the remarks in response to a question about Israeli military’s airstrike in the early hours of the day, targeting tents of displaced Palestinian...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Adel Abu Lebdeh’s world has been shattered. He has lost at least 117 relatives in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. “I lost about one-third of my family,” he told Anadolu while tearfully recounting the devastating impact the war has had on his loved ones and many others in the Palestinian community in [&hell...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Israel’s genocidal military aggression in Gaza constitutes the “gravest” crimes against humanity committed since World War II, says Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. In an exclusive interview on the first anniversary of Israel’s brutal military onslaught on the Gaza Strip, Dar s...