ISTANBUL (AA) – A former Israeli army officer has accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump of risking the lives of Israeli captives and undermining a Gaza cease-fire agreement, saying Hamas did not violate the deal. “As for Trump, he was the one who pushed for the signing of this agreement – […]
JERUSALEM/ANKARA (AA) – Three freed Israeli captives hailed Hamas after their release under a cease-fire deal on Saturday. Ohad Ben Ami, Eliyahu Sharabi, and Or Levy were set free by Hamas in Deir al-Balah in exchange for 183 prisoners in Israeli jails. “I say to the families of the captives, go out and demonstrate and […]
A Harvard CAPS/Harris poll has revealed shifts in American voter opinions with regard to Israel’s genocide against Palestinians. Conducted with more than 2,000 registered voters from Jan. 15-16, the poll shows that 21% of Americans support Hamas against Israel. Among Democrats, 75% back Israel, while 25% support Hamas. For Republicans, 8...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hamas has said that the health condition of freed Palestinian prisoners reflected Israel’s “barbarity and fascism.” The Israeli authorities released 90 Palestinian prisoners, including women and children, on Sunday night from Ofer Prison, west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, under the first phase of a Gaza ceasefire and ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — Hamas has urged the Fatah movement to respond positively to the efforts aimed at establishing a “Community Support Committee” to manage the Gaza Strip. In a statement, Hamas said it had recently received and considered “numerous national initiatives and proposals within the framework of efforts to ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas has denied Israeli claims about the presence of its fighters inside a hospital that was raided by Israeli forces in the northern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army raided Kamal Adwan Hospital in the town of Beit Lahia on Friday, burning large sections and forcing patients and displaced civilians to […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – A Hamas fighter reportedly killed two Israeli soldiers before blowing himself up near other troops in the northern Gaza Strip, according to a statement from the group’s military wing, the Qassam Brigades. The statement said that the fighter killed an Israeli army sniper and his aide at “point-blank range” in the Jab...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that Israel could face a prolonged insurgency in Gaza if it does not shift from military operations to a political strategy. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, Blinken said Israel, from a military perspective, accomplished “significant and im...
At least 40 Palestinians were killed and 98 injured on Friday as Israeli airstrikes continued to target Gaza. A strike on a house in the Sabra neighbourhood near Gaza City killed two people and injured several others, Al Jazeera Arabic reported. In central Gaza, 15 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli airstrike on a home […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Director of Israel’s Mossad spy agency David Barnea held talks with Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani in Doha to discuss a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap deal, Israeli media reported. Israeli news portal Walla said Barnea’s visit to Qatar was part of efforts to reach a deal with […]...
