California Governor Gavin Newsom has called for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, becoming the first state governor in the U.S. to do so. He made the statement in an open letter of support to the state’s Arab, Palestinian and Muslim communities, in which he also acknowledged the month of Ramadan. He wrote, “I support President […]...
Beijing, China — AFP China has welcomed the UN Security Council call for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza, urging swift “action” to halt fighting over the final weeks of Ramadan. After more than five months of war, the UN Security Council for the first time demanded an immediate cease-fire in Gaza after Israel’s forefron...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has said that Israel has definitively barred it from making aid deliveries in northern Gaza, where the threat of famine is highest. “Despite the tragedy unfolding under our watch, the Israeli Authorities informed the UN that they will no longer approve...
Israeli forces on Thursday destroyed the main surgical building at Gaza City’s Al-Shifa Hospital, following four days of siege. Israeli attacks in Gaza have killed at least 65 Palestinians and wounded 92 people in the past 24 hours. The forces are reported to be targeting homes near the hospital, obstructing ambulances and rescue efforts. The...
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – AFP The United States has circulated a draft UN Security Council resolution calling for an “immediate cease-fire linked to the release of hostages” in the Gaza Strip, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said. The diplomat made his announcement whilst on a tour of the Middle East that will include a stop [...
Jerusalem – AFP Israel is committed to achieving all its war aims against Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told President Joe Biden in a Monday call. Israel faces international pressure to ease its campaign in Gaza. In their first call in more than a month, with Biden increasingly vocal about the war’s impact on civilians, ...
Jerusalem – AFP German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday called for a deal to free the Israelis held in Gaza accompanied by a “longer-lasting cease-fire”. “We need a hostage deal with a longer-lasting cease-fire,” Scholz said during a joint press appearance in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...
Muslim Network TV Progressives are condemning what they say are racist remarks by conservative CNN contributor Scott Jennings against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. They say the comments are racially charged, and have likened them to post-9/11 Islamophobia. Jennings called Omar a “public relations agent for Hamas” during a CNN segment, ...
Muslim Network TV Jordan has condemned Israel’s recent installation of iron barriers at three entrances of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry has labeled the move as “dangerous” and “unacceptable,” emphasizing that Israel lacks sovereignty over the area. The ministry ...
BEIRUT (AA) – Two people were killed and two others injured in an Israeli drone strike in the city of Tyre, southern Lebanon on Wednesday, state media said. The strike targeted a car and a motorbike south of Tyre, leaving them in flames, Lebanon’s National News Agency reported. Ambulances were seen rushing to the scene […]
