GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Several Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in the northern Gaza Strip were killed and dozens injured on Tuesday in Israeli gunfire. Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinians waiting to receive aid near Kuwait roundabout, Salameh Maarouf, head of the Gaza-based government media office, said in a stateme...
Palestinian Territories – AFP A Spanish charity ship taking food aid to Gaza left the Mediterranean island of Cyprus on Tuesday in an attempt to open a maritime corridor to the besieged Palestinian territory. The vessel Open Arms set sail towing a barge loaded with 200 tonnes of relief goods and was expected to arrive […]
Baalbek, Lebanon – AFP Israeli air strikes near Lebanon’s eastern city of Baalbek killed one person on Monday, a security source said, in the second raid in the region since cross-border hostilities in October last year. Since October 8, the day Israel launched its ongoing war on Gaza, Hamas ally Hezbollah and Israel have exchanged...
Doha, Qatar – AFP Israel and Hamas are not close to a deal on a cessation of hostilities in Gaza and release of prisoners, mediator Qatar said on Tuesday, warning the situation remained “very complicated”. Despite weeks of talks involving US, Qatari and Egyptian mediators, the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began on Monday with...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden marked the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on Sunday, saying “the sacred month is a time for reflection and renewal.” “This year, it comes at a moment of immense pain. The war in Gaza has inflicted terrible suffering on the Palestinian people. More than 30,000 […]...
Washington, United States – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken called Tuesday on Hamas to accept an “immediate cease-fire” with Israel as its representatives met Qatari and Egyptian mediators in Cairo. “We have an opportunity for an immediate cease-fire that can bring hostages home, that can dramatically increase ...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP A Hamas official said on Tuesday that talks seeking a pause in its war with Israel cannot go on “indefinitely”, after US President Joe Biden called on the group to accept a cease-fire deal. “We will not allow the path of negotiations to be open indefinitely while the aggression and the […]
Hagerstown, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden warned Tuesday of a “very, very dangerous” situation if Israel and Hamas fail to reach a Gaza cease-fire by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Biden added that it was up to Hamas whether to accept an offer for a six-week truce, while warning Israel there were […]
MOSCOW (AA) – Israel’s “inadequate interpretation of the right to self-defense” is the primary reason for the escalation of the confrontation in the Gaza Strip, Russian geopolitical analyst Vitaly Naumkin says. Speaking at a news conference on Monday to explain the deliberations and outcome of the February 29-March 2 in...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel and the main Palestinian aid agency traded accusations Monday of “terrorism” and torture, after the United States stepped up pressure for a cease-fire in Gaza. While mediators in Cairo persisted with efforts toward a Gaza truce, the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) ca...
