ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar said Tuesday that negotiations for a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel are ongoing. “Qatar continues its role and efforts and communications are still ongoing between all parties,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari told reporters. He said the humanitarian conditions are taking a cen...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has said it closed four roads to traffic near the Lebanese border, according to Israeli media. The decision was made after an assessment by the army of the situation in the region, leading to the closure of four roads until further notice, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported. The closed [&hell...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The number of Palestinians who have died in Israel’s war on Gaza has jumped to 29,092, the Health Ministry in the besieged Palestinian enclave said on Monday. In a statement, the ministry said that 69,028 others were also injured in the ongoing onslaught. It added that in the past 24 hours, Israeli […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Prospects for a cease-fire dimmed Sunday after the United States signalled it would veto the latest push for a UN Security Council resolution and mediator Qatar acknowledged that separate truce talks have hit an impasse. Efforts to pause the over four-month-old war languish as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The West’s support for and alliance with Israel has undergone a visible shift in recent weeks, with leaders pushing more for a cease-fire, addressing the humanitarian crisis and raising concerns over a potential ground assault in Rafah. The change in position comes as civilian casualties continue to mount in Gaza, where Israel’...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed Friday that Israel will pay “with blood” for civilians killed this week in Lebanon, warning his group has missiles that can reach Israel’s far south. “The enemy will pay with blood” for every woman and child killed in Lebanon by cross-border fire, ...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia will host an inter-Palestinian meeting in Moscow from February 29 to March 2, presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov has announced. Moscow has invited representatives of all Palestinian political forces, including those in Syria, Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries, Bogdanov, who is...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel’s claims of arresting Palestinian fighters in hospitals in Khan Younis are an attempt to “justify a war crime” in Gaza, says Hamas. “The claims of the spokesman for the terrorist occupation army, that the resistance (forces) used the Nasser Medical Complex and Al-Amal Hospital in Khan Younis...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel faced renewed calls from key ally the United States on Friday against launching a large-scale attack on Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, where nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are trapped. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted he would push ahead with a “powerful” opera...
ANKARA (AA) – The number of Palestinian deaths in Israel’s war on Gaza has jumped to 28,663, the Health Ministry in the war-battered enclave said on Thursday. A ministry statement added that 68,395 other people have also been injured in the ongoing onslaught. “At least 87 people were killed and 104 others injured in Israeli [&helli...
