Beirut, Lebanon – AFP A senior Hamas official survived Saturday an Israeli assassination attempt in Lebanon, a Palestinian security source told AFP, with rescuers reporting two civilians killed in the strike south of Beirut. Israeli forces and Lebanese movement Hezbollah, a Hamas ally, have traded near-daily fire since Israel launched th...
Jerusalem, Undefined — AFP Israeli history teacher Meir Baruchin has paid a high price for denouncing the war in Gaza: he was sacked from his job and even locked up as a “high-risk detainee”. The school teacher triggered a firestorm after October 7, by posting a photo of Palestinians killed by the Israeli army. He […]
ANKARA (AA) – At least 107 Palestinians were killed and 142 others were injured in 24 hours as Israel continued its onslaught on the besieged Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Friday. “The Israeli occupation committed 13 massacres against families in the Gaza Strip, leaving 107 martyrs and 142 injured during the past [&hellip...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel launched new air strikes Friday on the city of Rafah in Gaza’s far south, after US President Joe Biden said its response to Hamas’s October 7 attack has been “over the top”. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he has ordered Israeli forces to “prepare to operate...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned that it will halt its operations within weeks if international funding remains suspended. “Our operations are likely to come to an end in the next few weeks if funding remains suspended,” UNRWA spokesperson Juliette Touma told Al-Jazeera television. Several countries have ...
Tel Aviv, Israel — AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken Thursday discussed ways to secure the release of Gaza detainees with moderates in the Israeli war cabinet a day after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected the offer for a conditional cease-fire by Hamas. Blinken met in Tel Aviv with Benny Gantz and Gabi Eisenkot, […...
ANKARA (AA) – Norway has sent $26 million in aid to the United Nations agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), after some countries decided to stop their support in response to Israeli allegations against UNRWA workers of involvement in the October 7 Hamas attacks. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said on X, “Today, Norway tran...
ANKARA (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s deadly offensive against the Gaza Strip has jumped to 27,840 since Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Thursday. A ministry statement said that 67,317 other people have also been injured in the ongoing onslaught. “Israeli attacks left 130 people dead and 170 […]...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP A senior Lebanon-based official of Hamas said Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s continued pursuit of war in Gaza showed the goal was “genocide”. Netanyahu’s “insistence on continuing the aggression totally confirms that the goal of the aggression on Gaza is geno...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas has proposed a 3-stage plan for a Gaza cease-fire that includes a 135-day pause in fighting in return for prisoner releases, according to a Palestinian source. Qatar, Egypt and the US had confirmed earlier on Tuesday that they had received Hamas’ response to a framework agreement for a [&helli...
