JERUSALEM (AA) – Two Israeli prisoners freed in a military raid in the southern Gaza Strip have recounted a “family atmosphere” during their captivity. The Israeli army said that the two prisoners, Fernando Simon, 60, and Louis Har, 70, were freed during a raid in Rafah city. The pair, who are dual Argentine-Israeli citizens, were [&hell...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian official has warned of humanitarian and health catastrophes in Rafah in case of an Israeli offensive on the city. The Israeli army plans to launch a ground offensive in Rafah, which is currently accommodating more than 1.4 million people seeking refuge from war. Israel has pounded the rest […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The army’s freeing two Israelis from Rafah is not a victory to Tel Aviv, said a relative of one of the prisoners that the Israeli military claimed to have rescued on Monday. “The fact that we are happy today does not mean that we are victorious,” Eidan Piarno, the son-in-law of the […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – A senior Israeli military intelligence official has said that there is a “heavy suspicion” that Hamas penetrated the army before the October 7 attacks. “Nukhba terrorists had information on the IDF (army)’s most sensitive sites, including those within the army that are most classified,” the officer told Israel Hayo...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two Israelis held in Gaza were killed and eight others seriously injured in Israeli airstrikes in the last three days in the Gaza Strip, Hamas confirmed on Sunday. The group’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, held Israel fully responsible for the safety of Israelis in its captivity. “The lives of […]...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces shelled Al-Amal hospital in Khan Younis city on Sunday, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said. “The attack has caused damage to the building and forced the only remaining ambulance out of service,” the aid organization added in a statement. There was no information yet available about casualties. ...
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...
