ISTANBUL (AA) – Hamas confirmed Tuesday it has received a proposal for a cease-fire deal and hostage swap with Israel. “Hamas is studying the proposal,” group leader Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement. He said Hamas’ response “will be based on the priority of stopping the brutal aggression against Gaza and the complete withdrawal of [&he...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas has condemned the termination of contracts for some staffers of the UN Agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA). This decision was based on unfounded Israeli allegations of their involvement in the October 7 attack. “We strongly denounce the agency’s decision to terminate the contracts of several UN...
GAZA CITY(AA) – Hamas has condemned Israel’s campaign against UN institutions, calling it an effort to prevent them from providing relief to people in Gaza. “The latest is the hollow accusation against the World Health Organization of what Israel called collusion with the Hamas movement, by repeating the false claim about the movem...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar told Israel that Palestinian group Hamas has suspended talks for a prisoner swap deal, according to Israeli media on Thursday. “Hamas told Qatari mediators that it demands a full Israeli troop withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and an end to the war on the first stage of any prisoner swap deal,” […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinian group Hamas on Thursday hailed Egypt’s position against Israeli threats over the Philadelphi Corridor on the border with the Gaza Strip. The Philadelphia Corridor is a narrow strip within the territory of the Gaza Strip, extending 14 km (8.7 miles) along the border between the enclave and Egypt. Under the 1979 [&hel...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz has said that Tel Aviv will continue its war on the Gaza Strip until the release of captives held by Hamas. Speaking ahead of a meeting with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron, Katz termed the Gaza offensive as a “war of necessity” against Hamas and the Iranian […]
LONDON (AA) – Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo on Tuesday called for a cease-fire in Gaza and urged nations to seize the current moment to work towards a two-state solution. During his speech at the London School of Economics, De Croo recalled a recent visit to the region with his Spanish counterpart Pedro Sanchez, […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Tuesday it completed a siege of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, hours after at least 24 soldiers were killed in the Palestinian enclave. “Over the past day, troops carried out an extensive operation during which they encircled Khan Younis and deepened the operation in the area,” […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spoken of an Israeli initiative to secure the release of those held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “There is an initiative of ours. I will not elaborate,” Netanyahu said during a meeting with relatives of Israelis held by Hamas. Hamas is believed to be holding […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Families of Israelis held captive by Hamas in the Gaza Strip stormed a parliamentary committee session in Jerusalem on Monday to demand a deal to secure their release. “You won’t sit here while they are dying there!” reads a sign held by relatives as they stormed a meeting of the Knesset’s Finance [&hel...
