Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli strikes killed dozens in Gaza overnight Thursday-Friday, sources on both sides said on the 98th day of the war on the Palestinian enclave. An AFP journalist reported strikes and artillery shelling hit areas between the southern cities of Khan Yunis and Rafah, which is crowded with people who fled fro...
Sanaa, Yemen – AFP US and British forces struck parts of Yemen early on Friday and Houthis warned the two countries “will have to prepare to pay a heavy price”. In recent weeks, the Houthis, acting in solidarity with people of Gaza, have carried out a growing number of attacks on what they deem to […]
GENEVA (AA) – Weaponizing the term “genocide” against Israel “averts” the aims of the UN Genocide Convention, Israel contended Friday. During its oral arguments at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at the Hague, it claimed that it is only trying to protect its own people. “The key component of genocide, the inten...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Arab League and Iran have voiced support for South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over its deadly military offensive in the Gaza Strip. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul-Gheit said late Wednesday that he hopes for “a fair and brave judicial ruling to halt this [&hel...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP Israel faces accusations at the UN’s top court on Thursday that it has committed “genocidal” acts in Gaza, charges the country’s president dismissed as “atrocious” and “preposterous”. South Africa has lodged an urgent appeal to the International Court of Justice...
ANKARA (AA) – Hamas has described the US position on South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) as showing “contempt for international law and (being) an American attempt to disrupt it.” In a statement, the Hamas group said the comments by US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken rega...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7 has surged to 23,357, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Wednesday. A ministry statement said that 59,410 other people have also been injured in the onslaught. “At least 147 people were killed and 243 others injured […]
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel kept bombing Gaza on Wednesday as US top diplomat Antony Blinken met the head of the Palestinian Authority, which Washington hopes could govern the coastal territory after the war ends. As the US secretary of state’s motorcade arrived under tight security in Ramallah in the occupied We...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Tuesday said four more soldiers were killed in fighting with Palestinian groups in southern and central Gaza Strip. Six others were seriously wounded in the battles, the military said in a statement cited by the Times of Israel news website. As many as 180 Israeli soldiers […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 57 bodies and 65 injured were brought to Gaza’s Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in 24 hours, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Tuesday. The ministry, however, did not provide further details on the victims. Israel has killed more than 23,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, in Gaza [&h...
