JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir on Wednesday voiced his objection to allowing Palestinian workers to return to work in Israel. “My position on the matter is known to all — the introduction of Palestinian workers from the Palestinian Authority, which supports terrorism, into the State of Isra...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The vote on a UN Security Council resolution calling for a suspension of hostilities in Gaza to deliver aid was postponed on Wednesday for the third day in a row. On Thursday, 15 members of the Council are expected to vote on the resolution, which was first postponed on Monday. The text, […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden threw cold water Wednesday on prospects for a new deal to secure the release of Israelis held by Hamas, but maintained his senior officials are continuing to pursue a breakthrough. Asked about the prospects for a deal materializing anytime soon, Biden told reporters, “there’s no expectation ...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The leader of Hamas travelled to Egypt on Wednesday as hopes grew that Israel and the Palestinian group may be inching toward another truce and prisoner swap deal. The Qatar-based Hamas chief, Ismail Haniyeh, arrived in Cairo for discussions on the “aggression in the Gaza Strip and other matters”...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Israeli woman who was freed in a recent prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas says her mother was killed and she was wounded when Israeli forces opened fire on the vehicle in which they were abducted. In an interview that aired on Israel’s Channel 12, the woman recounted being taken by […]
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories — AFP In what was once the courtyard of the Kamal Adwan hospital in the northern Gaza city of Beit Lahiya, Palestinians wade through the rubble, searching for corpses. The sound of one of them sobbing breaks out while he wraps a body to prepare for burial. Mahmud Assaf, 50, came […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has said that another four of its soldiers were killed and one injured in battles with Palestinian resistance factions in the southern Gaza Strip, the country’s broadcasting authority said. The number of casualties since October 7 has reached 458, which includes both soldiers and officer...
Shefayim, Israel – AFP An Israeli prisoner mistakenly killed by soldiers in the Gaza Strip was buried on Sunday, with his brother accusing the army of having “abandoned” and “murdered” him. Alon Shamriz, 26, was one of the three Israelis shot dead Friday by soldiers in the Gaza City district of Shejaiya, even as t...
BEIRUT (AA) – A Hamas official on Sunday said discussions about another prisoner exchange deal with Tel Aviv were not possible until the Israeli army withdrew from the Gaza Strip and implemented a permanent truce. Khalil Al-Haye, a Hamas representative based in Lebanon, told Al Jazeera that they will continue their resistance against Isr...
ANKARA (AA) – At least two more Israeli soldiers were killed in battles in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, the Israeli army said on Sunday. “The Israeli army named two reserve soldiers who fell in combat in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as 26-year-old Master Sgt. Joseph Avner Doran and 24-year-old Sgt. 1st Class Shalev […]
