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GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — The armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas said Wednesday that its fighters had killed 25 Israeli soldiers and injured dozens over the past three days in the Gaza Strip. In a statement, the Al-Qassam Brigades’ spokesman Abu Obeida said the group’s fighters had also destroyed or damaged 41 Israeli military...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A delegation from the Palestinian resistance group Islamic Jihad will visit Egypt for talks on a possible prisoner swap deal with Israel, according to a group official. “The delegation will discuss ways to stop the [Israeli] war on Gaza and a prisoner exchange deal,” Ziad al-Nakhala, Secretary-General of Islamic Jih...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has announced that a paratrooper commander was killed in clashes with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, bringing their total death toll since October 7 to 466. The army said in a statement that Major Reserve Orel Cohen, 33, of the Givati Brigade, was killed in a battle in southern […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has left 26,700 people dead and missing since Oct. 7, the government media office in the enclave said Wednesday. “Around 20,000 dead people have been admitted to hospitals, including 8,000 children and 6,200 women,” the media office said in a statement. The victims […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday said Israel’s war on Gaza “needs to move“ and “will move to a lower intensity phase.” “We expect to see, and want to see, a shift to more targeted operations, with a smaller number of forces that are really focused on dealing with the […]
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 […]
