Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel pressed its offensive in the Gaza Strip on Friday after telling key backer the United States that its war in Gaza will last “more than several months”. According to the health ministry in Gaza, Israel has killed more than 18,700 people, mostly women and children since October 7. The minist...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli military has refused to comment on reports that it is pumping seawater into a network of tunnels used by Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip. When asked about reports of water being pumped into the tunnels in the enclave, an Israeli military official declined to answer, citing “non-disclosure of operationa...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has said that any plan for post-war Gaza that does not involve Hamas is just a “delusion”. “Any arrangement in Gaza or in the Palestinian cause without Hamas or the resistance factions is a delusion,” said Haniyeh in a televised speech. Haniyeh’s comme...
LONDON (AA) – The UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron on Thursday said he found the Israeli ambassador’s statement ruling out a two-state solution “disappointing.” Tzipi Hotovely, Israel’s ambassador to the UK, told Sky News that Israel would not accept a two-state solution when the war in Gaza ended. Questioned for the ...
LONDON (AA) – A new Iranian sanction regime that gives the UK “extensive new powers” to hold Iran and its decision-makers to account took effect Thursday. The British Foreign Office said the regime gives Britain new powers to disrupt Iran’s “hostile activities in the UK and around the world.” “Sanctions will...
ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – The war cabinet in Israel refused to send the intelligence chief to Qatar for a prisoner exchange agreement with Hamas, saying they would wait for a signal from Hamas, according to Israeli media. In a report by Channel 13, it was revealed that the war cabinet is facing disagreements regarding ongoing […]
Los Angeles, United States – AFP Dozens of protesters brought a Los Angeles freeway to a rush-hour halt Wednesday calling for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. The group linked arms and sat down to block traffic, causing backups that stretched for miles (kilometers) on the city’s already overcrowded road network. IfNotNow, a g...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli media on Wednesday said investigations revealed that some Israeli soldiers were killed in friendly fire in the areas around the Gaza Strip on Oct. 7 during the Palestinian Hamas group’s surprise attack. According to the Haaretz daily, the Israeli army fought against hundreds of Hamas members on Oct. 7 during whic...
Jerusalem, Undefined – DECEMBER-AFP The Israeli army said Wednesday that 115 soldiers have been killed so far in its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. It said 10 soldiers died in fighting in the north of the territory on Tuesday, the deadliest day for the military since the ground assault began on October […]
ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – Israeli security forces have finally admitted that only 10%-15% of the Palestinians they recently detained were actually affiliated with Hamas. Photos of these detainees showing them in handcuffs and stripped to their underwear had recently made headlines, arousing grave concerns about human rights abuses. In addition,...
