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,...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is ready to resume contact with mediators for the release of Israeli captives held in Gaza, the local media has reported. The new prisoner exchange deal would be carried out within the framework of a humanitarian truce and include women still in captivity, patients, the wounded and elderly people, said Israel’s [&...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army claimed Tuesday that it had recovered the bodies of two of its prisoners held by Hamas from the Gaza Strip. A military statement said the bodies of Eden Zacharia, 28, and Sergeant Major Ziv Dado, 36, were brought back from Gaza. The two were taken prisoner by Hamas during […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Israel is losing support around the world and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has to strengthen and change” his government. Biden said Netanyahu had a “tough decision to make.” “This is the most conservative government in Israel’s history,” Biden said at a ca...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army on Tuesday stormed into the Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip, a Health Ministry official said. According to Ashraf al-Qudra, the spokesman for the Gaza-based ministry, the Israeli army is assembling the Palestinian men, including the health staff, in the hospital’s square. He expressed fear that th...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas, announced Sunday that it had killed 40 Israeli soldiers and destroyed 44 military vehicles in the last two days. “During the last 48 hours, the Al-Qassam Mujahideen managed to completely or partially destroy 44 military vehicles on all fronts of...