Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories – AFP In the rubble of a house destroyed by bombs in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, a man screamed: “Where are my children?” Similar scenes played out across the devastated Gaza Strip on Friday, as residents fled their homes and rushed their dead and wounded to hospitals after Israel [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – In France, journalists, artists, and opposition politicians who have been giving vocal support to Palestine have been getting threatening messages from an extremist group. A joint investigation by Anadolu and Gaza News+ revealed that the Jewish Defense League (LDJ) targets prominent figures who declare support for Palestine...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The WHO has said that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was possible, but those with influence were not doing enough to secure it. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there was a high chance of fighting resuming after a few days’ pause. The UN health agency is calling [&helli...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Thirty Palestinian prisoners were freed overnight Wednesday, Israeli prison authorities said. “During the night, 30 male and female security prisoners were released from a number of prison facilities,” the country’s prison service said in a statement. Among those freed was Ahed Tamimi, a 22-ye...
United Nations, United States – AFP Gazans are “in the midst of an epic humanitarian catastrophe before the eyes of the world,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, while calling for an expansion of the current pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “Intense negotiations are taking place to prolong the ...
ANKARA (AA) – Hamas has called for referring the killing of two Palestinian children in West Bank by the Israeli army to the International Criminal Court. On Wednesday, the Israeli army shot dead two Palestinian children during a raid into Jenin city in northern occupied West Bank. “The deliberate killing of two Palestinian children in [...
JERUSALEM (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel late Wednesday to discuss the possibility of extending a pause in Israel’s war in Gaza. The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said this is Blinken’s fourth visit to the country since the outbreak of fighting on Oct. 7. He was expected to meet with top […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has called on media outlets to increase their presence in the Gaza Strip and view the extent of destruction caused by Israel in the enclave. “We call on journalists and international media agencies to intensify their presence in the Gaza Strip to see the extent […]
Brussels, Belgium – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he would work to prolong a pause in Israel’s war against the Palestinians in Gaza on an upcoming visit to the country. “Looking at the next couple of days, we’ll be focused on doing what we can to extend the pause so that […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas is willing to extend the truce for four days and release more Israelis in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a source close to the group said Wednesday, as mediators sought a lasting halt to the conflict. The truce is scheduled to expire early Thursday. Qatari mediators said they were working for [&he...
