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WASHINGTON, DC: A US military analyst has termed the infiltration of Hamas into Israel on Saturday “one of the classic failures of technology”. Cedric Leighton, a retired US air force colonel, while talking to CNN said Hamas managed to infiltrate despite “all the surveillance techniques, the equipment, the cameras and the oth...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged conflicting sides to exercise restraint to prevent further escalation of tensions on the Lebanon-Israel border. “We urge everyone to exercise restraint and make use of UNIFIL’s liaison and coordination mechanisms to de-escalate to prevent a fast deterioration of the security situ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel has instructed its diplomats abroad to “remain in their homes” unless they receive special security clearance. In the wake of ongoing conflict with Palestine, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs put “all diplomatic missions around the world on high alert” and called on its diplomats serving in foreign cou...
RAMALLAH, Palestine/ANKARA (AA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested an emergency ministerial-level meeting of the Arab League over the latest Israeli escalation. In a statement, the ministry said it had directed “its permanent delegation to the Arab League to request an emergency meeting of the League Council at the min...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 413 Palestinians, including 78 children and 41 women, were killed and 2,300 others injured in Israeli attacks launched after a surprise attack by Hamas on Saturday, the Health Ministry in Gaza said in a statement on Sunday. Palestinian resistance group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, saying it was [...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP Israel’s army said Sunday that it aims to evacuate all Israelis living close to the Gaza Strip within 24 hours as it deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to fight Palestinian resistance fighters who had broken into Israel. “Our mission for the upcoming 24 hours is to evacuat...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Two Israeli tourists and one Egyptian were killed by a policeman in Egypt on Sunday, local media and Israeli authorities said, as war raged for a second day between the neighbouring country and Hamas. The policeman fired “at random” at an Israeli tour group visiting Alexandria using “his personal weap...
Beirut, Lebanon – – AFP Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah said Sunday that it has fired “large numbers of artillery shells and guided missiles” at Israeli positions in a contested border area, as war raged between Israeli and Palestinian militants. The assault was “in solidarity” with a large-scale air, ...
GAZA CITY, JERUSALEM / Palestine, ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in response to a Hamas offensive killed at least 373 Palestinians, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Sunday. In a written statement, the ministry said 1,990 Palestinians were also wounded in the ongoing conflict. Meanwhile, a total of 1,864 Israel...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army on Sunday announced that dozens of Israeli civilians and soldiers are being held prisoner by the Hamas movement inside the Gaza Strip following Saturday’s escalation. The Israel Defense Forces spokesman, Daniel Hagari, confirmed that Israeli people had been taken to the Gaza Strip, according to Hebrew media repor...
