JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that his army’s priority is to “clear out the hostile forces” after Palestinian resistance group Hamas launched an operation earlier in the day. “Our first objective is to clear out the hostile forces that infiltrated our territory and restore the...
LONDON (AA) – The EU has strongly condemned the recent attacks by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Israel and called for an immediate cessation of violence. Expressing deep concern over the unfolding events in Israel, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement: “We are deeply troubled by the developments in #Israe...
CAIRO (AA) – Egypt and Saudi Arabia have called for an immediate halt to the ongoing clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians. Saudi Arabia also urged the international community to initiate a peace process leading to a two-state solution. “The Kingdom is closely following developments in the unprecedented situation between a number of ...
Sderot, Israel – AFP/AA Gun battles raged into the night after Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill and abduct soldiers and civilians. “We are at war,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the stunned nation as the ar...
Washington, United States-AFP President Joe Biden said Saturday that US support for Israel was “rock solid and unwavering” after Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack. “The United States stands with Israel. We will not ever fail to have their back,” Biden said in a televised statement at the White House, flanked ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday described the operation against Israel a “heroic epic” in response to aggression against Al-Aqsa Mosque. “In these historical moments, we are engaged in a heroic epic for the sake of Al-Aqsa Mosque, our sanctities, and our prisoners,” Haniyeh ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed to have captured a number of Israeli soldiers on Saturday after launching an operation against Israel. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, claimed capturing a number of Israeli soldiers. “We have captured many Zionist soldiers who are now our prisoners,” Abu Hamza, ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians have resumed the launch of incendiary balloons from the Gaza Strip into Israel for the first time since 2021. Analysts believe that the move is part of Palestinian efforts to draw attention to the 16-year-long Israeli blockade of the seaside enclave. The balloon launch came amid Palestinian protests ove...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel on Tuesday said its forces bombed three military observation posts belonging to the Hamas movement in eastern Gaza Strip. The Israeli army said in a statement on X that it struck with a drone two military posts in the areas of Bureij and Jabalya. In a separate post, it […]
ANKARA (AA) – The Palestinian Hamas and Islamic Jihad groups late Wednesday demanded an immediate halt to fighting in the Ein el-Hilweh refugee camp in southern Lebanon, state media reported. According to Lebanon’s National News Agency, the call by the two groups were announced during a meeting between the leader of the Islamic Jihad group [&h...
