JERUSALEM (AA) – The prominent element in the Hamas movement’s military offensive against Israel that started on Saturday was the surprise that shook Tel Aviv. This prompted Israeli analysts to opine that what happened was more than just an “intelligence collapse.” Hamas executed its operation early Saturday, an officia...
PARIS (AA) – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have said that two Palestinian photojournalists have been killed near Gaza. The Paris-based group said the photojournalists were killed while covering Israel’s response to Hamas’s Operation Al Aqsa Flood. The group has condemned the killings and urged the parties to protect reporte...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli warplanes launched new airstrikes in the Gaza Strip early Sunday amid rising tensions following a surprise Hamas attack into Israeli towns on Saturday. The office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the security cabinet took a “series of operation decisions” to destroy the military and government...
ANKARA (AA) – Qatar has held Israel ‘entirely responsible’ for the ongoing military escalation between the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and Israel. In a statement, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said Israel is “solely responsible for the ongoing escalation due to its continuous violations of the rights of the Pale...
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 ...
