GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Yahya Sinwar who has been chosen to replace Ismail Haniyeh by Hamas has served as the resistance group’s top official in Gaza for two consecutive terms, the first starting in 2017 and the second in 2021. Commenting on the significance of Sinwar’s selection as the head of the political bureau, [&hel...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Tuesday appointed Yahya Sinwar as its new political chief. Sinwar will replace Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran after he attended the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s new president on July 31, the group said in a statement on its Telegram channel. Hamas a...
MILTON, Canada (AA) – The UN has announced the completion of an investigation by its Office of Internal Oversight Services (OIOS) into allegations made by Israel against staff members of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) following events on October 7 last year. In relation to the findings, UN deputy spokesman Farhan Haq told...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that his country does not seek the spread of war in the region but will respond to Israel’s crimes, in particular the assassination of Hamas’s political chief, Ismail Haniyeh. Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran on July 31 after attending Pezeshkian’s swearing-in ceremony. H...
Washington, United States – AFP Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Monday that the United States was working around the clock to prevent escalation in the Middle East and urged Israel and Hamas to “break this cycle” of violence through a cease-fire. With Iran believed to be planning a retaliatory strike against Israel fol...
In Tehran, a grand funeral was held for Ismail Haniyeh, the assassinated leader of the Palestinian resistance. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei led the ceremonies. The funeral attracted large crowds carrying Palestinian flags and portraits of Haniyeh. Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf and Palestinian official Khali...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia has strongly condemned the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the Palestinian group Hamas’ political bureau, in an airstrike on his residence in the Iranian capital Tehran. “The orchestrators of this political assassination were clearly aware of the severe repercussions this act could have for the region,&#...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has strongly condemned the assassination of Hamas political bureau leader Ismail Haniyeh, saying Iran considers it a duty to “avenge the dear guest’s blood.” The statement came hours after Haniyeh, who was in Tehran to attend Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian&...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The health ministry in Gaza said an Israeli strike on a school killed 30 people Saturday, while a rocket fired from Lebanon killed 12 youngsters in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights. The latest strike on a school in Gaza came after a days-long military operation further south that killed around 170, said [&h...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Australia, Canada and New Zealand have called for an “urgent” cease-fire in Gaza, which has been under attack by Israel for about ten months. In a joint statement, the three nations said the situation in Gaza is “catastrophic.” “The human suffering is unacceptable. It cannot continue,” the statement said. Crit...
