Ramallah, Occupied Palestinian Territories – – AFP Palestinian factions called for a general strike and marches on Wednesday to protest the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in an airstrike in Tehran. “The national and Islamic factions in Palestine announce a comprehensive strike and anger marches to (protest) ...
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&...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas announced early Wednesday that its political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting his residence in the Iranian capital Tehran. “Hamas mourns to our great Palestinian people, to the Arab and Islamic nations, and to all the free people of the world, ...
The International Criminal Court has accepted 64 fillings by states, organizations and persons to intervene in Prosecutor Karim Khan’s requests to issue arrest warrants for top Israeli and Hamas officials. Among the leaders with an arrest warrant out is Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The US, Palestine, Germany, South Africa, Bangla...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh spoke by phone with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on developments in Israel’s war on Gaza. Hamas said in a statement on its Telegram channel that Haniyeh called President Pezeshkian “to discuss political and field developments related to the genocidal war being waged by the (Israeli) occu...
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP Hezbollah launched more than 200 rockets at Israeli military positions on Thursday as Israel continued its attacks in Gaza. The Iran-backed resistance group said its latest attack, which followed the launch of over 100 small rockets the previous day, came in response to Israel’s killing of a senior Hezbollah c...
CAIRO (AA) – The leader of Hamas’ Political Bureau on Sunday said that his movement’s response to the cease-fire proposal aligns with the principles outlined in US President Joe Biden’s speech and the UN Security Council resolution regarding the Gaza Strip. Ismail Haniyeh’s remarks came during his Eid al-Adha speech fol...
The International Criminal Court’s prosecutor Karim Khan has disclosed that he is receiving threats amid investigations into top Israeli officials. In an interview with CNN, Khan revealed a senior figure’s blunt statement that the court was “built for Africa and for thugs like Putin,” not for the West and its allies. He was referring to [&he...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of undermining efforts to reach a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip. “Hamas is still keen on reaching an agreement that ends the aggression, guarantees Israeli troop withdrawal, and achieves a serious prisoner exchange deal,” Hani...
Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP The United Nations has said that the post-war reconstruction of Gaza would require an international effort unseen since the aftermath of World War II, estimating it could cost up to $40 billion. Much of Gaza has been reduced to a grey landscape of rubble. The United Nations estimated the cost [&hell...
