ANKARA (AA) – EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell has said that there is evidence that Israel is preventing humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. Borrell underlined that Israeli control of the border is the reason for the ongoing humanitarian aid crisis. “If there is starvation. Why i...
Vienna, Austria – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday that Washington was working “intensively” with its partners “to bridge the remaining gaps” for a deal to free prisoners held by Hamas and secure a cease-fire in Gaza. “Yes, there has been a counter-proposal put forward by Hamas. I obvious...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Gaza’s health ministry said on Friday that Israeli fire killed 20 people and wounded 155 waiting to receive desperately needed aid in the besieged territory, but Israel claimed the reports were “erroneous”. The health ministry in Gaza accused Israeli troops of opening fire from “tanks...
Washington, United States – AFP The leader of the US Senate called Thursday for Israel to hold new elections in the most strident criticism yet by a senior American official of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s handling of the war on Gaza. The rebuke from Chuck Schumer, the highest-ranking elected Jewish American in history, came...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States sanctioned three Israeli settlers and two farming outposts Thursday, accusing them of undermining stability in the West Bank. The move marks the second time this year that Washington has sanctioned Israeli settlers, as it looks to respond to the rise in West Bank settler violence. “...
Muslim Network TV Jordan has condemned Israel’s recent installation of iron barriers at three entrances of Al-Aqsa Mosque in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem. The Jordanian Foreign Ministry has labeled the move as “dangerous” and “unacceptable,” emphasizing that Israel lacks sovereignty over the area. The ministry ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Top officials from the US, four other countries and the European Union agreed Wednesday that Israel must open additional crossings to get more humanitarian aid into Gaza as they work on building a maritime corridor to increase the amount of assistance entering the enclave. The ministers “underscored the need for I...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A protest demonstration was held Wednesday outside the headquarters of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in Washington, D.C. one day after the group concluded its annual policy conference. The protestors, some of whom wore Palestinian keffiyehs carried Palestinian flags as well as banners with message...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The UN agency for Palestinian refugees said one of its warehouses in war-ravaged Gaza was hit Wednesday, amid mounting efforts to bring food to the besieged Palestinian territory. Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7 has caused mass deaths of Palestinians, reduced vast areas to a rubble-strewn wastelan...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7 has soared to 31,272, the Health Ministry in the enclave said on Wednesday. A ministry statement added that 73,024 people have also been injured in the onslaught. “At least 88 people were killed and 135 others injured in […]
