Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli forces in war-torn Gaza opened fire on a crowd of Palestinians at an aid distribution point Thursday, killing at least 104 people and wounding over 700, according to Palestinian health officials. Israeli sources confirmed that troops shot at the crowd, believing they “posed a threat”, in ...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States has urged Israel to allow Muslims to worship at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem during Ramadan, after a far-right minister proposed barring Palestinians from the occupied West Bank from praying there. “As it pertains to Al-Aqsa, we continue to urge Israel to facilitate acce...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned the army against launching a ground attack in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Olmert told Bloomberg in an interview on Wednesday that a ground offensive in Rafah would be a “risk we can’t afford to take.” “The patience of the international community has […]...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US President Joe Biden said in a statement on Tuesday that Israel will lose international support if it continues its aggression in Gaza. “Israel has had the overwhelming support of the vast majority of nations. If it keeps this up with this incredibly conservative government they have, and (National Security Minister Ita...
NEW YORK (AA) – The US and Russian representatives to the UN exchanged heated words Tuesday during a Security Council session on Gaza. In his remarks at the session, titled “Protection of civilians in armed conflict,” Russian envoy Vassily Nebenzia accused his “Western colleagues” of allowing Israel to use hunger ...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump easily won their parties’ primaries in the state of Michigan on Tuesday. Trump emerged as the winner in the Michigan Republican primary, defeating his main rival, Nikki Haley, according to US media projections. On the Democratic side, Biden has won despite facing ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli right-wing activists have obstructed humanitarian aid trucks from entering the Gaza Strip, according to Israeli media. “Nitzana crossing (in southern Israel) is closed to truck passing to Gaza,” the Israeli Channel 7 reported on Tuesday. Posts on social media included moments when an Israeli group, in...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Monday denied reports that its Commerce Minister Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi met with an Israeli official. The kingdom’s state news agency SPA quoted an unnamed Saudi official as saying that the Israeli minister introduced himself to Al-Qasabi while he was standing with his Nigerian counterpart at t...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli forces have continued striking targets across the Gaza Strip, with the health ministry saying early Monday that 92 people were killed overnight. Israel’s attacks have killed at least 29,692 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Be...
AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – Jordan on Sunday denied reports about a land bridge to transport goods to Israel amid a deadly offensive on the Gaza Strip. “Jordan will not remain silent to these fabrications,” Jordanian Prime Minister Bisher Al-Khasawneh said in a speech during an event in Amman. He said attempts to tarnish Jordan’s position […]...
