ANKARA (AA) – Casualties of Israeli attacks in Palestine in the past four months are not “mere statistics” but “flesh and blood”, South Africa’s ambassador to the Netherlands told the International Court of Justice on Tuesday. “That defiance by Israel has already led to the killing of tens of thousands...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Prominent Palestinian leader Sheikh Raed Salah has rejected Israeli restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshippers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan. “Our bond with Al-Aqsa Mosque is sacred,” Salah, the leader of the Islamic movement in Israel, said in a recorded message. “We have the eternal and legitim...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization has said that it led two life-saving missions to transfer 32 critical patients, including two children, from Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza on February 18-19. “The high-risk missions were conducted in close partnership with the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) and the United Natio...
ATHENS (AA) – The UN’s World Food Program (WFP) on Tuesday announced that it had halted food distribution in northern Gaza until safety conditions there improve. “The decision to pause deliveries to the north of the Gaza Strip has not been taken lightly, as we know it means the situation there will deteriorate further and […]
LONDON (AA) – Britain’s Prince of Wales William has expressed “deep concern” over the “terrible human cost” of Israel’s war on Gaza. “Too many have been killed. I, like so many others, want to see an end to the fighting as soon as possible,” William said in a statement issued by Kensington ...
ANKARA (AA) – The Netherlands on Tuesday accused Israel of annexing occupied Palestinian territories. “No sovereignty can be established over occupied territory and occupied territory may not be annexed,” a representative of the Dutch delegation, Professor Rene JM Lefeber told the International Court of Justice during the public he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar said Tuesday that negotiations for a Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap between Hamas and Israel are ongoing. “Qatar continues its role and efforts and communications are still ongoing between all parties,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed Al-Ansari told reporters. He said the humanitarian conditions are taking a cen...
ANKARA (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Tuesday called for ending the decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, deeming it “illegal.” “Israel’s actions indicate that it has no intention of making peace,” Saudi Ambassador Ziad Al-Atiyah told a hearing at The Hague-based International Court of Justice (ICJ). He said Israel has made it im...
BERLIN (AA) – German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has called for a humanitarian cease-fire amid growing concerns about an Israeli ground offensive in Rafah. Speaking to reporters in Brussels ahead of an EU foreign ministers meeting, Baerbock said they will be discussing the latest developments in the region, and ongoing diplomatic ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has said it closed four roads to traffic near the Lebanese border, according to Israeli media. The decision was made after an assessment by the army of the situation in the region, leading to the closure of four roads until further notice, Israel’s public broadcaster KAN reported. The closed [&hell...
