Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Wednesday rebuked Israel for demolishing the home of a Palestinian activist in east Jerusalem, saying its ally was damaging its own standing. The unusually forceful US condemnation of Israeli actions came hours after Fakhri Abu Diab, a campaigner against demolitions, said that dozens o...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A new Israeli opinion poll has shown a further decline in public confidence that Tel Aviv will win the war in the Gaza Strip. The survey, conducted by the Jewish People Policy Institute, found that confidence that Israel will win the war in the Palestinian enclave has fallen by 20% since October. […]
ANKARA (AA) – The number of Palestinian deaths in Israel’s war on Gaza has jumped to 28,576, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday. The ministry made the statement as the Israeli deadly onslaught against Gaza entered its 131st day. It also said 68,291 other people have also been injured in the war. The statement noted […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Wednesday it had carried out an “extensive” wave of airstrikes in Lebanon. It, however, did not provide any further details. The attacks came after a barrage of rockets from southern Lebanon on a military base in Safad in northern Israel killed one person and injured seven others. Tension […]
BERLIN (AA) – Israel is likely to be forced to issue bonds at near-record levels again this year. The country borrowed billions of dollars last year to finance its war on Gaza. International credit rating agencies have drawn attention to the macroeconomic risks facing the Israeli economy in their recent reports. – Moody’s issues 1st [&he...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army destroyed parts of the International Committee of the Red Cross headquarters wall before withdrawing from western Gaza City. It caused significant damage to the security room and the front yard of the headquarters, witnesses said. There have been no comments from the Red Cross and the Israeli ...
IZMIR, Türkiye (AA) – Israel’s planned ground offensive into Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, would cause the already catastrophic situation in the territory to spiral further, Norway’s foreign minister has warned. “I am deeply disturbed by the heavy death toll in Rafah. Over 1.5 million people are seekin...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians taking refuge in Rafah refuse to leave the southern Gaza Strip city despite concerns of an impending Israeli ground invasion. More than a 100 people were killed and hundreds injured in attacks launched by the Israeli army on Rafah this week. Local sources report that Israeli warplanes carried out ...
RABAT, Morocco (AA) – The Israeli army has killed 10% of all journalists in the Gaza Strip to prevent them from conveying the truth about what is happening in the enclave to the world, according to the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate. “The death toll of journalists has risen to 120, meaning that 10% of journalists have […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said there are no prospects for a quick stabilization of the situation in the Gaza Strip due to the “uncompromising attitude” of Israel. “Taking into account the uncompromising attitude of the Israeli leadership to continue the military action in Gaza, now extending it to Rafah, ...