Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel killed 119 Palestinians in Gaza in the latest night of strikes, the health ministry in the enclave said on Thursday. The Qatar-based leader of Hamas Ismail Haniyeh was expected in Cairo on Thursday or Friday for talks on a proposed truce. The group was reviewing a proposal for a six-week […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Half of Israelis oppose a proposed deal with Hamas to secure the release of 35 Israelis in return for a 45-day cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, a new survey has found. The survey, conducted by Israeli Channel 12, showed that 35% of Israelis support such a deal with Hamas, while 15% did […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has pulled out its 5th reservist brigade from the Gaza Strip, according to the Israeli media. The Israeli public broadcaster KAN said the 5th reservist brigade had fought in the northern Gaza Strip and had seized the territory’s coastal area from Hamas fighters. According to the broadcaster, one reservist [&he...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has voiced support for the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees, or UNRWA, amid that agency’s funding crisis. The crisis was sparked by allegations that some of its employees in the Gaza Strip took part in the October 7 cross-border attack on Israel. “UNRWA is the backbone...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Wednesday that it targeted a Syrian regime military facility overnight in response to shelling towards the southern Golan Heights. Israel’s Army Radio said three missiles launched from Syrian territory fell in an open area in the Syrian Golan Heights, which is currently under Israeli occupation. In respon...
Sanaa, Yemen – AFP Yemen’s Houthis fired “several” missiles at a US warship in the Red Sea, they said on Wednesday, hours after the US military reported shooting down a missile. “The naval forces of the Yemeni Armed Forces, with the help of God Almighty, fired several… naval missiles at the American destroye...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians in the northern Gaza Strip are grinding animal feed to make bread due to the prolonged scarcity of wheat flour amid Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid. Awatif al-Besyuni, who has been affected by Israel’s attacks, told the media that residents have been forced to grind broken wheat ...
United Nations, United States – AFP No organization can “replace or substitute” the United Nations’ Palestinian refugee agency, the UN’s coordinator for Gaza aid said on Tuesday. Several countries, including the United States, Britain, Germany and Japan, have suspended funding to the agency. “There is no way...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel on Tuesday accused the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, of letting Hamas use its infrastructure in the Gaza Strip for military activity. “UNRWA is a front for Hamas. It has been fundamentally compromised in three main ways: hiring terrorists on a massive scale, letting its infrastructure ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has threatened to bring down the government if a “reckless” deal is reached with Hamas. “A reckless deal = the dismantlement of the [Israeli] government,” Ben-Gvir wrote on his X account. The current coalition government headed by Prime Minister Benjam...
