GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Tuesday destroyed two buildings of Al-Aqsa University, the oldest institution of higher learning in the Gaza Strip, according to witnesses. “Israeli army forces moved into the west of Gaza City and shelled and destroyed two buildings on the university campus,” an eyewitness told Anadolu. Accordin...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP The last time six-year-old Hind Rajab was heard from, she was surrounded by dead relatives and trapped in the family’s car after it came under Israeli fire in war-ravaged Gaza City. “She was scared, freaking out, and was wounded in her back, her hand and her foot,” said her grandfath...
Dubai, United Arab Emirates – AFP Yemen’s Houthi group said Tuesday it struck US and British ships in two separate attacks in the Red Sea, one of which was confirmed by a security firm. In a statement, Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree said the “the first attack targeted the American ship Star Nasia, while the other […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Egypt on Tuesday as part of his latest Middle East crisis tour, seeking a new cease-fire and “an enduring end” to Israel’s war on Gaza. Heavy strikes and fighting in Gaza killed at least 99 people overnight, mostly women and children, said the he...
JERUSALEM (AA) – At least 540 Israeli soldiers have been injured by “friendly fire” since Israel expanded its ground operations in the Gaza Strip on October 27, according to the Israeli media. Israeli Channel 12, citing military figures, said that 1,300 soldiers have been wounded since the start of the ground offensive in Gaza, including [&hel...
ATHENS (AA) – The Zionism imposed on Palestine is an extension of Western imperialism in the Holy Land, says a prominent Palestinian-American historian. In an exclusive interview, Ussama Makdisi, professor of history and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley, underscored that it is essential to realize that the Isra...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The US and the UK have carried out 300 airstrikes in Yemen since last month, according to the Houthi group. “The US is attacking Yemen and it will not escape punishment,” Hussein al-Ezzi, a Houthi official in their Foreign Ministry, told a press conference cited by the Houthi-run Al-Masirah Television. “We […]...
ROME (AA) – Italy would not be intimidated by threats from Yemen’s Houthis and will respond to their attacks, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani has said. “We defend mercantile ships’ traffic. We don’t attack anybody, but we don’t want anybody to attack us,” he told reporters at the sidelines of an event in Rome. “There is […]...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian child was shot dead by Israeli police in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday, according to the official news agency Wafa. Wafa, citing eyewitnesses, said Wadee’ Oweisat, 14, was killed at an Israeli military checkpoint near the town of Al-Eizariya. Palestinians shared a video on social media s...
BEIRUT (AA) – Around 100,000 people have been displaced by Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon, the country’s foreign minister said on Monday. “We have about 100,000 displaced people from the south as a result of recent events and Israeli attacks,” Abdullah Bou Habib said during a meeting with President of the International Committee of ...
