WASHINGTON (AA) – The US said Thursday it has not seen “any kind of specific forced displacement” in the Gaza Strip, contradicting reports by human rights groups that accuse Israel of forcibly displacing nearly 1.9 million Palestinians. “We have not seen any kind of specific forced displacement. But as you’ve hear...
A prominent Palestinian leader is facing severe, life-threatening mistreatment in Israel’s Ramla Prison. Khalida Jarrar has been held in solitary confinement for over 90 days, a human rights group has revealed. She lives in a cramped, poorly ventilated cell with no basic necessities like water or light, leading to what is being descr...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli government is advancing a bill that would prohibit displaying the Palestinian flag at universities and institutions funded by Israel, according to the local media. If passed, the law would apply to any institution funded by the state budget, including universities, and would impose fines of up to 10,000 shekels ($2...
JERUSALEM (AA) – An Israeli minister has called for extending the occupation of the Gaza Strip “for a very long time” and annexing the occupied West Bank. “I don’t believe there should be an exit strategy from Gaza,” Settlement Minister Orit Strook told Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. “We set very clear goals for this war, which […]...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US secured further commitments from Israel in the last two days about the situation in the Gaza Strip, the White House claimed on Wednesday. Aid groups said Israel had not met US aid demands within a 30-day period outlined in an Oct. 13 letter. White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim civil rights organization in the US, declared President Joe Biden a “war criminal” Wednesday over his decision to continue supplying arms to Israel despite its failure to meet a US-mandated deadline for allowing humanitarian aid into Gaza. ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Israeli captive has said army attacks in Gaza endanger the lives of captives, calling for protests in Israel to press for a prisoner swap deal with Palestinians. A video of Alexander Turbanov, 28, was released by Palestinian resistance group Islamic Jihad on its Telegram channel. “For over a year, I have […]
ANKARA (AA) – France has condemned Israel’s far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich’s call to annex the occupied West Bank. “France condemns the recent remarks of Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich in favor of the annexation of the West Bank by Israel,” the French Foreign Ministry said in a statement. It recalled that those re...
Arab and Islamic leaders have called for suspending Israel’s U.N. membership in response to its war and aggression in Gaza and Lebanon. During a summit in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh, Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit emphasized the urgency of the proposal. He described it as a vital step toward addressing long-standing grievan...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US will continue to press Israel to get humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, the Pentagon has said. “We’re not going to take our foot off the gas pedal here when it comes to working with the Israelis to increase the amount of aid flowing into Gaza,” spokesman Pat Ryder told […]
