ISTANBUL (AA) – There has to be a cease-fire in Gaza as soon as possible and some international powers should enter Gaza for it to happen, says an Israeli journalist and author. Gideon Levy came to the Turkish metropolis of Istanbul to attend TRT World Forum 2023, where he shared his views about the war […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Israel will not allow the establishment of a Palestinian state, an Israeli minister has said, after US President Joe Biden warned that Israel is losing global support over its “indiscriminate” bombing of Gaza. “We respect and cherish the President of the United States, Joe Biden, who went out of his wa...
ERBIL, Iraq (AA) – Israeli security forces have finally admitted that only 10%-15% of the Palestinians they recently detained were actually affiliated with Hamas. Photos of these detainees showing them in handcuffs and stripped to their underwear had recently made headlines, arousing grave concerns about human rights abuses. In addition,...
Day 68 of Israel’s War on Gaza Death Toll Palestinian death toll exceeds 18,412; 75% are children, women, and elderly (+8,000 children, 6,200 women). Over 8,000 Palestinians remain under rubble, including more than 4,700 children. Injuries have surpassed 50,100, predominantly among children and women. 1,644 massacres against families, 5...
United Nations, United States – AFP The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly passed a non-binding resolution Tuesday demanding an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza — a call the paralyzed Security Council has so far failed to make, piling pressure on Israel and the United States. The body, which includes all 193 UN member natio...
LONDON (AA) – The European Union has expressed concern over controversial Israeli projects in Jerusalem, saying they threaten to permanently change the character of numerous holy sites of the Abrahamic faiths. In a statement, the Office of the European Union Representative (West Bank and Gaza Strip, UNRWA) expressed concern over projects...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz to take “affirmative steps” to de-escalate tensions in the West Bank while also reiterating that Israel must take “all possible measures” to avoid civilian harm. In a phone call, Blinken and Gantz discussed ongoing effort...
NEW YORK (AA) – The UN has said that it is “very concerned” over a report suggesting that Israel used US-supplied white phosphorus munitions in an attack in southern Lebanon. Asked by the media about the report by The Washington Post, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said he does not have any information to confirm. “W...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is ready to resume contact with mediators for the release of Israeli captives held in Gaza, the local media has reported. The new prisoner exchange deal would be carried out within the framework of a humanitarian truce and include women still in captivity, patients, the wounded and elderly people, said Israel’s [&...
ANKARA (AA) – An Israeli airstrike on a home in the city of Rafah, southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed at least 12 Palestinians besides injuring dozens of others, the Palestinian Wafa news agency said. Quoting medical sources, the agency said the victims in the airstrike on the Harb family home included six children. Israeli […]
