ISTANBUL (AA) – At least six people were wounded when a drone crashed in the Egyptian resort town of Taba near the Israeli border early on Friday, the Egyptian army said. The drone crashed near a building next to Taba Hospital, leaving six people slightly injured, the army said. Egyptian authorities have launched an investigation [&helli...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The United Nations said Friday it was concerned that war crimes were being committed on both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The UN human rights office cited forcible transfer, collective punishment and the taking of hostages as the war continued into its 21st day. “We are concerned that [&...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israeli infantry backed by warplanes mounted an incursion deeper into Gaza, the army said Friday, as it readies for a ground offensive against Hamas for the deadliest attack in the country’s history. As the conflict raged into its 21st day, there was no letup in Israel’s relentless strikes on the Ga...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP The Palestinian foreign minister has said that Israel’s offensive on Gaza was a “war of revenge”, as he flew to the Hague in order to appeal for a ceasefire. The visit of Riyad al-Maliki to the Hague came as Israel sent a column of tanks and infantry to launch an […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis, while denouncing attacks by Hamas on Israel, has condemned the “indiscriminate” attacks by Israel against Palestinians. Francis said Hamas’ attacks were “shocking” and “has no place in our world,” in opening remarks to the Assembly’s...
ISTANBUL (AA) — The Israeli army shot and killed a Palestinian boy near Ramallah city in the West Bank, raising the death toll in the occupied territory to 105 since October 7. “The young boy, Asad Hamidat, 17, was killed by the occupation gunfire in the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah, bringing the total […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has announced that the number of Israeli prisoners in Gaza has increased to 224 while the number of soldiers killed since the beginning of war on October 7 has risen to 309. Daniel Hagari, Israeli army spokesperson, said at a press conference: “The families of 309 soldiers have been […]
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for Hamas to provide proof of life of the prisoners it is holding and release them all on health grounds. The WHO said the International Committee of the Red Cross should be allowed immediate medical access to ascertain their health status, while it [&helli...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The United Nations issued a stark warning Thursday that “nowhere is safe” in Gaza amid stepped up Israeli air raids in preparation for a widely expected ground offensive. With Israel retaliating after Hamas’s shock October 7 attacks with strikes on nearly every part of the Palestinian encla...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France was sending a navy ship to support the Gaza Strip’s hospitals which are at risk of collapsing under Israel’s bombing and siege. The ship would “leave Toulon in the next 48 hours”, the French leader said during a joint news conference in Cai...