United Nations, United States – AFP Palestinian foreign minister Riyad al-Maliki said at the UN Security Council on Wednesday that the Palestinian people “are faced with an existential threat”. “We are owed respect to our inherent dignity… Israel has no right to self-defense against a people that it occupies,̶...
United Nations, United States – AFP Gazans are “in the midst of an epic humanitarian catastrophe before the eyes of the world,” UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday, while calling for an expansion of the current pause in the Israel-Hamas conflict. “Intense negotiations are taking place to prolong the ...
MADRID (AA) – The general secretary of Spain’s left-wing Podemos party has criticized the international community for its silence in the face of Israel’s “attempt to exterminate” the Palestinian people. Speaking at an event for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People organized by Podemos in the capital...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 44 Palestinian journalists are held in Israeli prisons, and 29 of them have been arrested since October 7, a local journalists group has said. In a statement, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) said: “The Israeli occupation forces released 12 of the detained journalists after serving various terms.”...
Ankara, Turkey — AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has branded hardline Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “the butcher of Gaza” and accused him of spawning anti-Semitism across the world. Erdogan has lashed out repeatedly at Israel for the scale of death and destruction caused by its war on Gaza launched on O...
JERUSALEM (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel late Wednesday to discuss the possibility of extending a pause in Israel’s war in Gaza. The Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said this is Blinken’s fourth visit to the country since the outbreak of fighting on Oct. 7. He was expected to meet with top […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has called on media outlets to increase their presence in the Gaza Strip and view the extent of destruction caused by Israel in the enclave. “We call on journalists and international media agencies to intensify their presence in the Gaza Strip to see the extent […]
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – Several Palestinians were detained by the Israeli army in Jenin city and the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, amid reports of explosions and gunfire that injured six people. The Israeli forces had stormed Jenin city in the northern West Bank on Tuesday evening, besieged the Jenin […]
Brussels, Belgium – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday he would work to prolong a pause in Israel’s war against the Palestinians in Gaza on an upcoming visit to the country. “Looking at the next couple of days, we’ll be focused on doing what we can to extend the pause so that […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Hamas is willing to extend the truce for four days and release more Israelis in exchange for Palestinian prisoners, a source close to the group said Wednesday, as mediators sought a lasting halt to the conflict. The truce is scheduled to expire early Thursday. Qatari mediators said they were working for [&he...
