LONDON (AA) – The deadly airstrike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza must be investigated as a war crime, Ireland’s President Michael D Higgins has said. Speaking in Italy, Higgins said that it is “very, very important that there be a reliable investigation as to how it (incident) came to be, who is responsible and […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Wednesday called on its nationals to leave Lebanon immediately amid growing tensions along the Lebanese-Israeli border. In a statement, the Saudi Embassy in Lebanon said “it is closely following the developments of the current events in southern Lebanon.” “We call on all citizens to adhere to the tr...
Strasbourg, France – – AFP EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has said that there is “no excuse for hitting a hospital full of civilians” in Gaza, but did not apportion blame for the blast. The European Commission president told EU lawmakers the “facts need to be established” on the the Gaza hospital strike. Isra...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has stressed that it is up to Israel to decide when to have a cease-fire in Gaza following UN calls for a truce in the aftermath of the Al-Ahli hospital bombing, which left hundreds dead, including many children. “We are in a situation in which a terrorist organization has not only […]
Strasbourg, France – – AFP The European Union “cannot accept” Israel stopping water supplies to Gaza’s population, which “clearly” violates international law, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. “Suspending the water supply to a community under siege is contrary to inter...
Tunis, Tunisia — AFP Thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters rallied in Tunisia on Wednesday outside the French embassy, condemning Western support for Israel for a deadly strike on a Gaza hospital. Some protesters were waving Palestinian flags while others demanded the ambassador be expelled, accusing France of being among the Western &...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – A number of councilors from the UK’s main opposition Labour Party have resigned in the past days in protest over party leader Keir Starmer’s support for what he called Israel’s “right” to cut power and water supplies to Palestinians living in Gaza. Some prominent leading members of the shadow cabine...
Israel airstrikes on Gaza: Day 12 The conflict in Gaza enters its 12th day, with ongoing Israeli airstrikes. The death toll has reached approximately 3,478, comprising many women, children, and elderly individuals. Over 12,000 people have been injured since the hostilities escalated on October 7. The Gaza health ministry reports significant ca...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Thousands rallied across the Muslim world on Wednesday to protest the deaths of hundreds of people in a Gaza hospital strike. Angry crowds gathered after calls from Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah movement and Palestinian factions for mass mobilisation. “Death to America, death to Israel,” hundreds...
PARIS (AFP): Israel is deliberately targeting civilians, said Hala Abou Hassira, representative of the Palestinian Authority in France on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, she said: “It’s a systemic and systematic policy of Israel today in this aggression. Israel targets civilians wherever they are.” She said more tha...