Wearing masks and sunglasses to protect their anonymity, a group of staff members of the Joe Biden and Kamala Harris administration lay down flowers outside the White House on Wednesday during a vigil to call for cease-fire in Gaza. “Over 800 of us have signed a letter to the president, vice president and cabinet members […]
GENEVA (AA) – The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) on Wednesday urged partners “not to act on distorted facts,” saying he is “horrified” at the smear campaigns that not only target Palestinians but also those who assist them. “I am horrified at the smear campaigns that target Palestinia...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Wednesday called for forming an international coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen. “The Houthis have crossed a red line in the Red Sea,” Herzog said on social media platform X. “The US-led international activities against the Houthi terror-pirates must be bolstered and strengthened, in th...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar on Wednesday condemned an Israeli decision to confiscate Palestinian land in Silwan neighborhood in occupied East Jerusalem to build an air train. This decision is “a flagrant violation of the principles and provisions of international law, and the relevant USESCO resolutions,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Do...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Two more Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, taking the death toll to 89 since Oct. 7, the government media office said. A statement by the media office said Ahmed Abu Absa and Hanan Ayyad lost their lives in Israeli bombardment. It, however, did […]
Jerusalem, Undefined – DECEMBER-AFP The Israeli army said Wednesday that 115 soldiers have been killed so far in its offensive against Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. It said 10 soldiers died in fighting in the north of the territory on Tuesday, the deadliest day for the military since the ground assault began on October […]
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel came under pressure Wednesday from its allies over its war in Gaza, with key backer the United States criticising its bombing in response to the October 7 attacks as “indiscriminate”. The United Nations General Assembly also overwhelmingly backed a non-binding resolution demanding an immed...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 87 journalists have been killed in the ongoing Israeli military campaign in the Gaza Strip since October 7, the government media office in the besieged Palestinian enclave has said. In a statement, the office said the latest fatality was Abdulkarim Oda, who was killed in an Israeli attack. […]
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...
