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Johannesburg, South Africa – AFP The South African government said on Monday it would recall all its diplomats from Israel to “signal” its concern over the situation in Gaza. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, a minister in the president’s office, told a press briefing that all diplomatic staff in Tel Aviv would be asked back to Pre...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The death toll in Gaza now exceeds 10,000 after nearly one month of Israeli bombardment, the health ministry said Monday as the offensive against the Palestinian enclave showed signs of intensifying. Hundreds of overnight strikes pushed the death toll to 10,022, mostly women and children, a spokesman for the...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The United States Navy has sent a nuclear submarine to the Middle East. “On November 5, 2023, an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said late Sunday on X. Since the Palestinian group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel on Oct. ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – The head of the Palestinian group Hamas’s political bureau made an unannounced visit to Iran and held talks with Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, both sides confirmed Sunday. Ismail Haniyeh and an accompanying delegation discussed developments in the Gaza Strip in the wake of the Hamas-led Ope...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel claimed on Sunday that there was no change in diplomatic relations between Ankara and Tel Aviv despite the latest developments in Gaza. “Diplomatic relations with Türkiye remain unchanged despite the position taken by Ankara on the war in Gaza and the fact that the Turkish ambassador was recalled over the weekend,” [&he...
GENEVA (AA) – The cost of meeting the needs of 2.7 million people in the Gaza Strip and occupied West Bank is estimated to be $1.2 billion, the UN humanitarian affairs office has said. Spokesperson Jens Laerke told a UN press briefing in Geneva that the agency will update its flash appeal accordingly on Monday, […]
BERLIN (AA) – An Irish minister has called on Israel not to carry out military operations that risk the lives of civilians in the Gaza Strip. “While recognizing Israel’s right to self-defense, it has to be done proportionately, and in accordance with the international humanitarian law,” Minister of State Thomas Byrne said. He said recent [&hel...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The UN has voiced concern as Israel began sending back to Gaza thousands of Palestinian workers who had been stuck in Israel since the start of the attacks on Gaza. The workers may not have homes to return to and face grave dangers from ongoing military clashes in the territory, UN […]
STOCKHOLM) – Sweden has urged Israel to abide by its obligations under international law and refrain from targeting areas in the Gaza Strip where there is risk of civilian casualties. Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom said Friday Israel has a right to defend itself against Hamas attacks, but criticized Israeli military strikes that hav...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories– AFP Israel has begun sending thousands of Palestinian workers back to Gaza who had been stranded inside Israel since its war on Gaza erupted. “Thousands of workers who were blocked in Israel since October 7 have been brought back,” Hisham Adwan, head of Gaza’s crossings authority, said. A...
