JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has said that it intercepted a surface-to-air missile fired from Lebanon that was headed for a military drone. A statement said the missile was shot down by air defenses before crossing into Israeli airspace. It said it attacked positions belonging to Hezbollah in southern Lebanon in response to the [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – An Israeli-owned cargo ship was attacked on Friday by an Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean, Israeli media reported. Citing an unnamed US security source, Israeli Channel 12 reported on Saturday that a ship named the CMA CGM Symi, owned by an Israeli businessman, was “attacked by an Iranian drone in the […]
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The Barcelona city council has approved a declaration suspending relations with Israel until there is a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and the country “respects the basic rights of the Palestinian people.” The declaration was put forward by far-left Barcelona en Comun party and backed by Socialist Party, as well ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The head of the Hamas Political Bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, said on Friday that the movement is committed to implementing the humanitarian pause agreement as long as Israel adheres to it. In a recorded speech broadcast on the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa satellite channel, Haniyeh said that “the movement affirms its commitm...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel confirmed on Friday that Hamas handed over 13 Israeli prisoner in Gaza to the Red Cross and were taken to the Egyptian side of the border. “The Israeli prisoner are in the hands of the Red Cross,” the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation said. The Israeli prisoner will be transferred by helicopters […]...
Palestinian Territories – AFP A four-day pause in Israel’s war against Palestine took effect at 7:00 am (0500 GMT) on Friday. The truce agreement, negotiated by Qatar, Egypt and the United States, brought the first pause in a seven-week-old war during which Israel has killed more than 14,000 Palestinians in Gaza, most of them child...
VATICAN (AA) – A dispute has erupted over whether Pope Francis used the word “genocide” to describe the situation in Gaza during a meeting with Palestinians. Palestinian families whose relatives are being held in Israeli prisons met with the pontiff at his Vatican residence. “When we shared the stories of the families that have bee...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The return of Israeli prisoners and the suspension of hostilities between Israel and Hamas are steps toward eventual peace, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said. “This is an important bit of progress, but we have to redouble our efforts now to get toward a lasting peace,” Trudeau told reporters on […]...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli hardline National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has threatened to resign from the government if fighting does not resume following the end of the four-day humanitarian pause announced after the hostage-exchange agreement between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Hamas leadership. Ben-Gvir made the statement...
ISTANBUL (AA) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan spoke over the phone to discuss the new deal between Israel and Hamas for a four-day humanitarian pause in fighting in the Gaza Strip. “The two sides discussed ways to stop the dangerous military escalation in Gaza and its […]
