ANKARA (AA) – Hamas has denied Israeli allegations that it is using a hospital in the northern Gaza Strip for military purposes. “The Israeli claims about Al-Shifa Hospital are false,” said Izzat Al-Rishq, a member of Hamas’ Political Bureau. In a statement, he also warned that “such allegations pave the way for targeting a hospital [&h...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has claimed that militants in Lebanon fired rockets at its site on the border between the two countries, while Hezbollah confirmed that it had targeted two Israeli military sites. “Militants fired shells from within Lebanese territory towards an army post in the Avivim and the Misgav Am areas, without [&...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities restricted the entry of Palestinians into Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem, allowing only around 5,000 Palestinians to perform the Friday prayer in the mosque. An official from the Waqf Department in Jerusalem informed the media that these restrictions have been in place for the third consecu...
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce” between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza. It also demands “continuous, sufficient and unhindered” provision of lifesaving supplies and services for civilians trapped inside the enclave, as news repor...
Palestine Red Cross has said that Israel has cut off Gaza’s phone and internet communication and they cannot provide their ambulance services to the injured and wounded. Jawwal, the Palestine Cellular Communications Company, has also announced that the intense bombardment in the last hour has destroyed all the remaining international r...
ISTANBUL (AA) – At least six people were wounded when a drone crashed in the Egyptian resort town of Taba near the Israeli border early on Friday, the Egyptian army said. The drone crashed near a building next to Taba Hospital, leaving six people slightly injured, the army said. Egyptian authorities have launched an investigation [&helli...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The United Nations said Friday it was concerned that war crimes were being committed on both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The UN human rights office cited forcible transfer, collective punishment and the taking of hostages as the war continued into its 21st day. “We are concerned that [&...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israeli infantry backed by warplanes mounted an incursion deeper into Gaza, the army said Friday, as it readies for a ground offensive against Hamas for the deadliest attack in the country’s history. As the conflict raged into its 21st day, there was no letup in Israel’s relentless strikes on the Ga...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP The Palestinian foreign minister has said that Israel’s offensive on Gaza was a “war of revenge”, as he flew to the Hague in order to appeal for a ceasefire. The visit of Riyad al-Maliki to the Hague came as Israel sent a column of tanks and infantry to launch an […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN General Assembly President Dennis Francis, while denouncing attacks by Hamas on Israel, has condemned the “indiscriminate” attacks by Israel against Palestinians. Francis said Hamas’ attacks were “shocking” and “has no place in our world,” in opening remarks to the Assembly’s...
