GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Gaza’s government has dismissed as a blatant “lie” the Israeli claims of tanks of fuel being held by Hamas in the blockaded enclave. “This lie shows how narrow-minded the Israeli army spokesman is and unable to make believable claims,” the government media office said in a statement. Israeli military spokesman [&hel...
LONDON (AA) – The British prime minister failed again on Wednesday to call for a cease-fire amid a dire humanitarian situation in Gaza. Although asked numerous times by MPs during the Prime Minister’s Questions session in the House of Commons, Rishi Sunak avoided mentioning a “cease-fire,” while repeating the UK’s position th...
GENEVA (AA) – Switzerland has suspended financial support to 11 Palestinian and Israeli non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in the light of the situation in the region. “In view of the new situation that has prevailed since 7th October and the resumption of hostilities in the Middle East, the FDFA (Federal Department of Foreign A...
Jenin, Palestinian Territories – AFP More than 100 Palestinians have been killed across the occupied West Bank since war erupted between Israel and Hamas on October 7, the health ministry said Wednesday. Violence had already spiralled in the West Bank before the Gaza war, with the highest death toll in the Palestinian territory since at ...
RIYADH (AA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman stressed Tuesday the necessity of stopping the military escalation in the Gaza Strip, affirming his rejection of any forced displacement of Palestinians. His remarks came during a phone call he received from US President Joe Biden, according to the official Saudi Press Agency (SPA). &#...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Overnight Israeli strikes killed at least 80 people in Gaza and a UN aid agency warned it would have to stop work by the end of Wednesday. Alarm has grown about the spiralling humanitarian crisis in heavily bombarded Gaza where one doctor said he was forced to perform emergency surgery on the […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani has called for an end to the ongoing Israeli war on Gaza, saying “enough is enough.” “We are saying enough is enough,” Sheikh Tamim said at the opening of the 52nd annual session of the country’s Shura Council, adding that Israel should not be allowed […]
BEIRUT (AA) – The Hezbollah Movement in Lebanon Tuesday announced that three more members of the group lost their lives in clashes with the Israeli army. A statement by the group provided no more details. Meanwhile, an Israeli army’s statement mentioned that it launched an attack on a cell located in the Sheba Farms in […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden has dispatched a few high-ranking military officers to Israel to provide counsel to the Israeli military on operations in Gaza, the White House confirmed Monday. “What I can tell you is that there are a few relevant military officers with the kinds of experience that we believe is appropriate [...
ANKARA (AA) – An elderly Israeli woman released Monday from captivity with Hamas said she was treated well during her two weeks with the Palestinian group. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Yocheved Lifshitz, 85, said Hamas provided her a doctor to monitor her health and worked to secure her medicine. She added that her Hamas […]
