Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel is to immediately step up its strikes in Gaza to increase pressure on Hamas, a military spokesman told a press conference on Saturday. “We have to enter the next phase of the war in the best conditions, not according to what anyone tells us. From today, we are increasing the […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israel arrested more than 100 Palestinians in the West Bank, which took the total number of Palestinians arrested since October 7 to 1,050, the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society said on Saturday. “The occupation forces arrested over 100 Palestinians from the cities and towns of the West Bank, including East Jerusa...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel demanded the evacuation of 20 hospitals in the northern Gaza Strip and six have already been evacuated, an Israeli security official said on Saturday. “Four hospitals refused the evacuation orders while the rest are in the process of being evacuated,” the unnamed official told the Israeli Broadcasting Corporation....
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, said AFP correspondents on both sides. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said he was “confident that this delivery will be the start of a sustainable effor...
Tokyo, Japan — AFP Any escalation of military activities will be “catastrophic” for people in the Gaza Strip, the UN high commissioner for refugees has said. More than 4,200 Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip in relentless Israeli bombardments since October 7 when Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launche...
Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories — AFP Fadwa al-Najjar said she walked for 10 hours with her family from the north of war-torn Gaza to reach a UN camp for displaced Palestinians, witnessing terrifying scenes along the road. “We left the house at 10:00 am and we got here at 8:00 pm,” said the 38-year-old who […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said that Israeli bombardment of Gaza “goes beyond the right to self-defense”. “We must all take action to contain developments that may become uncontrollable regionally,” the Egyptian president said during discussions with visiting British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, state ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel forces have detained 80 Palestinians in various parts of the occupied West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoners Society on Friday. Those arrested included members of the Legislative Council, two journalists, and former prisoners. The arrests were made in Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, and Tulkarm. The statement men...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has called on its nationals to leave Lebanon amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. “We call on German citizens who are currently still in Lebanon, to leave Lebanon. The situation is simply very volatile and we have to expect that the situation will worsen at any time,” deputy Foreign Min...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Tens of thousands of protesters rallied across Egypt in support of war-torn Gaza on Friday, with large crowds flooding into Cairo’s iconic Tahrir Square, an AFP correspondent and Egyptian media said. The correspondent said several thousand packed into Tahrir Square, the epicentre of the 2011 uprising that toppled...
