ANKARA (AA) – Police asked a restaurant in southeastern France to turn off its “Hamas Tacos” sign after it malfunctioned, media reports said Thursday. The sign on the restaurant in the town of Valence turned from “Chamas Tacos” to “Hamas Tacos” because the letter “C” was not lighting up, according to t...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Palestinians in the war-torn Gaza Strip desperately await the arrival of aid trucks promised under a deal US President Joe Biden struck with Egypt and Israel. The war on Gaza — sparked by the October 7 Hamas attack on Israel that officials said has claimed more than 1,400 lives — has […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Nine Palestinians, including two teenagers, were shot dead by Israeli forces in the West Bank, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. A ministry statement said a 16-year-old Palestinian was shot in the head in Tulkarm, while a 32-year-old man was shot in the chest in the town of Budrus west of […]
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Thursday pressed Israel to let more humanitarian aid into Gaza as he stepped up a campaign by Western leaders to reinforce support for Israel after attacks by Hamas. Sunak, following visits this week by US President Joe Biden and Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scho...
Palestinian Territories-AFP US President Joe Biden on Wednesday unveiled a deal to allow desperately-needed humanitarian aid to enter war-torn Gaza, where one million people have fled their homes amid withering Israeli air strikes. After face-to-face talks in Israel and intense telephone diplomacy with Egypt, Biden said a limited number of tru...
LONDON (AA) – The deadly airstrike on Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in Gaza must be investigated as a war crime, Ireland’s President Michael D Higgins has said. Speaking in Italy, Higgins said that it is “very, very important that there be a reliable investigation as to how it (incident) came to be, who is responsible and […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Wednesday called on its nationals to leave Lebanon immediately amid growing tensions along the Lebanese-Israeli border. In a statement, the Saudi Embassy in Lebanon said “it is closely following the developments of the current events in southern Lebanon.” “We call on all citizens to adhere to the tr...
Strasbourg, France – – AFP EU chief Ursula von der Leyen has said that there is “no excuse for hitting a hospital full of civilians” in Gaza, but did not apportion blame for the blast. The European Commission president told EU lawmakers the “facts need to be established” on the the Gaza hospital strike. Isra...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has stressed that it is up to Israel to decide when to have a cease-fire in Gaza following UN calls for a truce in the aftermath of the Al-Ahli hospital bombing, which left hundreds dead, including many children. “We are in a situation in which a terrorist organization has not only […]
Strasbourg, France – – AFP The European Union “cannot accept” Israel stopping water supplies to Gaza’s population, which “clearly” violates international law, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said. “Suspending the water supply to a community under siege is contrary to inter...
