Washington, United States – AFP Any move by Israel to occupy the Gaza Strip again would be a “big mistake,” US President Joe Biden said in an interview released on Sunday. Israel, seeking vengeance for an attack by Hamas on October 7, has declared war on Gaza, launching a relentless bombing campaign and warning more […...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – A government spokesperson in Gaza on Monday rebuffed Israeli army claims that 600,000 Palestinians have been displaced due to the ongoing war with Hamas, saying that just 70,000 people have been displaced from northern Gaza to the south. “The occupation (Israeli army) continues to spread lies and allegations ...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel said Monday there was no temporary truce to allow aid in or foreigners out of the Gaza Strip, where desperation was mounting among millions of Palestinians trapped in the heavily bombarded enclave with little food or water. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken returned to Israel Monday before a loomin...
ANKARA/ GAZA, Palestine (AA) – The number of Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza has risen to 2,750, the Gaza-based Health Ministry said on Monday. The number of wounded has risen to 9,700, the ministry added. In a previous statement, the ministry said over 750 children were among the people killed in the Israeli […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Riyadh on Sunday, emphasized the importance of respecting international humanitarian law in Gaza, where Israel has continued bombardment after last week’s attack by Hamas. Bin Salman and Blinken, according to Saudi Pres...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel is not interested in having a war on its northern frontier with Lebanon, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said as tensions mount between the two countries. “We have no interest in a war in the north, we don’t want to escalate the situation,” Gallant said in a video released by his [&hellip...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States said Sunday it fears an escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas and the prospect of Iran getting directly involved. Speaking on CBS, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan cited the possibility of a new battle front on the Israel-Lebanon border and added, “We can...
GENEVA (AA) – While no humanitarian supplies have been allowed into Gaza since October 7, two million people across Gaza are in danger of running out of water, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees has said. “It has become a matter of life and death. It is a must; fuel needs to be delivered now […]
Beirut, Lebanon — AFP Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group said it shelled Israeli positions in a contested border area on Saturday, as tensions rise over Israel’s war with Hezbollah’s Palestinian ally Hamas. Hezbollah and other Palestinian factions in Lebanon have exchanged cross-border fire with Israel since October ...
Beijing, China — AFP EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has said that a plan by Israel to evacuate more than one million people out of northern Gaza was “utterly impossible to implement”. Israel warned residents in the area on Friday to evacuate before an expected ground offensive against the impoverished, besieged territo...