ANKARA (AA) – Israeli airstrikes have displaced more than 260,000 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, the UN humanitarian office has said. “Over 263,934 people in Gaza are believed to have fled their homes,” the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said. Fears are mounting that the number of displaced Palestinian...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Gaza Strip will face a humanitarian catastrophe if safe corridors are not opened up for aid, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) has warned. “The Gaza Strip will witness an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe if safe corridors are not opened for the arrival of ...
BERLIN (AA) – German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Wednesday he has offered support to his Israeli counterpart Yoav Galant against Hamas. The federal (German) government has also made this offer to the Israeli military attaché, said Pistorius in Berlin after a meeting of the parliament’s Defense Committee. “Both have said so f...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Wednesday declined to comment on Washington’s announcement of holding discussions with Tel Aviv and Cairo to establish a humanitarian corridor for civilians in Gaza. An official at the ministry, requesting anonymity, told Anadolu: “We have no comment on this matter at the moment.” US N...
ATHENS (AA) – Pope Francis has expressed concern over the total siege of Gaza, saying the Middle East does not need war but peace, the official Vatican News agency reported on Wednesday. Referring exclusively to the Israeli lives, the Pope said, “I pray for those families who have seen a day of celebration turned into […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Many children are being exposed to violence during the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict which is having a “huge impact” on their mental health and psychological well-being, according to the UN. “It has an impact on the mental health of the children. It has also an impact on their physical well-being. We have received [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 1,200 Israelis have been killed since a surprise attack by the Palestinian group Hamas early Saturday that involved dozens of fighters who infiltrated Israeli towns, the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation (KAN) said early Wednesday. Meanwhile, citing Israel’s Health Ministry, the Times of Israel reported that ...
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP More than 187,500 people have been displaced in the Gaza Strip as a result of Israel’s massive air strikes on the territory, the United Nations said Tuesday. “Displacement has escalated dramatically across the Gaza Strip reaching more than 187,500 since Saturday,” with most taking shelter in UN...
KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) – Thousands marched in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on Tuesday in a show of solidarity with Palestinians, amid the Israeli attacks on Gaza. Carrying Palestinian flags and wearing headbands engraved with the slogan “Labbaik ya Gaza,” (We are here, Gaza), marchers, including women and children, chan...
Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has denied any Iranian involvement in Hamas’s shock weekend attack on Israel despite its strong support for the Palestinian resistance group. “The supporters of the Zionist regime (Israel) and some people in the usurping regime have been spreading rumours o...