Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Israel’s total siege of the Gaza Strip, depriving civilians of goods essential for survival, is banned under international law, the United Nations human rights chief has said. Volker Turk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said people’s dignity and lives had to be respected as he called for ...
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed three Hezbollah members Monday, the Iran-backed group said, as tensions surged after Palestinian fighters tried to infiltrate into Israel from Lebanon. The escalation on Israel’s northern border with Lebanon comes two days after Hamas militants launched an unprecedented multi-...
LONDON (AA) – The European Union’s assistance to Palestine will continue without suspension, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday. The announcement came in response to concerns that any suspension of payments would adversely affect the Palestinian population and potentially encourage terrorist activities in the region. ̶...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The number of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza has risen to 900, as the war entered its fifth day. Israeli warplanes continued to launch airstrikes on targets in various parts of the Gaza Strip. The Gaza-based resistance group Hamas launched Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against Israel early Saturday, firing a barr...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israel pounded Hamas targets in Gaza Tuesday and claimed the bodies of 1,500 fighters were found in southern towns recaptured by the army in gruelling battles near the Palestinian enclave. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Israel’s military campaign following Saturday’s surprise mass onsl...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia has questioned the double standards of the international community over Palestine, saying the Western nations extended “swift” support to Ukraine, but ignored Palestinians. “Why are there two different approaches? For instance, in the Ukraine crisis, the Western powers swiftly provided support to Kyiv...
LONDON (AA) – Mayor Sadiq Khan expressed full support for Jewish Londoners after a glass door of a kosher restaurant was smashed in north London on Monday. “There is no tolerance for hate in our city,” Khan said on social media platform X. “I remain in close contact with the Met Police. Whoever did this […]
GENEVA (AA) – Austria has halted all financial assistance to Palestinian authorities totaling €19 million (about $20 million), Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg announced amid Israel’s siege on Gaza in response to resistance group Hamas’ Operation Al Aqsa Flood. “We will put all Austrian development coope...
Brussels, Belgium — AFP EU foreign ministers will be holding urgent talks on the situation in Israel and Gaza on Tuesday after Palestinian resistance fighters launched a surprise assault Operation Al Aqsa Flood, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday. “I am convening tomorrow an emergency meeting of EU F...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has ordered a “complete siege” on the Gaza Strip as the military pounded the Palestinian territory with air strikes. “We are putting a complete siege on Gaza… No electricity, no food, no water, no gas — it’s all clo...
