ISTANBUL (AA) — The Israeli army shot and killed a Palestinian boy near Ramallah city in the West Bank, raising the death toll in the occupied territory to 105 since October 7. “The young boy, Asad Hamidat, 17, was killed by the occupation gunfire in the Jalazone refugee camp north of Ramallah, bringing the total […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has announced that the number of Israeli prisoners in Gaza has increased to 224 while the number of soldiers killed since the beginning of war on October 7 has risen to 309. Daniel Hagari, Israeli army spokesperson, said at a press conference: “The families of 309 soldiers have been […]
Geneva, Switzerland – AFP The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday called for Hamas to provide proof of life of the prisoners it is holding and release them all on health grounds. The WHO said the International Committee of the Red Cross should be allowed immediate medical access to ascertain their health status, while it [&helli...
Palestinian Territories – AFP The United Nations issued a stark warning Thursday that “nowhere is safe” in Gaza amid stepped up Israeli air raids in preparation for a widely expected ground offensive. With Israel retaliating after Hamas’s shock October 7 attacks with strikes on nearly every part of the Palestinian encla...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday that France was sending a navy ship to support the Gaza Strip’s hospitals which are at risk of collapsing under Israel’s bombing and siege. The ship would “leave Toulon in the next 48 hours”, the French leader said during a joint news conference in Cai...
United Nations, United States – AFP The UN Security Council on Wednesday failed again to take action on the Israel-Hamas war, with Russia and China vetoing a US-led draft resolution and a text led by Moscow drawing insufficient support. The rival powers went ahead and put forward texts doomed to defeat despite what diplomats said [&helli...
Cairo, Egypt – – AFP The sight of tent cities for Palestinians displaced within war-torn Gaza evokes dark historical memories for Israel’s Arab neighbours, especially Egypt and Jordan. “That’s how the Nakba started,” says the Gaza-based rights group Al Mezan, reflecting regional suspicions that Israel is pla...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – – AFP The raging war between Israel and Hamas is already battering the economies of nearby countries, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund told a Saudi investor forum on Wednesday. Israel’s neighbours are feeling the effects, especially those that rely on tourism, Kristalina Georgiev...
BIRMINGHAM, England (AA) – Kamel Hawwash, a professor at the University of Birmingham, has resigned from the UK’s main opposition Labour Party for its support to Israel enforcing “a full siege on the people of Gaza.” Hawwash announced his resignation on Sunday with an open letter to party leader Keir Starmer, urging him to “stand [&helli...
BRUSSELS (AA) – There are no calls from the European Union for a cease-fire in Gaza, Peter Stano, a spokesperson of the bloc, said on Wednesday. “Hamas keeps holding more than 200 hostages, most of them civilians. This is against any international law,” said Peter Stano, European Commission’s lead spokesperson on foreign affa...
