Sderot, Israel – AFP/AA Gun battles raged into the night after Hamas launched a surprise large-scale attack against Israel Saturday, firing thousands of rockets from Gaza and sending fighters to kill and abduct soldiers and civilians. “We are at war,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the stunned nation as the ar...
Washington, United States-AFP President Joe Biden said Saturday that US support for Israel was “rock solid and unwavering” after Hamas launched a large-scale surprise attack. “The United States stands with Israel. We will not ever fail to have their back,” Biden said in a televised statement at the White House, flanked ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The attack by Palestinians from Gaza that caught Israel by surprise is the response of a people pushed beyond endurance, said Arab-American Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) on Saturday. For decades Israel has been perpetrating unspeakable crimes against humanity, collective punishment, and has sustained an open air prison...
WASHINGTON: The United States said on Saturday it would ensure Israel’s defence after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack from Gaza. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the United States would work to ensure that Israel “has what it needs to defend itself”. “Over the coming days the Department of Defence will work...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli airstrikes on Gaza Strip launched after a Hamas offensive has killed at least 198 Palestinians, the territory’s Health Ministry said on Saturday. In an update on its Facebook account, the ministry said over 1,600 Palestinians were also wounded. Israel initiated Operation Iron Swords in Gaza in retaliation to O...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian resistance group Hamas, on Saturday published video clips showing a number of its fighters inside Israeli military sites. Referring to its fighters, the Brigades said: “These are of the elite of the Al-Qassam forces inside the occupied territories during the ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday described the operation against Israel a “heroic epic” in response to aggression against Al-Aqsa Mosque. “In these historical moments, we are engaged in a heroic epic for the sake of Al-Aqsa Mosque, our sanctities, and our prisoners,” Haniyeh ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas and Islamic Jihad claimed to have captured a number of Israeli soldiers on Saturday after launching an operation against Israel. The Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, claimed capturing a number of Israeli soldiers. “We have captured many Zionist soldiers who are now our prisoners,” Abu Hamza, ...
GAZA: Hamas on Saturday launched an unprecedented attack against Israel, killing at least 100, according to BBC. At least 40 people have been killed in Israel during fighting with Palestinians on Saturday, the Magen David Adom emergency medical services said in a statement. “Since the morning hours, MDA teams provided medical care to ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel late on Thursday announced a complete closure of the Palestinian territories during the two-day Jewish Simchat Torah (Joy of the Torah) holiday. The coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories, Ghassan Alyan, said in a statement that based on a security assessment and the political level directives, a comple...
