LONDON (AA) – The EU has strongly condemned the recent attacks by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Israel and called for an immediate cessation of violence. Expressing deep concern over the unfolding events in Israel, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said in a statement: “We are deeply troubled by the developments in #Israe...
CAIRO (AA) – Egypt and Saudi Arabia have called for an immediate halt to the ongoing clashes between Israeli forces and Palestinians. Saudi Arabia also urged the international community to initiate a peace process leading to a two-state solution. “The Kingdom is closely following developments in the unprecedented situation between a number of ...
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, ...
