TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Sunday that his country does not seek war but will defend its people and respond in a “proportionate” manner to the latest Israeli attack. “We do not seek war, but we will defend our country and the rights of our people. We will give a […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Five more Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, taking their number since last year to 182, the government media office said. “The number of journalist martyrs has risen to 182 since the beginning of the genocide in Gaza, following the killing of journalists [&hell...
ANKARA (AA) – An Israeli was killed and at least 35 others were injured outside a military base in central Israel on Sunday by a ramming truck, according to local media. Israeli public broadcaster KAN said a truck rammed into the Ramat Hasharon bus stop at Glilot, north of Tel Aviv. Israel’s ambulance service Magen David Adom […]...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 19 people were killed in intensified Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon on Sunday, local media said. Three people lost their lives when Israeli fighter jets carried out two airstrikes in the border towns of Burji al-Shemali and Qaaqaait Al Jisr, the state news agency NNA reported. Five more people were […]
BERLIN (AA) – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on Iran to exercise restraint after Israel’s attack to avoid further escalation in the region. In a statement posted on social media, Scholz said the Israeli government has informed Berlin that it carried out “precise and targeted” strikes on Iran’s military facilities. “They have tr...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN’s top humanitarian aid official has warned that “the entire population of North Gaza is at risk of dying” amid a fierce, weeks-long Israeli army push. “Hospitals have been hit and health workers have been detained. Shelters have been emptied and burned down,” said Joyce Msuya, acting under-secretary-general for humanitaria...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – More than 820 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli military’s 22-day “campaign of genocide and ethnic cleansing,” in northern Gaza, the Gaza Government Media Office said. “The Israeli army has killed over 820 Palestinians within the span of just over three weeks in northern Gaza,” Ismail ...
ANKARA (AA) – Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Qatar have condemned Saturday’s Israeli airstrikes on Iranian territory. In a statement, Oman’s Foreign Ministry expressed “strong condemnation and denunciation” of the strikes, calling them a “blatant violation of (Iran’s) sovereignty” and “a clear breach of interna...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Gaza Health Ministry has announced that the Israeli army detained medical staff, as well as injured patients, at the Kamal Adwan Hospital, which was stormed by Israeli forces on Friday amid an ongoing 22-day offensive. In a statement, the ministry said: “The Israeli occupation forces have detained all male...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Microsoft has fired two employees for holding an “unauthorized” vigil for Palestinians killed in Gaza at the company’s campus in Redmond, Washington, according to the Seattle Times. The two employees were fired over the phone late Thursday as they were both reportedly members of a coalition of employees called “No ...