GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hassan Nasrallah, the Secretary-General of Lebanese group Hezbollah, held talks in Beirut on Saturday with leaders of Palestinian groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad to discuss developments in Palestine. The meeting, attended by Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri and Islamic Jihad Secretary-General Ziyad al-Nakhalah, ass...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP A Palestinian rammed a truck he was driving into three Israeli soldiers near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Thursday, killing one before being shot dead, Israeli officials said. Violence linked to the Israel-Palestinian conflict has surged since early this year, and Thursday’s attack comes a da...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is close to carrying out a military campaign against Lebanon, the country’s permanent delegate to the United Nations has warned. Israel is “the nearest to launching military action in Lebanon since the 2006 [war],” Gilad Erdan told Army Radio, citing what he called Hezbollah escalation along the border. The ...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces shot and injured a Palestinian in an alleged car-ramming attack in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday, according to the military. In a statement, the army claimed that a Palestinian driver accelerated his vehicle towards Israeli soldiers near the city of Hebron. Israeli soldiers opened fire at the veh...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered his ministers to get approval from his office before publicizing secret diplomatic meetings. The move came two days after the controversial first-ever meeting between Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen and his Libyan counterpart Najla Al-Mangoush, held in Rome last week, ma...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The first-ever public meeting between the foreign ministers of Israel and Libya was coordinated at the highest level, Israeli officials have claimed. The meeting took place with the knowledge of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, they said. Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said that he had met with his Libyan counter...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Papua New Guinea will open its embassy in Jerusalem next week, according to the Israeli media. The embassy will be opened on September 5 during a visit by Papua New Guinean Prime Minister James Marape to Israel, The Times of Israel newspaper reported. Papua New Guinea established diplomatic relations with Israel in [&hel...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Five Palestinians have been injured by Israeli fire while 19 others detained in Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank, according to state media and a local NGO. Israeli soldiers stationed at Dutan military checkpoint, southwest of Jenin, opened fire at four Palestinians near the town of Yabad, the state news [&hell...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US on Friday said that parties should avoid making comments that “exacerbate tensions,” in response to Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s comments on the freedom of movement of Arabs in the occupied West Bank. “We have been clear that parties should refrain from actions, com...
LONDON (AA) – The EU has “strongly” condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s comments on the freedom of movement of Arabs in the occupied West Bank. The EU recalled that ties between Israel and the EU should be based on respect for human rights and democratic principles, Palestine’s official news a...
