RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Illegal Israeli settlers stormed the tomb site of Sheikh Yussef Dawiqat, in the West Bank city of Nablus, according to witnesses. The illegal Jewish settlers entered the sacred site under police protection and forcibly performed Jewish religious rituals there, the witnesses said. Provoked Palestinian residents hurled...
The Israeli army has said it killed Hashem Safieddine, head of Hezbollah’s Executive Council, in an airstrike on southern Beirut this month. Hezbollah has confirmed the killing. Safieddine was Hasan Nasrallah’s heir apparent. This strike, which occurred about three weeks ago in the Dahieh area, also reportedly killed Ali Hussein Hazima, ...
NEW YORK (AA) – Starbucks reported on Wednesday that its global sales fell 7% in July-September – the coffee chain’s third consecutive quarter of decline. The company’s earnings per share fell 25% compared to the same period last year to 80 cents. Its consolidated net revenues declined 3% to $9.1 billion. The coffee chain suspended […]...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin had a discussion with Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant about the leak of purportedly classified documents detailing Israel’s preparations for its avowed retaliatory strike on Iran, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. “The Secretary has spoken with his counterpart,” Pentagon...
ANKARA (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday morning departed Israel after meeting with top Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to discuss the possibilities of ending the war on Gaza. According to media reports, Blinken is heading to Saudi Arabia to meet with top officials. He told reporters wh...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken told Israeli President Isaac Herzog during a meeting Tuesday in Tel Aviv that it is “imperative” to restore sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza, according to the State Department. “The Secretary noted the imperative to restore sustained humanitarian aid to Gaza and reit...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The FBI announced Tuesday it is investigating the leak of purportedly classified documents detailing Israel’s preparations for its avowed retaliatory strike on Iran. “The FBI is investigating the alleged leak of classified documents and working closely with our partners in the Department of Defense and Intel...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Members of the European Parliament have called for an immediate cease-fire in Lebanon following Israeli airstrikes there which have injured several UN peacekeepers in recent weeks and also condemned its continuing attacks in the Gaza Strip. As violence escalates across the Middle East, several parliamentarians expressed t...
BERLIN (AA) – A majority of Germans oppose providing military support to Israel, despite the government’s recent decision to resume weapons supplies, according to a new poll. The survey revealed that 60% of respondents oppose supplying arms to Israel, as the Netanyahu government intensifies its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon, heightening concerns...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Meta’s Israel policy chief advocated for the censorship of Instagram accounts linked to Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a group that has played a key role in campus protests against Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza, The Intercept reported. Jordana Cutler, also a former senior Israeli official, used the co...
