WASHINGTON (AA) – The White House said Thursday it is “deeply concerned’ by Israel’s repeated attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon after two members of the international force were injured by Israeli tank fire. A National Security Council spokesperson told Anadolu on condition of anonymity that the White House “r...
GENEVA (AA) – Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said that Germany will continue to supply arms to Israel, which continues air and ground attacks in Gaza and Lebanon. During the German Bundestag debate on the events of October 7, 2023, Scholz said: “We have supplied weapons and we will supply weapons. … We have made decisions […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – One more journalist was killed when Israeli warplanes targeted a Palestinian television crew, and two others were injured in Israeli forces’ attacks in the northern Gaza Strip on Wednesday. Al-Aqsa TV reported on its Telegram channel that photojournalist Mohammad Al-Tanani was killed and reporter Tamer Lubbad ...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel killed seven Palestinians, including three children, in airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip early Thursday, a medical source said. An airstrike hit a home in al-Fukhari neighborhood east of Khan Younis, killing five people, including three children, the source said. Two more people died of their wounds sust...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Adel Abu Lebdeh’s world has been shattered. He has lost at least 117 relatives in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza. “I lost about one-third of my family,” he told Anadolu while tearfully recounting the devastating impact the war has had on his loved ones and many others in the Palestinian community in [&hell...
In what is being described as a bold and humorous take on politics, television host Bassem Youssef portrays a fictional judge at the International Criminal Court in the satirical song “Bibi’s Trial.” The track, directed by Bassel Nasser, imagines Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, referred to as “Bibi,” facing trial. Youssef’s dramatic...
Director of hospitals in Gaza, Dr. Marwan al-Hams, has called for an end to Israeli threats to evacuate several hospitals in the region. The Israeli army has demanded the evacuation of Kamal Adwan, Indonesian, and Al-Awda Hospitals, raising fears of severe repercussions for patients and staff. Al-Hams warns of potential crimes against health w...
The UN High Commissioner for Refugees has said that approximately 250,000 people have crossed from Lebanon into Syria following Israel’s intensified attacks. Filippo Grandi wrote on X that hundreds of thousands of people were left destitute or displaced by Israeli air strikes. He added that local authorities, the Syrian Red Crescent, the...
Amid Israel’s ongoing ground offensive, the United States has expressed concern for the safety of UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon. State Department spokesman Matthew Miller emphasizes the vital role of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in maintaining security. UN forces are responsible for upholding UN Security Council res...
BEIRUT (AA) – The Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah says it repelled two attempted incursions by Israeli forces into southern Lebanon, resulting in injuries among Israeli soldiers. In a statement, Hezbollah reported that its fighters targeted advancing Israeli troops with artillery and rocket fire in the Labbouneh area, ultimately forc...
