ANKARA (AA) – China has dispatched a new contingent of peacekeepers to join the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), according to the Ministry of National Defense and state-run media reports. The second group of personnel from China’s 23rd peacekeeping contingent successfully arrived in southern Lebanon, where they joi...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 20 Israelis were injured when a missile launched from Yemen landed in the Tel Aviv-Jaffa area in central Israel. The Israeli army confirmed the attack, stating: “A missile originating in Yemen impacted central Israel after interception attempts failed.” According to Magen David Adom, Israel’s ambu...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli soldiers have revealed that the army killed Palestinian civilians who entered previously targeted buildings in the Gaza Strip, according to a media report. The Haaretz newspaper in Israel said the army “does not routinely update its list of targets in Gaza, nor does it indicate to forces on the ground which [&hel...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken has pushed back on statements from Israeli leaders that their occupation of the Gaza Strip will remain open-ended. Blinken said it is “in Israel’s interest to find a way to take an off-ramp in Gaza,” because Israel has achieved two of its stated goals in the besieged [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – A former senior State Department official has accused the US of lacking a policy on Palestine, adding that its actions are largely based on Israeli preferences. Mike Casey, who resigned as deputy political counselor on Gaza in July, voiced criticisms in an interview with The Guardian newspaper. “We don’t have a policy [...
Israel has attacked the Kamal Adwan Hospital in northern Gaza, disabling its only intensive care unit (ICU), according to hospital Director Hussam Abu Safiya. The attack, which caused a fire, followed heavy bombardment of nearby homes. This ICU was the sole specialized care unit in northern Gaza, a region under daily attack since Israel’s Octo...
ANKARA (AA) – Israel launched deadly airstrikes on power plants, a port, and an oil facility in Yemen that left nine people killed, marking an escalation in its conflict with Houthi fighters, reports said Thursday. Houthi-aligned TV channel Al-Masirah reported that the Israeli raids on Al-Hudaydah left nine people killed and three others...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Wednesday that Israel could face a prolonged insurgency in Gaza if it does not shift from military operations to a political strategy. Speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City, Blinken said Israel, from a military perspective, accomplished “significant and im...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – A report released Wednesday revealed a dramatic rise in Islamophobia and anti-Palestinian racism in Canada amid Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Titled “Islamophobia on the rise: Taking action, confronting hate and protecting civil liberties together,” it was published by Canada’s Standing Commit...
Twenty US Congress members, led by Texas Democrat Greg Casar, have called on President Joe Biden to stop arming Israel due to its blockade on Gaza aid. In a letter to the administration, they cited US laws prohibiting arms supplies if humanitarian aid is restricted. Casar emphasized on social media the Netanyahu government must ensure [&hellip...
