ATHENS (AA) – The EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has condemned the Israeli strike in Beirut that killed seven people as a violation of international humanitarian law. The “IDF targeted once again healthcare workers overnight, in central Beirut: 7 people including paramedics were killed,” he said on X. “Not only are civilians the v...
BERLIN (AA) – A protest in solidarity with Palestine set to take place on October 7 in the German city of Frankfurt has been banned by its mayor. In a statement, Mike Josef said the protest, planned for the anniversary of the genocidal war on Gaza, could potentially “incite the public.” The mayor said there […]
ISLAMABAD (AA) – Pakistan and Malaysia have slammed Israel over its relentless genocidal onslaught on Gaza and invasion of Lebanon, calling upon the international community to shun “hypocrisy” and “selective justice.” Addressing press in the capital Islamabad along with his Malaysian counterpart Anwar Ibrahim, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz ...
ANKARA (AA) – Nearly 100 more Palestinians were killed in relentless Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip over the last 24 hours, bringing the overall death toll since last Oct. 7 to 41,788, the Health Ministry in the war-torn territory said on Thursday. A ministry statement added that some 96,794 others were injured. “Israeli forces […]...
LONDON (AA) – The EU on Thursday announced additional humanitarian aid worth €30 million ($33.1 million) for Lebanon, bringing the total to over €100 million for 2024. The aid will help those most in need in Lebanon which comes in addition to the €10 million already announced on Sept. 29, a European Commission statement said. […]...
BEIRUT (AA) – Seven paramedics with the Hezbollah-affiliated Islamic Health Authority were killed in an Israeli strike on a civil defense center in the Lebanese capital Beirut on Thursday, the emergency medical service said. The victims included the head of the Civil Defense Service in Beirut, Raja Zreik, in the late-night attack that targeted...
LONDON (AA) – UK forces have been involved in supporting Israel following a missile attack launched by Iran, according to the British media. The attack came in retaliation for recent strikes that killed key figures from Hezbollah, Hamas, and a senior Iranian commander. Prime Minister Keir Starmer reaffirmed the UK’s stance, declari...
WASHINGTON (AA) – As the one-year mark of Israel’s war on Gaza approaches, a new poll reveals stark partisan differences in Americans’ views of Israel and its role in the ongoing conflagration in the Middle East. This highlights the gravity of the differences between the Republican Party of former President Donald Trump and t...
YEMEN (AA) – The Yemeni Houthi group has claimed attacking Israeli “military targets” with cruise missiles amid ongoing regional tensions as Israel escalates its attacks on Gaza and Lebanon. In a statement, the group’s military spokesman Yahya Saree announced attacking military targets “in the depth of the Zionist...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities have said that some 100 homes in the northern city of Hod Hasharon took damage from Tuesday’s missile attack from Iran. Some of the buildings were heavily damaged and will take some time to fix, while dozens of others have sustained only minor damage, Israeli public broadcaster KAN quoted city [&helli...