JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army said Thursday that it had begun “limited and targeted” ground operations in southern Lebanon as Hezbollah said it attacked Israeli soldiers in the border area. A military statement said the army’s 98th Division and 7th Brigade “have been preparing for limited, localized and targeted ope...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 12 Palestinians were killed and dozens injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Monday, according to medical sources and witnesses. A mother, husband, and two children were killed and several people injured when warplanes hit a house in the central city of Deir al-Balah, a medical […]
The short film “It’s Bisan From Gaza” won an Emmy, despite opposition from a pro-Israel advocacy group urging the withdrawal of its nomination. The film, directed by journalist and activist Bisan Owda, captures her family’s harrowing experiences during Israel’s ongoing war on Palestine. It was filmed entirely on her iPhone. Critics of the no...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden called for an end to all hostilities as Israel prepares for what it is calling a “limited” ground operation in Lebanon amid fears of a spiraling regional war. Asked by a reporter if he is aware of and comfortable with Israel beginning its operation, Biden said: “I’m more aware...
A coalition of prominent Muslim-American imams and scholars has issued a letter urging Muslim voters to reject Democratic presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris in the upcoming election. The group criticizes the Biden-Harris administration’s unwavering support for Israel amid ongoing assaults against Palestinians. Various rights o...
TEHRAN (AA) – Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian has said that the promises of cease-fire made by Americans and Europeans if Iran did not respond to the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh were “false.” He said this during a cabinet meeting in Tehran, condemning the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Iran had vo...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israel has killed another Palestinian journalist in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip, taking the death toll since last October 7 to 174. The government media office in a statement identified the new victim as Wafa Aludaini, without giving any details about the circumstances of her death. It said Aludaini [&helli...
BEIRUT (AA) – Israeli forces launched early Monday an airstrike on Beirut’s Kola area, marking the first attack inside the Lebanese capital since the conflict with Hezbollah started last October. According to an Anadolu correspondent, an Israeli drone targeted a fifth-floor apartment in a building on the road connecting Beirut with Rafik...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China reiterated its demand Saturday for an independent state of Palestine as it told the UN that powerful nations cannot replace justice through their strength. Palestine is the “biggest wound” to human conscience, Foreign Minister Wang Yi told the 79th session of the General Assembly in New York. “But might cannot repla...
MOSCOW (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov urged Israel on Saturday to abandon “essentially terrorist methods of settling political scores” as he commented on the assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah. Lavrov said at a news conference in New York that he had the impression that Israel is trying to provoke Ira...
