TUNIS/RABAT (AA) – Dozens of protesters gathered in Tunisia and Morocco on Tuesday to condemn Israel’s ongoing attacks in Gaza and Lebanon, calling for action. In Tunisia, people gathered to demonstrate solidarity with the Lebanese resistance against the Israeli assaults. The protest, organized by the Tunisian Network to Address Normaliz...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A top Israeli military official said Tuesday that prisoner swap negotiations with Hamas had reached a dead end, according to Israel’s Channel 12. “At the moment, there is no deal,” Gen. Nitzan Alon, told the families of the Israelis held in Gaza, adding “the gaps are too great.” Asked by one family […]
ANKARA (AA) – Qatar and Saudi Arabia have expressed deep concern over Israel’s ongoing escalation of attacks on Lebanon, warning that Tel Aviv’s “impunity” is driving it to escalate the situation, endangering regional security. The Qatari Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it “strongly condemns the Israeli ...
Turkish president calls for coercive UN Security Council measures against Israel; Jordanian King warns of crisis threatening UN legitimacy Muslim Network TV NEW YORK (MNTV) – Jordan’s King Abdullah II and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered scathing criticism against Israel on the opening day of the 79th United Nations Gene...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The military wing of Palestinian resistance group Hamas has announced that one of its field commanders was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon on Monday. The Al-Qassam Brigades confirmed in a statement that Hussein Mahmoud al-Nader, a field commander from Marjayoun town in southern Lebanon’s Nabatieh Governorate, wa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The soaring tensions in the Middle East will be an “important theme” in President Joe Biden’s meetings during this week’s UN General Assembly, says a senior administration official. Biden and his senior officials “will be convening to talk about various aspects of the crisis, and what we ca...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US is sending additional forces to the Middle East as Israel dramatically increased airstrikes across Lebanon prompting unprecedented Hezbollah retaliatory strikes on Monday. The US has about 40,000 troops stationed in the region, and Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder did not specify how many new forces ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China has asked its citizens to leave Israel amid heightening tensions over Tel Aviv’s war on Gaza and bombing of southern Lebanon. A statement by the Chinese Embassy in Tel Aviv said the situation on the Israel-Lebanon border was “highly tense, military conflicts occur frequently, and the local security situation in Israel [&h...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu postponed his departure to New York for the second time amid unprecedented attacks on Hezbollah in Lebanon that threaten to spark a full-scale war. Originally scheduled to leave on Monday, Netanyahu’s trip has been rescheduled for Wednesday, according to Israel’s Army Radio. The ...
Staunchly pro-Israel senator John Fetterman has voiced strong support for Israel’s recent strikes targeting Hezbollah’s communication systems. In a statement, the Democrat praised Israel’s decision to detonate pagers and walkie talkies which it claims were used by Hezbollah. Since 1990, Fetterman has received over $200,000 f...
