Lawmaker Rashida Tlaib has brought attention to the tragic loss of life in Palestine by entering a list of names of children killed by Israeli forces into the Congressional record. She describes Israel’s ongoing war as “one of the most documented horrific crimes against humanity.” The list includes the names of more than 11,000 chi...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Monday that his administration is seeking to reduce regional tensions as sweeping Israeli airstrikes across Lebanon and retaliatory Hezbollah rocket attacks have raised the specter of all-out war. “My team has been in constant contact with their counterparts, and we’re working to de-escala...
BEIRUT (AA) – At least 274 people have been killed and 1,024 others injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since Monday morning, Lebanese Health Miniser Firas Abiad said. Some 21 children and several women were among those killed in the attacks, he added during a press conference held in Beirut. The Israeli army said that […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Israeli airstrike targeted a house in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday, killing four Palestinian children and their mother. According to the Palestinian news agency Wafa, Israeli fighter jets struck the home of the “Abu Samek” family near Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah. The attack also left many ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has said that attacks on the Lebanese group Hezbollah will continue until Israeli residents displaced from northern Israel can safely return to their homes. “Hezbollah is beginning to experience the strength of the Israeli army, and there is already a strong sense that they are being hunte...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israeli forces raided and closed the office of Qatar-based Al Jazeera television in the West Bank city of Ramallah early Sunday. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that Israeli authorities ordered the staff to leave the premises before shutting down the office. This came amid escalating tensions in the region, with incre...
LONDON (AA) – Oscar-winning Spanish actor Javier Bardem has denounced the Israeli government for committing “crimes against humanity” in the Gaza Strip and urged the international community to hold those responsible to account. Bardem told reporters at the Donostia Award as part of the San Sebastian Film Festival in Spain tha...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has condemned Israel’s Friday airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs that left 31 people dead and has called on the international community to take a “decisive action” to stop Israeli attacks. In a statement, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said that such attacks represent a...
ANKARA (AA) – Hezbollah’s top military commander Ahmed Wahbi as well as 14 of its fighters were killed in an Israeli raid targeting Beirut’s southern suburb on Friday, the Lebanese group said. Lebanon’s Health Ministry said 66 people were injured in an Israeli airstrike, with nine in critical condition. The Israeli army said ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – In a new single, American rapper Macklemore comes out swinging for the Palestinian cause, urging Kamala Harris to “stop sending money and weapons” to Israel and its war on Gaza. In the single Hind’s Hall 2, which features Palestinian guest artists, the rapper says, “Hey Kamala,” referring to the current Vice President [&h...
