A group of Palestinians from Gaza and the US have filed a lawsuit against the US government, accusing it of violating domestic law by continuing to supply arms to Israel. The plaintiffs argue the weapons fuel “gross violations” of human rights in Gaza and beyond. Lead plaintiff Amal Gaza, a teacher in Gaza, says she […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army rounded up at least 15 Palestinians in raids in the occupied West Bank, according to prisoners’ affairs groups. A woman and a child were among the detainees in the raids that targeted East Jerusalem, Jericho, Hebron, Tulkarm, Qalqilya and Ramallah, the Commission of Detainees’ Affairs and the P...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that Israeli forces will continue occupying Syria’s Golan Heights in the foreseeable future. His remarks came during a military assessment he held along with his defense minister, army chief of staff, and other officials on the peak of Hermon Mount (Jaba...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Israel told the US that it is in the “final stages” of an investigation into the killing of Turkish-American activist Aysenur Ezgi Eygi in the occupied West Bank in September, the State Department said Tuesday. “They have told us that they are in the final stages of closing their investigation,” ...
The Palestine Ministry of Education says that Israel has killed 12,799 students, with over 20,000 others injured across Gaza and the West Bank. At least 14 Palestinians, including 10 in a single Gaza City home, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on Tuesday. Israeli tanks were seen advancing deeper into Rafah’s western areas, according to medics...
Israel has officially closed its embassy in Ireland, citing the country’s “extreme anti-Israel policies.” Irish Prime Minister Simon Harris countered the claim, saying Ireland is “pro-peace and pro-human rights.” The decision follows Ireland’s recognition of Palestine and its support for legal action against Israel in the International ...
RIYADH/ISTANBUL (AA) – Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have condemned a decision by Israel to expand settlement building in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. The UAE warned that the move will lead to increased tensions and an escalation in the region. In a statement issued by its Foreign Ministry, the decision [&h...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian medic warned Sunday of an “environmental catastrophe” in northern Gaza as corpses piled up across the area amid a deadly Israeli offensive. “There are large numbers of dead bodies in the streets that can’t be reached,” Mohammad Abu Afsh, the head of Gaza-based Medical Relief Organization, an NGO, said ...
BEIRUT (AA) – Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem says the Syrian people have the right to choose their government and constitution. Qassem said in a televised speech that “the regime in Syria has fallen at the hands of new forces that we cannot judge until they stabilize, take clear positions, and establish order.” “We h...
CAIRO (AA) – The Arab Parliament Saturday demanded international action to end Israel’s grab of Syrian territories. During a speech while presiding over a parliamentary session at the headquarters of the Arab League’s General Secretariat in Cairo, Muhammad Al-Yamahi, the president of the Arab Parliament, urged all Syrian parties to...
