Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP Around 60 bodies were found under the rubble of a Gaza City neighbourhood, officials said Thursday, after Israel’s military declared an end to its operation there. The upsurge in fighting, bombardment and displacement in the eastern district of Shujaiya came as talks were held in mediator Qa...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday that attempts to cooperate with Israel within NATO are “not acceptable.” “It is not possible for the Israeli administration, which has trampled on the fundamental values of our alliance, to continue its partnership relationship with NATO,” Erdogan told a press...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Thursday that he is determined to broker an end to Israel’s ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip, where over 38,000 Palestinians have been killed. Addressing reporters at the end of NATO’s three-day leader-level summit, Biden said both Israel and Hamas have agreed to what he called...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel pounded parts of Gaza’s biggest city on Thursday, Hamas said, after Israel’s military declared an end to its operation in Shujaiya. The upsurge in bombardment and displacement followed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s statement in late June that “the war i...
Gaza City, Palestinian Territories – AFP The health ministry in Gaza said Thursday Israel had killed at least 38,345 Palestinians in the enclave since early October last year. The toll added 50 new deaths in 24 hours, a ministry statement said, adding that 88,295 people have been wounded in the Gaza Strip.
Beirut, Lebanon – AFP Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah said Wednesday his group would accept Palestinian ally Hamas’s decision on Gaza truce negotiations, repeating that his movement would stop cross-border attacks on Israel if a cease-fire were reached. Hezbollah has traded almost daily fire with Israeli forces in support of Hamas...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US has decided to move ahead with the shipment of 500-pound bombs to Israel, which was previously paused due to concerns of Israel’s ground invasion of the southern Gaza city of Rafah and massive killings of civilians, a report said Wednesday. The bombs “are in the process of being shipped” after […]...
TRENTON, Canada (AA) – The prestigious CAN$100,000 ($73,000) Canadian Scotiabank Giller Prize was dealt a blow Wednesday when 15 authors pulled their books from consideration because of the sponsors’ ties to Israeli arms manufacturers. “As authors, we cannot abide our work being used to provide cover for sponsors actively investing in ar...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UK’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday that relations with the US are “stronger than ever now” as he met with President Joe Biden for an Oval Office sit-down. “This special relationship is so important,” Starmer said in brief remarks before reporters were ushered out of the room....
NICE, France (AA) – The arrest in France of political scientist Francois Burgat who has advocated for Palestine has sparked a strong backlash in the country. Burgat, a renowned political scientist who supports the cause of besieged Gaza, was placed in custody over alleged “advocacy of terrorism,” his lawyer said. The European Jewish Organizati...
