Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Top US diplomat Antony Blinken on Monday urged Israel and Hamas not to derail negotiations that he said may be a “last opportunity” to secure a Gaza truce and prisoner release deal. Blinken, on his ninth regional tour since Israel launched its current war on Gaza in October last year, said […...
BEIRUT (AA) – Three peacekeepers from the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) were injured in an explosion near their vehicle in the vicinity of the southern city of Yarine, the mission said on Sunday. “All peacekeepers in the patrol returned safely to their base,” the UN mission said in a statement. “We are looking […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Philadelphi Corridor remains a sticking point in Gaza cease-fire and prisoner swap negotiations between Israel and Hamas, Israeli media reported on Sunday. The corridor is a 14-kilometer (8.69-mile) demilitarized buffer zone along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. According to the Israeli news portal Walla, Isra...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 20 Palestinians, including a woman and her six children, were killed on Sunday when the Israeli army targeted several areas in Gaza Strip. Medical sources at the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital told Anadolu that a woman and her six children were killed and several others injured in an Israeli attack on Deir al-Balah [&hel...
ANKARA (AA) – Condemnations have poured in from across the Arab world following the storming by Israeli ministers and illegal settlers of the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem. Over 2,200 illegal settlers forced their way into the flashpoint site in order to commemorate Tisha B’Av, an annual Jewish fast day that ma...
BEIRUT (AA) – Hezbollah has unveiled “Imad 4,” a massive missile complex with long subterranean tunnels and massive rocket launchers. Hezbollah’s media wing released a short video of over four minutes showcasing the Imad 4 facility. The footage highlighted the scale of the underground installation, which includes large rocket launc...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany, a staunch Israel supporter, has come round to strongly condemn the rising violence perpetrated by illegal Israeli settlers against Palestinians, urging the Israeli government to take the necessary measures to stop such attacks. “We condemn the violence of extremist settlers who attacked and set fire to a Palestinia...
GENEVA (AA) – Given the situation in the Gaza Strip, it is unlikely the UN could provide security for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to visit the besieged enclave, said a spokesman. Asked about Abbas’ dramatic announcement in an address to the Turkish parliament that he plans to visit the Gaza Strip – a part of […]
LONDON (AA) – Norway’s Foreign Ministry has announced that its representative office in Al-Ram, Palestine, has been forced to close indefinitely due to Israel’s decision to cease facilitating Norway’s diplomatic representation to the Palestinian Authority. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide condemned the move, ...
LONDON (AA) – The British foreign secretary has expressed the hope that the parties to the Doha talks may be “on the cusp of a deal.” Speaking at a news conference in Jerusalem, David Lammy stressed that the time for a deal in Gaza is “now.” “I am pleased that the reports out of Qatar […]
