ISTANBUL (AA) – A Chinese university will suspend new student enrollments this autumn at its campus in Israel amid war on Gaza. The University of Business and Economics (UIBE) is facing “difficulties posed” by Israel’s war on Gaza, the South China Morning Post reported. “Our license requires us to have a substantial amount of facul...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army Tuesday claimed to have downed two drones fired from Lebanon toward northern Israel. In a statement, the Israeli army said it intercepted one drone over the Kiryat Shmona settlement in the Galilee area. Another was hit in Lebanese airspace before crossing into Israel, the military statement claimed. No i...
Tehran, Iran – AFP Iran on Tuesday rejected Western calls to stand down its threat to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran late last month. The Islamic republic and its allies have blamed Israel for Haniyeh’s killing on July 31 during a visit to the Iranian capital for [&hellip...
The US is set to release $3.5 billion to Israel for the purchase of American weapons. The funds are from a $14.1 billion supplemental bill passed in April. The State Department notified Congress of the decision on Aug. 8. The funding comes as Israel faces potential backlash from Iran and Hezbollah following its recent military […]
Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz have been under intense pressure from Free Palestine activists since forming their presidential ticket. Harris has faced protests in Michigan and Arizona over US policies in Gaza. Some groups have expressed disappointment at the duo’s stance, which mirrors President Joe Biden’s pro-Israe...
Beersheba, Israel — AFP At 19, Israeli man Yoni has to put aside his plans to join the military and instead enter rehab for drug abuse that has worsened since the events of October 7 and the launch of Israel’s war on Gaza. Health professionals said Yoni’s case is not an exception in wartime Israel, […]
Bayt Dajan, Palestinian Territories — AFP Hussein Jamil held a permit to work in Israel for 22 years until the war on Gaza began. Now, after setting up a greenhouse in a West Bank village, he swears he’ll never go back. Harvesting his tomatoes in the occupied West Bank, the 46-year-old says his former Israeli […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) — Hamas demanded Sunday that Gaza cease-fire mediators present a plan to implement a proposal supported by US President Joe Biden that it had agreed upon on July 2. The group released a statement requesting that the mediators “present a plan to implement what they offered to the movement and which […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least four Palestinians were killed and several others injured in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, the Civil Defense Agency said. The fatalities were reported in Israeli attacks targeting two homes in Gaza City and the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, the agency said. Several people were [&he...
WASHINGTON (AA) — President Joe Biden said a cease-fire deal in the Gaza Strip would be “possible” before the end of his presidency. “Yes. It’s still possible,” Biden said in comments broadcast Sunday, when asked if he believed a cease-fire could be secured with five months of his term left. Biden sat on Wednesday...
