Palestinian Territories – AFP A Hamas official on Sunday said the group is pulling out of Gaza truce talks, following an Israeli strike that targeted their commander Mohammed Deif, who was “fine” despite the attack according to another Hamas figure. “Commander Mohammed Deif is well and directly overseeing” the ope...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Israeli forces in a series of airstrikes targeted various areas of the Gaza Strip, killing several Palestinians, including three children, and injuring many more. A medical source disclosed that three children were killed and several other people injured when an Israeli warplane bombed the Al-Rai family home in Deir...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has warned that the country’s leaders could face international prosecution and arrest warrants for crimes committed against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. In an article published by the Israeli daily Haaretz, Olmert said Israel would have no defense when accused of...
United Nations, United States – AFP A leading South African judge has said that “hardly anything” will deter Israel’s Gaza offensive, but Pretoria’s case against it at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) remains vital to highlight the dire situation. South Africa’s case brought in December 2023 alleges ...
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...
