Jerusalem – AFP Israel recalled its envoys from Ireland and Norway for “urgent consultations” Wednesday ahead of the two governments’ expected moves to formally recognise a Palestinian state. “Today, I am sending a sharp message to Ireland and Norway: Israel will not go over this in silence. I have just ordered th...
Oslo, Norway – AFP Norway, Ireland and Spain announced on Wednesday that they will recognize Palestine as a state. Ireland’s leader said his nation would recognize Palestine as a state but did not specify timing, while leaders of Norway and Spain said their nations would do so as of May 28. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas […]
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel on Tuesday shut down US news agency the Associated Press’s live feed from Gaza, two weeks after it ordered the closure of Al Jazeera. The AP said Israeli authorities accused the news agency of violating its ban on Al Jazeera, which was targeted based on a new Israeli law […]
Jenin, Palestinian Territories – AFP Palestinian health officials said seven Palestinians were killed Tuesday in an Israeli raid on the West Bank city of Jenin. Smoke billowed over the Jenin refugee camp adjacent to the city after a series of explosions inside, while at least five gunmen clashed with troops in a nearby downtown neighbour...
Washington, United States – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday that a Gaza cease-fire deal was still possible but he charged that an International Criminal Court arrest bid for Israeli leaders was setting back efforts. Blinken was opening two days of testimony before Congress that were immediately disrupted by proteste...
ANKARA (AA) – France broke ranks with its Western allies, showing support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) after prosecutor Karim Khan sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “Regarding Israel, it will be up to the court’s Pre-Trial Chamber to decide whether ...
Three American members of medical missions have chosen to stay in Gaza until Israel permits replacement humanitarian workers. They are part of a group of 20 American and British medical workers from the European Hospital in Khan Younis, who are being evacuated from Gaza. Hindered by the closure of the Rafah border crossing, these workers [&h...
Washington, United States – AFP President Joe Biden denied on Monday that Israel’s war on Gaza was “genocide” as he defended the key US ally against a series of international legal cases. “What’s happening is not genocide, we reject that,” he said, referring to a case in the International Court of Just...
The Hague, Netherlands – AFP The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court on Monday applied for arrest warrants against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and top Hamas leaders on suspicion of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Prosecutor Karim Khan said he was seeking warrants against Netanyahu and Israeli Defence Mini...
Atlanta, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden said Sunday he heard the voice of Gaza war protesters as some students turned their backs on his graduation ceremony speech at the former university of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. A small number of graduates carried out the silent protest, with some holding […]
