JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Knesset member and former Mossad deputy chief Ram Ben-Barak has said that the ongoing war in Gaza is “futile,” asserting that Israel is on the losing end and facing economic collapse. “This war lacks a clear objective, and it’s evident that we’re unequivocally losing it,” Ben-Barak told the Israeli pu...
CAIRO (AA) – Egypt has denied reports of retracting its involvement in South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel, lodged at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over genocide allegations in Palestine. The private Al Qahera News channel quoted an unnamed high-ranking source as saying that “the reports circulated by Israeli media abo...
Ramallah, Occupied Palestinian Territories- AFP The Israeli military has claimed that it killed a senior Palestinian resistance fighter during an air strike on an “operations centre” in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. “A number of significant terrorists were inside the compound,” the Israeli Defense Forces said in...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Civil Defense Service in Gaza has said that the Israeli army has destroyed over 300 homes in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip since the start of its military offensive a week ago. Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal said that “the Israeli army has completely destroyed more than […]
Washington, United States – AFP US President Joe Biden’s national security advisor Jake Sullivan will travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel at the weekend for talks on the conflict in Gaza, the White House said Friday. Sullivan will meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Friday evacuated out of Gaza 17 American doctors who had been stuck since an Israeli takeover of the Rafah crossing closed the border with Egypt, official sources said. US diplomats arranged for the 17 doctors to leave instead through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Israel. “Some ...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that “Israel is in a much weaker position now due to its inhumane response” in the Gaza Strip. Speaking in an interview with broadcaster La Sexta, where he was asked if he considered what Israel is doing as genocide, he replied: “I have my […]
Beirut, Lebanon – – AFP Israeli air strikes hit an area of southern Lebanon far from the border, with Hezbollah announcing one dead fighter and official media saying two Syrian children were killed. Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) said “Israeli strikes targeted Najjariyeh and Addousiyeh”, two adjace...
Renowned Israeli historian Ilan Pappé, a vocal critic of Zionism, was detained and interrogated by FBI agents upon his arrival at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. He was questioned for two hours about his views on Hamas, Israeli actions in Gaza, and his relationships with Arab and Muslim friends in the US. Pappé, who detailed the encounter [&hell...
The Arab League has formally proposed deploying UN peacekeeping forces in Gaza and the West Bank until a two-state solution is achieved. The call, made during a summit in Bahrain, demands the UN Security Council set a timeline for the peace process. However, actual deployment faces hurdles, including Security Council approval and consent from ...
