GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army on Friday ordered Palestinians in central Gaza Strip to leave their homes and head south to the city of Deir al-Balah. In a statement, Israeli army spokesman Avichai Adraee said that the Israeli army “operates forcefully against Hamas and terrorist organizations.” He ordered the residents of t...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has announced that a paratrooper commander was killed in clashes with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, bringing their total death toll since October 7 to 466. The army said in a statement that Major Reserve Orel Cohen, 33, of the Givati Brigade, was killed in a battle in southern […]
JOHANNESBURG (AA) – South African citizens joining the Israeli army amid its war on Gaza could face prosecution back home, the Foreign Ministry has warned. “The South African Government is gravely concerned by reports that some South African citizens and permanent residents have joined or are considering joining the Israeli Defence Force...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army has turned the Al-Awda Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip into a “military barracks,” says the Health Ministry in the besieged Palestinian enclave. In a statement, ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra said the Israeli army is holding 240 Palestinians, including 80 medical staff, 40 patients and 120 displaced...
ISTANBUL (AA) – An Israeli woman who was freed in a recent prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas says her mother was killed and she was wounded when Israeli forces opened fire on the vehicle in which they were abducted. In an interview that aired on Israel’s Channel 12, the woman recounted being taken by […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has said that another four of its soldiers were killed and one injured in battles with Palestinian resistance factions in the southern Gaza Strip, the country’s broadcasting authority said. The number of casualties since October 7 has reached 458, which includes both soldiers and officer...
Shefayim, Israel – AFP An Israeli prisoner mistakenly killed by soldiers in the Gaza Strip was buried on Sunday, with his brother accusing the army of having “abandoned” and “murdered” him. Alon Shamriz, 26, was one of the three Israelis shot dead Friday by soldiers in the Gaza City district of Shejaiya, even as t...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has dropped leaflets in Gaza offering financial rewards for information leading to the capture of the top leaders of Hamas. Palestinian activists circulated images online of the leaflets, in which the army called on residents to provide information about Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Ga...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has said that the bodies of two of its soldiers and a civilian held captive by the Palestinian resistance group Hamas have been recovered, without providing further details about the date and location. According to a statement issued by the Israeli army, “The bodies of hostages CPL Nik Beizer, […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli military has refused to comment on reports that it is pumping seawater into a network of tunnels used by Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip. When asked about reports of water being pumped into the tunnels in the enclave, an Israeli military official declined to answer, citing “non-disclosure of operationa...
