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...
ISTANBUL (AA) – UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Sunday emphasized the need for a “clear and urgent” cease-fire in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave where Israel has killed at least 38,098 Palestinians in nine months. Speaking on the phone with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Starmer “reiterated his condo...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has ordered an investigation into the release of the director of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. Netanyahu described the release of Dr. Mohammad Abu Salmiya as “a severe mistake and an ethical failure,” according to a statement by his office. He claimed that Abu Salmiya “belongs in prison,”...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories – AFP In the office of one of Israel’s most recognizable Palestinian politicians, framed pictures show him posing with famous figures like Bill Clinton, Yasser Arafat and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. In front of Ahmad Tibi’s desk is the Arabic slogan, “The more beautiful days are tho...
Istanbul, Turkey – AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday accused Western powers of backing what he said were Israeli plans to attack Lebanon and “spread war” throughout the region. “Israel is now setting its sights on Lebanon and we see that Western powers behind the scenes are patting Israel on the ba...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel is preparing to change the situation on its border with Lebanon but hopes there will be no need to do so, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said, referring to the army’s ongoing confrontations with the Lebanese Hezbollah group. Speaking to Israel’s Channel 14 about the possibility of a full-blown war with […]...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said that “intense” fighting in the southern Gaza city of Rafah is nearly over, more than eight months into the devastating war on the occupied Gaza Strip. “The intense phase of the fighting against Hamas is about to end,” Netanyahu...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday a row with the United States over weapons delays relating to the war on Gaza would be resolved soon, amid simmering tensions between the allies. “About four months ago, there was a dramatic drop in the supply of armaments arriving from the US to [&hell...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Hamas rejected a claim Friday about the ratio of civilian deaths to its fighters in the Gaza Strip made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, calling it a “lie and a contempt for global public opinion.” The Palestinian resistance group said Netanyahu seeks to “cover up the enormity of...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli military analyst Amos Harel says the army wants to withdraw from Gaza, but that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “has other ideas.” In an article in the Israeli daily Haaretz, Harel said Netanyahu “continues to declare that the all-out war against Hamas will continue for as long as it takes.” “HeR...
