MOSCOW (AA) – Israel’s “inadequate interpretation of the right to self-defense” is the primary reason for the escalation of the confrontation in the Gaza Strip, Russian geopolitical analyst Vitaly Naumkin says. Speaking at a news conference on Monday to explain the deliberations and outcome of the February 29-March 2 in...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli war cabinet rejected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s two conditions, which are a major impediment to talks with Hamas about a prisoner swap and a cease-fire in Gaza, local media reported on Monday. The cabinet rejected Netanyahu’s pre-conditions for moving forward with negotiations with Hamas, which...
ANTALYA, Türkiye (AA) – Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki has demanded that the European countries recognize the Palestinian state to reach a solution to the ongoing war. “Such countries (European countries) have to take their initiative on their own and they have to start by recognizing the state of Palestine,” al-Maliki said durin...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israeli forces have continued striking targets across the Gaza Strip, with the health ministry saying early Monday that 92 people were killed overnight. Israel’s attacks have killed at least 29,692 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Be...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Former Israeli Maj. Gen. Itzhak Brik has revealed the “total chaos” suffered by soldiers in the Gaza Strip in terms of the availability of equipment and logistical services needed for war. Brik, a former military general, told the Israeli daily Maariv about the “total chaos in Israeli army ranks that is...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Prominent Palestinian leader Sheikh Raed Salah has rejected Israeli restrictions on the entry of Palestinian worshippers into the Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan. “Our bond with Al-Aqsa Mosque is sacred,” Salah, the leader of the Islamic movement in Israel, said in a recorded message. “We have the eternal and legitim...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar on Monday accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of prolonging the war in the Gaza Strip. Foreign Ministry spokesman Majed al-Ansari said Netanyahu’s statements in which he called on Doha to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages were “nothing but a new attempt to stall and prolong the war for […]...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia – AFP Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva accused Israel Sunday of committing “genocide” against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and compared its actions to Adolf Hitler’s campaign to exterminate Jews. In response, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the 78-yea...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Prospects for a cease-fire dimmed Sunday after the United States signalled it would veto the latest push for a UN Security Council resolution and mediator Qatar acknowledged that separate truce talks have hit an impasse. Efforts to pause the over four-month-old war languish as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The West’s support for and alliance with Israel has undergone a visible shift in recent weeks, with leaders pushing more for a cease-fire, addressing the humanitarian crisis and raising concerns over a potential ground assault in Rafah. The change in position comes as civilian casualties continue to mount in Gaza, where Israel’...
