JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has announced the commencement of military exercises in the southern Golan Heights and northern Jordan Valley. In a statement, the Israeli army said: “In the coming hours, a military drill will begin in two separate areas in the northern Jordan Valley and the southern Golan Heights as part of […]...
LONDON (AA) – The International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said Friday that Israel’s appeal against the arrest warrants for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former defense minister should be dismissed. In a document posted on the ICC website, Karim Khan requested the dismissal of Israel’s appeal as the decision ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Protesters gathered in West Jerusalem on Friday to demand an end to the Israeli military’s genocide in the Gaza Strip. Videos shared online showed demonstrators holding banners with messages such as “Stop the War,” “Stop the Genocide,” and “Stop the Massacre.” The protesters, known for their leftist stance against ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A far-right Israeli Member of the Knesset (parliament) has called for part of the Gaza Strip to be seized and settled by Israeli citizens. “We must stay in Gaza, and what will keep the Israeli army there is settlement because the army follows settlement,” Avichai Boron told the Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation. [&...
BRUSSELS (AA) – All EU member states “are under an obligation to execute arrest warrants issued by the ICC,” EU spokesperson Peter Stano has said in a written statement, specifically noting the warrants issued for two top Israeli officials in the ongoing war on Gaza. The International Criminal Court (ICC), in a landmark move last [&helli...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The US defended its differing stances on the arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for Russian and Israeli officials, asserting that the two cases are fundamentally distinct. “I don’t think there is any equivalence between the case that the ICC has brought against Russia and the case tha...
ATHENS (AA) – EU member states should fulfill their obligations under international law by complying with the International Criminal Court’s arrest warrant for Israeli Premier Benjamin Netanyahu, says the EU foreign policy chief. Stressing that all EU members are parties to the Rome Convention, which founded the International Crimi...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Far-right extremist Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called a US-backed cease-fire with Hezbollah a “grave mistake.” In a post on his X account, Ben-Gvir said accepting the US cease-fire proposal would mean missing out on an “historic” opportunity to ‘destroy Hezbollah.’ The hardline fan...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant plans to travel to Washington despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes in Gaza, according to Israeli media. Israel’s Army Radio said Gallant will hold talks with US security officials during his visit. No date was gi...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A cease-fire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese resistance group Hezbollah is expected to be announced within two days, according to Israeli media. The public broadcaster KAN, citing an Israeli source, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been consistently obstructing a cease-fire with Hamas, has in this...
