ISTANBUL (AA) – Hezbollah Deputy Secretary-General Naim Qassem has said that a Gaza cease-fire is the key to ending the current crisis. “We have the right to target any point in Israel after its violations in Lebanon,” Qassem said in a televised speech. “Rocket fire will continue.” “The solution is a cease-fire based on an […]...
LONDON (AA) – Nearly 50 British lawmakers welcomed the UN’s September 18 resolution calling on Israel to rapidly end its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), and urged their government to halt all military exports to Israel. In an early motion moved by independent MPs Richard Burgeon, Imran Hussain, Zarah Sultana, and...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Japanese-American film director Neo Sora has said that the world of cinema has failed to adequately respond to the genocide in Gaza, stressing the need for a stronger reaction during his appearance at the 2024 Venice International Film Festival. US-born Sora, who posed with a Palestinian keffiyeh and a flag reading “Free ...
ANKARA (AA) – The Scottish National Party (SNP) has expelled a member of the Scottish Parliament following comments the lawmaker made on social media about Israel’s war on Gaza, according to press reports. John Mason, MP for Glasgow Shettleston since 2011, wrote in an August post, “If Israel wanted to commit genocide, they wo...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The Israeli army has issued immediate evacuation orders for residents of 25 towns in southern Lebanon amid a huge air campaign on the country. Military spokesman Avichay Adraee asked residents of the targeted towns to leave their homes and move north of the Awali River. The list of the targeted towns include […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestine has welcomed Nicaragua’s decision to sever diplomatic relations with Israel in solidarity with the oppressed Palestinian people. The decision reflects “Nicaragua’s responsibility as a member of the international community to take tangible steps to stop the ongoing aggression against the Palestinian p...
ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army has yet again ordered the residents in northern Gaza to leave their homes and head south. In a statement, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee instructed northern Gaza residents to evacuate “immediately via Salah al-Din Street” to reach what he claimed to be a “safe humanitarian zone.” “The ...
GENEVA (AA) – The United Nations says Lebanon’s densely populated capital Beirut is increasingly being targeted by Israel. Hundreds have been killed, and over a million people have fled their homes throughout the country, with the situation for civilians on the ground in Lebanon, Gaza and Syria worsening every day. “Just last night, Beirut was...
GENEVA (AA) – Israel has been deliberately attacking medical personnel and facilities to destroy Gaza’s healthcare system, a UN Commission has said. The UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel also investigated the treatment of Palestinian detainees in...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has sparked controversy with comments in a documentary that suggested a “Greater Israel” . Smotrich suggested that Israel’s future borders would extend beyond the Jordan River. “Little by little,” he responded when asked about possible expansion in the “In Is...
