RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A general strike condemning the Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip paralyzed life in the West Bank and East Jerusalem on Sunday. “The comprehensive strike includes all governorates of the West Bank, and it represents a Palestinian message of anger over the crimes of the occupation,” Wasel Abu Youssef, a member [&he...
ANKARA (AA) – The UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has urged conflicting sides to exercise restraint to prevent further escalation of tensions on the Lebanon-Israel border. “We urge everyone to exercise restraint and make use of UNIFIL’s liaison and coordination mechanisms to de-escalate to prevent a fast deterioration of the security situ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel has instructed its diplomats abroad to “remain in their homes” unless they receive special security clearance. In the wake of ongoing conflict with Palestine, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs put “all diplomatic missions around the world on high alert” and called on its diplomats serving in foreign cou...
RAMALLAH, Palestine/ANKARA (AA) – The Palestinian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has requested an emergency ministerial-level meeting of the Arab League over the latest Israeli escalation. In a statement, the ministry said it had directed “its permanent delegation to the Arab League to request an emergency meeting of the League Council at the min...
New York, United States – AFP Some thousand demonstrators on Sunday gathered in Manhattan in solidarity with Palestinians as pro-Israel marchers counter-protested following a bloody escalation in the Middle East conflict. The rallies followed Saturday’s surge in violence that’s killed hundreds and wounded thousands in the reg...
Jerusalem, Occupied Palestinian Territories — AFP Israel’s army said Sunday that it aims to evacuate all Israelis living close to the Gaza Strip within 24 hours as it deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to fight Palestinian resistance fighters who had broken into Israel. “Our mission for the upcoming 24 hours is to evacuat...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Two Israeli tourists and one Egyptian were killed by a policeman in Egypt on Sunday, local media and Israeli authorities said, as war raged for a second day between the neighbouring country and Hamas. The policeman fired “at random” at an Israeli tour group visiting Alexandria using “his personal weap...
Beirut, Lebanon – – AFP Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah said Sunday that it has fired “large numbers of artillery shells and guided missiles” at Israeli positions in a contested border area, as war raged between Israeli and Palestinian militants. The assault was “in solidarity” with a large-scale air, ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – The prominent element in the Hamas movement’s military offensive against Israel that started on Saturday was the surprise that shook Tel Aviv. This prompted Israeli analysts to opine that what happened was more than just an “intelligence collapse.” Hamas executed its operation early Saturday, an officia...
PARIS (AA) – Reporters Without Borders (RSF) have said that two Palestinian photojournalists have been killed near Gaza. The Paris-based group said the photojournalists were killed while covering Israel’s response to Hamas’s Operation Al Aqsa Flood. The group has condemned the killings and urged the parties to protect reporte...
