Washington, United States – AFP The White House said Wednesday it opposed “unilateral recognition” of a Palestinian state after Ireland, Norway and Spain announced they would establish relations. President Joe Biden “has been on the record supporting a two-state solution,” his national security advisor, Jake Sulli...
BEIRUT (AA) – Two more Hezbollah fighters were killed by Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese pro-Palestine resistance group said. The group identified the slain fighters as Mohamed Ali Butoam and Ali Hassan Soltan, without providing any details about the circumstances of their death. The announcement came shortly after Lebanese me...
LONDON (AA) – More than 100 lawmakers and lords in the UK have urged the government to condemn any threats to the independence of the International Criminal Court (ICC) after its prosecutor applied for arrest warrants for Israeli leaders. “We urge you to condemn any threats and attempts to undermine the independence and impartialit...
Ramallah, Palestinian Territories – AFP The Palestine Liberation Organisation hailed as “historical” the decision Wednesday by three European countries to recognise a Palestine state. The moves by Ireland, Norway and Spain were “historical moments in which the free world triumphs for truth and justice”, said Husse...
Jerusalem – AFP Israel recalled its envoys from Ireland and Norway for “urgent consultations” Wednesday ahead of the two governments’ expected moves to formally recognise a Palestinian state. “Today, I am sending a sharp message to Ireland and Norway: Israel will not go over this in silence. I have just ordered th...
Oslo, Norway – AFP Norway, Ireland and Spain announced on Wednesday that they will recognize Palestine as a state. Ireland’s leader said his nation would recognize Palestine as a state but did not specify timing, while leaders of Norway and Spain said their nations would do so as of May 28. Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Palestine’s UN envoy Riyad Mansour has said Israel’s war on “Gaza will haunt the conscience of the world long after this genocide stops.” Addressing a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, he demanded that the genocide “must stop now, now!” Although the worl...
ANKARA (AA) – France broke ranks with its Western allies, showing support for the International Criminal Court (ICC) after prosecutor Karim Khan sought arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. “Regarding Israel, it will be up to the court’s Pre-Trial Chamber to decide whether ...
CAIRO (AA) – Egypt has denied reports of retracting its involvement in South Africa’s lawsuit against Israel, lodged at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over genocide allegations in Palestine. The private Al Qahera News channel quoted an unnamed high-ranking source as saying that “the reports circulated by Israeli media abo...
Ramallah, Occupied Palestinian Territories- AFP The Israeli military has claimed that it killed a senior Palestinian resistance fighter during an air strike on an “operations centre” in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. “A number of significant terrorists were inside the compound,” the Israeli Defense Forces said in...
