RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian boy has been killed and several others injured by Israeli army gunfire in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah. Mustafa Abu Shalbak,16, succumbed to his injuries after being shot by occupation forces in the neck and chest, the Palestinian Health Ministry said in a statement. The boy, who [&hell...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – Yemen’s Houthi group is insisting on bringing relief aid into the Gaza Strip in exchange for allowing the sunken British ship Rubymar in the Gulf of Aden to be salvaged. “We confirm again that the offer is valid to tow the ship (Rubymar) in exchange for bringing relief trucks into Gaza,” […]
ISTANBUL (AA) — The Gaza crisis is a testament to the collapse of the current global order, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said. Speaking at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum, Erdogan said the current century has been turning into an era of crises as the rules-based international order has lost meaning, becoming “no more than [&hel...
ANTALYA, Türkiye (AA) – Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed that a cease-fire between Israel and the Palestinian resistance factions should be reached before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. “It is imperative to reach a cease-fire before Ramadan for the safety of the Palestinian people,” the minister said d...
GENEVA (AA) – Ireland has said it is appalled by the “horrible” killing by Israel of more than 100 Palestinians waiting for humanitarian aid in Gaza. “Appalled by the horrible deaths of Palestinians queueing for aid in Gaza city,” Foreign Minister Michael Martin said on X. “International humanitarian law is ...
Golan Heights, Occupied Palestinian Territories – AFP In the green hills of the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights near Lebanon, Arye and Ditza Alon are hiking through a tranquil nature reserve, wondering whether the wider region could become a war zone. While mediators hope for a truce soon in the ongoing war raging in Gaza to the […...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Israel’s planned ground assault on Rafah in the Gaza Strip would contravene the orders issued by the United Nations’ highest court, the UN human rights chief has said. On January 26, the International Court of Justice in The Hague said Israel must “prevent the commission of all acts within the ...
ANKARA(AA) – Two American soldiers’ views on wars evolved due to their military experiences, said Levi Pierpont, a friend of American soldier Aaron Bushnell who self-immolated in protest against Israel’s assaults on the Gaza Strip. Pierpont spoke about Bushnell with Democracy Now — an independent American news program. ...
NABLUS, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian has been killed by the Israeli army’s fire near the West Bank city of Nablus, according to local media. Israeli forces raided the town of Beit Furik east of Nablus, triggering clashes with angry Palestinians, witnesses said. A young man was shot in the abdomen during the raid and […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – US President Joe Biden said in a statement on Tuesday that Israel will lose international support if it continues its aggression in Gaza. “Israel has had the overwhelming support of the vast majority of nations. If it keeps this up with this incredibly conservative government they have, and (National Security Minister Ita...
