Jenin, Palestinian Territories — AFP A climate of fear pervades a hospital in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, where patients and doctors are reeling from last month’s deadly raid by Israeli agents disguised as medics. At the rehabilitation ward at Jenin’s Ibn Sina hospital, two patients recalled hearing the screams of a...
ANKARA (AA) – Chris Gunness, a former spokesman for UNRWA, has described the situation in the Gaza Strip as “the first genocide broadcast live.” In an interview, Gunness said that what the Israeli army is currently doing in Gaza is “genocide.” He pointed out that the most terrifying aspect of this situation is that “it [&hell...
ROME (AA) – The World Food Program must have “security guarantees” to bring food supplies into Gaza to prevent the famine that threatens more than 2 million people in the enclave, its executive director has said. “The WFP has food supplies at the border and will be able to scale up to feed 2.2 million […]
MOSCOW (AA) – Russia will host an inter-Palestinian meeting in Moscow from February 29 to March 2, presidential envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov has announced. Moscow has invited representatives of all Palestinian political forces, including those in Syria, Lebanon and other Middle Eastern countries, Bogdanov, who is...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Illegal Israeli settlers set fire to Palestinian properties in the village of Kisan east of the city of Bethlehem in the southern occupied West Bank. “The settlers burned a house, a vehicle, and a sheep pen,” Mousa Ubayyat, head of the village council reported. “The fire caused significant dam...
ANKARA – Israel has given exploration licenses for natural gas in locations that are considered to be within Palestine’s maritime boundary. Israel, having killed tens of thousands of civilians in attacks in the Gaza Strip, announced the results of the tender it organized for exploration in Palestinian waters in December 2022 on Oct...
ROME (AA) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that she is “increasingly worried” about the latest developments in Gaza, as Israel faces growing international calls to show restraint in its war. “We are increasingly worried … in particular for the safety of hostages, the protection of civilians in the area of Rafah and ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – A new Israeli opinion poll has shown a further decline in public confidence that Tel Aviv will win the war in the Gaza Strip. The survey, conducted by the Jewish People Policy Institute, found that confidence that Israel will win the war in the Palestinian enclave has fallen by 20% since October. […]
LONDON (AA) – A demonstration in London was held on Wednesday in support of Palestinian civilians ahead of a planned Israeli assault on Rafah. Protesters staged a silent vigil outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Whitehall to draw attention to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Activists from Amnesty International dressed all in b...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on Hamas to strike a prisoner swap deal with Israel to avoid the displacement of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. ”Reaching a swap deal is an urgency to avoid an Israeli attack on Rafah, which would lead to thousands of deaths and displacement of our […]
