JERUSALEM (AA) – At least 540 Israeli soldiers have been injured by “friendly fire” since Israel expanded its ground operations in the Gaza Strip on October 27, according to the Israeli media. Israeli Channel 12, citing military figures, said that 1,300 soldiers have been wounded since the start of the ground offensive in Gaza, including [&hel...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has said that Palestine rejects any Israeli attempt to transfer or replace the Rafah border crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. “Israel is trying to relocate the crossing to another location. We affirm this is a pure Egyptian-Palestinian matter,” S...
LONDON (AA) – The UK has a moral, political and legal responsibility to recognize the state of Palestine, which is a long overdue right, not a gift, says the Palestinian ambassador to the UK. While the dire humanitarian situation and efforts towards a possible cease-fire in the Gaza Strip are among the top issues when […]
ATHENS (AA) – The Zionism imposed on Palestine is an extension of Western imperialism in the Holy Land, says a prominent Palestinian-American historian. In an exclusive interview, Ussama Makdisi, professor of history and Chancellor’s Chair at the University of California Berkeley, underscored that it is essential to realize that the Isra...
CAIRO (AA) – Egypt has called for a cease-fire in the Gaza Strip and reiterated its rejection of the forced displacement of Palestinians from the enclave. The Egyptian call came following talks in Cairo between Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and his French counterpart Stephane Sejourne. “Egypt reiterates its rejection of the forced displacemen...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinians have very limited access to clean water amid a deadly Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has said. “Water is life and Gaza is out of water,” UNRWA said in a statement on X. “There is very limited access to clean water and sanitation […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called on the United Nations to double its efforts to halt Israel’s war on Gaza. Abbas met with Middle East peace envoy Tor Wennesland in the West Bank city of Ramallah for talks on the situation in the Palestinian territories. The Palestinian leader conveyed a message [&hellip...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has detained 12 more Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. According to a joint statement issued by the Prisoners and Ex-Prisoners Affairs Authority and the Palestinian Prisoners Society, the new arrests brought the total number of Palestinians detained by the Israeli forces since October 7 t...
WASHINGTON (AA) – UN relief chief Martin Griffiths has voiced support for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA, amid the agency’s funding crisis sparked by allegations that some of its employees in the Gaza Strip took part in the October 7 Hamas attack. “UNRWA is playing an indispensable role in terms of distribut...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Half of Israelis oppose a proposed deal with Hamas to secure the release of 35 Israelis in return for a 45-day cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, a new survey has found. The survey, conducted by Israeli Channel 12, showed that 35% of Israelis support such a deal with Hamas, while 15% did […]
