GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Another Palestinian journalist was killed in an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip, taking the overall death toll since last year to 190, local authorities have confirmed. Gaza’s government media office identified the victim as Alaa Barhoum, an editor in several media outlets. It did not provide any details about [...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has reiterated his controversial call for the occupation of the Gaza Strip and the reduction of its Palestinian population “by half within two years,” according to media reports. Speaking at a meeting of his far-right Religious Zionism Party, Smotrich’s extreme proposal was...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Far-right extremist Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has called a US-backed cease-fire with Hezbollah a “grave mistake.” In a post on his X account, Ben-Gvir said accepting the US cease-fire proposal would mean missing out on an “historic” opportunity to ‘destroy Hezbollah.’ The hardline fan...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant plans to travel to Washington despite an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court (ICC) over war crimes in Gaza, according to Israeli media. Israel’s Army Radio said Gallant will hold talks with US security officials during his visit. No date was gi...
JERUSALEM (AA) – At least six Israeli soldiers have taken their own lives in recent months, the Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth has revealed, citing severe psychological distress because of wars in the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon as the primary cause. The investigation suggests the actual number of suicides may be higher, as the Israeli [&h...
ANKARA (AA) – The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) decision to issue arrest warrants for the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza. In a statement, the OIC describe...
HAMILTON, Canada (AA) – Canada has affirmed its compliance with the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defense chief Yoav Gallant. “First of all, as Canada has always said, it’s really important that everyone abide by international law. This is somethi...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 27 Palestinians were killed in a series of Israeli airstrikes targeting homes and makeshift shelters for displaced people across the Gaza Strip. A medical source at the Baptist Hospital in Gaza said that eight fatalities and multiple injuries were reported following an Israeli airstrike on a home in [...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli authorities have charged three Palestinians with plotting to kill National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, Israeli media reported. The Israeli public broadcaster said an indictment was filed against the three, from the West Bank city of Hebron, for allegedly planning to kill Ben-Gvir and his son. Ben-Gvir, leader of...
GENEVA (AA) – Spain on Thursday hosted its first intergovernmental meeting with the state of Palestine, which was officially recognized by Madrid in late May. The meeting, held at the prime minister’s residence in Moncloa, was led by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez and Palestinian Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Mustafa...
