Geneva, Switzerland — AFP The WHO has said that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was possible, but those with influence were not doing enough to secure it. World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said there was a high chance of fighting resuming after a few days’ pause. The UN health agency is calling [&helli...
MADRID (AA) – The general secretary of Spain’s left-wing Podemos party has criticized the international community for its silence in the face of Israel’s “attempt to exterminate” the Palestinian people. Speaking at an event for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People organized by Podemos in the capital...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – At least 44 Palestinian journalists are held in Israeli prisons, and 29 of them have been arrested since October 7, a local journalists group has said. In a statement, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) said: “The Israeli occupation forces released 12 of the detained journalists after serving various terms.”...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian resistance group Hamas has called on media outlets to increase their presence in the Gaza Strip and view the extent of destruction caused by Israel in the enclave. “We call on journalists and international media agencies to intensify their presence in the Gaza Strip to see the extent […]
WASHINGTON (AA) – Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G-7) nations have voiced support for again extending the current pause in Israel’s war against Gaza, stressing the need to protect civilians. In a joint statement, the diplomats from G-7 nations said every effort must be made to ensure humanitarian support for civilians, ...
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – Several Palestinians were detained by the Israeli army in Jenin city and the Jenin refugee camp in the northern West Bank on Wednesday, amid reports of explosions and gunfire that injured six people. The Israeli forces had stormed Jenin city in the northern West Bank on Tuesday evening, besieged the Jenin […]
ISTANBUL (AA) – Palestinians face harsh conditions in Israeli prisons, from beatings to hunger, cold, fear and other abuse, according to Osama Naif Marmash, a child recently released under a prisoner swap deal between Tel Aviv and resistance groups in the Gaza Strip. “Every week, the Israeli army comes to beat us, taking away all [...
GAZA, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian family of six insists on staying in its home in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip despite it being reduced to rubble as a result of an Israeli airstrike. The family continues to live in difficult conditions after Israeli warplanes destroyed its two-story home last […]
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least 66 Palestinian journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip since October 7, says a journalists body. “The fatalities included six female journalists,” the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said in a statement. It said two journalists are still missing, while 31 were detained by I...
JENIN, Palestine (AA) – Fatima Amarneh, one of the prisoners released as part of the hostage swap between Hamas and Israel, has said that the sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque is the main pillar of the Palestinian cause and a source of honor for Muslims. “Israel imposed additional restrictions on female inmates after October 7,” Amarneh told [...