ANKARA (AA) — A former Israeli minister has said the “solution” to the situation in the Gaza Strip is the “complete departure” of its over 2 million Palestinian inhabitants. Speaking on Israeli Channel 13, former Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked said recently that the city of Khan Younis, located in the southern Gaza Stri...
DOHA, Qatar (AA) – Qatar has voiced hope that the humanitarian pause deal in the Gaza Strip will lead to serious peace talks. ”We thank our partners who contributed to reaching the humanitarian pause deal in Gaza, particularly the US and Egypt. We hope that it will establish a comprehensive and sustainable agreement that will […]...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez hopes to lay the groundwork for a peace conference during his visits to Israel, Palestine and Egypt, local daily El Pais reported. On Thursday, the newly reelected leader of Spain will travel to Israel and Palestine to meet with Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Prime Minister [&hellip...
LONDON (AA) – The UK charity Oxfam has called the Israel-Hamas deal “a Band-Aid to a bleeding wound,” and urged diplomatic action for long-term peace. Oxfam Head of Policy and Advocacy, Katy Chakrabortty, stressed the need for the international community to commit to “the hard work towards peace for all Israelis and Pal...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Another Israeli soldier has been killed in fighting in the Gaza Strip, the army confirmed. A military statement said a member of the Golani Brigade’s elite special operations unit died in clashes north of the Palestinian enclave. Another soldier was seriously injured in the Gaza Strip, the army said. There are conflictin...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Gaza’s health ministry has said that 200 patients were evacuated from a hospital with the help of the Red Cross just hours after it was hit by a deadly Israeli strike. Health ministry spokesman Ashraf al-Qudra revealed that 200 people were evacuated from the Indonesian hospital in Jabaliya and taken by...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for an “immediate” cease-fire in Gaza, also pushing efforts to convene an international peace conference on Palestine. “The parties to the conflict must end hostilities and achieve a cease-fire immediately, stop all violence and attacks against civilians, release civilians held cap...
Palestinian Territories — AFP Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has said that a truce agreement with Israel is in sight, raising likelihood of dozens of people taken prisoners on October 7 being released. There was no immediate response from Israel on the status of negotiation efforts to secure the release. Some prisoners have been released by...
ISTANBUL (AA) – After years of impunity for policies that rights groups have described as apartheid and building illegal settlements in violation of international laws, a veteran war crime prosecutor has expressed hope that there could now be some accountability for Israel’s actions against Palestinians. “If other countries raise the imp...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Israeli army has detained 880 Palestinian children since the start of this year, a local nongovernmental organization says. “More than 200 children are still in custody, including 26 held under Israel’s policy of administrative detention” without charge or trial, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said in a ...
