AMMAN, Jordan (AA) – King Abdullah II of Jordan has said that the bloodshed in the Gaza Strip is the price being paid for the failure to achieve peace between Palestine and Israel. In his speech at the Cairo Peace Summit, King Abdullah II said that the ongoing conflict between Palestine and Israel “did not […]
Tokyo, Japan — AFP Any escalation of military activities will be “catastrophic” for people in the Gaza Strip, the UN high commissioner for refugees has said. More than 4,200 Palestinians have been killed across the Gaza Strip in relentless Israeli bombardments since October 7 when Palestinian resistance movement Hamas launche...
Khan Yunis, Palestinian Territories — AFP Fadwa al-Najjar said she walked for 10 hours with her family from the north of war-torn Gaza to reach a UN camp for displaced Palestinians, witnessing terrifying scenes along the road. “We left the house at 10:00 am and we got here at 8:00 pm,” said the 38-year-old who […]
CAIRO, Egypt (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said that Israeli bombardment of Gaza “goes beyond the right to self-defense”. “We must all take action to contain developments that may become uncontrollable regionally,” the Egyptian president said during discussions with visiting British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, state ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Israel forces have detained 80 Palestinians in various parts of the occupied West Bank, said the Palestinian Prisoners Society on Friday. Those arrested included members of the Legislative Council, two journalists, and former prisoners. The arrests were made in Ramallah, Hebron, Bethlehem, Nablus, and Tulkarm. The statement men...
BERLIN (AA) – Germany has called on its nationals to leave Lebanon amid heightened tensions between Israel and Hezbollah. “We call on German citizens who are currently still in Lebanon, to leave Lebanon. The situation is simply very volatile and we have to expect that the situation will worsen at any time,” deputy Foreign Min...
BAIDOA, Somalia (AA) – People in the Somali capital of Mogadishu took to the streets on Friday to protest Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip and to show solidarity with Palestinians. Protesters, including religious figures, youth, and women, chanted slogans against Israeli aggression and in support of Palestinian struggle for freedom. Some of t...
-GENEVA (AA) – The UN has said that it is “extremely alarmed” by the rapidly deteriorating human rights situation in the occupied West Bank, where dozens have been killed, with rising cases of violence by Israeli settlers and arbitrary arrests of Palestinians. “Since October 7, our office has received reports that 69 Pa...
ISTANBUL (AA) – It is unlikely Tel Aviv will be held accountable for using disproportionate force in Gaza, says an Israeli academic. Neve Gordon, who is professor of international law and human rights at Queen Mary University of London, asserts that the International Criminal Court (ICC) tends to target weaker entities rather than powerf...
ISTANBUL (AA) – China’s President Xi Jinping said on Thursday that Beijing will coordinate with Arab nations to seek a “lasting solution” to the Palestinian question as he pressed a two-state solution. “China will coordinate more with Egypt and other Arab countries to work for a comprehensive, just and lasting solution to the Palestinian...
