Tehran, Iran — AFP Iran’s Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has denied any Iranian involvement in Hamas’s shock weekend attack on Israel despite its strong support for the Palestinian resistance group. “The supporters of the Zionist regime (Israel) and some people in the usurping regime have been spreading rumours o...
Geneva, Switzerland — AFP Israel’s total siege of the Gaza Strip, depriving civilians of goods essential for survival, is banned under international law, the United Nations human rights chief has said. Volker Turk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, said people’s dignity and lives had to be respected as he called for ...
Geneva, Switzerland – – AFP The World Health Organization has called for a humanitarian corridor to be established into and out of the Gaza Strip, which has been placed under total siege by Israel. Israel has cut off the water supply, food, electricity and other essential supplies as it bombed targets in the crowded Palestinian [&h...
LONDON (AA) – The European Union’s assistance to Palestine will continue without suspension, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said Monday. The announcement came in response to concerns that any suspension of payments would adversely affect the Palestinian population and potentially encourage terrorist activities in the region. ̶...
LONDON (AA) – Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters gathered in front of the Israeli Embassy in London on Monday, triggering a tense standoff between demonstrators and law enforcement officers. The rally was organized by Friends of Al-Aqsa, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Stop the War, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, the Muslim A...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Malaysia has questioned the double standards of the international community over Palestine, saying the Western nations extended “swift” support to Ukraine, but ignored Palestinians. “Why are there two different approaches? For instance, in the Ukraine crisis, the Western powers swiftly provided support to Kyiv...
LONDON (AA) – Mayor Sadiq Khan expressed full support for Jewish Londoners after a glass door of a kosher restaurant was smashed in north London on Monday. “There is no tolerance for hate in our city,” Khan said on social media platform X. “I remain in close contact with the Met Police. Whoever did this […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – A rally by Bangladesh’s major religio-political party Jamaat-e-Islami on Monday condemned the Israeli attacks on Gaza and urged the Muslim world to ensure the safety of Palestinians and their rights. The procession expressing solidarity with Palestine in the capital Dhaka was attended not just by party members, but als...
GENEVA (AA) – Austria has halted all financial assistance to Palestinian authorities totaling €19 million (about $20 million), Austrian Foreign Minister Alexander Schallenberg announced amid Israel’s siege on Gaza in response to resistance group Hamas’ Operation Al Aqsa Flood. “We will put all Austrian development coope...
Brussels, Belgium — AFP EU foreign ministers will be holding urgent talks on the situation in Israel and Gaza on Tuesday after Palestinian resistance fighters launched a surprise assault Operation Al Aqsa Flood, the bloc’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday. “I am convening tomorrow an emergency meeting of EU F...
