GAZA CITY / ANKARA (AA) – The Israeli army on Monday burned down the departure hall on the Palestinian side of the Rafah crossing, disconnecting Palestinians in the Gaza Strip from the outside world. The Israeli army also set fire to other facilities and buildings, according to an Anadolu correspondent. Several Palestinian social media a...
ISTANBUL/WASHINGTON (AA) – Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his American counterpart, Joe Biden, agreed on Friday to temporarily deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza via Israel’s Kerem Shalom crossing. In a phone call, the two presidents addressed the severe humanitarian crisis in the Palestinian enclave, including the lack ...
Washington, United States – AFP The United States on Friday evacuated out of Gaza 17 American doctors who had been stuck since an Israeli takeover of the Rafah crossing closed the border with Egypt, official sources said. US diplomats arranged for the 17 doctors to leave instead through the Kerem Shalom crossing into Israel. “Some ...
GENEVA (AA) – The World Health Organization has warned that the continued closure of the Rafah crossing and the lack of access to the Kerem Shalom crossing are “increasing the risk of shortages in medical supplies and preventing the rotation of emergency medical teams (EMTs) in Gaza.” “The last medical commodities enter...
Cairo, Egypt — AFP Egypt, after months of measured condemnation of Israel over the Gaza war, has hardened its tone and is formally supporting an international case of genocide against Israel. Cairo and its state-aligned media have stepped up scathing criticism of Israel over the genocidal assault on Gaza raging next door, reflecting publ...
Palestinians in Rafah in southern Gaza Strip fear a “famine worse than in the north” as a result of the ongoing Israeli assault on the city. The Israeli army’s seizure of the Rafah crossing has raised new concerns about aid delivery into Gaza. The United Nations has warned of grave famine risks. Um Mohammed Dughmush […...
An Egyptian company is profiting to the tune of $2 million per day from desperate Palestinians fleeing Israel’s war on Gaza. An investigation by Middle East Eye reports Hala Consulting and Tourism Services holds a monopoly on transfer services at the Rafah crossing, currently the only exit for Palestinians in Gaza. The company charges a [&h...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories — AFP Many people in Gaza already lived in poverty before the war. Now, even those with money have found the conflict to be a terrible equalizer as they hunt in vain for shelter and basic necessities for bare survival. Since fleeing to the south of Gaza, Mohammed al-Mahdun, 36, has been […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel has no plans to evacuate the residents of the Gaza Strip towards the Egyptian border, the state media claimed on Sunday. “The relationship between Israel and Egypt is strategic and important, and the two countries are cooperating to prevent masses of Palestinians in Gaza from storming the border into Sinai,” an [&...
Jerusalem- AFP The Israeli army on Friday confirmed the deaths of five Israelis that had been held prisoners in Gaza. “In recent days, the IDF (military) and Israel police notified the families of the hostages Eliyahu Margalit, Maya Goren, Ronen Engel and Arye Zalmanovitz about their deaths,” army spokesman Daniel Hagari said. He a...
