United Nations, United States — AFP UN chief Antonio Guterres has urged Israel against invading southern Gaza’s Rafah, after the Israeli prime minister said an offensive would go forward regardless of a pending deal with Hamas. A military assault on Rafah would “be an unbearable escalation, killing thousands more civilians an...
Displaced Palestinians living in Rafah camp in Gaza have expressed heartfelt gratitude to American university students for their unwavering support. Despite facing significant opposition from law enforcement and university administrations, the students persist in advocating for the rights of Palestinians. In a poignant display of appreciation...
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed at least 34 Palestinians and injured 68 others within a 24-hour period, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. The strikes targeted residential areas causing multiple fatalities, including children. The first strike targeted a house belonging to the Al-Khatib family in the Jneina neighborhood, killing...
Jerusalem – AFP US top diplomat Antony Blinken said Monday he was “hopeful” Hamas would accept the latest proposal for a long-sought Gaza truce and prisoner release deal as negotiators from the Palestinian group were due in Egypt. Egypt, Qatar and the United States have been trying to mediate an agreement between Israel and H...
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – AFP Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Sunday said the United States is the only country capable of stopping an Israeli invasion of Rafah, saying it would be “the biggest disaster in the history of the Palestinian people”. “We appeal to the United States of America to ask Israel to stop the [&h...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will attend the Riyadh talks which are aimed at halting Israel’s war on Gaza. Countries hoping to broker a cease-fire are among those attending a summit in Riyadh, where the kingdom’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said the international community has ...
In the past 24 hours, Gaza has witnessed another surge in casualties, with Israel killing 51 Palestinians and injuring 75 as it continued its war on the region. Despite international warnings, Israel is advancing its planned ground invasion of Rafah, while relentlessly shelling its eastern part. Meanwhile, the discovery of three mass graves c...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – At least nine children among 16 Palestinians were killed on Sunday in Israeli bombing targeting several homes east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. “At least 16 Palestinian citizens, including nine children, were killed at dawn today (Sunday) in a series of Israeli aerial and artillery strikes targeting se...
President Joe Biden is facing mounting pressure to devise a definitive strategy to thwart Israel’s threatened invasion of the city of Rafah in southern Gaza. Critical care physician Dr. Nahreen Ahmed of Philadelphia emphasized the need for a solid plan during a closed-door meeting at the White House. Ahmed is medical director of the Illinois-b...
Palestinians are describing a temporary pier being constructed by the U.S. on the shores of Gaza City as an “occupation port.” On March 7, President Joe Biden announced that he had ordered the U.S. military to build a temporary pier off Gaza for the delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid. Meanwhile, Israel continues to let only [...
