Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel faced renewed calls from key ally the United States on Friday against launching a large-scale attack on Gaza’s southern city of Rafah, where nearly 1.5 million Palestinians are trapped. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted he would push ahead with a “powerful” opera...
ROME (AA) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has said that she is “increasingly worried” about the latest developments in Gaza, as Israel faces growing international calls to show restraint in its war. “We are increasingly worried … in particular for the safety of hostages, the protection of civilians in the area of Rafah and ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The United Arab Emirates has said it is working to provide SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband at its field hospital in the Rafah city in northern Gaza Strip. Abu Dhabi is working “in partnership with various international and regional organizations and hospitals to introduce SpaceX’s Starlink satellite broadband ...
Sydney, Australia – AFP The leaders of Australia, Canada and New Zealand on Thursday warned Israel against a potentially “catastrophic” ground offensive in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, amplifying a growing chorus of international concern. Urging Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “not to go down this path”, th...
LONDON (AA) – A demonstration in London was held on Wednesday in support of Palestinian civilians ahead of a planned Israeli assault on Rafah. Protesters staged a silent vigil outside the Prime Minister’s Office in Whitehall to draw attention to Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. Activists from Amnesty International dressed all in b...
IZMIR, Türkiye (AA) – Israel’s planned ground offensive into Rafah, the southernmost city of the Gaza Strip, would cause the already catastrophic situation in the territory to spiral further, Norway’s foreign minister has warned. “I am deeply disturbed by the heavy death toll in Rafah. Over 1.5 million people are seekin...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinians taking refuge in Rafah refuse to leave the southern Gaza Strip city despite concerns of an impending Israeli ground invasion. More than a 100 people were killed and hundreds injured in attacks launched by the Israeli army on Rafah this week. Local sources report that Israeli warplanes carried out ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said there are no prospects for a quick stabilization of the situation in the Gaza Strip due to the “uncompromising attitude” of Israel. “Taking into account the uncompromising attitude of the Israeli leadership to continue the military action in Gaza, now extending it to Rafah, ...
BERLIN (AA) – Israel’s “right to self-defense” does not include the expulsion of Palestinians from Gaza, Germany’s foreign minister said on the eve of a visit to Tel Aviv. “I would like to emphasize again that the right to self-defense applies, and that every country, like Israel, has the right to defend itself against terror...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel faced growing international pressure on Tuesday to agree to a cease-fire with Hamas, as it prepared for an incursion into the crowded southern Gaza city of Rafah where more than a million Palestinians are trapped. CIA Director William Burns met with Mossad chief David Barnea in Cairo Tuesday for a [&h...
