JERUSALEM (AA) – Israel’s War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz threatened Sunday to invade Rafah city during the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if “hostages” held by Hamas were not released. “I say this very clearly: Hamas has a choice. They can surrender, release the hostages, and this way, the citizens of Gaza can celebrate the [&he...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Prospects for a cease-fire dimmed Sunday after the United States signalled it would veto the latest push for a UN Security Council resolution and mediator Qatar acknowledged that separate truce talks have hit an impasse. Efforts to pause the over four-month-old war languish as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
ANKARA (AA) – EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell has reiterated his call on Israel not to launch a military attack on Palestinians in the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah. “The EU asks Israel not to take military action in Rafah that would worsen an already catastrophic humanitarian situation,” he wrote on X, sharing [&he...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has lost 158 employees in Gaza due to Israeli airstrikes. “As of 15 February, the total number of UNRWA colleagues killed since the beginning of hostilities is now 158, an increase of two since UNRWA last update,” the agency said in a report on Friday. […]
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...
