GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Yahya Sinwar who has been chosen to replace Ismail Haniyeh by Hamas has served as the resistance group’s top official in Gaza for two consecutive terms, the first starting in 2017 and the second in 2021. Commenting on the significance of Sinwar’s selection as the head of the political bureau, [&hel...
GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA) – Palestinian resistance group Hamas on Tuesday appointed Yahya Sinwar as its new political chief. Sinwar will replace Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran after he attended the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s new president on July 31, the group said in a statement on its Telegram channel. Hamas a...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden said Thursday that he is determined to broker an end to Israel’s ongoing war on the besieged Gaza Strip, where over 38,000 Palestinians have been killed. Addressing reporters at the end of NATO’s three-day leader-level summit, Biden said both Israel and Hamas have agreed to what he called...
Rafah, Palestinian Territories – MAY 13, 2024 09:30:37 GMT – AFP Israel continued its attacks in Gaza on Monday, including in far-southern Rafah, despite US warnings against a full-scale invasion of the crowded city and of the threat of post-war “anarchy” across the Palestinian territory. AFP correspondents reported hel...