United Airlines and Delta have paused flights to Israel’s capital Tel Aviv. This is following heightened tensions in the region. The move comes in response to escalating hostilities between Israel and Iranian-backed groups. The situation intensified after the targeted assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of Hamas political bureau in Tehran, ...
ANKARA (AA) – At least 58 more Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip, bringing the overall death toll to 38,011 since last Oct. 7, the Health Ministry in the besieged enclave said on Thursday. A ministry statement added that some 87,445 other people have been injured in the onslaught. “Israeli forces […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – The families of Israelis held by Palestinian resistance fighters in Gaza said on Saturday that the proposal announced by President Joe Biden for a cease-fire gives them hope of finally getting their relatives back. “Biden’s speech offers us real hope for the first time to get our sons back, but Netanyahu may [&hell...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli police closed the vicinity of the US embassy in Tel Aviv on Thursday after a “suspicious object” was found nearby. A police statement said the object was found attached to a car parked near the US embassy at Yarkon Street in Tel Aviv. Police launched an investigation to determine the nature […]
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli police on Tuesday evening broke up a rally in Tel Aviv protesting the war on Gaza, according to Israeli media. Haaretz daily reported that the police aggressively dispersed the rally, claiming that it “harms the feelings of the public” and that it was “illegal”. Police officers were seen c...
Palestinian Territories – AFP Israel claimed it had “dismantled” Hamas’s military leadership in northern Gaza as its war on Gaza entered a fourth month Sunday, with fears mounting that the conflict could spread into neighbouring Lebanon. Israel’s army said late Saturday it had “completed the dismantling of t...
TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – Iran has threatened Israel with a “tough countdown” following the killing of a top military adviser in Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), accusing Tel Aviv of being behind the Monday airstrike outside the Syrian capital Damascus. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said in a state...
Jerusalem, Undefined – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will pay his third wartime visit to the Middle East this week, a US official said Monday. The top US diplomat is scheduled to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Tel Aviv and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas in Ramallah. “The secretary will discuss...
OVIEDO, Spain (AA) – The Barcelona city council has approved a declaration suspending relations with Israel until there is a permanent cease-fire in Gaza and the country “respects the basic rights of the Palestinian people.” The declaration was put forward by far-left Barcelona en Comun party and backed by Socialist Party, as well ...
Tel Aviv, Israel – AFP US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated Friday that Israel has the right and obligation to defend itself as it continues to pummel the Gaza Strip with an air and ground assault. “Israel has not only the right but the obligation to defend itself… to make sure that this October […]